SHOCKING.
A ghastly sight was witnessed the other day in the church of Sb Bernard la Chapelle. Two funerals were going on. In Paris, as is well known, funerals are managed by the municipality, and there are certain classes, with an ascending scale of fees. Both the funerals in this case were of the poorest class, and the coffins, on which there were no plates, were identical in appearance. After the coffins had been placed in the church, the bearers found they had forgotten which waß which. There was nothing for it but to unscrew the coffins and get the relatives in each case to identify the body, and this was accordingly done. The affair caused a very painful sensation among all who were present. It appears that the funeral parties arrived just as a marriage service was going on, and they had to wait, whence no doubt the act of forgetfulness that had such unpleasant consequences.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5068, 29 September 1894, Page 6
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157SHOCKING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5068, 29 September 1894, Page 6
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