Show tribute to the dead carnot funeral services in notre dame one of the greatest pageants in the history of the great french nation t paris july 1 copyrighted 1691 by the associated press the heat today was tropical but were mitigating zephyrs over people must have crowded into tho great thoroughfares by which the funeral procession accompanying alie remains of the late president carnot to the pantheon passed paris is a city of great funerals those of prince jerome bonaparte victor president thiers louis binick gambetta and victor hugo were never to be forgotten sights but the funeral of president carnot eclipsed them all one baw in it a manifestation of feeling in the pantheon which ia a secularized church built in an ir bovent century it was pagan and treated death with an airy levity at noam pame there was the deepness of christian emotion the church lent all the beautiful poetry of its ceremonial to the obsequies the harps and violins in the orean loft seemed to pierce heaven with their tones in the passages fifteen bishops whoso esteem president carnot had won aided in the celebration the ceremonial at the pantheon was pagan and lyric and appealed merely to the eye and intellect it was the of virtues and sensibilities of carnot the most simple accessible and amablo of french citizens cit izene whose seat in the domestic circle was an example to every family and who preached by bis practice ol 01 republican virtues the french are a people and americans are apt to charge them with bein mean they lavished money on funeral rites the obsequies at notre dame the arrangement of the pantheon rest a very large sum but it ie said millions of franca have been spent in paris alone in orders tor floral wreaths the heaviest spender of its size was gustaph Mu the european suburb of algiers its wreaths were drawn on a wagon draped in black and silver clolla drawn by six dorsee what the provincials spent on the wreaths is incalculable the court yard was filled with wreaths and palisades were set up in rows in the gardens to support the wreaths and alone the borders of the alleca the turf of the grounds was entirely hidden by these floral emblems itse wreaths pant by queen victoria the czar king humbert the prince oj wales emperor william queen and other sovereigns placed beside president floral tributes the casket was wrapped in the tri colored flae and a wreath lay on it from he mother of the dead awn it bora honor and conscience the papal nuncio wid hie etan present at ane lad of the diplomatic aidy the members of which were in qa CONTINUED full dress uniform his holiness wa robed in a violet bilk gown the imposino Impo sinz ceremonies parle july 1 the remains of tho late president carnot were deposited in the pantheon by the side of the remains of his grandfather lazare oar not organizer of victory the funeral was made the occasion for one of the most remarkable civic and military displays in the history ot france crowds began to rather along the champ elysea rue civilo and on he de la cite from early yesterday evening the people camped all night quiet and mournful discussing abo tragedy and curbing the assassin by 3 this mornine the streets along the route were crowded aad by 6 the place do 1 concorde was black with people the bouse tops windows and balconies of every house along the line of march and every other point of vantage was occupied fabulous sums of money having been paid for the use t h auses windows and balconies all classes 0 people crowded to the funeral from all parti of paris and from every department of france incoming trains were crowded last night and this morning hotels were packed and vehicles of all descriptions stationed wherever the police would allow them were packed with people who had furnished themselves with refreshments enough to last them for neatly all the day at 9 morning the route of the procession was packed in a manner never before seen in the city all the bagrowe bar rowe benches chairs and tables which could be brought out of the bouses were placed upon the sidewalks and standing room upon them was auctioned of and in many cases at large prices lines of infantry cavalry artillery and guards of the republic were to be been on all sides and mounted orderlies dashed here and there bearing messages to and from the staff of general saussier the military governor of pans mourning emblems displayed on all sides gave a mournful tone to everything and helped to increase the gloom which spread over the vast assemblage sem blage the crowds at the palace and place de la concorde watched with great interest the arrival of the carriages containing the representatives of foreign nations and high officials of the government who were escorted by detachments of dragoons then came the cabinet ministers who were respectfully saluted which the occasion there was an immense stir among the crowde when perier the successor of the late president drove up to the palace for contrary to precedent alie newly elected chief magistrate of france bad determined ter mined to attend the funeral the troops presented arms upon his arrival and he was received at the entrance to the palace by a number of bieh officials general saussier then gave the signal for the funeral to commence general saussier surrounded by a brilliant esaff of mounted officers took up hid position in the courtyard in front of ahe magnificent catafalque upon which the remains biad been resting since fuday last and the black baket with its elaborate allver mountings was removed under the superintendence of the priests who had gathered about the bier from early morning at 1020 a m the processor proc esson began its march towards the cathedral of noire A squadron 0 republican guards emerged from the grounds of the palace aad proceeded slowly down abo avenue maragni Mar igni towards avenue gabrial and champs elysee a band of alie guards playing the maeral following the band of the guards ol 01 the republic came four of the principal attendants tend ants of tho elysee with tri colored cockades in their hats and bearing casimir periers splendid wreath of roses nd palms two pales then came two carriages containing the priests who were ta escort the body to notredane Notre Dame after the clergy came the six boree funeral car the trappings of the car and horses were richly embroidered and silver angela with outstretched wings surmounted each corner tho casket was covered with the tricolor tri color of frappe end draped As abo funeral car pained those who had not previously doffed their hats did of the women fell upon their knees and all good catholics made the sign of the cross and offered up a silent prayer for the repose of the of the murdered president As the procession moved upon the champs elysee a man cried amid the profoundest