Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-19
FUNERAL OF THE EMPEROR.
A Large Throng of mOurners ar Pots dam-SImple Ceremonies as She Deai Monarch Wished.

A Large Throng of MOurners as Pots-
 dans-SImple Ceremonies as She Dead
 Monarch Wished.
 BERLIN, June 16.-At 9 o'clock this morn ing the bells were tolled, and the ministers who were to oficiate at the Emperor's funs- rsl took their places around the coffin in the palace. The choir sang the hymns t'Soon Thou Called Me to Higher Joys" and ''Jesus is My Trust" Chaplain Koegel blessed the body and the mourners, after which the choir sang the hymn eff am to Die." The com manders of twelve regiments of which the late Emperor was the chief officer carried the coffin to the hearse. Eight majors then took the horses by the brides and the procession started for the church. At 9:15 o'clock this morning Potsdsm was in mourning, and en- Dlems of griet were to be seen everywhere. All the way from the castle to the Friedens- kirche, where the funeral was to take place, torches and cressets were seen. Here and there rose huge hagstaffs and poles bearing banners with mourning devices. The troops which were to take part in the funeral cere- mony were already mastering. They com prise the entire garrison at Potsdam and a portion of the Berlin and Spandau garrisons
 They consisted of one combined infantry
 battalion, two combined cavalry squadrons, two combined batteries of artillery, 6 regi- ment of the Guard corps from Berlin and similar combined battalions and batteries from Spandau. At 10:S0 o'clock the troops assumed their positions, and the various dig- nitariss, deputations and warriors associa- tions proceeded to their places.
 The ceremonies at the Friedrichskron cas- tie began with the performance of Bach's
 Bald rufst Du mich, zu hoh'ren Frieden." l"
 Then the corale "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 mon
 arch, and implored heavenly consolation for the sorely tried members of the imperial family and for the nation. The chorale
 "Wenn ich einmall soil scheiden" was then
 sung, after which the coffin was removed from the castle and placed on the funeral car, the choir meanwhile singing "I know that My Redeemer Liveth.n
 ; The procession was then formed and moved to the church. Upon arriving at the church the mourners took seats assigned to them. After the service Chaplain Koegel pronounced the benediction. There was no sermon. Af- ter the firing of volleys and minute guns by the troops the mcurners took their departure. Before leaving the widowed empress bent over the coffin and took g. solemn farewell look at her dead husbands face The court preacher, Pereius, repeated the closing prayer and the choir intoned dirge.
 In the procession from the castle to the church the Prince of Wales walked with the Emperor and King of Saxony. Among those who took part in the procession were Prince Henry, second son of the deceased Emperor;
 the hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, and the generals of the army, headed by Count von Moltke, who carried marshals staff. Bodies of the Prussian corps of the guard and Dragons Guard brought up the rear of the procession. The funeral ceremonies ended g little before one o'clock.
 The facade of the Brandenburg Gate bears this inscription: s1S31. The Last Greet ing of His Grateful Native City. 1SS8.n Prince Bismarck did not, as he intended doing, attend the funeral of the Emperor. He is so exhausted by the excitement which he has recently undergone that he is con- ly commanded him to spare himself from att tending the funeral