Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-17
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THE GRAND ENTRY.
BERLIN, June 16.-The preliminary festivities
of the grand triumphal entry began to-day.
The opening was most suspicious. The city is
flooded with visitors, and enormous crowds are
along the route to be taken by the procession
A prominent feature in the procession will be a
colossal statue representing the Goddess of
Victory, on either side of which will be paint
ing of the captured iOrtresses of Metz and Stras-
bourg. The figure of Victory in the centre will
be surrounded by captured cannon. Numerous
paintings are hung across the road along the
route. Several of these are representations of
the campaigns through which the victorious
German army lately passed. Others are pOr-
traits of the emperor, the crown prince, and
other military favorites Evergreens line the
whole route like forest.
Ldter-Ihe triumphal entry of the army, and
the Inauguration of the equestrian statue of
King Frederick William, took place to-day, in
accordance with the programme in the imperial
proclamation of the 18th. The weather was
most favorable, and the city was crowded with
people who had been thronging hither for the
past fortnight. The streets on the line of march
were superbly decorated and in the public
squares triumphal arches were raised, and a
platform erected to accommodate the thousands
OF spectators. The procession was one of the
most magnificent of modern times. Headed by
the eagles and standards captured from the
French, it marched in from the Tempelhof field
to the palace, between two rows of cannon
| the war. AT intervals, along the line, enormous
| trophies formed of captured arms were erected.
| After the first division ofthe column had passed
| the Brandenburg gate, the emperor, with the
| German princes in his train, preceding the
army, was received at the portal by deputations
| from the municipal governments Of Berlin and
| the principal cities of Germany.
Addresses of welcome and cOngratulation
were presented when the emperor, at the head
| of the brilliant cOrtege, rode down the via tri-
abs,Ia IL.
| The road was strewn with flowers, as he adj
| vanced, by hundreds of young girls, dressed in
white The army then entered the gate, with
| the Prussiau guards at the head of the line. 1t
| was mainly composed of detachments, repre-
| Senting every regiment which took part in the
war, each bearing the regimental colors The
| appearance of the men was superb, and the en-
| thusiasm of the great masses of spectators, as
| they passed, was unbounded. Each regiment,
| as it entered PARSER platte, where the crowd
was the greatest, was cheered with unfaiiing en-
thuSiasm. Some regiments well known to the
| Berners, and others which had particularly
| distinguished themselver during the campaign
| were received with special ovations, the people
| breaking into their ranks, browning them with
| wreaths and overwhelming them with flowers
| When the procession had concluded their march,
| the emperor proceeded to unval the statue of
| his father, Frederick William LII. All the dig
| mites Of the empire, victorious generals and
members of parliament assisted in The ceremony,
| IN the presence OF the army and the countless
| multitudeS of spectators.
The veil of the statue was removed amid ire
/ mendous cheering, firing of cannon and music
| from the military bands. The emperor, stand
ing at the foot of the statue, delivered the speech
| closing with the words: "This monument, which
was projected in time of the profoundest peace,
| now becomes a memorial of one of the most
| brilliant, though bloodiest, of modern wars
| May the peace, so dearly achieved, be lasting
one" The ceremonies closed with comforting
| honors on victorious commanders. Numerous
orders were granted by the emperor, and the
| hereditary command of the most distinguished
regiments was given to various generals and
| princes. Among those who received these marks
of fame were Princes George of Saxony and
| Leopold of Bavaria. Gen. Won Room was ele-
waited TO the rank of count of the empire and
| Won Moltke was made field marshal of the i'm
peual army. Tonight the entire city is illumin-
ated, and the rejoicing is at its height.