Evening star., 1921-08-05
CARUSDS EFFECTS
/ GUARDED I t IN ITALY
Valuable Pearls and Ring Of
Tenor Cause Police
Uneasiness.
Bx the 4 ssaciated Press


NAPLES. August 5-Measures to
protect all the baggage and property
owned by the late Enrico Caruse have
been taken by the authorities here.
There was yesterday seme uneasiness
over a string of pearls that the dead
tenor bought in Paris ten years ago
and said to be valued at 100000
francs. The location. also, of a ring
set with valuable diamond was the
subject Of preoccupatien IN some quar-
ters.
This city resumed its normal life.
following the Interruption caused by
the death Of Caruso on Tuesday and
his funeral yesterday. Seldom in the
history of the city has the death of a
man in private life SO affected the
Neopolitans. and from the time the
great tenor's death was announced until
his body was placed in its temporary
vault business virtually was at a stand
still.
Church, government and people yes
terday paid their last honors to Ca
ruso. At the Basilica of San Fran
cisco di Paola. where the requiem
Emanuel. the Italian government.
the United States and many other
countries. In the floral offerings
body was placed were wreaths sent
as tokens of the sorrow felt in virtu-
ally the entire occidental world.
Great crowds surged about the noble
edif1ce where the funeral service was
held. 'or strained against the police
the procession passed. 1T was esti-
mated that nearly $4,000 persons
gathered in front of the basilica.
The press of the crowd in it's at
hn p~otN % wi ayFY
the casket of the famous tenor was
so great that troops had to charge
several times upon the throng- Final
ly a Gordon was thrown about the
church to prevent serious disorder.
Mounted Squads Head Corteke.
Moving from the church. the cor
tege was headed by mounted squad
rons of municipal guards. garbed in
full dress uniforms of ancient days
and bearing medieval banners. Be
hind came he municipal band of
steps and playing a funeral march.
The municipal services of Naples fol-
lowed. the firemen wearing the
uniforms of former days and carry
ing floral tributes of the city. Then
came a crucifix bearer holding aloft
the emblem of sacrifice, leading a
procession of priests in cassock and
surpiice. while Dominican and Fran
ciscan monks. with bowed heads and
with lips uttering prayers. followed.
1t was 5 o'clock when the process
sion left the bascilica of San Fran
cisco di Paola to the Camessa chapel.
where the casket was consigned to
it's temporary resting place. The
final scene of sealing the vault oc-
CURED just before twilight.
A great part of the enormous crowd
which had gathered for the services
fell into the procession behind the
representatives of the city and the
nation and of foreign governments.
There were tens of thousands of Nea-
politans who thus paid tribute to the
multitudes of representatives Of the
world of art-singers. actors, sculp-
tors. painters and the like-whfle all
along the route masses of people
awaited the cortege in breathless ST.
1ence. AS the hearse passed by the
men in the throng uncovered their
heads and murmured prayers. while
the women and children bowed low
and invoked blessings upon the soul
of the great tenor.
The procession assembled in the
Plaza Dante. and here it was that the
tributes of the nation. the city and
the outside world were paid in ora
tions delivered by representative men.
For America the speaker was HON.
er NJ. Byington, the American consul
at Naples. He told Of Ghe loss Italy,
America and the world had suffered
at the passing Of the great artist
Caruso. he said. mourned in two hem
ispheres, was beloved not only for his
art. but also for his many generous
deeds of charity.
In the other speeches. the prefect
the mayor and representatives of the
council eulogized the life Of the tenor
and his love of his art and his coun-
try. In the services in the Basilica
the requiem mass of Piaasielo was
sung by choir of 400 voices, accom-
panied by an orchestra of 200. under
the direction OF Giuseppe Baroni. Fol
lowing the mass the tenor de Pueia
an old-time friend of Caruso. sang
an air from St. Radella requiem.
Mrs. Enrico Caruso has received
more than 1000 kilograms of con-
dolence from individuals in various
parts of the world. who are sorrow
ing over the loss of the great singer
Among them was one from Queen
Mother Alexandra of England, which
read:
1T is with deep regret that I hear
Of the death of your gifted husband
whose wonderful voice has for sc
long delighted the world. His loss will
be much felt in England, and 1 offer
you my sincere sympathy in your
great bereavement
(Signed) ALEXANDRA"