The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02
ALL PARIS HONORS GALLIEM
AS STATE FUNERAL PASSES
Eighty Thousand View Body at lnvalides. and Troops
Who Fought With Him at the Ourcq Pass Cor
tege-Aeroplane Drops Lilies.

the Ourcu. and which had been specially
brought to Paris for tho occasion. Its
members wore the steel helmets Of active
service. The cortege then proceeded to
the Place de Ia Bastillc, then through
the boulevard lie Didcrot to Lyons sta
ton. where the coffin was taken TO 81.
Raphael for burial beside Gallicni's
wife.
Special arrangements had been made
TO enable wounded soldiers to witness
the procession from various points. The
usual Thursday matinee performances in
the theatres were cancelled.
TRstcab s of OurcQ In Line.
Tho drivers ~ IN. tsxicabs which
carried Gen. Gallieni's army tn the
Ourcd on September 7, 1914, where It
turned the German tide, had peti,ioned
the Government to be allowed to PARTED
pate In the procession. The request was
granted and the machines. draped with
creme. followed tho CONN IN the corteYe.
Cardinal Annette conducted the service
IN tho chapel. where eight flags captured
from tho Germans. ono at the Ourcu.
were displayed. The coffin was carried
into the Honor Court Of tho rnvalider,
nd placed upon a CUR carriage drawn by
six horses. The t~ricolor covered the
'''h' Wv 'lfI Dtfu also Hldftl
Gallienis tunlc. kepi and sword.
Gen. Roques. r~euresenting tho Govern
ment. I'm his speech traced Gsllicnis
career as thai Of one OF the hrst
founders Of the French empire beyond
the seas. He recalled tho death OF Gal
lienf's wife during the week Of Frances
mobilization The speaker then eulo-
giled the defence Of Paris, especially tho
sending OF troops TO the ourcq despite
the fact that n Governor Of any fortress
would be naturally tempted 10 retain hls
forces for it's immediate protection.
Cen. Roques closed his speech with these
words
"Nton General. mon maitro' Sleep IN
your glory. Your task Is finished. Ours
- OF. Non are one who demands to be
houored by action. Tho people Of
France. who loved and admired you,
have received the mandate to save
civilization and liberty. They will. like
you, fulnl the mandate, .Jusuu' au bout
NJ. Mithouard on hehalf of Faris said /:
Gen. Gallieni was devoted to the ser
vice Of his country. We Parisians know
two things of Gallieni: IA word and AN
action
Tn speaker then recalled the effect of
Gsllicni's proclamation on the people Of
Paris, who tad just heard that Senlis had
been occupied. lie told how Paris wa'
saved by the sending Of troops to Md
noury. concluding:
1t IL not only the people OF Paris
who salute you. It Is every house. every
| monument the existence Of which is your
work, on the banks Of the Seine and on
tho hills of the suburbs our every story
and our every hope We owe to you. We
bow before you"
During one discourse All aeroplane
dying the ~tricolor circled around the
dome OF the lnvalidss. The proccssioa
then formed ulree platoons. First came
the Republican Guards. then five cas-
laden with wreaths. then regiments Of
the Eighty-thlrd DIVISION. a battalion
Of the one Hundred and Third Infantry,
which was present at the Ourcq fighting,
a battalion OF the Algerian aud Mo-
roccan tiraiIleura. who also fought on
the Ourcu. then the haud OF tho Re
publican Guards and ten. bubail. with
his staff. The funeral cor, which came
next. was followed by five colonial bat
t~alions, a company OF naval fusiliers.
the family of Gen. Gallieni. followed by
more troops and batteries Of 70 and
90 mlllimeter guns. Then came numer-
Gus delegations from public bodies.