The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-06
Thousands of WOTkIngnen Fol-
 lowed Hearse to Grave
DREYFUS WAS UNNOTICED
Mme. ZoIa Wished to Attend Funeral But Physicians Positively For
 bade Her Leaving Home.
 Her Grief Was Poignant.

Paris, October 5.-The remains of Emile Zola were laid to rest today with simple but impressive ceremonies. It was such a funeral as Zola himself would have wished, without pomp. but with the ser ried ranks of thousands of workingmen, many accompanied by their wives, sor- rowfully marching behind his coffin. Municipal guards, Inounaea and on foot, lined the route, but except for a com pany of infantry which rendered mili- tary honors to the body as 1t was car ried from the house to the hearse they were there as guards of order and not as participants in the ceremony.
 Former Captain Dreyfus marched in the funeral cortege, according to the authority of prefect of police, but he passed completely unnoticed by the crowd A little distance behind him came Mime. Dreyfus. accompanied by her father. Dreyfus sent handsome wreath which was placed beside the coffin.
 Dreyfus Went to House.
 The Temps today says Dreyfus went to the Zola house yesterday evening and watched beside the corpse with the fami- ly He induced Mme Zola to give him back his promise not to attend the funer- al and he walked in the procession today between La Lance, a former protesting deputy from Alsace in the German reich stag, and M. Minod, member of the institute.
 Long before 1 o'clock this afternoon, the hour fixed for the start of the cor tege from the Zola residence in the Rue de Bruzelles. an immense concourse be- gan gathering along the short route leading to the entrance of the Mont martre cemetery, from which the public was completely excluded after midday. The immediate vicinity of the house was surrounded by a cordon of police. through which no one but relatives and intimate friends of Zola were allowed to pass. Facing the house was drawn up double line of infantry, commanded by captain on horseback The soldiers were there to render the military honors due to the deceased officer of the Legion of Honor. The broad portal of the Zola residence was hung with black drapery which was relieved with silver stars and fringes and surmounted by three silver Zs.
 handsome hearse with sable plumes horses attached to 1t 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 bear ing the words From the Frenchmen of San Francisco"
 Mme. ZoIa Remained at Home.
 Mime. Zola wished to follow the hus- bands body to 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 1t rested few minutes.
 The bier was then borne through the door. As 1t emerged to the street the mounted officer of infantry saluted it with his sword and 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 mel ancholy rolling of muffied drums the cof- fin was laid in the hearse. Beautiful wreaths of violets were arranged about it and the pall-bearers. M. Chaumie and Norman representing the society of dra- matists Ludovic Halevy. Octave Mirbau, the deceased publishers, Charpentier and Fasouelle and M Briat, in behalf of the miners, took their places beside the cof- fin 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 M. zola, but the deep respect for the dead which is inherent in Frenchmen, prevented a dis cordant note and everybody uncovered as the hearse passed The cortege en- tered the deserted cemetery and followed