The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-19
SERVICES At POTSDAM
And the Last Funeral Rites at
the Castle Over the
REMAINS OF THE EMPEROR
At the Place OF His Dcath-Prepar-
ing For the Final Ceremonies
Next Monday-Empcror vii.
liam's Proclamation.

PorsDAM, June lS.-Prince Bismarck
and Count Won MoItke, and number
OF foreign princes arrived here this morn
ing. The railway stations at Berlin and
Potsdam are closed against the public,
Crowds have gathered outside these
buildings, and soldiers and police are
posted all around the stations to keep
back the crowds. The Friedrichskron
Palace is guarded like fortress.
At o'clock this morning the bells
were tolled and the ministers who were
to ofiiciateat the Emperor's funeral took
their places around the coffin in the
Palace. The choir sang the hymns
"soon Thou callest me to higher joys"
and "Jesus is my trust" Chaplain
Koegel blessed the corpse and the
mourners, after which the choir sang the
hymn, "If l 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 bri-
die, and the procession started for the
church,
In the procession from the castle to
the church, the Prince OF Wales walked
with the Emperor and the King OF Sax
ony.
Among those who took part in the
procession were Prince Henry, second
son Of the deceased Emperor, the hered-
itary Prince Of Saze-Meiningen, and the
Generals OF the army, headed by Count
Won Moltke, who carried q marshal's
staff. Bodies OF the Prussian corps OF
the guard and the dragons guard
brought up the rear Of the procession.
The funeral ceremonies ended shortly
before o'clock.
In spite Of the hurried preparations,
the funeral was not merely military
display worthy OF great soldier, but
ceremonial, graced by every evidence OF
public grief and affection. Potsdam was
crowded, and accommodation OF any
kind brought fabulous prices,
An express train brought the final
mourners, who assembled in the Jasper
hall little before ten o'clock. Wien
the Emperor's children came to take n
farewell Of their grandfather, the three
boys walked hand in hand. Then came
the little princess, and lastly u nurse
carrying the youngest,
Chaplain Koegel, having blessed the
Emperor and the King of Saxony, knelt
by the coffin and prayed while the others
filed out.
The scene when the imperial family
emerged from the gloomy hall with its
Pickering lights to the summer beauty |
OF the park was in strange contrast with
that OF the occasion OF the late Emperor
Williams funeral. A half hour elapsed
before the procession was ready to start,
yet the time seemed short.
helmet OF the Hohenzollerns was placed |
ut the head OF the coffin. Sixteen gem
erals bore a canopy OF velvet. Military
bands stationed at intervals along the
route played the glorious funeral
marches Of Chopin and Beethoven,
never ceasing until the procession had
passed. A feature OF the cortege was
the eighteen physicians walking side by |
side. The central figure was the new
Emperor. Count Won Moltke walked
with difficulty, the exertion being great
strain upon him. The service in the
Church was most impressive.