The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
Liberal which

| lister consented provided formal pet
| ton were presented by the Austrian
Minister for Foreign Affairs"
on September 26 Baron Won Beust the
Chamberlain of the royal Austrian
household, sent a special communication
| to the Mexican Minister reitcratlns the
request that the body OF the late Aus.
TRAN Archduke might be delivered to
| Admiral Won Tegethof for due trans.
portation to Vienna.
BY the orders of President Juars.
| the petition was finally granted
and on the 18th November. 1861
Ave months after the execution, tn,
royal remains were given over to the
custody of those Austrians who had
been despatched three months pre-.
viously to receive them. At ) o'clock on
the morning of the date mentioned two
| plain carriages, escorted by a force Of
200 Liberal troops appeared before thl
portals of the hospital of San Andres
| \ small number of the men were then
detailed to bring out the coffin contain.
| ing the body of the late Emperor, and
this, after short delay and withou
any kind of ceremony. was borne forth
and conveyed at once to Vera Cruz.
| The remains were received on board
Admiral Won Tegethoffs frigate with al
the imposing honors which had been
denied to 1t at Mexico city. Beside:
the Admiral there were present his
brother, Count Won Tegethoff, and
large number of Austrian and Belgian
prisoners of war. who had been RELEASED
from custody and were being carrie!
back to Europe on the same vessel
1 II. II Il. -. ln.t
heavily draped with black hangings tn,
Austrian flag being spread over ths
| coffin.
| Thus Macmillan went home Oh
board the same vessel which had trun.
phantly brought him but three and .
half years previously to take posses
sion of his new kingdom Where h
once had stood in the flesh. handsome
debonnair and hopeful, side by sid
with his beautiful and ambitious help
mate, the Empress Charlotte, he nos
lay sleeping alone: after the fatgue
of a short but profoundly eventful liz
he had found the golden key that ope:
the palace of eternity"
After arrival at Trieste, the body o.
Macmillan, Archduke of Austria and
Emperor of Mexico, was laid to fna
rest In the crypt Of the CapuchIn
chapel at Vienna, where reposr genera
, lions OF the imperial house of the Haps'
burgs.
Upon the spot where the three vie
Tins Of the Liberal revenge had fallen
some pious peasants erected thre
simple wooden crosses. For severa
months these remained undIsturbed
when they were replaced. again By
anonymous but sympathetic hands, BY
small stone crucifXes. and the piece OIL
ground upon which they stood was sub,
sequently enclosed by an Ornamental
iron railing. Later on a handsome
memorial chapel was erected and this
now carefully maintained by means
public subscription.
!. The memorial chapel is open daily
throughout the year TO all who choose
to enter. and many visitors 70 MeXNO
make point Of doing so, 10 kneel i"
few moments before the handsome
altar and offer up a silent prayer lo'
the soul OF the dead MaXim!lin, lh'
custodian presents a book for N!Ina'u'
=. and for such observations a the Nsto'
may elect to inscribe. Many - the az,
rotations, written in every language
the earth, are mere rubbish PRIV
nouncing either in favor or AGAINST tue
sentence which was carried out on Inc
, 18th June. 1867 Others form very
touching tributes to the memory oil Inc
deceased and are expressed in eNceIleh'
taste and with becoming feeling.
During the Presidency of Cen. Por-
firio Diaz a grant from th" STATE
funds was regularly made toward the
maintenance OF the MAXIM An me-
mortal. Indeed Gen. Diaz'S a.', 1ie to'
ward the memory of Maxim .'n mas AZ
ways been above reproach 4, * wa
who commanded that the few rene
of the dead Emperor should poo 'ar".u'E
|, collected and placed in the . 'N.'n'a'
Museum" at Queretaro, an! nav .''
i, large oil paintings OF the former t'h
, peror and Empress of Mex GO '.' /"
hung in a prominent position 'n
National Museum at MeXico C.'F. H'n
also are exhibited in sever. arg
glass cases the Imperial % ."'SS
liveries and state uniforms, While !
: another portion OF the bu,'l'u+ '.hnn
: the massive gilt ornamentrd ''''' use
by the imperial couple upon stat. 90
: casions and which MaXiml.an hih Of
dered to be built for him in En- '"'
: Speaking of the dead Emper" upon
!. one occasion, Gen. Porhrio y N o"
: served: "He was an amiahlr man ana
= believe he tried to do his h'''' IL
probably would have made an eN'"I'n
D ruler in his own country, but W.
8 Mexicans would not have him u'r''
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