Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-15
THE COLUMN OF VICTORY.
Grand and Imposing Ceremonies at
Berlin-Unveiling the Column
OF Victory.
All the Imperial Family Preseht-A
Magnificent Pageant-Bismarck's
Triumph.

NEW YORK, September l4.-Th,
/ London Telegraph Of the third hiss ,
! long telegram describing the unveiliDs
Of the Victory Column on the anniver
/ sary o! the capitulatiOn Of Sedan. Tn,
correspondent says that at eight O'clock
/ the trumpeters Of the Imperial guard,
dU corps, stationed on the roof of the
I royal castle, sounded forth a chOrdle
Honor alone TO God on high - Allen
| Got iH der hob Sc ehr'i-thus character.
istically, and in keeping with Prussian
devotional feeling, beginning the day
with kind Of religious act Shortly
afterward the whole garrison Of Berlin
marched to the KGnigsplatz, with
bands playing aud colors displayed, to
take up their positions around
the Victory monument. The men,
bers Of the royal family now began
to arrive, and the pavilion was soon
filed. Thunders Of cheering from
Thiergarten, followed by the hoarse
commands Of officers and clashing OF
muskets and sabres as the troops came
to attention" signalled the approach
Of the emperor, who Immediately after
ward rode up to the pavilion attended
by his brilliant stat, and was received
with a Prussian anthem and general
salute. Immediately behind him rode
the crown prince, whilst slightly to the
rear Of the present and future emperor
rode Princes Frederick Charles, Al
brecot and Karl. During a full half
hours wait for the arrival of all these
royalties, Prince Bismarck had been sit
ting alone outside the enclosure.
When the emperor arrived, how
ever, the imperial chancellor riding for
ward, received his sovereign with q
hearty greeting, and Immediately took
his place. The emperor, after saluting
the royal lasies, rode around the pa
villiOn, and halted his charger a little to
It's right, Immediately opposite the
clergy, tEen raising his sword, gave the
signal for the trumpet to sound and the
drums to beat to prayers. This done,
the choir sang two verses Of the hymn
commencing, praise God and honor to
the highest" d" after which the chaplain
pronounced a short prayer, the en-
peror's star and the whole Of the garri-
son remaining uncovered, aud then,
though the sun was shining fiercely at
the time, tie chaplain preached a short
sermon, his subject being the glorious
military achievements, in honor Of
which the monument had been erected.
Again the trumpet sounded and the
drums rolled. Fiel6-marshal Won Room
dOffed his plumed casaque, and, bowing
down TO his saddle bow, requested the
emperor to authorize the unwilling Of
the monument. His majesty bent his
head, waved his sword, and the mantles
enveloping the pedestal and pillared
hall from which the column springs
dropped to the earth, and revealed the
whole structure. The column is orna-
mented by three collars Of captured can
non, highly gilded, aud connected by gilt
links, and are respectively Danish,
Austrian and French guns captured in
the three great camgaigns Of 1854, 1866,
and 1870. The monument contains, in
al, representations Of one hundred and
Prussian and German victO-
-ies in these three great campaigns. At
the moment when the draperies fell, all
the bands struck up the national an
them. The troops presented arms and Z
gave out three ringing cheers, while the I
lrtillery Of the guard fired a salute Of
)ne hundred and one guns, and all the |
in Berlin rang out a joyous |
zeal. The cathedral choir then accom- |
panied the bands of the imperial guard .
md the grenadiers while they /
ang the choral, Nun Damien Ale I
cot. While these devotional words /
we're being sung, the emperor, the troops /
md the immense multitude Of spectators |
resent listened, bareheaded and in pro-
Ound silence, which presented a most |
spectacle. His majesty next
,rOcesded to infinitely inspect the troops,
nd greeted each regiment with hearty
Good morning. to which the men
eplied with thOusand-vOiced power,
Good morning, your majesty" In
nd out thetriple lines rode the heroic
Ia monarch, cheered enthusiastically as
e passed each tribune or approached
be denser masses of pOpulace, hedging
n the Konigsplsttz. But the most elec-
rifying popular ovation of the day was
hat accorded to Prince Bismarck, who,
Is he cantered round in suite, his hand
o his helmets brim, and his hot face
ighted up by stern smile, was greeted
With such cheering as was never before
leard in Germany. Ladies sprangup on
,enches and waved their handkerchiefs,
lending their Shrill, piercing, upward
lOte with tenor shout and bass roar OF a
rantic chorus of cheers that burst from
wO hundred thousand throats, as the
uthOrs Of Germsny's unity and cham
ion of her state-rights, rode proudly
y the greatest man of his age, the
mighty servant of his noble master, the
wing and acknowledged leader of the
7hole German race. 1t was a great day
lr Germany, and q greater one for
russia, but the greatest one OF all for
tito Won Bismarck, whose reward has
cen proclaimed Enthusiastically by Ger
lan lips from the very depths Of the
ierman heart.