Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09

OF the cOfleRe tnaI dtlfaCleus lne htoSs
attention was the gilded state coaches
of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eigh-
teenth centuries, which were reserved
for the use of the foreign missions ana
the highest dignitaries of Portugal
Court Officials Attend
The first three coaches in line were
filled with court functionaries. In the
fourth rode the ministers of the United
States, Brazil and Russia and the papal
nuncio. The fifth was occupied by
Count dOrmesson and the other MEM
bers of the French mission, while the
sixth carriage held the royal princes or
Germany, Spain, Great Britain and
Italy
AS the procession advanced through
the guarded streets the crowd became
denser. All stores and business estab-
lishments along the route were closed
and tightly suffered.
The funeral cortege moved slowly,
and it was the middle Of the afternoon
before it reached the church. The
pageant was a glittering one. 1t was
headed by a section of cavalry, fol-
lowed by the municipal guards. Then
came six grooms of the chamber in
gala dress, followed by the carriages
of the judges, councillors, members of
the house of peers, ambassadors,
princes, government and palace officials
and ecclesiastical functionaries. The
hearse, or coach, containing the body
of king Carlos was drawn by ten
horses; that containing the body of the
crown prince by eight. They were led
by grooms and other officials carrying
flaming torches. On either side marched
file of soldiers of the royal guard.
The rear of the procession consisted of
the royal bodyguard, the military house.
hold of the king. mounted officers and
a company of cavalry.
The head of the cortege drew up be-
fore the stone steps leading to the
church of San Vincente, a historic edi-
flee, built In the reign of Philip II,
where In an adjoining wing or royal
pantheon are entombed members of the
royal family. 1t is situated in the old
part of the town. A group of clergy,
headed by the patriarch of Lisbon, re-
ceived the cortege at the steps. The
collins were carried from the hearses
and enveloped In the national flags and
placed on biers in front of the church.
Troops formed about them in open
square, and now occurred what seemed
to many the most touching incident of
the day.
Procession Starts
From one side slowly marched a
company of men wearing long black
robes and carrying lighted torches.
They We're members Of the ancient
Sacred Fraternity of the Holy House
of Piety organized in the thirteenth
century, to which Portuguese tradition
has accorded the privilege of uttering
the first absolution over the dead SOW
ereigns as well as later of claiming the
catafalque and burial pail, which they
may sell for the benefit of their chart
ties. Their service is symbolized by
disregard for all worldly vanities and
by humility.
The chaplain of the order intoned
the accustomed prayers, while the
troops stood at attention and In the
distance could be heard the minute
salute of the land batteries. to which
the British and Spanish warships re-
piled. gun for gun.
This brief and imposing ceremony
finished, the primate with the words
''requiescat in pace" sprinkled the cof-
fins with holy water, and they were
then borne into the church by high dig
nitaries and laid on the altar, side by
side.
Meanwhile the master of ceremonies
conducted the special missions and
diplomats to the special tribunes built
for their use.
After brief delay and without fur
Their service the two collins were, In
the same fashion, carried within the
chancel and placed on the sloping biers
of the catafalque so that all in front
could see through the glass lids the
full length of the figures of the dead
king and crown prince, clad in the uni
forms they were wont to wear on mill
tary parade and gala days.
Behind the kings coffin walked all
the new members of the ministry. They
now Joined the brilliant congregation
of mourners assembled under the dome.
A huge cross was adjusted prone be-
tween the two biers, so that its arms
were stretched out as though In pro-
lection over the heads of the dead
monarch and the prince, the flowers
of which it was composed being divided
down the center, purple on the fathers
side, white on the sons.
Tapers Distributed
Tall tapers were distributed among
the officers, priests and court func-
tionaries who were standing, and the
requiem mass was begun. This most
impressive portion of the service was
enriched by orchestral and vocal music.
With all the tapers fluttering the
church was but dimly lighted, and amid
all the pomp and circumstance of brill
liant vestments was the pathetic spec
tacle OF the assassinated king and heir
apparent decked in martial array.
1I6 VI tilC CdllSS Woo IA oPON
from ceiling to floor with rich hang
ings of velvet, embroidered in gold.
Vari-colored jewels set in the ebony
carvings cleaned through the bright
glare of the light. as did also the jew
eled orders covering the breasts of
most of the mourners who filled the
cathedral. The second dissolution hav-
ing been pronounced by the patriarch
a requiem mass was celebrated.
The ceremony in the church lasted
half an hour, and the collins demand
ed some time for public view and were
then conveyed to the mortuary chapel
adjoining the church, where another
mass was said for the repose of the
souls of the dead.
The ceremony of handing over the
coffins to the patriarch of Lisbon was
carried out Immediately after the de-
parture of the members of the cortege.
The grand chamberlain handed him the
keys and declared upon solemn oath
the bodies of King Carlos and Crown
Prince LUZ Philippe really were con-
tained in the collins; that he had seen
and recognized them and locked them
In and had accompanied the bearers
of the keys to the cathedral. High
court officials signed as witnesses the
two documents regarding the handing
over of the keys.
Great Display of Flowers
The display of flowers in the interior
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