St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-16

The dissolution of the brave soldier
monarch occurred at II o'clock this
morning at Castle Friedrichskron. He
died without a struggle, surrounded by
all the SOrrOWing members of his fam
lily.
Some details are becoming known in
regard to the last hours of the emperor.
An hour after midnight the empress
dismissed the members of the imperial
family to their apartments and pre-
pared to pass the night watch in a room
adjoining the sick chamber of the en-
perOr. DR.. Howell shared in the vigil
At this time the emperor was in the full
possession of his faculties. Shortly
after O'Clock he wrote on slip of
paper the following questions, which
he handed to DR.. Howell: "How is my
pulse?" "Are you satisfied with
it?'' He then wrote something more,
but retained the piece of paper in his
hand after erasing the words. Between
2 and o'clock his breathing became
terribly labored, and some moments of
struggle would occur, alternating with
spaSmS and great distress as the hard
fight with approaching death progressed.
By this time the
STRENGTH OF THE DYING EMPEROR
was seen to be waning. AS soon as it
became evident that the end was near,
the empress caused the royal family to
be summoned. At o'clock all gathered
around the bedside. DR.. Koegel, court
| chaplain, who had been summoned by
telegraph from Ems. did not arrive in
time to administer the last sacrament.
DR.. Persius, therefore. Officiated in this
ceremony. Pastor Rogge was also pres
ent in the death chamber. During the
administering of the sacrament, and, in
deed, to within fifteen minutes before
his death, the emperor appeared to be
quite conscious. He showed by the
EXPRESSION OF HIS EYES
and by the movements of his eyelids
that he still recognized all who ap-
preached the bedside, relatives and
others. A number of officials, who had
| been summoned early in the morning,
reached the palace before death had
taken place. Among those present
at the time the emperor died were Count
Won Stolberg-W er nigerode, Gen. Won
Albedyll, Count Gutenberg, Count Rad
olin-Radolinski, Gen. Pape and Gen.
| Lindequist. A ministerial council was
held at Berlin just before the emperor
died. Prince Bismarck, who presided
at the council, was much agitated.
| While it was yet in session Prince Bis
marck received telephone message
announcing the deceaSe of the emperor,
which intelligence he formally impaired
to the council, and it Immediately ad-
| journed.
Prince Bismarck arrived at Potsdam
at l 40 O'Clock this afternoon. The flag
flying over the FriedrichskrOn palace
was lowered to half mast at IL 30 this
morning. The remains of the emperor
| now lie on the bed on which he died.
Hussars occupy the roads leading from
| Friedrichskron castle to Sans Souci. In
the interior of the former castle the
Lehr battalion mounts guard under COM
mand of Maj. Natzner.
Before his death Emperor Frederick
| gave directions that his remains should
be inferred in the garrison church at
| POtSdam. The emperOr's remains will
lie in state in the garrison church at
POtsdam. By order of the evangelical
church council the bells will be tolled
at specified hours for fourteen days sue
ceeding in all the Protestant churches
of the kingdom.
At 5:3Op. m. Prince Bismarck and all
the members of the ministry, the aides
de-camp and the officers on duty in the
palace were admitted to the chamber of
death. The servants of the household
and the soldiers Of the Lehr battalion
were afterward allowed to enter, and
they paid their
LAST TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
to their master. The body reposes on
the iron bed in which the emperor ex-
pired. The body is enveloped in a
white shroud. Only the upper half
of the face is visible. On the breast