The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-06
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES
Remains Of Emil zOIa Laid at
Rest Without Pomp or Parade.
CAPTAIN DREYfUS UNN0 TlCED
Vast Asssmhlag, Witness The Last Hunsrs
10 the Iliustdous Dead
At Paris.
CAPTAIN DREYfUS UNNOTlCEO

Paris. Oct. 6.--The remains OF Emile
Zola were laid at rest yesterday with
simple but impressive ceremonies. 1t was
such a funeral as Zola himself would
have wished, without pomp. but with the
serrfed ranks OF thousands OF working
men, many accompanied by their wives.
sorrowfully marching behind his coffin.
Municipal guards, mounted and on foot,
lined the route. but except for a com
pany of infantry. which rendered military
honors to the body as IL was carried
from the house TO the hearse, they were
there as guardian OF order and not as
participants In the ceremony.
Former Capt. Dreyfus marched in the
funeral cortege. according to the author
fty OF the prefect of police: but he passed
completely unnoticed by the crowd. A lit
tie distance behind him came Nine. Drey-
fus, accompanied by her father Dreyfus
sent a handsome wreath which was placed
besire the coffin.
The Temps says Dreyfus went to the
Zola house Saturday evening and watch
ed beside the corpse with the family. He
induced Nine. Zola to give him back his
promise not TO attend the funeral. and he
walked In the procession between NJ.
Llanco. former protesting deputy from
Alsace. In the German Reichstag. and NJ.
Monod, member of the institute.
Long before 1 o'clock the hour fixed for
the start OF the cortege from the Zola
residence In the Rue de Bruxelles. an
immense concourse began gathering along
the short route leading TO the entrance
OF the afontmartre cemetery. from which
the public was excluded from midday.
SURROUNDED BY POLICE.
The immediate vicinity OF the house
was also surrounded by a Gordon of po-
lice through which none but relatives
and intimate friends OF Zola were allow
ed TO pass Facing the house was drawn
UP double line of infantry. The soldiers
were there to render the military honors
due to a deceased officer OF the Legion Of
Honor.
The broad portal Of the Zola residence
was hung with black drapery. A hand
some hearse with sable plumes on the
roof, and on the heads OF the two horses
attached to IL, stood before the door. The
hearse also was enveloped in black and
silver housings Preceding the hearse
were three other cars almost hidden be-
meath masses OF magnificent floral offer
ings. from Zola's admirers in all parts OF
the world. including an immense wreath
of giant chrysanthemums intertwined
with maiden hair ferns, to which was at
tached a ribbon bearing the words From
the Frenchmen OF San Francisco.
Nine. Zola wished to follow her hus-
bands body 10 the grave but her doctors
absolutely forbade her to do so. She
therefore bade farewell to the remains
in the mortuary chamber Her GRIEF was
most poignant when the coffin was re-
moved TO the entrance hall of the house
where IL rested a few minutes.
The bier was then borne through the
door. AS 1t emerged to the street the
mounted officer OF infantry saluted IL with
his sword and the two lines Of soldiers
presented arms. The crowd of mourners
In front OF the house uncovered, and,
amid a deep silence, broken only by the
melancholy rolling OF muffied drums. the
coffin was laid in hearse.
Beautiful wreaths OF violets, M Zola's
favorite flower. were arranged about II.
and the pail bearers, NM. Chaumi and
Hermant. representing the Society of
Dramatists: Ludovic Halevy, Octave Miri-
beau, the deceased's publishers: Chrapen-
tier and Pasquelle, and M BRAT, In be-
half OF the miners, took their places be-
side the coffin with tasseled cords In
their hands. ana the procession started
for the cemetery.