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other numerous orders of the illustrious Hum- 

 boldt. Six royal grooms led the horses of the 

 hearse, besides five court lackeys, and an 

 officer of the court. On each side of the hearse 

 walked twenty deputies, specially chosen by 

 the students, with palm-branches in their hands. 

 The plain oak coffin was adorned with palm- 

 branches, wreaths of laurel, and a garland 

 of white azalea blossom. Behind the coffin 

 walked the immediate relatives of Humboldt, 

 headed by the Knights of the Black Eagle. 

 Next in this cortege appeared the Ministers of 

 State, the Commanders of the Army, the Officers 

 of the Court, Foreign Ambassadors, and other 

 distinguished strangers the Members of both 

 Houses of Parliament, the Judges of the Su- 

 preme Court, the Members of the Academy of 

 Science whose senior Humboldt had been the 

 Professors of the University, the Members of 

 the School of Art, the Masters of all the public 

 schools in Berlin, the Magistrates and the 

 Council of the City, headed by the Chief Biirger- 

 meister; and lastly, a long train of persons 

 belonging to all classes of society. The state 

 chariot of the King and Queen of Prussia drawn 

 by eight horses, the carriage of the Prince 

 Regent, and those of the other members of the 

 Royal House of Prussia, closed this imposing 



