New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
GRIEF FOR THE DEAD KAISER
GERMAN CITIZENS HONOR HIS MEMORY.
sTEINwAY HALL FIILEp AT LAST NIGHTS srhvicEs
-souc AND ORArnRY.

6TE1NWAH HALL flILED Al LAbi NAo"A ~-~''-
SONG AND oRAr"RY.
Tho memorial services In honor OF Emperor William
which had boon determined on immediately amer MS
death were held last night in Steinway Hail. which Mr.
stcinway generously furnished gratuonsly for the oc
cason Fifty cents admission was charged ana Si ior
reserved seats but the entire proceeds will be dsD
uted among German charities In tho city The ticKes
spcculator outside and the vendor OF cheap pno'
graphs was the stairway but within tho nan 'son
everything was decorous and in sympathy with tns
spirit which prompted tho services The hall was COM
plctely filed and there present fully "oOo pcops
Tho front and of tho stage werc drapcd ana tne
two galleries were festooncd with black cloth. In
front Of the stage colossal bust OF tho EMPEROR
thrown into strong rclief by tho black drapery at
the roar Of the stage. Around tho bust wero
pots of whte lilies and before 1t was placed .
floral representation OF tho Imperial
Crown of Germany The orchestra, eighty strong and
the singers o60 in number completely filed the STAGE
which had been enlarged for the occasion The nsru
mental music rendered by Anton scIds largo or
chostrs and the vocal music by selected singers from
the Arion, Beethoven, Maennerchor and liederMans
clubs. More expressive than any applause could nave
been was the silence that prevailed.
silence, but it was eloquent silonce. Had tho cir
cumstances becn different the applause woula nsss
been deafcning for German lungs arc strong aoo
Among those present as guests werc Mayor Hewitt
Baron Won zesw, acting ~ fo nsson Won
Mumm tho German Consul-Gcncral, August feigci
the British Consul ul-Goncral, William Lane Booker ana
mann the Consul-General of Greece, ID. N. Botassi
tho Russian Consul General Baron Rosen the Austrian
Monaco, and the Turkish Consul Amons. the audience
were many Of the prominent Germans OF the city,,
funeral march from Wagner's Gotterdammcrung' BY
the orchestra The chorus under the Leadership s % o,
sang Fiemming's Intcger vItae.S winism steinway
announced the names OF some Of those who bad sent
letters of regret among them being Secretary EndIcot
General Dickinson Senator ingalls,. Andrew
D. White George Bancroft and Governor HILL Chares
Hsuselt president Of the German Society made pr,c,
delivered an oraton In German. p,
The chorus next sang Franz Lachners Macfe lm-
pcratorr under the leadership Of Frank der Sucsn
musical director of the Arion Club. Mr. stelnway
then introduced John Bigelow, as ono who though
and was personally acquainted with the dead Emperor
After alludlng TO the careers OF Alexander JULIUS
Caesar and Napoleon Mr.. Bigelow said:
How widely do tn. Of these heroes contrast
with that Of sovereign whose memory we desire to
honor. He also great soldier but history VIII
bear witness that he fought his battles In the Interests
OF his country He fought to give the German people
what they could scarcely pretend have had before
"a country to ,.ve-snd tradu ,ns powerful than
fotresses needle to defend It. He made patriot
lin centrpeal instead being what 1t had been, un
happily but exclusively BEFORE centrifugal force
among the speaking people That he loved war;
genius can make respect the use which he made OF
his victories enertually disprove.
After Mr. Blgclow's oratIon the chorus and orches
ira combined rendered Die wacht am Rhcn," and 1t
strange to Germans receive that stirring song
without breaking into cheers. Next the 0rchestra
played wagners "Kaisermarsch." Tho ceremonies
closed with Martin Luther's hymn, Elm fcstc Burg
Ist Gott" in the singing OF which the audience
Joined. Before the audience dispersed Mr.. steInway
read tho following resolution, which, no said, had Just
been caDled to Berlin:
70 His Maiesy. Emperor Frederick, Berlin.
German adopted citizens assembled In massmeeting at
Sclnway Hall, NewYork mourn the death Of the vctor
Gus creator the newly founded German Empire May
Emperor Frederick for the welfare Of our Ger
man fatherland.
CHARLES HAUSELT. President
WILLIAM STEINwAY, Chairman
At tho ThalIa Theatre last night a memorial per-
formsnce I'm honor Of Emperor VIII am pre- cd d the
regular play An address delivered by William
Ilock, after whch csmo :ableaus showing scenes in
N" Emp ToT's life.
The assembly-room at Tarlmany Hall also was
filed with sympahetic Germans last night, and
memorial exer iscs In honor of the dead Kciser were
conducted by the German Veteran Association