Secretaire de la Legation d'Italie, First Secretary of the Italian Legation at Washington
Evening Star, March 4, 1880 The, Page 11
The funeral of Count Litta, first secretary of the Italian legation, took place to-day from St. Matthew's church. Count Litta was about 50 years of age, and died in New York on Tuesday from the effects of an operation for a cancer. He had gone to New York for treatment. St. Matthew's church was crowded this morning. One of the last requests of the deceased was that his funeral should be unostentatious. All of the diplomatic corps now in Washington, Secretary Everts, officers of the army and navy and Judge Davis of the Supreme Court were present at the funeral. The remains were under immediate control of the Italian Benevolent society of this city. The Marine band was in attendance. Father Boyle delivered a short funeral address. The music in the church was furnished by the organ and a portion of the Marine band in the gallery. The remains were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. Sir Edward Thornton, Baron Blanc, the Mexican minister, the French minister, Baron Del Fosse and the Chilean minister, were the pall bearers.
In addition to the invitation generally extended through the Star yesterday by Baron Blanc (the Italian Minister) to the friends of Count Litta to attend his funeral to-day, invitations, according to the form usual in some European countries were issued to the diplomatic corps. They are enclosed in a white envelope with a wide border of blacks and are printed on a card with broad black border. They read:
"Le Ministre d'Italie vous prie d'assister au service funèbre dy
Comte Balsarino Litta
Secrétaire de la Legation d'Italie qui aura lien
a l'Englise de St Mathews le quatre
Mars a 10 heures du matin."
During his long illness, he always showed the greatest interest in his Washington friends, and expressed much concern lest they should forget him. He suffered greatly, as his disease was cancer in the throat. The first painful symptoms developed about a year ago, and he consulted several of the best physicians here, whose diagnosis of the case the result has proved correct…. He calmly made all his preparations for death, and last week gave all the directions for his funeral. He was 48 years old, and had been secretary of the Italian legislation here five or six years. .. He had served eighteen years in the Italian diplomatic service, having been in most of the capitals of Europe and in Japan before he came here. His family is one of the best in Italy, and was once very wealthy, but is not so now. The head of the house is a Duke. After the family became impoverished, the ancestral palace in Milan was sold to the municipality, Count Litta's father was a celebrated historian, whose works are considered standard authorities. There have been several cardinals elected from the family, and one of its members has been canonized as a saint.
He held a commission in the Italian army under King Victor Emmanuel - New York Times, March 4, 1880
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar 19, 1880, page 11
… Count LItta was a man of tall, full stature, which iron gray hair, olive skin and side whiskers, and was possessed of a commanding presence and noble, expressive face. He dressed faultlessly, and at Washington mingled in the leading circles of society… ..
… Word was immediately sent to the Clarendon Hotel of the Count's demise. Baron Blane, the Italian Minister, who happened to be in this city, with Count Morilla , of the Legation, at once went to the Hospital and saw the mortal remains of their old associate, and that night, with Signor Raffo, the Italian Cousul of New York, removed them to Washington for burial. The funeral ceremonies were held at St Matthew Church, in that city, and a very large congregation attended to pay tribute of respect to the dead official. The interment took place in the Washington Cemetery. Count Litta was fifty-five years of age at the time of his death, and a bachelor. He came from the distinguished Milanese family bearing his name, which ranked among the highest for a long time in Lombardy . ….
Evening Star, March 4, 1880 The, Page 11
The funeral of Count Litta, first secretary of the Italian legation, took place to-day from St. Matthew's church. Count Litta was about 50 years of age, and died in New York on Tuesday from the effects of an operation for a cancer. He had gone to New York for treatment. St. Matthew's church was crowded this morning. One of the last requests of the deceased was that his funeral should be unostentatious. All of the diplomatic corps now in Washington, Secretary Everts, officers of the army and navy and Judge Davis of the Supreme Court were present at the funeral. The remains were under immediate control of the Italian Benevolent society of this city. The Marine band was in attendance. Father Boyle delivered a short funeral address. The music in the church was furnished by the organ and a portion of the Marine band in the gallery. The remains were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. Sir Edward Thornton, Baron Blanc, the Mexican minister, the French minister, Baron Del Fosse and the Chilean minister, were the pall bearers.
