The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-06
DREYFUS AT ZOLA FUNERAL
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 mains in the mortuary chamber. Her grief was most poignant when the cof- fin was removed to the entrance hall of the house, where # rested for few minutes.
 The bier was then borne through the door. As 1t merged to the street the mounted officer of infantry saIuted it with his sword and the two lines of sol- diers presented arms. The crowd of mourners in front of the house uncov- cred and amid a deep silence. broken only by the melancholy rolling of muf- fled drums. the coffin was laid in the hearse. Beautiful wreaths of violets, with Zola's favorite flower. were ar ranged about it. and the pallbearers- NM. Chaunieand Hermant. represent ing the Society of Dramatists; Ludovic Halevy, Octave Mirbeau, the deceased's publishers, Charpentier and Fasquelle, and NJ. Briat, in behalf of the miners took their places beside the coffin with tasseled cords in their hands, and the procession started for the cemetery.
 Among the masses of spectators which lined the route there were prob
 
 Zola, but the deep respect for the dead which is inherent in Frenchmen pre- vented discordant note, and every- body uncovered as the hearse passed. The cortege entered the deserted ceme- tery and followed the avenue through the tonbs to the cross roads, where a small platform had been erected for the funeral orators. This platform faced the catafalque upon which the coffin was deposited. Here it rested beneath the overhanging boughs of lime trees, from which, during the speeches, yellow leaves futtered down upon it.
 M. Chaumie was the first speaker. He said the government was in honor bound to participate in the funeral of one of the highest literary glories of France, whose death has cast the coun- try in mourning. Zola's life work had been dominated by anxiety for sincerity and truth, said the speaker, an anxiety inspired by his great feelings of pity and justice.
 Alluding, to Zola's part in the Dreyfus affair M. Chaunie said that whenever a cause appeared to him as a guest of one he regarded it his fnperious duty to defend it, although he had to brave un- reasonable anger, suffer furious insults and must hatred and most painful abandonn1ents for so doing. These clamors are already dying out, contin- ued the speaker, and death is bringing with 1t appeasement and calm. It has hastened the difinitive hour of justice and all truly high minded men, what ever part they may have taken in the struggle, now bow before this coffin
 M. Hermant, on behalf of the So- cieties of Authors and Dramatists, then gave an eloquent review of Zolas la bors. The final oration was delivered by Anatole France, one of the most ardent champions of the revision of the Dreyfus case. M. France said that zola's work had built up city of resig- nation, whereas the ideal of Zola had been work. The speaker dwelt upon the demorcatic aim of the dead novelist s work, and then burst into a powerful tribute to Zola's part in the Dreyfus affair and a denunciation of his ene- mics. He said he would not maintain a cowardly sinister situation in the country when the populace, misled by monstrous lies and excited by odious declarations, believed it had been be- trayed and felt exasperated. Then Zola wrote to the president of France that terrible letter in which he denounced forgery and felony. M. France then re- called the yells of rage and shouts of Death" which had pursued Zola to the law court during the long trial which he said had been judged in vol untary ignorance of the case, on false testimony and amid the rattling of swords. In those days. continued M France, many good citizens despaired of the salvation of the fatherland and of the moral fortune of the country. But all was saved; Zola's courageous words had awakened France. The conse- quences of his action were incalculable A new order of things had been found ed; better justice and deeper knowl- edge of the rights of all men had come from his act.
 Applause broke forth frequently from M. Frances hearers.
 At the conclusion of the orations the relatives of the deceased novelist group. ed themselves beside the coffin and g monster procession composed mainly ot members of labor organizations was al. lowed to enter the ceremony and file past tilC OOOy. 1a IldJOIlLy ol tllOSG WIG marched wore red flower, the socialist emblem, in their buttonholes; others wore bonuquets of violets. Each dele. gation brought wreath and deposited 1t beside the coffin. A delegation o1 miners, in their working costumes car ried bunch of flowers fastened to q pole. The people plucked the flowers and ferns which had been strewn on the coffin during the ceremony and carried them away as souvenirs until none was left. After the march past, the coffir was placed in temporary vault.
 The proceedings were perfectly order. ly until the delegations left the ceme. tery. Then several of the leading act. ors in the Dreyfus affair, such as Col Picquhart, Maitre Labori and M Jaures, were recognized and loudly cheered, Maitre Labori who was great.
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