Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-05
TROOPS ARE FORCED
TO CHARGE CROWDS
At CARUSO FUNERAL
Great Throng Tried to Force
Way Into Church for
Service.
MOVIE MEN IN WRANGLE

/ Iy Associated Press TO Every Fseniug
Naples. August 5.--This city re-
sumed It's normal life today following
the interruption caused by the death
Of Enrico Caruso on Tuesday and his
/ funeral yesterday
Church, government, and people
/ yesterday paid the last honors TO
Caruso, At the Basilica Of San Fran
cisco di Paola. where the requiem
mass was celebrated. were gathered
representatives of King Victor En-
manuel, the Italian government. the
/ United States and many other coun-
/ tries.
/ Great crowds surged about the
noble edifice whore the funeral ser
| vice was held. or strained against
| the police lines drawn along the
/ streets while the procession passed. n
was estimated that nearly 10000 per
sons gathered in front Of the Basilica
/ The press Of the crowd in its at
/ tempts 10 enter the church to view
i the casket Of the famous tenor was
so great that troops had TO charge sew
eral times upon the throng Finally
Gordon was thrown about the church
t to prevent serious disorder.
Picturesque Funeral Corteee.
/ Moving from the church, the cor
| tege was headed by mounted squad
/ rons OF municipal guards. garbed In
| f1il dress uniforms Of ancient days
and bearing medieval banners. Be
hind came the municipal band OF
/ Naples. marching with measured steps
and playing funeral march.
/ The municipal services Of Naples
! followed the firemen wearing the uni
/ forms Of former days and carrying
/ floral tributes Of the city. Then came
a crucifir bearer, holding aIoft the
emblem OF sacriflce, leading a process
sion Of priests in cassock and surplice,
while Dominican and Franciscan
i monks. with bowed heads and with
! lips uttering prayers followed.
1T was o'clock when the process
sion left the Basilica Of san Francisco
di Paoia on its journey 20 chapel
where the casket was consigned to its
scene Of sealing the vault occurred
temporary resting place. The final
/ just before twilight.
There was veritable war among
photographers seeking 10 take pictures
Of tho funeral procession, one Of them
maintaining he had received the ex-
/ elusive right from the family of
Caruso to take the pictures. and that
all others must be excluded from that
! privilege. Operators OF moving
picture machines also quarrreied, a
i local house claiming the exclusive
right TO transfer to the ceiIuloid. views
or the streets traversed. This claim
was upheld In certain quarters and
others were not permitted 20 operate.
Tens Of Thousands in Cortere.
A great part OF the enormous crowd
which had gathered for the services
/ fell into the procession. There were
/ tens of thousands Of NeapoIitans who
/ thus paid tribute TO the beloved
artist. Among them were multitudes
of representatives OF the world Of art
singers. actors. sculptors. painters and
| the like--while all along the route
masses of people awaited the cortege.
/ As the hearse passed by, the men un-
covered 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 il was that
| tributes of the nation. the city and
the outside world were paid in ora
tons delivered by representative fnen.
American Eulogizes Singer.
For America the speaker was Homer
| NJ Byington, the American consul at
Naples. He told Of the loss Ita Y,
America and the world had suffered
at the passing of the great artist.
Caruso. he said, mourned in two
hemispheres, was beloved not only for
his art. but also fer his many gener-
Gus deeds of charity.
In the services in the Basilica the
requiem high mass Of Piaselo was
sung by a choir of 400 voices. ac-
companied by an orchestra Of 200.
under the direction of Giuseppe Baroni
Following the mass. the tenor, de
Pueia, an old-time friend of Caruso,
sang an air from the St. Radella
requiem.