Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-19
A SOLDIERS BURIAL.
FREDERICK OF GERMANY ENToM6ED
WITH HIS FATHERS

His Faithful Wife Absent From the
Funeral, But Visits Her Dead Alone
bismarck Also Too Much si,aiscn to At
tend Many Evidences of the sorrow OF
III" People-Th. Service.
BERLIN, June 10 The ceremonial al
| POtsdan yesterday at the funeral OF
Emperor Frederick was graced by
every evidence Of the grief aud
affection Of his people At . O'Clock in the
morning rain, which had been falling un
til that hour, disappeared and the sun shone.
The express train soon brought the last of tina
mourners, who assembled in the Jasper gal.
lery before 10 The young Empress Victoria
Augusta, accompanied by several princesSses,
had driven by tue san Souci road TO the
FredenskirChe, AMI were there in
II retired corner before the pro-
| ccssion arrived. Near the close
| Of the ceremony the empress and the prince
| and princess of Wales drew near the collin
aud the three knelt and prayed The en-.
pcror wept sorrOwfully throughout the serV.
| ices Empress Victoria, unable TO bear the
| strain of the ceremony in the church, drove
with her three Youngest daughters TO Barn
| stadt, arranging her drive SO AS 10 return
| when all va, over Court Preacher Persins
read "A special service for Empress Victoria
her three daughters were admitted When
they returned to Potsdam the widowed EN-
press went to tho church unattended and
prayed beside the coffin.
Chancellor Bismarck, though present Mt
the castle d,d not attend the funeral services.
lie was exhausted hy the excitement
which he has recently undergone that he
was compelled to rest. and Emperor William
expressly commanded HIM to spare himself.
Al the way from the castle to the FriadenS.
kircho, where the funeral took place, torches
and crcsSets We're seeu, illuminating with
their pallid flames the morning light Every
here aud there rose huge ilagstatIs and poles
bearing banners with mourning devices
The troops, which were to take part in tho
ceremony, were already mastering. They
comprised the entire garrison of Potsdam,
and a portion of the Berlin and Spandau
garrSnus. They consisted of one combined
infantry battalion, two combined cavalry
squadrons, two combined batteries of artil-
lery, regiment of the guard corps from
Berlin. and similar combined battalions and
batteries from Spandau At 1880 O'Clock
the troops assumed their positions and the
various dignltaries, deputatiOnS and warriors
associations proceeded TO their places.
The ceremonies at the FriedrichSkron cas-
tie began with the performance of Bach's
"Bald Tufst du mich zu hehrem Frieden."
Then the chorale Jesus meine Zuversicht'
was sung. As the last strains died away
Chaplain Koegel arose and offered prayer,
in which he alluded in feeling terms to the
double grievous visitation upon the imperial
house and upon the nation. He thanked
God for all he had done for the departed
monarch and implored heavenly consolation
for the sorely tried members of the imperial
family aud for the nation. The churale
"Wenn Ich Einmal Soil Schneider was sung,
and officers of high rank carried the casket
10 the hearse.
The procession then started for Friedens-
kirchc The prince Of Wales walked with
Emperor William and the king of Snxony.
Upon arrival at the church the mOurners
took the seats assigned them and the services
were completed There was no sermon, the
ceremonies concluding with the beneliction
10y Chaplain kne-"l The usual salutcS of
volley- OF mu4letry were fired aud the cere-
ma lit,sN era