The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
FUNERAL OF KING HUMBERT
Arrival of Remains at Rome-Pro-
cessfon Through n rec SER
vices at the Pantheon

Rome. August s.-The train bearing
the emains OF the late king of Italy
which left Monza 4; As O'Clock p. m
yesterday, accompanied by the luke
of Aosta. the count Of Turin and the
duke OF Operto. arrived here at $50
o'clock a. IN. to-day. Immediately az
ter that hour ten non-comna.ssioned
officers Of cuirassiers carried the casket
containing the body OF King Humbert
from the funeral train 10 the large hall
OF the railroad station. which had been
transformed into q chapel. hung with
sable draperies with gold ornamental
ton The first chaplain OF the court.
assisted by a number Of priests. pro-
nounced the absolution. and the cortege
started for the Pantheon
The immense space surrounding the
railroad station was entirely filled with
people, and as the casket was borne
into the open air a touching and i'm
posing spectacle was witnessed. All
those present and remained
bareheaded while me procession was
in view. After the casket had been
placed or a gun carriage. kIng Victor
Emmanuel III took his place a the
Itdd- he carriage carr 22k the GA@keI
was drawn by six horses and was I'M
mediately preceded by the late kings
first general aide-de-camp. Avogadro
des Contes Ill ouinto. OF horseback.
bearing the sword Of the late king.
As the body Of the dead monarch was
borne towards the Pantheon. many Of
those present in the crowded streets
showed by their emotion the true
worth at which he was held. for tears
! We're streaming down their faces.
When the head OF the procession
reached the Pantheon al
! crowd occupied every available foot Of
space All the adjacent streets aud
the windows, balconies n terraces in
the vicinity were also filled with spec
tators. Not a whisper Of conversation
interrupted the solemnity OF the scene,
the multitude remaining in respectful
silence with v heads. The
streets through which the procession
passed were draped with black and
along the route poles We're erected COW
cred with cypress branches and with
~stringings Of palms entwined with
black bunting stretching across the
streets. Innumerable flags We're dis
played at half mast and the funeral
decorations which hung from the win
dowS We're universal.
The procession marched in perfect
order and at a slow pace. King Vic
tor Emmanuel. who was on foot, bore
Ao1 80 di5hils anu carried MS
head high. The groups OF officers in
full uniform gave great brilliancy 10
the cortege.
During the march flowers were
thrown from the windows on the pass
ing caSket.
! The whole portico of the Pantheon
where the procession arrived at s:I5
o'clock a. m. formed a veritable flower
bed Of wreaths and flowers.
When the casket reached the Pan
theon ten non-commissioned officers
of cuirassiers lifted 1t from the funeral
carriage and carried it into the church
where it was received by Monsignor
Count Reggie, archbishop OF Genoa,
who was in pontifical robes and sur
ounded by the c~athedra function
aries. The casket was then raised 10
the top of a carafalque surmounted by
the iron crown and on il was placed
the helm and sword Of King Hum
bert.
An hour before the arrival OF the
funeral procession Queen Helena. the
I Dowager Queen Margaret, former
Queen Maria PA OF Portugal. as well
as some of he royal princes. reached
the Pantheon in carriages.
The new king and the Italian princes,
on their arrival, took up positions On
the right side of the church.. the queens
and princesses s~tationing themselves
on the left.
The royalties and their suites. the
/ foreign missions. the abine officers.
the Members Of parliament. the officers
of state, the diplomatic corps, the
| army officials and a few invited guest
were the only persons allowed inside
the edifice. There was the usual fun
eral liturgy which was chanted. and
then abSolution was again bestowed.
AS the archbishop, assisted by all the
clergy, blessed the corpse he bowed
Il 0nI inaIfnnI nc he nnzuAl I.AFz- sAa
king and queen.
4 After the absolution and the celebra-
ton of mass during which the large
Roman orchestra, assisted by a choir,
Of ten voices under Mascagni, rendered
a selection of the old italian masters.
The effect was beautiful n the exc
cution was perfect.
On the whole the a. the
Pantheon "a Of a majestic character.
The members Of the royal family
and the foreign princes left the Pan
theon at IL O'Clock and returned TO the
Quirinal.
London, August "A special from
Rome says that a sudden movement OF
the crowd in the Via Nazionale, as the
kings carriage in the funeral process
sion passed, resulted in a panic during
which thirty persons were injured and
several badly crushed. Tae dispatch
adds hat Ii was al first thought by
the officers that IL wa the new kings
life hat was in danger and the duke
Of Aosta and the count Of Turin drew
their swords, while the cavalry drove
back the crowd and enclosed the kings
carriage in a square. Women. the dis
patch continues, tainted and shrieked
and a number were knocked down and
trampled underfoot, but the disaster
which was seemingly inevitable was
ayerted-