Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-06
Funeral Was Simple and Solemn
Without POmp,
DREYFUS IN PROCESSION,
Military out as Guardians OF the
Peace and Not M Participants
In the Ceremonies.

Paris. Oct 5,--The remains Of Emile !
lola were laid at rest today with sim
pie but impressive ceremonies. 1t was
such a funeral as Zola himself would |
have wished, without pomp, but with
the serrlcd ranks Of thousands Of work.
lngmen, many accompanied by their
wives, sorrowfully marching behind his
coffin. Municipal guards, mounted and
on foot, lined the route, but except for
company Of infantry, which rendered
military honors TO the body as 1t was
carried from the house to the hearse,
they were there as guardians Of order
and not as participants IN the cere-
p,~~"
Former Capt Drcyfus marched In the
funeral cortege according to the author
ity of the project of police, but he
passed completely unnoticed by tho
crowds. a little distance behind him
came Nine. Dreyfus, accompanied by
| her lathvE Dfeyfus sent handsome
| wreath, which was placed beside the
| coffin, The Temps today says Dreyfus
| went to the Iola house yesterday even
| ing and watched beside the corpse with
tnc Iainil% 1e induced Nine. lola to
| give him back his promise not to at
| tend the funeral, and he walked in the
! procession today between La Lance. a
| former deputy from Alsace In the Ger
| man reichstag, and NJ. Monod q men,
| Der Of the institute.
| Long before | O'clock this afternoon,
| the hour fixed for the start Of the cor
| tego from the lola residence in the Rue
| de BruXees an immense concourse be-
| gan gathering along the short route
| leading to the entrance OF Montmartre
cemetery from which the public was
completely excluded from midday, The
| immediate vicinity Of the house was
| surrounded by Gordon Of police,
through which only relatives and inti-
mate friends OF lola We're allowed TO
pass. Facing the house was drawn w
double line Of infantry, commanded
| by captain on horseback. The SOL
diers were there to render the military
honOrs due TO a deceased officer Of the
Legion of Honor
| AT THE lola RESIDENCE.
The broad portal of the lola resi-
dence was hung with black drapery,
which was relieved with silver star
and fringes and surmounted by three
silver rs. a handsome hearse, with sa-
BILE plumes on the roof and the heads Of
the two horses attached TO IT, stood be-
| fore the door Preceding the hearse
were three others cars, almost hidden
beneath masses Of magnificent floral
offerings from Zolas admirers In all
parts of the world, including an Inn
| Nrpnfh IF Uionf phrtga n ha.
NUNS bearing the words. From the
| Frenchmen Of San Francisco"
Nine lola wished to follow her hus.
bands body to the grave. but her doc
tors absolutely forbade her to do so
She therefore bade farewell TO the re
mains In the mortuary chamber Her
| grief was most poignant when the cof-
| fin was removed TO the entrance hall
| Of the house, where 1t rested a few
| minutes.
| The bief was then borne through the
door, As It emerged 10 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 uncov-
cred and amid silence broken only by
the rolling OF mu'hed drums the coffin
was laid in the hearse.
TO THE CEMETERY.
| Beautiful wreaths Of vlolets were ar
ranged about It and the pail bearers
| NM. Chaume and Herman represent
ing the Society Of Dramatists; Ludovlc
| Halevy, Octave Morbau, the deceased's
! publishers, Charpentler and Fasquele
| ond NJ. BRAT, in behalf Of the miners
took their places beside the coffin, with
The tassel cords in their hands, and
the procession started for the ceme-
terry.
Among the masses Of spectators
which lined the route there We're prob
| ably many who were not admirers OF
| NJ. lola. but the deep respect for the
| dead which is inherent IN Frenchmen
| prevented discordant note and every.
| body uncovered as the hearse passed
The cortege entered the deserted GEM
| etery and followed the avenue through
| the tombs 10 the cross heads, where
small platform had been erected for
| the funeral orators This platform faced
the catafalque, upon which the coffin
| w1s deposited. Here IL rested beneath
the overhanging boughs Of lime trees.
| fiom which, during the speeches, yell
low leaves fluttered down upon II.
| Ell LOGlfsS ON lttE DEAD.
VI. Chaume 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 had cast the coun-
| try into mourning. Zola's life work had
been dominated by anxiety for sincerity
| end truth, the speaker said. an anxiety
inspired by his great feelings OF pity
aad Justice, Abiding to Zolas part In
the Dreyfus AFFAIR, NJ Chaumie said
that whenever cause appeared to him
as Just one he regarded 1t his duty TO
otfeud il, although he had TO brave un-
reasonable anger and suffer furious in
SUITS and unjust hatred and most pain
| ful abandonments for so doing. These
clamors are already dying out, contin-
Ued the speaker and death Is bringing
| with II appeasement and calm. II has
| hqstcned the deflntlve hour Of justice.
| and all truly highminded men, what
| ever part they may have taken In tie
| struggle. now bow before this coffin
NJ. Herman. on behalf Of the Societies
| Of Authors and Dramaiists, then gave
an eloquent review OF Zola's labors.
THE FINAL GRAFTON,
The final Grafton was delivered by
| Anatoe France. one Of the most ardent
| champions Of the revision OF the Drey-
| fusfus case. NJ France said that Zola's
work could be compared only to that OF
| Tolstol, but that Tolst0i had built up
| city Of resignation, whereas the Ideal Of
| lola had been work.
The speaker dwelt upon the demo-
cratic aim Of the dead noyelist's works,
ana then burst into a powerful tribute
10 Zola's part In the Dreyfus affair and
a denunciatlon Of his enem 49, lie said
ne would not maintain a cowardly 81
lence before the coffin OF his friend. and
spoke OF the sinister situation In the
country when the populace, misled by
monstrous lies and excited by odious
declarations, believed Il had been be-
trayed. and felt eXasperated, Then
Zola wrote TO the president OF France
that terrible letter In which he de-