Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-14
FUNERAL OF
DEAD EMPEROR
is IMPRESSIVE

~ Al'Su UNAoSkV
Kiota, Japan, Sept. 14.-The il
perial funeral train bearing the boz
OF the late Emperor Mutshuhito whit
left Aoyama early today following II
conclusion of impressive ceremonies
the great funeral hall there, arrive
at Kiota this afternoon. The body wi
receive final burial tomorrow in TIL
imperial mausoleum at Monoyama, a
imperial state five miles southeast @
Kioto.
During the journey the train mad
several stops to permit the people o
the country districts to pay their re
spects to the dead sovereign.
Thousands gathered along the route
and bowed their heads as the train
passed. An imperial salute was free
by the Japanese warships in Toxic
bay as the train passed the coast to-
wards Yokohama. The casket had
been left in the funeral hall at Aoyama
by the imperial family, in charge of the
Shinto ritualists, and representatives
of his majesty. A special railroad
line had been built to small station
in the rear of the funeral hall and
there the funeral train was in waiting.
The train was composed of large
locomotive draped with mourning flag,
a composite car and four other pass
enger cars, the funeral car occupying
the center of the train.
The outside of the car was painted
crimson and the interior covered with
white silk. The coffin rested on a low
dais raised two feet above the floor.
The party of mourners that accom-
panied the late emperor's body on
its journey to Monoyama included rep
Of the holders of Orders
)f Merit, of ministers of state, of the
army and navy and of various grades
If Officials. The commander of the
sixteenth division of the army and the
commander in chief of the Maidzuru
laval station, accompanied the train,
ogether with the presidents of the
louse of peers and the house of repre-
entatives, the governor of Kioto pre-
ecture, the president of the Kioto as
emily and number of peers residing
n the district of Kioto.
The last solemn function in the
uneral ceremonies, which began at
'okio, yesterday of the late Emperor
iutsubito took place today when the
ody of the departed ruler was buried
4 the Imperial mausoleum at Mono |
anna
On arrival at Monoyama, the coffin .
yas removed from the train and .
laced on funeral palanquin for
onveyance to the imperial tomb by
ereditary bearers, selected from the
lrmers of Vase village.
Prince Kanin, representative OF .
mperor Yoshihito, together with the
representing the other mem
ers of the imperial family, and
rince Fushimi headed the process
on which walked behind the palan-
lin
Amid the offerings of prayers, and
e chanting of dirges, the body was
moved to the burial hall and placed
the tomb
Toxic, Sept. 1.-THE dramatic
cath of General Count Maresuki
ogi, the soldier hero of Japan, and
at of his wife. the Countess Nogi, {
no yesterday coincidently with the t
parture from the capital of the body !
the late emperor, Hutsuhito, for it's {
al resting place at Monoyama, COM !
itted suicide, the general by slash
g his throat with a sword and the f
untess by Hari Kari, is regarded
the great soldiers of Japan as a t
lgnificent act of patriotic duty. c
Japan being in the deepest mourn {
:, and the new emperor being fore c
into seclusion by the death of his b
her, it is impossible to confer the n
lal posthumous honors and, conse- O
emily General Nogi officially is not
i'd. The count, last Thursday. "
or to attending the funeral of the le
peror, summoned photographer e
his home in Akasaki, suburb of N
kio, and in the garden of his resi- ie
ice posed with his wife while their 81
ture was being taken. s.
letters left by General Nogi, it is ol
lerstood, explain his deed, and also I'll
tain an apology to Prince Arthur al
Connaught, the special ambassador at
Great Britain at the imperial fun SC
|, to whom the Japanese soldier ca
especially attached. No messages TO
in connection with the th
,ide of the count and countess will mr.
sent for several days. le;
mperor Yoshihito today expressed vi,
wish that none of the plans of Sc
special foreign ENJOYS be changed. co
amer y. hnox' the special Amerl- int
ambassador and his suite, will ia
Nikko this afternoon for sight am
ng among the temples and NOR to
y shrines there. Mr. Knox will re- :
to the capital Sunday. He will inc
received in farewell audience by tha
emperor and will attend lunch ion
at the palace Monday. bai
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