Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
WAS NO UNToWARD INCIDENT.
inc of Procession from Royal
Chapel in Palace to Church
Guarded by Troops.
Lisbon Filled With Country People
All Carefully Avoided Scene of
Bloody Tragedy.

over the bodies of King Carlos and his
son LUZ crown prince of Portugal,
who were shot to death week ago to-
dav on the Prada do Commerce in this
city. were held in the church of San
vincente early this afternoon.
The ceremonies were simple but inn
pressiye and the final act in the bloody
tragedy of Feb. 1 was carried to a close
without an untoward incident.
The line of the funeral procession
from the royal chapel in the palace to
the church as guarded by troops. sew
eral additional regiments having been
brought into the city for the purpose.
All the governments of Europe and
America were represented by special
missions.
The day was one in which the Portu-
guese united in prayers for their dead
king. This was the day, of the burial
OF their royal dead: and also the burial
Of fellow Roman Catholics-and
following of the custom of Roman
Catholics the people wished to join in
some way in the solemn mass which
was offered UP for the spiritual well
fare of Carlos and his son.
The streets were thronged with peo-
pie. They poured in from the country,
from towns of the porvinces and from
nearby cities, some by train, some by
carriage or by cart and many on foot
In the crowd We're large numbers of
simple peasants and tradesmen from
the provinces who knew or cared moth
ing of political strife, but wished only
to mourn for the dead leaders.
Bits of crepe fiuttered from the arms
of many persons in the city. yet in spite
Of these general signs OF mourning the
crowded streets suggested to some OBJ
servers general fete day which the
talking throngs were all bent on OBJ
4 geivlngi but to others the presence
Of large bodies of nfantrymen and
eavalrymen at various points OF prom
nence, had a sinister sienificance--a
suggestion of the tragic effects that
i he'd come and of those that might fall
on the nation in the near future, but
81 which, If possible, We're to be fore
a stalled.
II The route of march between the pal
ace and the church was densely lined
8@ the mourning people. One point,
however, was carefully avoided by the
supersutious Portuguese. This was the
q spot on the Prada do Commerce. where
a the ccldblooded murders wene COM
III mitted last Saturday Had it not
Il been for the presence of cavalry
4 picket this part of the Prada would
have been absolutely deserted. All the
business houses and shops of Lisbon
we're closed and the ministerial Offices
situated in the Prada do Commerce
q were closed as a measure of precau-
n ton. Furthermore, all the windows of
q these buildings We're carefully shut
tered
The funeral procession left the
Necessidades palace at exactly IL 30
O half miles to the church of San
Vicente, which is attached to the roy
al pantheon, where the bodies of King
Carlos and the crown prince finally
will be laid to rest
Yielding 10 earnest solicitations,
King Manuel did not take part in
the procession. He and his mother,
Queen Amelie and the mother Of the
late king, Queen Maria Pia, We're pres
ent nj the services in the mortuniy
chapel. whence they returned To the
palace. During the morning, King
Manuel received the missions sent to
Lisbon by the soyereigns 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 2 o'clock. 1t
tiayersed the scene of the tragedy In
the Prado do Commerce in absolute
quiet
In contrast to the sombre occasion the
day commenced with glorious weather,
tho sun shining brilliantly and the air
hlled with the slow pealing of church
bells Messengers were sent through
the streets bearing wreaths and floral
pieces. Some of these were remem-
brancs from foreign kings ana rulers
mat were being sent TO the palace, The
golden letters ON two such offerings
showed that they were from the en-
PeIoi or Russia and king of Norway
NiaHons sounded down the principal
avenue announcing the approach of tho
regiments which later followed tho
funeral procession. Then from nfar
came the fan fare of bugles summoninq
Inc cavalry which deployed rapidly to
guard the route of the cortege, In adj
dliion to these preparations, the streets
We're filled with swiftly moving We
hicles conveying dignltaries 10 the
palace, While the oortege was being
organized the members OF the royal
FAMILY took their last view Of their
dead at he palace Prayers We're said
N the royal chapel by the priests and
me two collins we're carried out
me RIDE the two queens and the Duk,
VI oporto marching behind,
Manuel was clad IN the uniform Of
midshipman. The two queens VII,