The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-02-14
ROYAL
FUNERAL
MURDERED KING AND
CROWN PRINCE.
GLlTTERING PAGEANT ACROSS
LISBON-SERvlCES TOOK
SEVEN HOURS.

Lisbon.-With the church bells toll |
ing continually, the bodies of the MUIR
dered king and crown prince, in two
golden chariots shrowded in black
velvet, that Of the late king drawn
by ten, and that of the crown prince
drawn by eight blooded horses, were
escorted by glittering funeral pa
geant Saturday across Lisbon to the
Portuguese pantheon and laid at rest
beside their ancestors of the Braganza
dynasty. Seven hours elapsed from
the time the foreign princes and the
special ambassadors of all the powers
gathered at the palace for the cere-
mony there until three salvos of 81
guns and three volleys of musketry,
reverberating over the terraced and
sun-bathed hills, answered by the
British warships in the harbor, an
nounced that the last rites were over.
Not single untoward incident
marred the last act of PortugaPs trag-
edy. The vague forebodings proved
baseless and there is general feeling
of relief tonight that all passed we'll,
in view of the political turmoil. The
great outpouring of people along the
procession was noteworthy. They
packed the pavements, crowded the
windows and choked the side streets.
While evidences of deep and popular
sorrow seemed to be absent, many
stood with uncovered heads, and no.
| where was actual disrespect wit
messed. Ropes guarded the streets
along the route; all shops and cafes
were closed and shutters covered the
windows of the ministerial buildings
in the Prado de Commerce., where the
king and crown prince were assassin
ated week ago.
Real Grief at the Palace.
1t was a grief-stricken palace;
hearts were turned in pity and strong
men shaken at the scene, where the
special embassies were received.
Neither Queen Amelie nor the dow
ager queen Maria Pia were to be seen,
but King Manuel carried himself as
bravely as he might, though deadly
pale and on the verge of complete
breakdown when the ordeal was fin
ished. The duke of Connanght, Prince
Eitel Frederick and Infanta Fernando,
after verbal coincidence, presented
personal letters from their sovereigns
to the king, who was greatly touched
at these messages. Tears that were
almost constantly in his eyes several
times overfowed.
| When the members of the court and
the special representatives of foreign
countries entered the chapel for the
last brief service the king remained
behind. Neither he nor the two
queens followed the cortege to the
chapel. The violent death of his
father, it is said, has absolved Kine
Manuel from conforming to the tradi
ton of walking behind the dead to the
grave. Nevertheless his absence ant
the absence of Queen Amelie and thu
dowager queen has caused universe
comment, being generally attributed
| to other reasons.
The heavily armed procession which
left the Necessidades palace was rem
iniscent of bygone ages. Cavalry will
/ pixies led the way, infantry and artil
| lery brought up the rear. The col
tege proper was surrounded by squad
rons of dragons. 1t consisted Of tn
funeral cars, following the wake of tn
r high-seated, gilded coaches, eacl
/ drawn by six pairs of richly capar
soned mules, in which rode the specia
I ambassadors and high dignitaries Q
4 court. These numbering, creakine
e springless vehicles are Portugal
| pride, dating back to the golden age
Each has a romantic history. Ridin
q alongside of these were special pls
/, toons of hussars, with drawn saber'
s The crown, draped with Grape, wa
borne in a separate carriage. Tn
swordbearers and the staffbeareT
walked ahead of the funeral cars an
three rows of taper bearers on eithe
side. Bareheaded lackeys in the roys
livery of red and yellow and halbe
diers with arms reversed marched b.
hind the cars. Here also came tn
mounts of the dead masters, covere
n with black nantes. The sleeves {
q the soldiers, the whips of the coacl
men, hilts of swords, caps of groom
q and points of lances all bore crep
Street lamps, yelled and lighte
= heightened the effect of the cortege.
Ia The religious service at the churc
> was very stately The interior we
draped and literally buried in flor;
" tributes. Those sent by the empert
u of Germany and the president of tt
United States, two of the large
n wreaths, occupied prominent plac
IT The bodies will lie in slate for thre
!. days and then will be consigned 1
r the tombs in the pantheon.
W Queen Expected Death.
Lisbon, Portugal.-Queen Ameli
relating her experiences on the d.
of the tragedy to an intimate frien
IN who congratulated her on her esca]