respectful silence of the crowd i alto la re the who thus broke the mournful silence was immediately removed two infantry captains bearing a largo velvet cushion upon which rested president carnota various orders marched alter the funeral car they were followed by officers composing the civil 0 the late prebi dent behind these ceru the three the dead man the other members of the family excepting the widow came next and preceded who followed thorn bare beaded with cordon of master ot the legion of honor across his breast abo president wa surrounded by general bokius chief of the military household behind them camo the president of the two chambers the ambassadors and staffs of the different embassies all in funeral uniform followed behind them were the cabinet ministers beaded by premier dupuy the cardinals and nearly all the senators ana deputies bad next place p the procession the remainder ot the cora a was composed 0 deputations from various departments of the government the legion of honor different aneti atutes the clergy and othere along the rue de rivoli the railings and gardeke of the the statues the kiosks lamp posts and every thing capable of supporting the sightseer was taken advantage of A man standing upon some railings overbalanced himself and was impaled the heat was BO intense that pf people fainted and owing to abo packed crowds it was with difficulty that they could be and removed A panic at the arcades of the rue de la rivoli near rue cambon As the end of thu procession passed an of ficere boree shied and backed into the crowd behind tho first few 0 the crowd were not aware of the u of he disturbance and some foolish person shouted IA borab the affrighted sightseers mado a desperate rush jp their efforts to escape what they believed an impending explosion the procession WAS stopped and the succeeded in abe crowds the eelan reached abe cathedral of atre dame at noon where a most scene wag witnessed conr eruti bokius surrounded Bur rounded bv all the gen erale and office of alie staff stood on the left band of alie da As abe baskot waa taken from the funeral car the officers nil saluted together the troops presented arms trumpets rang out abe grand ealure muffled drums rolled and bells tolled mournfully the filling abe air with ft st wallene bound the archbishop of paris cardinal richard then emerged from the cathedral followed by the whole chapter and officiated the removal of the casket which was amed slowly and solemnly into the sacred edifice which resounded with the ewel llna tones of the grand organ as saint sauna clayed tha bethoven Bet hoTen funeral notre damo waa a maes of black and intermixed with ermine the nave was huna with black drapery bordered with ermine the banner of joan of arc was veiled with ceepo and the pulpit waa completely bidder with black cloth the clergy headed by the of paris preceded the bacr up the alele to the catafalque the displaying of which usually stands at that spot the catafalque wag surrounded by eight im lighted flambeaux flambeaus flam beaus the catafalque stood put weirdly illuminated by these flambeaus and by sixteen bandla bra each of eighteen candles the galleries were packed with people who had been able to obtain admission admies ion by special order president casimir perier took hie seat in the private enclosure around the pulpit behind him were seated the members of the late presidents civil and military household kotre dame and the conservatoire de executed liturgical chants and two numbers of gou noda mora ct vita M felix faure the famous baritone being the soloist the plaintive notes of dies irae were sung by the choir and M faures rendering of pie jesu from saint requiem tills produced a profound impression before pronouncing the absolution the archbishop of paris delivered an allocution the cardinal said the late president was an upright man in public aa well as his private life and these simple words have been repeated by nil since his death and constitute a greater eulogy than orations may this life sacrificed to duty prove a great lesson to all french hearts the archbishop of paris concluded offering respectful comae to the carnot family and by inviting all christians to pray for alie repose of the soul of the late president the religious ceremony in the cathedral was concluded at 2 p m when the procession uro cession formed reformed re and proceeded across the river to the pantheon the decenes witnessed daring the passage of the procession from the palace to kotre dame were repeated as it made its way there was a number of spontaneous outbursts of cheering especially when president casimir aeriel was recognized the funeral car and its escort arrived at the pantheon amid the booming of a salute of guns fired bj a company of artillery stationed in the jardin du luxemburg at the pantheon the casket was removed amid a trumpet salute and the roll of drums the end of the procession biad not readied the pantheon before the funeral orations commenced i premier dubuy during his remarks said president garnet died for france and for the republic he was struck down ina cowardly manner and with savage vindictiveness the people concerned in this outrage must DO reduced to powerlessness powerless nese carnot fell like a soldier on the beld of honor at the moment be already could eee before him an hour of repose for he had not the slightest idea of soliciting re elec tion which lie considered contrary to the spirit of the constitution president carbot had the highest conception of the of the dent oj the republic he knew how to baini privately and publicly the sympathy ant of franco and foreign lands president cornot will bo placed to rest beside grandfather ie la victorie hie death will enfold at abo same time the genius of war and the genius of peace history will say that he wished to unite all frenchmen in a wise bravo progressive and free the republic lays upon coelln nag draped with mourning design to accept this supreme homage of gratitude and row M Chal lemel lacour recalled the ceremony of 1789 when tho body of la zare barnot was placed in the pantheon and said franco full 0 life and energy nobly beara alie ecar of her wound and respect by alie manner in which she endures ibis batot outrage the workman is struck in the of his work but the work pro ceede the president 0 alie senate then eulogized the late president Pies ident carcot dw olline up in his calmness id difficult situations M D marcy of the chamber 0 deputies in his address ex satiated patia ted upon the foulness 0 the crime which ao 10 hio batai president of lis life andre delivered alie last speech and after a march past the troops who had taken part iu the pro cession the asket containing tho remains of the murdered was lowered ino the vault and all theu dis 1 |