The Washington times., 1910-01-20
Body of Senor Nabuco Laid
At Rest With impress
sive Ceremony.
NOTABLES ATTEND
FUNERAL SERVICE
With All Pomp of Military Burial
Casket Is Borne to
Vault.

With al the pomp Of a military
funeral and attended by the diplo-
matte representatives Of every coun-
Try Of the civilized world, the BODY
. Of SenOr Joaquin NabucO, ambaS-
6adoT from Brazil to the United
States, was borne today from his
late residence in lafayette square 10
St. Matthew's Church, where re-
1 QUEEN high mass was celebrated.
PLACED IN VAULT.
After the funeral services the
casket draped IN the national
cOlors Of Brazil and surrounded by
troops on foot and mounted. was
carried on q caIsson to Oak Hill
Cemetery and there placed in
vault
/ The church and the streets lead
ing TO It were the scene Of such a
demonstration Of international grsf
as IS seldom seen IN Washington.
Many Attend.
Prom 1o-3o un5I II O'Clock. the time
set for the funeral ambassadors. min
listers, and their subordinates. all wear
I ing their brilliant uniforms member
Of the Presidents Cabinet, and sena-
tors and Representatives, drew I'd Ar
the church door. and with solemn stsD
( passed through the door.
]
/ panied by Captain Butt. arr4~ed Ir,-
H7ediately after the ambassado~s b,5v
had been lifted from the caIssoa and
carried into the church By the soldiers
who had accompanied Il The czsket
was preceded into the y the
honorary paIIbea7e-s-
Honorary PaIIbearers-
/ They were-
/ Baron Edmondo Mayor des Plaaches.
ambassador from Italy.
/ Baron HengeluuIIer vou HsnEsrvar-
ambassador from Austria
NJ J J Jussezaad, ambassador nom
France
viscount de Alte. minister from Po--
tugaL
Senor Don Anfbal Cruz, minister from
Chile
Secretary OF State Knox
Senator Root
! Justice Holmes
! Representative Perkins, Chairman
House Committee Of Foreign Affairs
/ Senator C1lIlom. chairman Senate
/ Committee on Foreign Relations
John Barrett. director Bureau OF Am
/ erican Republics
/ Admiral Winfield Scott SChIey-
! Thomas Nelson Page
Troops Assemble
I Before 70 O'Clock the troops ordered
| 20 act as the escort for the body began
| to assemble on al the streets near
4 the Ambassadors home There was
/ the steady tread Of armed men on the
( asphalt, the blasts OF trUmpets and the
/ commands OF officers, with the rattle
/ Of guns and the clank Of swords
/ The Brazilian flag hung at the bottom
! OF its mast over the embassy dutterlng
\ idly in the light wind, and now and
I then attaches Of the embassy went IN
and out Of the front door. issuing final
Lafayette square was -s- crowded by hun
{ dreds OF people who had stopped 70 see
I the procession and every few moments
{ carriages conveying diplomats % the
( church passed By the embassy,
Casket Borne Out
I Al & rev minutes t6LoEe II q CLOCK me
I honorary paIlbearers, accompanied by
/ the soldiers detailed 10 the duty Of
Z carrying the casket. came out Of the
house. bearing the heavy bronze Casket,
! across which lay the cOlOrs Of the dead
mans country.
/ The body was placed on the waiting
| caisson, and at the word OF command
/ the procession began 10 move, the
/ troops -GepIoying into line from the ad-
/ Joining streets The line oE march was
/ from the embassy west along II street,
! then up Seventeenth ana into Con
I necticut avenue to the church
I To do the dead man honor, there
/ marched one SQUADRON OF the ElIteenlh
/ Cavalry. one battalion OF the Third Al
/ tflery one battalion OF Engineers. al
\ under the command OF Col Garrdrd. OF
/ the Fifteenth Cavalry
/ In front Of the calSSOn. carrying Ihe
] casket- marched the Marine Band It's
uniforms Of red a gorgeous touch OF
J color against the leaIeSS trees ana Jile
duh gray OF the sunless morning And.
as the procession moved there arose
/ the sound OF funeral marches, drown
I ing out the cTaak Of arms and rattle
! Of acCOuterments-
! Streets Thronged-
/ on both sides OF the streets there
T stood crowds OF the curious. and many
{ automobiles and carriages stood 10 let
the procession pass
Immediately E0iicWlr tEe litltdTy eS-
cort came the cz.rrfage Of SenhOra Ma
4 bEcO and other carr ages occupied by
Z the closest frfeaG5 Of he ambassador
Carried into the cl.urch4 the caSkeC
I was covered with flowers. and i stood
on the west sf5e Of the building while
the fhronE Of mCurners heard the
/ beauty and comfort OF the requiem
high mass
Father Cooper was celebrant OF the
mass and Father Buckley acted as sub
! dee con The master Of ceremonies was
/