The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-10

the provinces poured into the capltai
to witness the ceremony until the side
walks were crowded so that circulation
was practically impossible.
1t was weird sight for. in addition
TO the funeral decorations. the electric
lights and other Illuminating appara-
tus. covered with BLACK bunting. gave
Everything a peculiarly son1bre hue.
r Al dawn the people 6esdn TO seek va
riOus points of vantage in order 10 wit
ness the cOrtege. while an Immense
crowd gathered in the plaza before the
railway station. where a genuine crush
occurred. it being estimated that no
| fewer than 100000 persons assembled
there.
During the ceremony all business was
suspended
The cortege was an imposing sight
! II was six kilometres long. and the pro
! cession soIemnly marched along aven-
ues that were hung with the deepest
mourning between the station and the
! Pantheon.
Remains Arrive in Morning.
The train bearing the remains. which
! left MOnZa at 4:28 D. m. yesterday, &C
! companied by the Duke of AoSta, the
Count of Turin and the Duke of OpOrt,
| arrived here at $50 a. m. today IN
mediately after that hour ten nOn-com-
missioned officers of CuirassierS carried
the cashet containing the body of the
! late king Humbert from the funeral
| train to q large hall of the railroad sta
| ton. which had been transformed into
! a chapel hung with sable draperles,
with gold characterization.
| The first chaplain of the court. as
sisted by a NUMBER of priests, pro-
nounced the abSolutiOn, and the corteSe
! started for the Pantheon, where rest
| the remains of Humbert'S father, King
Victor Emmanuel II. The sun was
showing through haze but the wealth
er was not hot
Crowd Doff Their Hats.
The immense space surrounding the
railroad station was entirely filed with
! people, and as the casket was borne in
to the open air all those present uncov-
cred and remained bareheaded while
the procession was in view.
After the caslxet had been placed on
a gun carriage King Victor Emmanuel
III took his place at the head of the
| princes who followed the remains. Be
| hind his majesty were the Duke of AoS-
ia, the Count of Turin. the Duke Of &c
| noa. the Duke of OportO. Prince Ferdi-
nand of Genoa, and other royal visitors
Following them were the members OF
the diplomatic corps and the special
ENJOYS.
Preceding the cortege, which was
most imposing in its magnificence, were
a battery of artillery, band Of music
and then 2 battalion from each oil
vision of the Italian army and marine
corps, many army and navy officers
REPRESENTATIVES of the scientific and ed
ucatiCnal institutions, the mayors anC
municipal officers of Rome and Turin
! oil he
bureaus, and behind those were tbs
mere important state bodies, including
the cabinet ministers, senators ant
deputies. whose appearance made
| striking group.
, Just ahead of the casket were aboU
100 priests and 100 friarS, including tn
court chaplains.
The gun carriage bearing the caShe
was drawn by six horses, and was sur
rounded h officers and tunetionarie
of the civil and military houses of tn
royal princes and of the late king. an
was preceded by the late kings genera
aide-de-camp. Avogadre Des Contes
: QuintO, on horseback. bearing tn
sword of the late king.
AS the body of the dead monarch wa
= borne along towards the Pantheon
I many of those present in the crowde
street Wept freely
Iron Crown on View.
: Behind the casl1et was tae master G
? ceremonies OF the court, bearing tn
( iron crown. and following hin. was tn
| late King Humbert's beautiful bay wa
horse. which was a great favorite wit
: him. The horse was covered with Ion
= black dTaping.
: The iron crown is the celebrated irO
e crown Of Lombardy constructed of iro
and gold in 591. This is the crow
= which NAPOLEON Bonaparte Joined I
: that Of France at Milan in 1905 1t wa
fused at the coronation OF CharIema gn