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| Rome, Aug. 11.-All Rome was out
Of doors yesterday. From early NOR
ming crowds thronged the streets. For
days past every train that entered the
city brought crowds Of visitors to wit
ness the funeral of King Humbert.
The city was overcrowded, and the
| thousands Of sightseers found it diff
| ficult to get anything to eat as every
shop was closed.
At 6 o'clock yesterday morning King
Emmanuel, the princes of the royal
house, the diplomats, members of the
| cabinet and other celebrities drove to
| the railway station, which was arr
tistically draped in black. At $50 the
train conveying the body of King
Humbert arrived. AS the coffin was
reverently lifted lifted from the train
it was saluted with a flourish OF
trumrets. The coffin was followed by
the dukes of Aosta and Genoa and the
| count of Turin. A funeral car was
waiting. On this "chapelle ardente"
the coffin was placed. The clergy sur
| rounded it and the procession left the
| station.
The gun carriage moved along, pre-
! coded by Aided Camp Gen. Ayoga-
dro on horseback. bearing the sword
| of state. He was followed by Gen.
San Mariana, bearing the decorations
of of the assassinated king, and by
| prelate bearing the famous iron
| crown" of Lombardy. Then came
King Humbert's war charger, with
black trappings. King Emmanuel
then followed, alone, dressed in the
uniform of a general, and casting in
quisitive glances right and left. After
him came the duke of Aosta, the count
of Turin, the duke of Genoa, the Grand
Duke Peter of Russia, the Archduke
Renter of Austria, Prince Henry Of
Prussia, the prince of Montenegro, the
duke of Argyle and representatives OF
other countries, all in brilliant uni
| forms. The United States representa-
tives followed in plain black.
The procession afforded gorgeous
sight as it wound it's way through the
streets. All along the route of the
procession flowers We're thrown from
the windows on the coffin. The pro-
cesston itself was mile long.
The service in the Pantheon was one
of the most imposing that church has
ever witnessed. The cathedral was
darkened and draped in black. Two
concealed electric lights threw a
stream Of light on the tomb of Victor
Emmanuel. The Queen Dowager Mar
gharita. accompanied by Queen Helene
and Princess Maria-Pia, entered the
church thickly yelled. They were fol-
lowed by Princess Letitia, the duchess
of Aosta, Grand Duchess Petrovich
and other royalists.
The procession arrived shortly after
ward. Only the senators, deputies and
dignitaries of high rank were adj
mitted to the cathedral. The colonies
of the various regiments of the Italian
army were grouped around the cata-
falque, carrying the colors of their
commands.
The queen dowager and the queen
seemed to be suffering the most
poignant grief. The mass began. The
exquisite requiem for the dead was
sung by 100 of the best trained voices
in Rome, led by Mascagni, the eminent
Italian composer. At the elevation Of
the Host Queen Margherita began to
weep bitterly. The service lasted half
an hour and was over by 10 o'clock.