Show ij 5 i W O IW I W 0 F jn 1 e g R I 1 ir ka I 1 t i 1 I 1 jai INN r w 14 7 t lv I 1 z I 1 1 E e TH aa S 1 01 I 1 FIT HE eme PERO b I 1 ir I 1 I 1 da WM arave until the masi ballet of taho abe a had pierced HU HI v heart last word or ot at loir diore for sub ar I 1 now mew f I 1 special I 1 letter bating nav been captured at Guer etaro by the liberal army he was condemned on i sll I 1 E june 14 1867 to be 61 shot the execution so 1 had ad been fixed for A J june u n e 16 at 1 11 1 on t that h a t day sentence was read to the condemned who were told that it ft would be carried into effect at 3 on the same afternoon maximilian received the intelligence calmly and devoted the following lour hour which he deemed his last to dictating letters to dr basch and to his mexican secretary senor baasto he then cont confessed contested essed to padre soria soda and heard mass in general miramont Mi ramons chamber where the condemned men received the last sacraments after which he signed his letters and took leave of those about him in removing his wedding ring and handing it to dr basch he said you will tell my mother that I 1 did my duty as a soldier and died a christian after this he quietly awaited death the appointed hour passed however without his being summoned to execution after prolonged suspense a at 4 in the afternoon news arrived that a reprieve of three days had been granted by the resident president in order that the condemned might have time to make their last dispositions this unexpected delay naturally aroused hopes among the friends of the doomed men these hopes it is said by those closest to him at that time were not shared by maximilian he continued his preparations with the same calm dignity that had not once forsaken him but he sent a telegram 1 F I 1 I 1 4 0 oa I 1 I 1 I 1 0 qa 0 C I 1 I 1 I 1 A I 1 I 1 A II 11 I 1 I 1 ii 1 1 i I 1 I 1 11 f L AA oo 3 ca 0 1 I 1 0 Z i I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 i A 1 11 I 1 1 I LAST MOMENTS OF maximilian to the national government asking that the lives of generals miramon and who had already undergone all the anguish of death be spared and that he might be the only victim the request was denied after making this supreme effort on behalf of his generals he employed his remaining hours in dictating letters and when night came he slept soundly on the morning of his execution june 19 he arose at 3 and dressed carefully at 4 padre soria came and once more gave him the last sacrament an altar had been erected tor for this purpose in a niche formed by a passageway to his cell this religious duty having been performed he gave instructions to dr basch sending bonding greetings and last tokens to friends at a quarter er before 6 he breakfasted and when on the stroke of 64 6 the officer appeared who was to lead him to execution he was ready and himself called his companions in death three hacks had been provided for the condemned the prince entered the first with the priest and escorted by the soldiery the mournful procession moved through a dense crowd to the place of execution on arriving at the cerro de las campanas where a month before he had made his last stand the fallen emperor looked about him for a friendly face and finding only his servants servant the hungarian he asked Is no one else here it Is said however that barou baron magnus the prussian minister and the consul Ba bahnsen husen were present although out of sight the priest weakened under the ordeal dealie he felt faint and the prince h held eld 1 his own smelling bottle to his nose Ir followed allowed by general miramon ama axi bejla maximilian walked towards the open square therean wh erean dobe adobe wall waft had bad been eieL erected ted against which they were expected acted to stand about to take nis his position in the middle maximilian stopped P ea and turning to general miramon said A brave soldier should be honored jeven evenI in nAls his listro last hour gr per minitte it me to give you of honor V v and he made ariy way for haa an officer anat and seven jien abeen A detailed etan e d to dp ac afie deadly save fach each a F thin the soldiers ers aa st pic piece we ot old af t i asking I 1 I 1 K hiie faue alv atala ilias i 1 non T an and I 1 1 lait ii W I 1 at beh w alk tv 6 aai 7 7 57 7 C Y aadva and Va 1 ta N 14 iiii 8 aw r y 1 r x W A mot k v i EM E M mv avi 14 z 1 i w m m m m X 2159 I 1 51 1 2 sw r Z a ar a abow V 12 1 A L 1 lq r 1540 Z ZW W I 1 I 1 Z V A I 1 I 1 iry by treason ion I on live I 1 long live mexico he then laid his bis hands bands on his breast and looted looked straight be before him five shots shota fired at short abort range pierced his body each of them was mortal morial he feu fell and as he still moved the officer id in charge pointed pointe 4 to ahls heart with his sword and a soldier stepped to forward and fired a last shot the bodies oi of the two generals were given to their families that of maximilian milian in a common coffin was placed in the chapel of the convent of the capuchins capuchino and delivered up to the doctor 3 pl As president juarez insisted upon an official request made in d due u e form by the austrian government before delivering the remains much delay occurred in the carrying ou out t of the unfortunate princes wishes w with ith regard to them at last on nov 1 the coffin containing the body of ferdinand maximilian joseph archduke aroh duke of austria prince of hungary and bohemia count of hapsburg prince of lorraine Lorr alne emperor of mexico was handed over to admiral hotT hoff who had been sent on a special mission to receive it a and n d left the capital with a cortege composed of his staff and an escort of cavalry on nov 26 the novara with all that remained of the emperor left the mexican shore where only three years before he had landed in all the pride of power and hopefulness of ambitious youth |