The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-09-25
The German Column of Victoria On
yelled.

The German Column of Victoria Un-
yelled.
EKtravagant sonOrs TO BIsmaEcas
The London Telegraph describes the
1nveiling of the Victoria column on the
anniversary of the eapitulation of Sc
dan. The correspondent says:
At s o'clock the tFumpeters of the
Imperial earde du corps, stationed on
the roof of the Royal Cssefe, sounded
forth a chorale, Honor Alone to God
on High ''-'s -4tiela Cot IN der KToh sci
Elr thus charaeteristically and in
keeping with the PIussian devotional
feeling beginning the day with a kind
of religious act. Shortly afterward the
whole garrison of Berlin was marched
to Koenigslartz, with bands playing and
colors displayed, to take up positions
round the Victoria monument. The
members of the royal family now began
TO arrive. and the pavilion was soon
filed. Thunders of cheering from the
Theergar, en-, followed by the hoarse
commands of officers and clashing of
muskets and sabers, as the troops come
to " attention T. signalled the approach
of the emperor, who Immediately after
wards rode up to the pavilion, attended
by a brilliant staff and was received
with the Prussian anthem and n general
salute Immediately behind him rode
the crown prince, whilst slightly to the
rear of the present and future emperors
rode the Princes Frederick Charles,
Albreeht and Karl. During a full half
hours wait for the arrival of all these
royalties Prince Bismarck had been sit
ting alone outside the inclosure. When
the emperor arrived. however, the i'm
perial chancellor, riding forward, re-
anfrr,I
and took his place in the emperor's
staff immediate following. After salut-
ing the royal ladies. his majesty rode
round the pavilion and halted his char
ger little to its right, Immediately OPP
posite the clergy. Then raising his
sword he gave the signal for the trum-
pet to sound aud the drums to beat to
praises. This done, the choir sang two
verses of the hymn commencing Praise
and honor to the Highest" Directly
afterward, the royal body chaplain pro
nOunced a short prayer, the emperOr's
staff and the whole garrison remaining
uncovered. And then, though the sun
was shining fercely at the time, the
chaplain preached a short sermon hav-
ing for its subject the glorious military
achievements, in )nor of which the
monument had been erected. Again
the trumpets sounded, the drums rolled,
Field-Marshall Won Room doffed his
plumed casque, and bowling down TO his
saddle bow, requestad the emperor to
authorize the unvailing of the memorial
his amnesty bent his head, waved his
sword, and the mantles enveloping the
pedestal and pillared ball from which
the column springs dropped to the
north and revealed the whole structure
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLUMN.
The column is ornamented by three
colors of captured cannon, highly gil
ded and OTnamented by gilt links.
These trophies are respectively Danish,
Austria aud French guns, captured in
the three great campaigns of 1868, 1866
and 1870. The monument contains
representations in all of one hundred
and niuety-four Prussians and German
victories in these three great campaigns.
At the moment when the draperies
fell, the bands struck up the national
althem. The troops presented arms
and gave ont three ringing cheers, while
the artillery of the guard fired a salute
Cf hundred and one guns, and all the
church bells In Berlin rang out a Joyous
peal. The cathedral choir then, accom-
panied by the band of the imperial
guard and the grenrdiars. sang the cho-
rale, 'Nun Danket ALE Gott. While
these devotional words were sung, the
emperor. the troops and the immense
multitude of spectators present listened,
bareheaded, in profound silence, and
presented an impressive spectacle.
EXTRAORDINARY ovATIONs.
His majesty next proceeded to min
utely inspect the troops, greeting the
regiment as he rode up to its front
rank with a harty good morning, 10 |
which the men replied with q thousand |
voiced power, "Good morning, your
majesty" In and ont of the triple |
lines rode the heroic old monarch, |
cheered enthusiastically as he passed |
each tribune in turn, or approached the |
dense masses of the pOpulance, hedging |
on the Koenigslarz. But the most cleo |
trifying popular ovation of the day was /
that accorded to Prince Bismarck, who, |
as he cantered round in suit, his hand to |
his hemlet's brim and his face lighted |
up by stern smile, was greeted with |
such cheering as was never before heard |
in Germany. Ladies sprang upoR /
benches and waved their handkerchiefs, !
blending a shrill, piercing upward note |
with the tenor shout and bass roar of |
q frantic chorus of cheers that burst |
from two hundred thousand throats, as |
the author of Germany's unity and |
champion of her state rights rode proud |
" by the greatest man of his age, the |
mighty servant of n noble master, the |
living and acknowledged leader of the |
whole German race. It was great day |
for Germany, a greater for Prussia, but |
greatest of all for Otto Won Bismarck, |
whose reward has been proclaimed un-
mistakably by German lips from the !
very depths of the German heart.