Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-16
The Kaiser Dies a Kingly
Death.
THE LESSON OF HIS TAKING OFF
As William Taught Kings How to
Live, Frederick Teaches Them
to Die.

with admirable foTtitude and submission TO
people have been twice bereaved within short
time. They deeply depiore the all too early dc.
(signed) MINISTRY OF STATE.
The death of the Emperor has caused
intense excitement in this city. All the
members of the royal family and minis
ters were present in the death chamber
at Friedrichskron palace. A ministerial
council was held just before the Emperor
died. Prince Bismarck, who presided at
the council, was much agitated.
ACCESSION OF WILLIAM SECOND.
The Bundesrath met at noon to-day.
Prince Bismarck formally announced the
death OF Emperor Frederick and the ac-
cession to the throne of William. who
takes the title of William the Second.
Before his death Emperor Frederick
gave directions that his remains should
be inferred in the garrison church at
Potsdam.
The bells in Berlin began tolling at Q
O'Clock this afternoon. Mourning was
displayed on many houses.
The Municipal Council received notice
OF the death of the Emperor while in ses-
sion. They Immediately adjourned.
The Bourse closed on account of the
death OF the Emperor.
THE EsPERoR's MOTHER.
BERLIN, June 15.-The Reichsonzeioer
publishes telegram from Baden, stating
that the Dowager Empress Augusta, to
whom the news of the dangerous turn
which the Emperor's malady had taken,
had been carefully broken, Immediately
expressed wish to return to Berlin. Her
physicians, however, would not permit
her to undertake the journey. Her
strength having been so overtaxed by re-
cent events as to render her unable to
stand the fatigue of the trip. She may re-
turn next week. The evening papers are
full OF expressions of grief at Enperor'e
tFrederick's death.
Emperor William Immediately after
his fathe.'s death telegraphed to King
Humbert, OF Italy, announcing the event
and renewing the pledges of unity be-
tween the two dynasties. King Hum
bert Immediately replied to the message.
| DEATH SCENES.
PoTsDAM, June 15.-During the early
hours OF the evening the Emperor's con
dltion was comparatively good, and he
had sat for half an hour in a chair and
| tahcn sOll6 nCuTI5nntnO.
AT 3: 30 O'Clock this morning there was
an alarming increase in His Maiesty's
weakness, and relatives who had left the
palace were telegraphed to return.
AT O'Clock he became restless, and
soon after the whole family assembled in
the room adjacent to the one in which
the Emperor lay. At 10 O'Clock this
morning access to the palace was stopped.
Count Won Stolberg Wernigero, the
Court Chamberlain, was the only Minis
ter present at that hour. Chaplains
Persius and Rogge were also in at
tendance.
THE FAITHFUL EMPRESS.
The bulletin issued an hour before the
| Emperor died said that the Emperor had
been lying for some time in light slum-
Der, broken by wakeful intervals, during
which he showed distinct signs of con.
sciousness. He gave no indication of
suffering pain. His pulse and breathing
were very weak. There had been no
material change in his condition during
the night. All the members of the mn
perial family remained at the castle till
after midnight. The Empress did not
leave the castle, and at 4 O'Clock re-
sumed her watch at the bedside OF the
Emperor.
THE LAST HOUR.
The Emperor lay this morning in a
lethargic condition, sometimes rousipg
for few minutes. During the last hour
of his life he made several fruitless at
tempts to make himself understood. He
died without struggle, surrounded bv
all the members of his family,
I Tho rom aipa n0U lia II, fba h1I ~ -.
he died. Won Werner sketched the EN-
peror's features after death. The flag
flying over the palace was lowered to
half mast at IL 20 this morning.
SOME DETAILS
Are now becoming known in regard to
the last hours Of the Emperor. An hour
after midnight the Empress dismissed
the members Of the imperial family to
their apartments and prepared herself to
pass the night watching in the room ad-
joining the sick chamber of the Emperor.
DIR. Howell shared in the vigil. At this
time the Emperor was in the full posses
sion of his faculties.
Shortly after | O'Clock he wrote on a
slip of paper the following questions,
which he handed to DIR. Howell: Glow
is my pulse? Are you satisfied with it?"
He then wrote something more, but re-
tanned the piece of paper in his hand,
after erasing the words.
Between and 8 o'clock his breathing
became terribly labored and some mo-
ments of struggle would occur, alternat-
ing with spasms and great distress, as
the hard fight with approaching death
progressed. By this time his strength
was seen to be waning. As soon as it
became evident that the end was near,
the Empress caused the royal family to
be summoned.
At s O'Clock all gathered around the
bedside. DIR. Koemel, court chaplain,
who had been summoned by telegram
from Ems, did not arrive in time to ad-
minister the last sacrament. DIR. Persius,
therefore, officiated in this ceremony.
Pastor Rogge was also present in the
death chamber during the administra-
ton OF the sacrament.
THE END.
About 10 O'Clock the Crown Prince was
called in. The Emperor's head was
raised on large pillow, his hands rested
on the coverlet. The Crown Prince
stood opposite, the Empress was seated at
the foot of the bed, but later she knelt at
the bedside and remained in this posi-
ton during the last hours, watching her
dying husbands faint gasps for breath.
During the night the Emperor had
beckoned her to his side. As she bent
over him he murmured a single word,
then short sentences which she alone
understood.
At the foot OF the bed knelt the EN-
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