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Show HOW CUISORD WAS BURIED. The work of excavation hud been commenced early in the day, the grave boiiiK Jug directly over the cofiiu of Mmc. Guibord, and everything every-thing was in readiness when the hearao arrived. Quickly and quietly the worn and worm-eaten coffin waa lifted from its carriage, and deposited in tlio thick bed of Tor t land cement which had been thrown into the bot-j torn o the grave. The police wiio had escorted the dreary procession from the city formed a hollow square and, with rifles in their bands, Icepf, back the crowd. The bones of Gun bord were deposited without ceremony. cere-mony. As soon as the coffin had been laid in the cement, Father Eolis-sellet, Eolis-sellet, Ciir6of the parish, in tho garments gar-ments of his office, wont to the foot of tho grave, and, addressing M. Bois-bciui, Bois-bciui, as tho representative of the Inatilut Canadieu, said in French: "tfavo you identified thb aa the coffin containing the remains ol Joseph Guibord?" Gui-bord?" The answer waa, "I have." "Has tho grave been dug four feet deep, according to the rule?" naked UlC piU'Si. ii. una iiuuu.uiiiii -nu i regulation of the Fabrique!" was the reply. "Then," continued the clergymen, cler-gymen, "I -auppoae I must permit the burial to piocetd." Ho then turned away, and the workmen began to fill in the grave. . Barrel after barrel ol cement prepared for the purpose was poured upon the coffin. Then iron clippings and filings wero thrown in to render the mass solid and to. prevent pre-vent drilling. Moro cement was then nourctl in. Through it strins of iron were interlaced, forming a net work about the coflin. ( -The whole mass was covered by a nines of broken stones and then by eight inches of cement. Above this the earth formed a mound some two feet high. During the time which it took to do this work the crowd stood about silent and almost motionless, but just as the lust shovelful of, earth was being thrown on the mound it wild eyed young man forced his way through the Line of police, and, going up to tho grave, he uncovered his head and in French eaid, with great emotion: "lie was my master, i am a printer. Ho taueht me mv trade, and I will make tho sign of the cross for him for Joseph Guibord." Ho then crossed ! himself and quietly left the iuclosuro. I Ho .was not molested as he passed ; through the crowd. After this incident had occurred and the mound had been packed down, tho police werej formed in line and marched away, the crowd of curious spectators left ; the cemetery, and only a few friends; and members of the InBiitut Canadieu i remained standing near the place where Joseph Guibord was buried. 1 Subsequently- the mayor, ordered a1 detachment' of police to) guard the grave through the night. '"During the evening tlio military waa ordered ofi duty, und to-night the city is quiet, and the people calm and tree from excitement. On Sunday next, according to the present arrangement, Bishop Bourget will curse the grave which was made with' eo much trouble and alter so much litigation. No one doubts, however, how-ever, that ho will curse an empty sepulchre, for, notwithstanding all the precautions which have apparently appa-rently been taken to prevent such an occurrence, it is generally believed here that the hotly will be secretly removed by the prie&Lj. There seems to bo an understanding that the members mem-bers of the Iustilut Canadieu will not object to this. They have succeeded in havingthe body publicly buried in consecrated ground, and unless it is publicly molested or removed, they will late no further steps in the matter. New York Times. |