In addition to the invitation generally extended through the Star yesterday by Baron Blanc (the Italian Minister) to the friends of Count Litta to attend his funeral to-day, invitations, according to the form usual in some European countries were issued to the diplomatic corps. They are enclosed in a white envelope with a wide border of blacks and are printed on a card with broad black border. They read:
"Le Ministre d'Italie vous prie d'assister au service funèbre dy
Comte Balsarino Litta
Secrétaire de la Legation d'Italie qui aura lien
a l'Englise de St Mathews le quatre
Mars a 10 heures du matin."
During his long illness, he always showed the greatest interest in his Washington friends, and expressed much concern lest they should forget him. He suffered greatly, as his disease was cancer in the throat. The first painful symptoms developed about a year ago, and he consulted several of the best physicians here, whose diagnosis of the case the result has proved correct…. He calmly made all his preparations for death, and last week gave all the directions for his funeral. He was 48 years old, and had been secretary of the Italian legislation here five or six years. .. He had served eighteen years in the Italian diplomatic service, having been in most of the capitals of Europe and in Japan before he came here. His family is one of the best in Italy, and was once very wealthy, but is not so now. The head of the house is a Duke. After the family became impoverished, the ancestral palace in Milan was sold to the municipality, Count Litta's father was a celebrated historian, whose works are considered standard authorities. There have been several cardinals elected from the family, and one of its members has been canonized as a saint.
He held a commission in the Italian army under King Victor Emmanuel - New York Times, March 4, 1880
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar 19, 1880, page 11
… Count LItta was a man of tall, full stature, which iron gray hair, olive skin and side whiskers, and was possessed of a commanding presence and noble, expressive face. He dressed faultlessly, and at Washington mingled in the leading circles of society… ..
… Word was immediately sent to the Clarendon Hotel of the Count's demise. Baron Blane, the Italian Minister, who happened to be in this city, with Count Morilla , of the Legation, at once went to the Hospital and saw the mortal remains of their old associate, and that night, with Signor Raffo, the Italian Cousul of New York, removed them to Washington for burial. The funeral ceremonies were held at St Matthew Church, in that city, and a very large congregation attended to pay tribute of respect to the dead official. The interment took place in the Washington Cemetery. Count Litta was fifty-five years of age at the time of his death, and a bachelor. He came from the distinguished Milanese family bearing his name, which ranked among the highest for a long time in Lombardy . ….
Secretaire de la Legation d'Italie, First Secretary of the Italian Legation at Washington
Evening Star, March 4, 1880 The, Page 11
The funeral of Count Litta, first secretary of the Italian legation, took place to-day from St. Matthew's church. Count Litta was about 50 years of age, and died in New York on Tuesday from the effects of an operation for a cancer. He had gone to New York for treatment. St. Matthew's church was crowded this morning. One of the last requests of the deceased was that his funeral should be unostentatious. All of the diplomatic corps now in Washington, Secretary Everts, officers of the army and navy and Judge Davis of the Supreme Court were present at the funeral. The remains were under immediate control of the Italian Benevolent society of this city. The Marine band was in attendance. Father Boyle delivered a short funeral address. The music in the church was furnished by the organ and a portion of the Marine band in the gallery. The remains were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. Sir Edward Thornton, Baron Blanc, the Mexican minister, the French minister, Baron Del Fosse and the Chilean minister, were the pall bearers.
In addition to the invitation generally extended through the Star yesterday by Baron Blanc (the Italian Minister) to the friends of Count Litta to attend his funeral to-day, invitations, according to the form usual in some European countries were issued to the diplomatic corps. They are enclosed in a white envelope with a wide border of blacks and are printed on a card with broad black border. They read:
"Le Ministre d'Italie vous prie d'assister au service funèbre dy
Comte Balsarino Litta
Secrétaire de la Legation d'Italie qui aura lien
a l'Englise de St Mathews le quatre
Mars a 10 heures du matin."
During his long illness, he always showed the greatest interest in his Washington friends, and expressed much concern lest they should forget him. He suffered greatly, as his disease was cancer in the throat. The first painful symptoms developed about a year ago, and he consulted several of the best physicians here, whose diagnosis of the case the result has proved correct…. He calmly made all his preparations for death, and last week gave all the directions for his funeral. He was 48 years old, and had been secretary of the Italian legislation here five or six years. .. He had served eighteen years in the Italian diplomatic service, having been in most of the capitals of Europe and in Japan before he came here. His family is one of the best in Italy, and was once very wealthy, but is not so now. The head of the house is a Duke. After the family became impoverished, the ancestral palace in Milan was sold to the municipality, Count Litta's father was a celebrated historian, whose works are considered standard authorities. There have been several cardinals elected from the family, and one of its members has been canonized as a saint.
