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Obs.quies Of the Las- Emperor Will.
lam ai Berlin - The Tunrrai Pageant
OF the S,rrets-lsoyai Monrners-Scones
IN the Cathedral and at the Tomb.
pERLrS. March 17-The funeral OF EN-
neror VII lam took pl. ce yesserd y. Inc
weather was again extreme Y cold and the
troops. who ranged four deep along the
route taken by The fun | cortege. wore
heavy cloaks The low temps rature had no
app rent effect upon tie people. and hun
drct!s Of thousands of srect tors occupied
tie space lelllna the 50 4 ers. while every
win low along Inter den Linden was
crowded All the houses on The thorough
fare wcrs covered with mourning and OK
h bited flags with b.acl drapery. At the
street crossings m.ssve pillars draped with
bl ok and surlnoun ed by Pruss an eagles
Ii he n erected The lamp posts were
covered with Grape. and at every hfty
PIC . there We're iarge cande.abra bear.
ing flaming ceessets The route Of tho
fun ral process on presented most 1mp00-
ing ;spect en- irelv in keeping with tho
deep sorrow and reverence of the people.
The center OF the road WIS ) rswn with
ur vi and tr brancle In tie Pariss1
Pa.z large CT p festoons en- winei with
.urel were hung. The Brand nbury gate
" drapei m there was a large arcn in
front of it upon which We're the words
@Goi Bless YOU
The funeral service took place In the
cathedral in accordance with the pro-
gramme. Emperor Frederick was not pres
ent the weather being too severe TO per-
M Il OF his exposing himself The service
began with a soft prelnd, on the
organ, during which h mourners began to
assemble. Dr koege the court chaplain,
real passages from the 80 Psalm and
verses % N 70 Of tie IL h chapter Of
John The choir sang Il Know That Ny
R.deemer Lveth" lass ges were then
read fro IL Psalm 81 and fro II Timothy iv.
IL ind 5. 4hs chaplain con-
Guided with tie words, BLESSED
are they WHO die in the Lord, now and
ever ore" The chor responded with tho
| words: Yea, he spirit saith they shall
rest from their labors; their work shall
live aftei them" TIE pr yer was then In
tonei: what Cod doeth is well DONE
DR. Koegel deliver 4 III sermon standing
le>iue tie coffin His text was: Lord,
| now le,test Thou Thy servant depart in
peace according to Ity word, tor mine
eyes have seen Thy salvation"
AT l2:i5 DR. ko gel pronounced the BEN
| elction. while ut the same time yolleyo
| were red by infantry on the outside. Tho
| ca neufll ceremony closet Will the singing
| OF Holy. Holy Is the Lord"
| Tie process on TO escort the Kaiser's re-
mains to tie mausolcum then b gan to
form Prince Bismarck in General von
Aoltke were not present at the service in
tie ca helral. nor did they take part In the
| proce ssion to the nsauso cum.
Wnlie the or.ean still played the royalties
| en- cred. Prime William arr wing at noon
| Al "A gnal from the c.4ief master of ccre-
mon es the organ broke INTO swelling tones
| ana the final chorus was begun Prince
| William stood In tue niid of the nave
behind the imperial stand rL Beside
h IN We're the King OF Saxony. tho
King OF Belgium ami the King or Rou-
| mania. CIose ~ stood the Grand Duke OF
| i laen, rr.nces AbrtcAt and Henry and tho
0 ner Pr nc OF III. royal house OF Prussia
The Prime I.nper IL or Ans r.a. the Care
witch and Grand Dukes Mic lael and Mich
olas of Russi,, the Prince OF WaleA,
the Clown Prince of Italy. the Crown
| rr.nce OF Denmark and the Crown Primo
| OF Greece, all in the uniform of their re.
/ SD cliya countries ware in prominent
] y aces Tn Prince OF Bavaria the Grand
| Dake of Hess nd other notal ; and for
/ G gn represent liyes, including General
! Blllot, OF Tr nee, anu his suite formed tho
mkt row in he nave. The diplomatic pew
| was crowie !.
| AZ The coffin reached tn, door the drum
| meIs of the military bands on side beat q
/ deafenlng ,attoo. This was tae gnal for
the troops 10 prepare TO march While tho
| procession was form ng the bands p.ayed
| Chopin's Marche Eunebre, the sounds Of
the toling of the church bells mingling
with the str .ins The procession WAS In
/ every way worthy of the occl~ion. Tho
military display WAS magnificent though
| sonber
vending its way over the castle bridge
and through Inter den Linden the cortege
/ r ached the Br IN ienburg gate IA few min
| utes after = o'clock. The demeanor Of the
| countless spectators WAS excellent The
silence was unbroken Every one remained
uncovered until the coffin had passed.
! In the Seges Alice, as had been arranged,
/ the procession hal ell Crown Prince Will
/ iain wao had titus tar walked Immediately
| behind the funeral CIR, now entered car
Rage, accompan ed by the X ngs Of Saxony,
/ Belgium AMI Roumania The other royal
ties at The sanet t me 10 OK seats in osrriagcs
| fol owing that OF the Crown Prince Tho
cOrtege hen moved onward untilit reached
Char.o tenburg. At 3:l5 O'Clock the re-
mans W re received at the mausoIeum BY
the pastor of Chariot enburg.
! Chaplain koegel real the prayer Blessed
is he Man VINO Res .steth Temptation and
| the Lo- IS Prayer The chaplain then
| closed the solemn service with the bene-
/ dlctlon Members OF the imperial family
ana the o her mourners Withdrew, tho
| Generals taking farewell OF their dead
master by plac n. their hands as I In salute
| upon his coffin. A salyo OF artillery an
i nounccd that lie ceremony was over
Tie Emperor was greatly areyel because
| he WAS no. allowed TO attend the funeral
| As the coffin passed the window he covered
his eyes with his hands and burst into tearA
| Empress Victoria and the Princess attended
| the service ut the mluso.eunl