Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-30
FRANCIS JOSEPH
BORNE TO TOMB
M edieval Ceremonial of
Endless Formslity Marks
Last Funeral Procession
HIS TOMB is THE 133D
Emperor Rests in Dingy Little
Church of Capuchin Fathers
Among His Ancestors

LONDON, Nov. so--Crypt No, iss In
tho vault Of the age-darkened chapel OF
the Capuchin fathers in Vienna holds the
mortal remains Of tho late Emperor Of
Austria Hungary.
Dispatches from Vienna said preparations
for the funeral Of tho late monarch were
completed with all tho regal show and
pomp Of medieval custom that tho rigid
etiquette Of the most formal court In the
world stipuntes.
The funeral procession which bore the
body to the grave, where he Joins his an
ccstors started at 4;30 from the HofburE
Palace. The Empcrors last resting place
is short three blocks distant from the
ancient Hofburg state Palace, through
crooked. narrow streets In some places
less than sixteen feet In width.
AN ENDLESS CEREMONIAL
Burial Of n ruler in Vienna is cere-
monial OF almost endless formalty and
pomp. Even the most minute details OF
the procession. OF tho transfer tho body, OF
the words spoken by every functionary,
"a part of ritual perhaps centuries old.
Custom decrcod that the late Emperor
should lay In state in the coldly formal
Hofburg palace, which abode Franz Josef
In life dctcsted and that after n certain
number OF hours tho body should be trans
ported. In specified fashion, to tho dingy
little church of the Capuchin fathers the
monks who for centuries have been keepers
of the Itapsburg dead.
At i:3O today precisely the deop-throated
tones OF the giant he'll in the 4b0-foot
stceplc Of Stephan's Church, mnglinE with
scores OF others, announced termination OF
formal ceremonial In the Hofhurg Angus
timer Church Of "blesslng the imperial
dead" and beginning of the march to the
grave,
KAISER COMPELLED TO LEAVE
In that procession were representatives
Of all OF Austria -Hungary's allies and one
| OF tho greatest gatherings of royalty since
| tho death of Queen Victoria, of England
| ono notable absentee was Kaiser William
| OF Germany, who left Vienna yesterday on
| strict orders from his physician. Tho Ger
man Emperor had bad cold. but notwth-
| standing that, he had como to the Austrian
| capital for tho funeral. His physicians
| however, ordered that he leave the damp
| climate at once.
There were half dozen other members
| OF German royalty in Vienna, however, and
| Car Ferdinand OF Bulgaria, the Grown
| Prince Boris and Prince Cyril. of that same
country; the Turkish Crown Prince. Wahit
| Eddin; Prince Alfonso dc Bourbon Of Aus
| tria, Infanta Dona Maria de los Nieve'
and tho Crown Prince Gustav Adolf o
Sweden. These Joined in the funeral pro
| ces8ion. with n respendent guard of honor
| Custom DEGREES tflt lne ulNSN IcSpltnNtl
| OF all ceremonies of tho burial of an En-
| peror take place Mt the 400-year-old chape
| OF the Capuchins. The walls OF this littl'
church and the altar were draped in soll'
black In this Egyptian gloom scores o
| wax candles threw n dim, ghostly ligh
| over the gloomy interior All the rougl
| benches had been taken out and all tn
notables were required to stand. Accord
ing to the Hapsburg custom, the master o
ceremonies. resplendent In black red ant
gold came from the sacristry as soon n
| tho procession moved and acted as ushe
| to those seeking udmlttance to the tin,
chapel, arranging them In accordance L
birth, rank and station in life. All thes
were garbed In full court ceremonial dress
with all orders and decorations worn.
As the cortege of the dead Emperor ap
| preached, drawn by eight black horses
| (Franz Josef was the fourth dead EN-
peror TO be carried in this ancient equpage)
| attachments from all the Guard regiment
| formally gave the last salute to their deaf
Emperor and dropped the colors to his re
| mains
| Inside the church the ritual provided 70
an entrance, at the moment the corteg
arrived at the door, of cardinals, bishop
| and other prelates, Archbishop Nagel in tn
center and the Pnpal Nunco nearby, al
garbed in white. gold, violet and carmin
of the ceremonial church robes.