The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-06
Nine. ZoIa Restrained by Her Physi-
clans from Attending the Exercises
I'm the Mont Martre Cemetery.
ELOQUENT EULoGIEs OF zoLA
HIS PART IN THE DREYFUs AFFAIR
PRAISED BY THE SPEAKERS.
Socialists and Laborers Pay Tribute
10 the Dead Author-A Few ScufHes
After the Funeral Exercises.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-The remains of Emile
Zola were laid at rest to-day with simple
but impressive ceremonies. IL was such a
funeral Zola himself would have wished.
without pomp. but with the serried ranks
of thousands of wcrkingmen. many accom-
panied by their wives. sorrowfully march
ing behind his coffin. Municipal guards,
mounted and on foot, lined the route, but
except for a company OF infantry which
rendered military honors TO the body as IL
was carried from the house to the hearse.
they were there guardians of order and
not as participants in the funeral cere-
mony.
Former Captain Dreyfus marched I'm :he
funeral cortege. according to the authority
of the prefect of police, but he passed COM
pletely unnoticed by the crowd. A little
distance behind him came Nine. Dreyfus,
accompanied by her father Dreyfus sent
a handsome wreath, which placed be-
side the coffin
The Temps to-day says Dreyfus went TO
the Zola house yesterday evening and
watched beside the corpse with the fam
| lily. He induced Nine. Zola to give him
back his promise not to attend the funeral
| and he walked in the procession to-day
| between La Lance. former protesting
deputy from Alsace in the German Reich
stag, and NJ. Monod, member Of the
| Institute.
| Long before l o'clock this afternoon. the
! hour fixed for the start OF the corfese
from the Zola residence i'm the Rue de
| Pruxelles, an immense concourse began
gathering along the short route leading to
| the entrance of the Mont Martre Cemetery.
from which the public completely
cluded from midday The immediate vicin-
| ity of the house was surrounded by cor
| don of police, through which but Intimate
| friends of Zola were allowed TO pass. Fac
/ ing the house was drawn up a double line
| of infantry, commanded by a captain ON
| horseback. The soldiers were there &c
/ render the military honors due to de-
ceased officer Of the Legion OF Honor. The
hung with black drapery, which was re-
| lieved with silver stars and fringes, and
| surmounted by three silver letters u.
A handsome hearse with sable plumes
| on the roof and on the heads Of the two
horses attached TO it. stood before the
door. The hearse also was enveloped in
| black and silver housings. Preceding the
hearse were three other cars. almost hid
| den beneath masses OF magnificent floral
| offerings from Zola's admirers in all parts
of the world, including an immense
wreath of giant chrysanthemums. bearing
the words, From the Frenchmen Of San
Mime. Zola wished to follow her husbands
! body to the grave. but her doctors abso-
lutely forbade her to do so. She. there
| fore, bade farewell to the remains In the
mortuary chamber. Her grief was most
poignant when the coffin was removed TO
the entrance hall of the house. where IL
| rested a few minutes.
MILITARY HoNoRs.
The bier then borne through the
door. AS it emerged 70 the street the
mounted officer of infantry saluted it 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 melan-
choly rolling of muffied drums. the coffin
was laid In the hearse. Beautiful wreaths
| of violets were arranged about 1T, and the
pallbearers. NM. Chaumie and Herman.
| representing the Society OF Dramatists;
| Ludovic Halevy, Octave Mrabeau. the de-
ceased authors publishers, Charpentier &
| Fasquelle, and NJ. BRAT, in behalf Of the
| miners, took their places beside the coffin,
| with tassled cords in their hands, and the
| procession started for the cemetery.
| Among the masses of spectators which
| lined the route there were probably many
who were not admirers OF N. Zola, but the
| deep respect for the dead, which Is in
! cordant note, and everybody uncovered as
| the hearse passed. The cortege entered the
| deserted cemetery and followed the avenue
through the tombs to the crossroads,
| where a small platform had been erected
| for the funeral orators. This platform
| faced the catafalque on which the coffin
was deposited Here 1t rested beneath the
overhanging bows Of lime trees, from
| which. during the speeches. yellow leaves
NJ. Chaumie was the first speaker. He
said the government was in honor bound
TO participate in the funeral of one OF the
highest literary giories or France, whose
death had cast the country into mourning.
Zola's life work had been dominated by
anxiety for sincerity and truth. he said. an
Hxrk kte n1f - .fex- a
justice. Abiding to Zolas part In the Drey-
fus affair, VI. Chaumie said that whenever
a cause appeared 10 him as a just one he
regarded IL his imperious duty 10 defend
it, although he had to brave unreasonable
anger, suffer furious insults anu unjust
hatred and most painful abandonments
dying OUT continued the speaker. ''and
Death is bringing with il appeasement and
calm. 1t has FASTENED the definitive hour
OF justice. and all truly high-mipded men.
whatever part they may have taken IN the
struggle. now bow before this cofin."
NJ. Herman, on behalf of the societies
| of authors and dramatists. then gave an
eloquent review OF Zola's labors.
The final grafton was delivered by Ana
toie France. one OF the most ardent cham
! pions OF the revision OF the Dreyfus case
NJ. France said that Zola's work could be
compared only TO that OF Tolstoi. but that
Tolstoi had built up city Of resignation.
ZOLA AND DREYFUS.
The speaker dwelt upon the democratic
aim Of the dead novelist's works. and then
burst into a powerful tribute 10 zola's part
In the Dreyfus affair and a denunciation
OF his enemies. He said he would not
maintain a cowardly silence before the
|, coffin OF his friend. apd spoke Of the sinis-
! ter situation in the country when the pop
; ulace. misled by INDUSTRIOUS lies and excited
: By odious declamations. believed II had
| been betrayed aud felt exasperated. Then
Zola wrote to the President OF France ihas