Was Loved By All
Bvda PE8TH, April 2. - Au immense ;rovd of people trom all parte of gary and many f rom Austria was in this ïity. The great enter of attraction was the National museum, in whicb ; the body of Kossuth was lying in state, lt is estiinated that at least 150.000 - persons of all classes walked past the catafalque. Several inipreasive incidents marked the day. One was the visit of a large nnmberof niaidensfrom Transylvania, elad wholly in white, who deposited inany wreaths on the coffin. The visit of the veteran Honred Hussars also attraoted much attention. The 0,000 iuhabitants of Czegeld who walked iu a body the long ilistance froni there to Buda Pesth in order to. pay their last token of respect and love to the great Hungarian, arrived safely, and their visit to the hall was one of the uoteworthy inciden ts of the day. The streets were thronged the whole night with constantly arriving deputation8. The funeral services were held in the vestibule of the National Museum in the presen ce of the Lutheran bishops, members of the Huncarian diet and the Hungarian magnates. After the sine;ing of the nacional anthem, in which all fresent joiued.. Bishop Sarkany deivered an oration in which he eloquent lv extolled the petriotic services of BUtlï. When the funeral service at the i ïnuseuin had been ooncloded the eoffin was conveved to the funeral car, to which were attached eight horses covereil with mourning caparison. In the procession were 20 special cars hearing between ,000 and :S,000 funeral wreaths. ïhen followed tiOO Honveds. All wor inedals. Included among the regimental colors carried was the celebrated black flag with thirteen death's heads in memory of the martyrs who feil in the suppressiou of the revolution at Arad. Fireuien formed a guard on each side. The cortege occupied two hours in reaching 'che ceuietery. The streets through which it passed were densely crowded. Not a wiudow nor a roof along the route was unoecupied. Business, much of which is nsnally done in Bnda Pe9th on Sanday, was at a complete standstill, all the business houses ; being closed. Everybody wore inomning, and the city presented a scène that ; was neverbefore witnessed here. The final oeremony, though simple, was very impressible. Seyeral speeches were made by repi'esentativesof the ; dependence party and by Honveds, wbo served uuder Kossuth. After the singing of a chora! the coffln was lowered into a temporary vault. At this moment a touching epectacle presented itself, the immense assemblage gathered outside the ceinetery, falling upon their knee.s and ofïeringa silent prayer. The ceremonies coucluded, the crowd flispersed quietly.
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