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

carried by relays of soldiers from the
Cerro de la Campagna through the
city, where its passage everywhere oc-
casloned fresh exhibitions of emotion
among the populace.
1t Is said that one poor woman who
was weeping aloud was accosted by
the "Hyena" in harsh tones, asking,
why are you weeping?" 81 am weep
ing for my dead Emperor" she answered
defiantly. Col. Palacios then seized and
attempted to drag her to prison, but
with swift movement the enraged
woman stabbed him with a knife which
had been concealed beneath her cloak,
and in the confusion which ensued she
made her escape.
The coffined body of the dead Maxi
milan was carried back to the chapel
of the convent of the Capuchinos. where
1t was roughly thrown upon a table.
Summoning DR.. Basch, the late En-
peror's physician, and a number of the
| imprisoned imperialist officers, most of
whom were Frenchmen. Col. Palacios,
still smarting from the wound inflicted
upon him by the woman whom he had
| addressed. exclaimed while pointing to
the body. behold the work OF France"
The sons of Gaul naturally incensed
at this only too well deserved. If melo-
drmaatic, pronouncement. generally pro-
| tested. IT was with genuine sorrow
and some feeling of self-reproach that
| they regarded the inanimate victim OF
their own Emperor's treachery. Col.
Palacios had but spoken the truth when
| he declared this act to have been "the
work of France" and truth, as Cowper
| has told us, is sometimes unwelcome.
II had been determined to embalm the
body of the late Emperor. and this
| grewsome task was entrusted to the
Liberal surgeons, DR.. Riva de Nlgra and
DR.. I.icia. The former was q man of
exceptionally low origin and mean char
| acter: he had arranged with Signor
Curtopassi to help Macmillan to escape
| for a payment OF the sum Of 10000
pesos. At first he had readily consented,
but fearing for the safety of his prom
sed reward he deemed 1t prudent to sell
the secret of the plot to. for a smaller
sum to be paid In immediate cash by,
Gen. Escobedo.
DR.. Licia was a man of similar repu-
tation, having betrayed Gen. Miramon
in earlier days under the guise OF
| friendship. DR.. Basch was allowed to
be present at the autopsy.
| The proceedings were characterized
by much unnecessary and discreditable
, onensiveness upon the part OF the Lib
cral officials. DR.. Licia. when plunglng
his knife into the body of the dead
Prince. exclaimed. What a delight 1t is
to me to be enabled to wash my hands
In the blood Of an Emperor" Then
the "Hyena" tapped upon the head of
the corpse. observing Electrically: "Oh!
you would place crowns upon your head
would you? Now perhaps. you will he
sal lshed with these for your crown u
and with those words he emptied over
the head the intestines. which had been
removed from the stomach and placed
In bowl of water. other similarly de-
grading acts upon the part OF these
monsters, types of the Mexican profess
sional man of that day. were subse-
quently disclosed proving that although
dead and beyond the reach OF their con.
temptlble spite. Macmillan was still tc
he made the subject OF their vindic.
tlveness.
The embalmlng process extended over
a full week. During the operation the
heart Of the deceased sovereign was al.
lowed to remain exposed upon a rough
wooden bench in the chapel for an en-.
tire day; but when the operation had
at length been completed the embalmet
body was placed In a shell Of superior
quality and remained under military
guard In the convent chapel pending 1t,
removal to Europe.
Upon the same day that the execu.
ton OF Macmillan took place the Aus,
TRAN Charge d'Affaires (Baron vor
Lago) made formal written appllca
ton to the Mexican Government for tn,
body Of the dead Emperor. The Min,
lister for Foreign Affairs (Senor Lerd,
de TeJada), however. declined to acced,
to the request "for serious reasons.
and the diplomat did not press the point
The indifference which he had displayed
throughout the entire proceedings anC
his utter callousness regarding the phys
ical sufferings Of the sovereign Will,
In prison had both surprised and nause
ated even the Mexicans themselves.
About ten days later Baron Won Mag
nus Uhe Prusslan Minister) and DR.
Basch preferred a similar request. but
met with the same negative response
on August 25. however, there arrived a
Vera Cruz Admiral Won Tegethoff, com
manding the Austrian frigate Novara
In the early days of September he an
reached the Mexican Minister for For
eign Affairs. upon behalf Of the Aus
TRAN imperial family. for permission t,
receive and remove the late Emperor
body to Europe. The favor was agail
declined at first. but finally the Min