New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-20
Emperor, william H. and salute Of thrtythree guns
was fired in his honor.
SCENES Al THE EMPERORS FUNERAL
GENUINE DEMONSTRATION OF SORROW.
THE ROUTE FROM THE CASTLE TO THE
CHURCH

OAK LEAVES AND wREATHs sTREwN ALONG
THE ROUTE FROM THE CASTLE TO THE
CHURCH
Berlin, June 1e-In spite OF the hurried prcpara-
tons the funeral Of Emperor Frederick not merely
a military display worthy Of great soldier but a
ceremonial graced by every evidence of public grief
and affection. heavy rain fell throughout the
night. stn the workmen labored completing the
sombre decorations. Potsdam crowded and ac-
commodations of any kind brought fabulous prices
In the morning rain still falling, and the cling
ing draperies gave the route sad and weird aspect
but as the hours wore the rain gradually ceased
and at O'Clock the sun bright and hot. An ex-
press train brought the final mourners, who assembled
In the Jasper Hall little before 10. When the En-
perors children take farewell Of their grand
father the three boys walked hand In hand. There
was little difference In their heights Then came the
little Princess, and lastly carrying the young
est The eldest boy folded his hands and prayed.
AS the children retired the Imperial family and mourn
ers entered and took up positions. Chaplain Koegcl,
having blessed the Emperor and the King Of saxony,
knelt by the coffin and prayed, while the others fled
out. The Dowagcr Empress Augusta sat upon the
terrace closely veiled, and Empress Victoria and the
other ladies' stood the balcony while the procession
forming.
The when the Imperial family emerged from
the gloomy hall with its Pickering lights to tho ex-
quiste beauty of the Park strange with
that the occasion of tho late Emperor Williams
funeral. A half hour elapsed before the procession
reGdy TO start, yet the time seemed short The
Emperor the signal, after having watched every
movement made in arranging the hearse and tho
cofin which placed very high. Victoria's wreath
hung at the foot of the coffin and Others lay on the
platform around It. Tho golden helmet of tho
Hohenzoerns placed at the head OF the coffin.
Eighteen Generals bore a canopy of velvet. Military
bands stationed at intervals along the route play cd
the glorious funeral marches of Chopin and Beethoven,
ceas.ng until the procession had passed. In
Potsdam, garlands Of oak leaves had boen laid upon
tho ground either side Of the road for a mile
more and the centre Of the road strewn with oak
leaves Behind the lines of veterans and members
of trade societies stood the patient spectators that
had been waiting for five hours 10 the procession
pass. The best view Of the spectacle was obtained
in the town. where every window and roof
thronged. General Hahnke led the procession
The brancy of the uncloaked uniforms glittering in
the sun presented picture very different from that
presented on the occasion of the funeral of Emperor
William. As the cortege moved along every head was
uncovered and there was hardly dry eye. The
clergy first, followed by the court officials
Then came sixty young pages dressed in black hose,
scarlet coats and black hats with ostrich feathers
feature of the cortege the eighteen physicians
walking side by side The central figure was the new
Emperor. Count Won Moltke walked with difficulty,
the exerticn being great strain upon him.
The service in the church was most impressive
Old Generals heard to say that although yester
days ceremony much less grand than the
obscques of Emperor William There was much moro
in it that appealed the heart Fronting the church
was large Of forge; me-nots, and there
were tall palms and ferns each side of the
archway. Tho Princess of Wales, tho young En-
press and several of the other Prncesscs had driven
by Sans Souc TO the church and were there
in retired corner before the procession arrived
Toward the end OF the service there an interest
ing incident. a duh light pervadcd the building
The curtains were closed everywhere except at one
point, where tho shone in and fell with brilliant
radiance on the young Emperor whose face, aureOled
In light, gained prominence which would otherwise
have been Impossible in so large asscmblag WheD
tears which ho brushed away with his hand. Then
he sadly bowed his head The press aud the Prin-
cess of Wales then advanced and Joined by the
Prince of Wales, and the three prayed ty the coffin,
In the archway OF the church the Emperor thanked the
relatives for their presence and badc them adien.
The church then cleared and prepared for the
solemn service Empress Victoria unable to bear the
strain OF tho ceremony drove with tho three youngest
daug ghters Bornstcdt arranging The drive to
return when all was Chaplain Persius arranged
three daughters being admitted. The WOerth wreath
enclosed in the coffin. On her return from the
service at Bornstedt the Empress went to the church
unattended and prayed beside the coffin.
The Emperor today took a long ride horseback
He aftcrwaId received General Hahnke and General
Albedyl..
TO tho Dowager Empress Augusta, at Baden, on Fri
day, the following telegram:
She who proud and happy to be bis wife
weeps with you, poor mother for the loss Of your
BE strong and proud in your sorrow. Only 10 day
he desired to be remembered TO you"