Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-06
ZOLA'S FUNERAL.
A Monster Procession Follows
Remains to the Grave.
Three Addresses at the Tomb
Dreyfus Case Brought In.
The Crowd Quiet and Orderly-Few
Disturbances Reported.

Paris, OCT. 5.-The remains of Emile |
lola were laid at rest today. with sim
pie but impressive ceremonies. 1t was
such funeral as lola himself would
have wished, without pomp but with
the serried ranks of many thousands
of workmen, many accompanied by
their wives sorrowfully marching be-
hind 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 it was carried from the house
to the hearse. they were there as
guardians of order and not as partici-
pants in the ceremony.
Former Capt. Dreyfus marched IN
the funeral cortege, according to the
authority of the project of police. bot
he passed completely unnoticed by the
the crowd. A little distance behind hm
came Nine. Dreyfus. accompanied by
her father. Dreyfus sent q handsome
wreath which was placed beside the
coffin.
The Temps. today. says Dreyfus
went 10 the lola house. yesterday
evening. and watched beside the
corpse with the family. He induced
Nine. lola. TO give him back his prom
Use not to attend the funeral. and he
walked iHs,the procession. today. be-
tween NJ. Lalance. a former protesting
deputv from Alsace in the German
Reichstag. and NJ. Monod, member of
the Institute.
Long before o'clock this afternoon,
the hour fixed for the start of the cor
tege from the lola residence in the Rue
De Bruxelles. an immense concourse
began gathering along the short route
leading to the entrance of the Mont
martre cemetery, from which the pub
lie was completely excluded from mid
day Facing the house was drawn up
Il double line of infantry. commanded
by a captain on horseback. The SOL
diers were there to render the military
honors due to Il deceased officer OF the
Legion of Honor.
Nine. lola wished to follow her hus-
bands body to the grave. but her doc
tors absolutely forbade her to do So
she therefore babe farewell to the re-
mains in the mortuary chamber
The bier was then borne through the
door AS it emerged to the street the
mounted officer of Infantry saluted it With
his sword and the two lines of soldiers
presented arms. The pail bearers. NJ
Chaumie and Hcrmant representing the
Society of Dramatists; Ludovie HaleVN
Octave Mrbeau, the deceasedS PUBLISH
crs: Carpenter and Pasquele ana NJ.
BRAT. in behalf of the miners, then LOOK
their places beside the coffin with taS-
seled cords in their hands and the process
sion started for the cemetery.
There small platform had been erected
for the funeia orators. rms platform
.,> faced nthe catafalque .YBQn which the col
fin was deposited. Here it rested De
trees from which. during the speeches,
yellow leaves futtered down upon it.
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 clories of France. who's
death mad cast the country into mourn
ing.
NJ. Hermant 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
tole France. one of the most ardent
champions of the revision of the Drey-
fus case. who paid a powerful tribute 70
Iolas part in the Dreyfus affair. He
said ne would not maintain a Cnwardiy
silence before the coffin of his friend and
spoke of the sinister situation in the
country when the populace. misled by
moustrouS lies and excited by odious dec
larations, believed it had been betrayed
and felt exasperated. Then lola wrote
to the President of France that terrible
letter in which he denounced forgery ANA
felony. NJ. France then recalled the ye.ls
of rage and shouts of death which had
pursued lola To the court during the
long trial. which he said had been judged
involuntary ignorance of the case. on
false testimony and amid the rafting Of
swords.
In those days" continued NJ. France
many good citizens dcspaired of the sal
walton of the fatherland and Of the moral
fortune of the country. But all was saw
ed; Zola's courageous words had awak
ened France. The consequence of his ac
ton was incalculable. \ new order of
things had been founded; better Justice
ard deeper knowledge Of the rights OF
all men had come from this act"
At the conclusion of the orati0ns the
relatives of the deceased novelist group
ed themselves beside the coffin and a
monster procession, composed mainly of
members of labor organizations. was al
lowed to enter the cemetery and file pa st
the body. After the march past the COZ
fin was placed in temporary vault.
The proceedings were perfectly orderly
until the delegations left the cemct"ry.
Then several of the leading actors in the
DreyfuS affair. such as Col. Picquart.
Maitre Labori and NJ. Jaures. we've rec
ognized and loudly cheered Maitrc La
bori. who was greatly excited. addressed
few words 10 the crowd: but. fearinS
that his words would lead to trouble. the
police induced him and Col. Picquart to
enter the lodge at the gate of the GENE
terry and remain there until the crowd had
dispersed.
few scuiiles occurred on the boule-
ward de CiIchy. groups of Socialists
marched by singing The Carmagnoic'
and Nationa lists responded with counter
cries, but the imposing force of guards
and police prevented serious collisions. a
policeman wounded during one row.
y few arrests We're made but the prison.
r:s were afterw ards released.