Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-05
pv the Associated Press

Napl Nprm.l life today. following the in.
~ m,n,ion nv caused by the death OF
wI.eo Caruso on Tuesday and his
mineral yesterday. 49,. ill., ,,s
|, sb s..tb Of A man in private life so
.as .S.,.sS a. the impressionable Neapolitans.
~ I'y srom the time the great tenor
w ;..,h was announced until his body was
s,red in It's temporary vault. business
r,tually was at ,standstlll.
Church, Government and people yes
,.,d,y paid the last honors to Caruso:
~ A. tbs Basilica Of San Francisco di
pals where the requiem mass was
..sbrsted. we're gathered representa-
,is,s Of King Victor Emmanuel, the
it.Tan Government, the United States
.rd many other countries. In the floral
oFeriprs heaped about the vault where
ths body was placed we're wreaths sent
a, tokens of the sorrow felt in virtually
te entire Occidental world.
Troops Charge Throng
Great crowds surged about the noble
.difce where the funeral service was
bsld. or strained against the police
lines drawn along the streets while the
n,ocession passed. 1t was estimated
hat nearly 10000 persons gathered in
front Of the basilica. The press of the
crowd in its attempts to enter the
church to view the casket of the famous
tenor was so great that troops had to
charge several times upon the thrOng.
y ah m
church to prevent serious disorder.
Moving from the church. the cortege
was headed by mounted squadrons Of
municipal guards. garbed in full dress
uniforms OF ancient days and bearing
medieval banners. Behind came the
Municipal Band Of Naples. marching
with measured step and playing n flu
neral march. The municipal services
Of Naples followed, the fremen wearing
the uniforms Of former days and carry
Ing floral tributes Of the city. Then
came a crucihx bcaO holding aloft the
emblem of sacrifice, leading process
sion Of priests In cassock and surplice,
while Dominican and Franciscan monks,
with bowed heads and with lips utter.
ist prayers, followed.
Seal Vault at Twilight
II was 3 o'clock when the procession
ldt the Basilica Of San Francisco di
PaOla on its journey to the Camcssa
chapel, where the Casket was consigned
to Its temporary resting place. The
final scene Of sealing the vault occurred
Just before twilight
Incidents not altogether pleasant &C.
CURED while the procession was on its
way to the cemetery. There was a
veritable war among photographers
seeking to take pictures Of the scene.
one Of them maintaining he had received
the exclusive right from the family of
CsruSo to take the pictures and that
oil others must be excluded from that
privilege.
Operators Of moving picture ma
enlneS also quarreled, local house
canning the exclusive right to transfer
70 the celluloid views Of the streets
traversed. This claim was upheld in
certain quarters. and others were not
permitted to operate.
a great part Of the enormous crowd
which had gathered for the services fell
INTO the procession behind the repre-
Nntatlves OF the city and the nation
ana OF foreign Governments. There
we're tens of thousands Of Neapolitans
VINO thus paid tribute to the beloved
srust' Among them were multitudes of
representatives. Of the world of art
singers actors, sculptors. painters and
lne lke-while all along the route
t. I,assss OF people awaited the cortege in
SSleathless Sr silence. As the hearse passed
Y lne men in the throng uncovered
.nelr s.sm heads and murmured PRAYERS,
salis me women and children bowed
wv :. ana invoked blessings upon the soul
VI the great tenor.
American Consul Speaks
D, ihe procession assembled in tbo
t,sa taaa Dante, and here it was that the
uioGies OF the nation, the city and tho
Hu,sus vru world were paid in orations dc =.
"'sieu py representative men.
n NJ america the speaker was Homer
r. bylngton, the American Consul at
IIaplts' lie told of the loss Italy
a.. I.erlca and the world had suffered M
So n' passing OF the great artist, Coruso
.e sald' mourncd in two hemisnheros'
,lso ge,o'ea ten not only for his art, but
charity '""' generous deeds of
ny % ,e the other speeches, the prefect
CmrMoay Mayor and representatives Of the
and aIc'l %, eulogized the life of the tenor
I, ",s love Of his art and his country
r.oni. .nc services in the Basilico tbs
bvf bfI'etn = nigh mass of Piasielo was snns
~ a. cnolr Of 400 voices. accomnanied
tion ~ =, ,"rrchestra Of 200, under the dirac =.
m,s. y, - n"llSeppc Raroni. Followine Tho
frisrd 'ne TENOR De Pupia, an old time
81 RodonLa a. nLarnSo' sang an air'from the
pronsr,u pronres TO protect all baggage and
nSspN y owned by Caruso have benn "
Thy 'he authorities. ''
over a was Yesterday some uneasinoss
tenor sIrlng of pearls that tbe dooJ
sso ,spor mad bought in Paris ,on ,ne @ uean
francs s"' FAC Iald to be valued at 900 600
SET wi,h The Ioration. also Of 'Vo',JU, n riUa
,ubiec,' =, valuable diamond was tbe
tets VI preoc"upation in some nuor.
.ss,pN Speaking to Deputy porz,o ,ho
prsss1a r Hf the will, Mrs '1'%' Carua ,ne ek-
or on ths the aeSlre n to live either in Eapjcs
TUSCANY "State Caruso possessed in
New W. put said she would first 90 70
Caruso, ,'tS. accompanied by GiovSaru So ~
there ~ settle her husbands affairs
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