He held a commission in the Italian army under King Victor Emmanuel - New York Times, March 4, 1880
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar 19, 1880, page 11
… Count LItta was a man of tall, full stature, which iron gray hair, olive skin and side whiskers, and was possessed of a commanding presence and noble, expressive face. He dressed faultlessly, and at Washington mingled in the leading circles of society… ..
… Word was immediately sent to the Clarendon Hotel of the Count's demise. Baron Blane, the Italian Minister, who happened to be in this city, with Count Morilla , of the Legation, at once went to the Hospital and saw the mortal remains of their old associate, and that night, with Signor Raffo, the Italian Cousul of New York, removed them to Washington for burial. The funeral ceremonies were held at St Matthew Church, in that city, and a very large congregation attended to pay tribute of respect to the dead official. The interment took place in the Washington Cemetery. Count Litta was fifty-five years of age at the time of his death, and a bachelor. He came from the distinguished Milanese family bearing his name, which ranked among the highest for a long time in Lombardy . ….
Evening Star, March 4, 1880 The, Page 11
The funeral of Count Litta, first secretary of the Italian legation, took place to-day from St. Matthew's church. Count Litta was about 50 years of age, and died in New York on Tuesday from the effects of an operation for a cancer. He had gone to New York for treatment. St. Matthew's church was crowded this morning. One of the last requests of the deceased was that his funeral should be unostentatious. All of the diplomatic corps now in Washington, Secretary Everts, officers of the army and navy and Judge Davis of the Supreme Court were present at the funeral. The remains were under immediate control of the Italian Benevolent society of this city. The Marine band was in attendance. Father Boyle delivered a short funeral address. The music in the church was furnished by the organ and a portion of the Marine band in the gallery. The remains were interred in Mount Olivet cemetery. Sir Edward Thornton, Baron Blanc, the Mexican minister, the French minister, Baron Del Fosse and the Chilean minister, were the pall bearers.
In addition to the invitation generally extended through the Star yesterday by Baron Blanc (the Italian Minister) to the friends of Count Litta to attend his funeral to-day, invitations, according to the form usual in some European countries were issued to the diplomatic corps. They are enclosed in a white envelope with a wide border of blacks and are printed on a card with broad black border. They read:
"Le Ministre d'Italie vous prie d'assister au service funèbre dy
Comte Balsarino Litta
Secrétaire de la Legation d'Italie qui aura lien
a l'Englise de St Mathews le quatre
Mars a 10 heures du matin."
During his long illness, he always showed the greatest interest in his Washington friends, and expressed much concern lest they should forget him. He suffered greatly, as his disease was cancer in the throat. The first painful symptoms developed about a year ago, and he consulted several of the best physicians here, whose diagnosis of the case the result has proved correct…. He calmly made all his preparations for death, and last week gave all the directions for his funeral. He was 48 years old, and had been secretary of the Italian legislation here five or six years. .. He had served eighteen years in the Italian diplomatic service, having been in most of the capitals of Europe and in Japan before he came here. His family is one of the best in Italy, and was once very wealthy, but is not so now. The head of the house is a Duke. After the family became impoverished, the ancestral palace in Milan was sold to the municipality, Count Litta's father was a celebrated historian, whose works are considered standard authorities. There have been several cardinals elected from the family, and one of its members has been canonized as a saint.
He held a commission in the Italian army under King Victor Emmanuel - New York Times, March 4, 1880
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar 19, 1880, page 11
… Count LItta was a man of tall, full stature, which iron gray hair, olive skin and side whiskers, and was possessed of a commanding presence and noble, expressive face. He dressed faultlessly, and at Washington mingled in the leading circles of society… ..
… Word was immediately sent to the Clarendon Hotel of the Count's demise. Baron Blane, the Italian Minister, who happened to be in this city, with Count Morilla , of the Legation, at once went to the Hospital and saw the mortal remains of their old associate, and that night, with Signor Raffo, the Italian Cousul of New York, removed them to Washington for burial. The funeral ceremonies were held at St Matthew Church, in that city, and a very large congregation attended to pay tribute of respect to the dead official. The interment took place in the Washington Cemetery. Count Litta was fifty-five years of age at the time of his death, and a bachelor. He came from the distinguished Milanese family bearing his name, which ranked among the highest for a long time in Lombardy . ….
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