Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1916 — Will Move Emperor’s Body In Dead of Night. [ARTICLE]

Will Move Emperor’s Body In Dead of Night.

The body of Francis Joseph, former head of Austria, will be moved from the Schoenbrun Palace to the Hofburg in the dead of night, drawn by six black horses. The cortege will be accompanied by torch bearers and the outriders will also carry torches. After them will come a squad of cavalry and a part of the mounted guard. The hearse will be preceded by the court coriers and the ford steward and the court chamberlain in carriages by six horses. Francis Joseph will be laid to rest in the imperial ‘vaults in Capuchin church, among the tombs of his predecessors. On the day of the funeral the monarchy will go into mourning for a period of six months, divided into three equal portions of the deepest mourning, deep mourning and light mourning. Thursday afternoon a death mask oflthfp emperor was taken as a pre-lude-rto the .embalming of the body. The heart will be sealed in a silver "cup, while the intestines, lungs and stomach in a copper urn.