The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-03
THOUSANDS
SORROWINC
FOR CARUSO
Scenes of Pathos Enacted
at Naples-Solemn Re
QUEEN Mass Said.

Naples, Aug. 3.-United Press.)
1t was announced that the private
funeral services for Caruso would
take place at 8 a. IN. tomorrow. The
public funeral ceremonies will be
at p. NJ. tomorrow. The original
plan was to have the services to-
day, but this was changed.
The funeral ceremonies will be
attended by a number of famous
singers and composers. The list
includes Titta Ruffo, Franco Alfano
and Mario Costa.
Naples, Italy. Aug. 3.-(By The
Associated PTess.} - Sorrowlng
Naples and Italy today paid tribute
TO the memory of Enrico Caruso,
the great tenor who died here early
yesterday morning. Thousands
gathered at a solemn requiem mass
celebrated at the Church of Ma
donna della Gracia, or stood un-
covered, along the streets leading
to that edifice while the funeral
| cortege passed.
In the choir which assisted in the
| impressive ceremonies were many
men and women who have played
stellar roles on the operatic stage.
Scenes of extreme pathos were
enacted all day yesterday at the
Hotel Vesuvius following the death
| of the man popularity acknowledged
| to be the premier tenor of his gen
Grafton. Neapolitans Of every class
j stood in line for many hours to file
past the bier of CarusO, which was
placed in the room where he had
died. From time to time, the silent
procession would pause while some
man or woman would kneel for a
moment beside the body and offer
| prayer
The body was clad in evening
| clothes and over it was shed the
mellow light of four candles, two
at the head and two at the feet At
| the dead tenor's side were garlands
of roses arranged personally by
| Mrs. Caruso.
Singers Last Words.
The master singer, who had for
nearly a quarter of a century en-
acted roles in which death was an
unseen player, apparently was cog
! infant of his critical condition, fol-
! lowing his sudden illness on Mon
! day Just before he sank into the
/ coma which was the prelude to the
/ end, he said to his son, Rodolfo:
Il feel very ill. This time it will
! be difficult to escape"
Newspapers of this city, in tell
! ing of the death of Caruso, quote
one Of the attending physicians as
saying:
Il and my colleagues believe
I Caruso never fully recovered from
( his illness in New York, last win
ter. His long sickness from pleur-
I isy weakened his resistance"
| Caruso, according to estimates in
/ the newspapers, left a fortune of
about 100000 lire.
! CAT the normal value of the lire
this would represent about the sum
of $6,000,O00).
L. S. Coincidence.
! Rome, Aug. 3-Richard Wash
( burn Child, American ambassador
/ to Italy, has sent to Mrs. Enrico
/ Caruso and other relatives of the
dead tenor the condolences of the
/ United States government.
Chicago Memorial.
/ Chicago, Aug. 3.-A public me-
I mortal service honoring the mem
! ory of Enrico Caruso, famous tenor,
/ who died in Naples yesterday, was
/ being planned by Chicago musicians
and friends of the singer here to-
day. Many tributes were paid to
/ him by famous musicians here The
form of the memorial has not been
/ determined.
To Follow Tenor.
! London, Aug. 3.-A Milan dispatch
( TO the Daily News today says it is
authoritatively stated that Giovanni
/ Martinelli will succeed Enrico Ca
russo as the leading tenor at the
Metropolitan opera house in New
/ York