Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
BORNE TO The TOMB

| ODSc4ul0s OF tM0 LHt0 emperor win.
lam ut Berlin = Tho Funeral Parean,
ON the streets-Koysl AIourners-scono,
In the Cathedral and ut tho Tomb.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE funeral of En-
peror William took place yesterday. The
weather was again extremely cold and the
troops, who ranged four deep along the
route taken by the funeral oortere. wore
heavy cloaka The low temperature had md
apparent effect upon the people. and fnn.
dreds of thousands of spectators occupied
the space behind the soldiers. while every
window along Inter den Linden was
| crowded. All the houses ON the thorou OH
fare were covered with mourning and ex-
htb1ted flags with black drapery. At the
street crossings massive pillars draped with
black and surmounted by Prussian eagles
had been erected The lamp. posts were
covered with Grape. and at every hfty
PAGES there were large candelabra bear
Ing flaming oressets. The route of the
funeral procession presented most impos-
Ing aspect. entirely in keeping with the
deep sorrow and reverence of the people.
The center of the road was strewn with
gravel and fir branches In the Partser
Platz large Grape festoons, entwined with
laurel. were hung: The ndenburp oate
was draped and there was q large arch in
front OF it upon which were tho words
God Bless You"
The funeral service took place In the
| cathedral In accordance with the pro-
! gramne. Emperor Frederick was not Dres-
ent, the weather being too severe to per-
NIT of his exposing himself The service
began with soft prelude on the
organ, during which the mourners began to
assemble Dr. Koegel, the court chaplain,
read passages from the Doth Psalm and
verses 25 and 26 of the 18th chapter of
John The choir sang II Know That Nv
Redeemer Liveth." Passages were then
read from Psalm 81 and from Timothy w.
and 8. The chaplain con-
cluded with the Words Blessed
are they who die in the Lord, now and
evermore" The choir responded with the
words: "Yea, the spirit saith thew shall
rest from their labors; their work shall
live after them" The prayer was then in
toned: "What God doeth is we'll done"
! DR. Koegel delivered the sermon standing
beside the coffin. His text was: Lord,
now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in
peace according to Thy word, for mine
eyes have seen Thy salvation
At12:45 Dr. Koegel pronounced the ben
ediction, while ut the same time yolleys
were fired by infantry on the outside The
cathedral ceremony closed with the singing
| OF Holy, Holy Is the Lord"
The procession to escort the Kaiser's re-
mains to the mausoleum then began to
form. Prince Bismarck and General Won
Moltke We're not present at the service in
the cathedral, nor did they take part in the
procession to the mausoleum.
While the organ still played the royalties
en- ;ered, Prince William arriving at noon
AT signal from the chief master of ccre-
monies the organ broke into swelling tones
and the final chorus was begun. Prince
William stood in the middle of the nave
behind the imperial standard Beside
him were the King of Saxony, the
King OF Belgium and the King Of Ron.
mania. Close by stood the Grand Duke OF
Baden, Princes Albrecht and Henry and the
other Princes of the royal house of Prussia.
| The Prince Imperial OF Austria, the Care.
witch and Grand Dukes Michael and Mich
olas, of Russin, the Prince of Wales,
| the Clown Prince of Italy, the Crown
Prince of Denmark and the Crown Prince
of Greece, all in the uniform of their re-
| speotive countries. were in prominent
places The Prince of Bavaria, the Grand
| Duke of Hesse and other notables and for
egn representatives, including General
Billot, of France and his suite, formed the
| next row in the nave. The diplomatic pew
| was crowded.
AS the coffin reached the door the drum
mers of the military bands outside beat a
deafening tattoo. This was the signal for
the troops to prepare to march. While the
procession was forming the bands played
Chopin's @Marche Funebre," the supnds of
the tolling of the church bells mingling
| with the strains The procession was in
every way worthy of the occasion The
military display was magnificent. though
somber.
Vending it's way over the castle bridge
and through Inter den Linden the cortege
reached the Brandenburg gate a few min
utes after 2 o'clock The demeanor of the
countless spectators was excellent The
silence was unbroken Every one remainec
| uncovered until the coffin had passed
In the Sieges Alice, as had been arranged,
the procession halted. Crown Prince Will
lam, who had thus far walked Immediately
behind the funeral Car, now entered q car
rage, accompanied by the Kings of Saxony,
Belgium and Roumania The other royal
ties at the same t me to ok seats in carriages
following that OF the Crown Prince. The
cortege then moved onward until it reached
Charlottenburg: At 3:15 O'Clock the re-
mains were received at the mausoleum by
the pastor of Charlottenburg:
Chaplain Koegel read the prayer Blessed
Is the Man VINO Resisteth Temptation and
the Lords Prayer The chaplain then
closed the solemn service with the bene-
dictiOn Members of the imperial family
and the other mourners withdrew, the
Generals taking farewell of their dead
master by placing their hands as If in salute
upon his coffin A salvo of artillery an
nounced that the ceremony was over
The Emperor was greatly grieved because
he was not allowed to attend the funeral
As the coffin passed the window he covered
his eyes with his hands and burst into tears
Empress Victoria and the Princess attended
the service at the mausoleum.
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