The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-13
FUNERAL HELD
WITHOUT INCIDENT
NO DISRESPECT WAS EVIDENT
IN CROWD.
KING And PRINCE INFERRED
Neither Manuel or Two Dowager
Queen Attended Entombment,
Through Possible Fear of Attack.
Paths of Glory Lead to the Grave.

Lisbon.-With the church bells toll
ing continually, the bodies Of the MUIR
dered king and srown prince, in two
chariots, shrouded in black velvet,
and drawn by eight hooded horses,
were escorted by glittering funeral
pageant across Lisbon to the Purtu-
guese Patheon, and laid to rest be-
side their ancestors of the Braganba
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 salvoes of
twenty-one guns and three volleys of
musketry, reverberating over the ter
| raced and sunbathed hills and answer
ed by the British warships in the har-
| Dor, announced that the last rites
were over.
Not a single untoward incident
marred the last act of Portugal s
tragedy. The vague forebodings
proved baseless and there is a gen.
eral feeling of relief that all passed
we'll in view of the political 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 evidences of deep and pop
al ~ L. IL
many stood with uncovered heads and
no where was actual disrespect wit
messed.
Troops guarded the streets and were
massed in numerous parks and plazas
along the routes, and all shops and
cafes were closed and shutters COW
cred the windows of the ministerial
buildings in the Praco do Commerce.,
where the king and crown prince were
, assassinated week ago.
Heart Rending Grief.
It was a grief stricken palace;
hearts were torn by pity and strong
men shaken at the scene in the pri-
vate apartments where the special
embassies were received. Neither
Queen Amelie nor the dowager Queen
Maria Pia, were to be seen, but King
Manuel carried himself as bravely as
he might thougr deadly pale and on
the verge of complete breakdown
when the ordeal was finished. The
Duke of Conaught, Prince Eotel, and
Infanta Fernidanad, in addition to
verbal coincidence presented personal
letters form their sovereigns to the
king who was greatly touched at
| these messages.
Tears were almost constantly in his
eyes, and several times overlooked.
When the member Of the court and the
special representative of foreign coun-
tries entered the chapel for the last
brief service, the king remained be-
hind. Neither he nor the two queens
followd the cortege to the grave.
The violent death of his father, it
is expected, also absolved King Man
uel from conform to the tradition of
walking behind the dead to the grave.
Nevertheless his absence and the alb
sence Of Queen Amelie and the dowa-
| ger queen has caused universal COM
ment, being generally attributed to
| other reasons.
In contrast to the sombre occasion
| the day commenced with glorious
weather, the sun shining brilliantly
and the air filled with the slow peal
ing church bells. Messengers were
seen passing through the streets bear
ing wreaths aid floral pieces. Some
| of these were remembrances from for
eign kings and rulers that were be-
ing sent to tn palace. The golden let
| tiers on two showed that they were
from he emperor Of Russia, and the
king and queen of Norway.
Pomp and Ceremony.
| Clarions sounded down the prln-
cipal avenue announcing the approach
| Of the regiments which later followed
the funeral procession. Then from
| afar came the fanfare of bugles sum
moning the cavalry, which deployed
rapidly to guard the route Of the
cortege. In addition to these prepare
T tions the streets were filled with
swiftly moving vehicles conveying
! dignities to the palace.
While the cortege was being organ
lied the members Of the royal fam
lily took their last look on their dead
at the palace. Prayers were said IN
the royal chapel by the priests and
| then the two collins were carried out.
the king, the two queens and the
Duke of Oporto marching behind.