Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-09
SERVICE OCCUPIES SEVEN HOURS
1t Begins with Reception of Special
Missions at Palace.
MANUEL NOT IN PROCESSION
Boy King and His Mother Do Not Go
to the Church.
ELABORATE CATHOLIC CEREMONY
Route of Procession Heavily. Guarded
by TrOOps-NO MRnifestatiOns
of Enmity by the
POpuIace.

LISBON, Feb. s.-with the church bells
| tolling continually, the bodies of the muir
dered king and crown prince, in two golden
charots shrouded in black velvet and drawn
by eight hooded horses were escorted by a
glittering funeral pageant today across Lis
bon to the Portuguese Pantheon, and laid
at rest beside their ancestors of the Bra
ganza dynasty. Seven hours elapsed from
the time the foreign princes and the special
ambassadors of all the powers gathered at
the palace for the ceremony until three
salvos of twenty-one guns and three volleys
of musketry, reverberating over the ter
raced and bathed hills and answered
by the British warships in the harbor, an
nounced that the last rites were over.
Not a single untoward incident marred
the last act of Portugals tragedy. The
vague forebodings proved baseless and
there is a general feeling of relief tonight
that all passed well, in view of the po-
litical turmoil. The great outpouring of
people along the line of procession was
noteworthy. They packed the pavements,
crowded the windows and choked the side
streets. While evidence of deep and popular
sorrow seemd to be absent, many stood
with uncovered heads and nowhere was ac-
tual disrespect witnessed.
It was a grief-stricken palace; hearts
were turned in pity and strong men were
shaken at the scene in the private apart
ments where the special embassies were re-
ceved. Neither Queen Amele nor the
Dowager Queen Maria Pia were to be seen,
but King Manuel carried himself as bravely
as he might, though deathly pale and on
the verge of a complete breakdown when
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naught. Prince Eitel Frederick and In
fante Fernando, in addition to verbal con-
dolence, 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 overflowed.
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
church Tire violent death of his father, It
is explained, absolved King Manuel from
conforming with the Tradition OF walking
beside the dead to the grave. His absence
and the absence of Queen Amelle and the
dowager queen has caused universal COM
ment. being generally attributed to other
reasons.
King Takes Leave of Dead.
While the cortege was being organized
the members of the royal family took their
last view of their dead at the palace.
Prayers were said in the royal chapel by
the priests and then the two coffins were
carried out, the king, the two queens and
the Duke of Oporto marching behind.
Manuel was clad in the uniform of a mid
shipman. The two queens, who were robed
in the mourning garb of English widows,
their black cloaks covered by a long veil,
carried. as did the king tall lighted can
dies. They left the coffins at the portals
of the palace.
The funeral procession left the Necessl-
tades palace at exactly half past II on its
march of over three and a half miles to
the Church of San Vicente, which is at
tached to the royal pantheon where the
bodies of King Carlos and the crown
prince finally were laid to rest.
Yielding to earnest solicitations, King
Manuel did not take part in the process
sion. He and his mother, Queen Amelie,
and the mother of the late king. Queen
Maria Pia, were present at the services
in the mortuary chapel and followed the
coffins to the door the chapel, whence they
returned to the palace. During the morning
King Manuel received the missions sent to
Lisbon by sovereigns and chiefs of state
Of foreign countries. Neither queen was
present at this function
The funeral cortege arrived at the Church
OF San Vicente at o'clock. It traversed
the scene of the tragedy in the Prada do
Commerce in absolute quiet.
In contrast to the sombre occasion the
day commenced with glorious weather, the
sun shinging brilliantly and the air filled
with the slow pealing Of church bells.
Messengers were seen passing through the
streets bearing wreaths and floral pieces. !
Some of these we're remembrances from
foreign kings and rulers that were being
sent to the palace The golden letters on
two such offerings showed that they were
from the emperor of Russia and king of
Norway.
Clarions sounded down the principal ave-
nue., announcing the approach OF the regi-
ments which later followed the funeral
procession. Then from afar came the fan
fare of bugles, summoning the cavalry.
which developed rapidly to guard the route
of the cortege In addition to these prep
arations the streets We're filled with swiftly
moving vehicles conveying dgnitaries to
the palace.
Diplomats in GiIded Carriages.
Apart from the hearses themselves, which
were covered with heavy draperies and
trappings Of black velvet bordered with
fringes of gold, the feature of the cortege
that attracted the most attention were the
gilded state coaches OF the sixteenth sew
enteenth and eighteenth centuries which
were reserved for the use OF the foreign
missions and the highest dignitaries of
Portugal. The first three coaches in line
were filled with court functionaries. In !
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States, Brazil and Russia and the papaI
nuncio The fifth was occupied by Count
d'Ormesson and the other members of the !
French mission, while the sixth carriage !
held the royal princes Of Germany, Spain. |
Great Britain and Italy.
AS the procession advanced through the |
guarded streets the crowd became denser |
All stores and business establishments /
along the route were closed and tightly |
shuttered.