New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-05
King Grants Permission
for Services in Church
From Which No Untitled
Person Ever Was Buried
Vault Holds His
Coffin of CRYSTAL
Widow Will Live on Es-
tate in Italy After She
Makes Trip to New York


NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 4 (By The Asso-
ciated Press The funeral of Enrico
Caruso took place here to-day. From
the Royal Church Of San Francesca di
Paola the cortege moved through streets
lined with troops and vast crowds to
the cemetery, where the body was placed
in a vault.
Services were held in this famous
church by permission of King Victor
Emmanuel, who sent special repre-
sentative to attend the ceremony. A
great choir, composed of hundreds of
singers, assisted in the high requiem
mass.
The crystal coffin incased in a wooden
casket was borne in a hearse drawn by
six horses. There were innumerable
floral offerings, among them wreath
from the City of New York. All places
of business had been closed. Airplancs
flew overhead.
So dense were the throngs the troops
had difficulty in holding the people back.
All windows and balconies were crowded
and many of them were draped.
Euloges were pronounced by the
Prefect Of Naples in the name of the
King and the government, by the di-
rector of the Conservatory, and by the
representatives of the Mayor and the
artists of the city.
Receives Royal Honors
The basilica of the Church OF San
francesca di Paola was draped with
black and gold tapestries, some of them
royal treasures of the former Kingdom
of Naples. The body of the great
singer lay on a catafalque in the center
of the structure, surrounded by hun
dreds of candles.' The catafalque, COW
cred with black velvet and gold, stood
in bower of flowers.
Before the church was opened to the
public Mrs. Caruso, having her little
daughter, Gloria, by the hand, came to
view the body of her husband once
again. She placed beside it large
cluster of roses.
Others of the grief stricken relatives
gathered in the basilica and looked for
the last time upon the face of the
dead, which seemed to be one sleeping
peacefully. Giovanni, brother of En-
rico, first knelt beside the coffin, then,
rising, invoked Caruso to breathe
again. Rudolfo, the son, was equally
affected. Giovanni, who was very close
to his brother and who managed the
business affairs of the singers various
estates, has remained with the body
almost constantly since the tenor died
Church Built by Ferdinand
The funeral church. situated in the
southern part of the city, near the ho-
tel where the great singer breathed
his iast, was decided upon as the last
scene in the drama Of the tenor's life
late yesterday.
untitled person ever held in the church.
1t was erected by King Ferdinand V in
consequence of vow. 1t is a rep
ica of the Pantheon Of Rome, which
faces the royal palace.
Representa- Of the government,
the municipality and the Prefecture had
been appointed to attend the services,
and the United States, in which coun-
try Caruso rose to his greatest tri-
umphs in the lyric art. had instructed
officials to appear at the funeral For
mer Premier Nitt came to Naples to
pay his last respects from his country
summer.
City to Pay Costs
The expenses Of the funeral were
borne by the municipality of Naples
as last tribute to noted son.
In the Chamber of Deputies DR.. Ca
passo, professor of surgery in the Uni
versity Of Naples, paid tribute to the
memory of Caruso. He emphasized the
loss to lyric art and also to the pres
tige Of Italy abroad, especially in
America.
Deputy Marco Rocco joined in the
tribute, saying that all mourned the
death of the distinguished representa-
tive of the Italian nation and good son
Of the Church
The Under Secretary of Instruction,
Signor Anile, reviewed Caruso's life.
praising his patriotism and his gen
erosity toward his compatriots abroad
The President of the Chamber, Signor
de Nicola. eulogized the singer in the
name Of the whole Chamber.
Widow to Live Abroad
Speaking to Deputy Porzo, the cx-
ecutor of the will, Mrs. Caruso ex-
pressed the desire to live either in
Naples or on the estate Caruso pos
sessed in Tuscany, but said she would
first go to New York, accompanied by
Giovanni Caruso, to settle her hus-
bands affairs there
The District Judge Of this city. upon
request of Mrs Caruso, has sealed tho
hotel apartment that was occupied by
the tenor. This step was taken to safe
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