New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-18
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OBITUARY.
FIELD-MARsHAL MANTEUrFEL.

| CARLSBAD, June 17.-Field- Marshal Baror
Won Manteufel, the German commander and Governors
| Alsace-Lorrane died suddenly here this morning o
! pulmonary congestion.
BERLIN, June 17.-Emperor william was completely
Frustrated when he heard OF the death OF Baron yor
Maneufel. and said In mournful way, All my friends
| are dying"
Edwin Hans Karl, Baron ManteuGel, was born ai
adgeburg February "a. 1902 these OF Judge OF the
Superior Court OF that city At the OF seventeen he
Joined the dragon guards In 1s4S he became an aide
camp to the King Of Prussia, aud because OF his
abilities and his influential connections was often in
trusted with confidential commissions OF great import
ance a fact that won him the constant dstrust and
hatred of the Liberal party In 1894 he was made
chief OF the military Cabinet, having Under the King
direction of all military affairs In 1851 he was made
reached climax OF intensity. the party leader Twesten
denOuncing him publicly rs "a miscmevons man IN
mschievous place. for which Manernel challenged ana
wounded him. lie was to Austria to gam her
corporation with Prussia in the war against Dennars
in which he succeeded Afterward he helped settle the
differences between Austria and Prussia by the Gasein
Convention, and made Governor of schles Wig
When the with Austria broke out in 1866 he first
served under General Nogel Won Falkensfen in Ham
over. but became commanderi-chicf OF The Army
OF the Main 1t he who imposed the great war con-
tributiOn uEon the city OF Frankfort. During the
anisce he secured Russias assent 10 the reDreaniza
ton oil Germany and then retired to hi. Naumbcfg
estates. In 1865 however he was recalled TO service
the mead OF First Army Corps and IN that capacity
he entered the war with France IN 1870 lie was AZ
Courccles Noissevile and after the fall OF Metz was
mnde commander OF the First Army, with which he
waged the in The North of France with Only mod
crate success. In 1871 he transferred to the com
mand OF the Southern Army, and there he brl,ianty
recovered the prestige he had begun to lose by driving
I}olrbaki's army-numericaly much stronger tla MS
own-in confusion clear across the border INTO S"zer
n-chef Of the Army OF Occupation the delicate duties
September Ii, 1879 the Emperor. made Ihim Field
Marshal
Governor OF the regancd province OF Asice Lorraine
and assumed the duties of the place October l. lsIy;
ne early visited Metz ana war o y w., in The
streets when he entered, and those who were there
senGv 'pI in tSe sbop wndews The silence was only
broken by the occasional cry OF Nive IA france! Az
the hotel he found many letters acquanting nun WIN
the true sentiments the inhabitants and on receiving
the authorities the prefecture lie declared III tnreat
manner that he would tolerate intrigue with the
foreigner begyou." he said gentlemen OF Lorraine
not to deceive yourselves about the real situation
Recollect that we were living TRANQUILITY aud at peace
breast and forced to defend our country Ihepoou
% our too w hsd Soe ,o SsS %s m e Eep one
single village on this side OF the khihe as .ne
part Of that guarantee understand how painful 1t
must he for you 10 be separated from france 50 usun
gulshcl .or ITS esprit but you belong to Germany
Attach Yourselves to her frankly and Loyalty without
drriee pcnse Your duty to Alsace-Lorraine demands
H. Let us jon hands on tie common ground 20 work for
the veal OF Alsace-Lorraine. can do nothing unless
the Asace I0fraiBers give proof OF tbis palots IN
west destined TO drive us back across the Rhine is
spoken Of do not wish for that hurricane but really
though seventy years oil age do not dread y.
The writer that letter need not give myself inc
trouble the Asace Lorrainers Tor IL would be
so much labor lost Yes gentlemen. VIII pay court 10
the Alsace orraIners for understand their Ieelngs
But this consideration for them Will cease whensver
they seek pire with the foreigner have spoken
more frankly than usual Past recoectOns animate me
| repcat my wish for reciprocal confidence Let US
work unison for the veal OF the country ana may ood
bless our work." In this spirit he entered the OOVern-
orship and conducted these lines his administrator
Baro5 Mantaufel's wife died November IL, 1870. and
his consin the Pussian Baron Ohio Theodore
Won Mantcufe, died November 20, 1857