New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
,,oosing Obsequies IN
IL" paris Marked by Sew
eral Street Riots.
CaILAUX AND MONS
GRILLED BY JAURtS
premiers and Public Prose
eutor Have Different Versions
Of the Rochelle Affair.
ire cable to The Tribune !

darn France, ranking WIN 'ii0 ms
NV .orroent of Victor Noir that pre-
"a ,pe fall of the Second Empire
ga scarcely less impressive than the
s"r,al Of Victor Hugo. In the Church
saint Francois de Sales whlch Is
1no,ed only three hundred yards from
Incidence Of Joseph Caillaux
,n,bere all blinds were drawn ana smut,
were closed, were assembled
rrars representing all that makes
nor,s eminent for intellect, literature
science and art -
The left half of the church was &C
Mod solely by women wearing saoie'
the ajgrettes of whose hats ghstenihs
- the light Of thousands OF candles'
- NOW and then flashes of sunshine
..rougb the stained glass WINDOWS
had the appearance of black irises'
Monument among the feminine mourn
- u,ere Sarah Bernhardt, who occa-
s,ono,,y wiped her eyes with a dainty
noint d'Alencon handkerchief; Comtesse
10 Noailles. whose poetry is well
,nou,n. Duchess de Rohan, Nine
c.onben Pichon, Nine. Louis Barthou'
Mime Jeanne Granier, Nine. Rejane'
Mime Iitvinn. Nine. Teissandier, Nine
naniel Lesueur, Princess Murat' COM
,esse Dc Beaumont, Comtesse de Pour
tales and Nine. du Cast.
delegations of players from all the
Paris theatres were present, and the
rrsnch Academy was represented by
Maurice Donnay, Jean Richepin, Rene
nornic Rene Bazin, Paul Bourget,
Gabriel Hanotaux, Paul Hervieu, Jules
1emaitre. Frederic Mason, Comte de
Nun. Henri de Regnier and Alfred
Capus
other mourners were Prince Murat,
Raron Robert de Rothschild and Fer
nand Labor. the attorney who is to
defend Nine. CaillauX.
Ex.Presidents Among Mourners.
The world of politics was represented
by ex-President Loubet, ex-President
Fallieres. ex-Premier Aristide BRAND
who is considered the strongest states
man Of the moment in France; eX-
Premier Louis Barthou, stephen
pichon. L. L. Klotz, Joseph Reinach
and Alexandra Millerand. Huge
wreaths of lilacs, lilies, roses, pink car
nations and violets surrounded the bier
One. sent by the journalists Of Paris,
bore the inscription, Homage TO Cal
mette Victim Of His Courage An
other was inscribed, KILLED on the
Field of Battle" and a third, Victim
Of His Devotion TO His Country"
The President Of the republic and
Nine. Poincare were represented by
officials from the Elysee Palace, who
inscribed the names Of the President
Of the republic and his wife on the reg
lister with the list Of mourners.
An equinoxial gale prevailed during
the service, with occasional bursts of
sunshine. After the mourners had
passed around the coffin and shaken
hands with the family, represented by
the widow, a young son and two
brothers Of the deceased, and with the
editorial staff of lie Figaro" headed
by Marquis Robert de Flers, Alfred
Capus and Raymond RecOuly, and had
emerged into the street, a stead down.
pour Of rain set in, lasting during the
two-mile walk from the church to the
Batignolles Cemetery.
Hearse Followed in the Rain.
The streets were lined with men,
women and children, who respectfully
uncovered as the hearse passed. Those
on foot following the hearse, in spite
Of rain and mud, numbered easily nine
thousand, among them being Aristide
BRAND, Louis Barthou and Joseph
Reinach, all three under one umbrella.
The procession traversed the working
folk quarters Of northern Paris, where
spontaneous marks Of sympathy were
eyinced on all sides.
While NM. BRAND, Barthou, Klotz
and Reinach were returning from the
funeral and were being cheered by the
"Niye Caillaux," He was Immediately
crowd a stray Juares Socialist shouted
roughly handled by the crowd, where
upon small band OF Socialists inter
vened, and a street brawl ensued. A
Few revolver shots were fired and three
or four persons were wounded.
A group Of Royalists gathered near
The Place Clichy and seized and cameo
an individual who yelled Assassin
Caillaux." The man sought refuge in
tobacco store, at the same time draw
ing revolver and firing into the
crowd. A number Of persons were
wounded. The police charged the moi
vigorously. other scrimmages more
serious occurred in the Rue dAmster-
cam and the Rue Caumartin.
Republican Cause Injured.
In the opinion Of moderate level
headed Republicans like ex-Premiers
hoot' BRAND and Barthou a great in
jury 70 the Republican cause is re-
suiting from the Chauvinist Nationalist
manifestations Of Leon Daudet and tho
i'oyalist reactionaries. who. with their
NOISY. crack-brained demonstrations
seem 70 want 10 revive the shortsighted
'"'ence OF their Dreyfus days.
faris to-day seems unanimous in ex-
pressing sympathy for the victim OF
"hat the editor OF lie Figaro" firmly
vas convinced was his professional
cuty