Connecticut western news., 1888-06-20
GERMANY'S TRIAL.
Again Her Emperor is Dead
 The Autopsy's Story.
A SKETCH OF WILLIAM MI.

PorsDAM, June 15.-The Emperor Fred erick died this morning at few minutes past II o'clock He had been slowly growing weaker since early morning. His bed was sur. rounded with members of his personal and official family, who watched for several hours his patient struggle for life. He was apparent ly conscious most of the time, and suffered comparatively little pain. His death was quiet and peaceful.
 At midnight the Emperor sat for half an hour ill an arm chair and took some nour- ishment. Dr. Mackenzie had informed the Empress on Wednesday that he had aban- doned all hope of & further prolongation of life. An hour after midnight the En- press dismissed the members of the imperial family to their apartments, and prepared her. self to pass the night watch in room adjoin- ing the sick chamber. Dr. Howell shared in the vigil
 At this time the Emperor was in the full possession of his faculties. Shortly after o'clock he wrote on slip of paper the follow ing question, which he handed to Dr. Hovell
 "How is my pulse? Are you satisfied with it?"
 He then wrote something more, but retain ed the paper in his hand after erasing the words.
 Between and 3 o'clock his breathing be- came terribly labored, and some moments of struggle would occur, alternating with spasms of great distress as the hard fight with ap- preaching death progressed. By this the strength of the dying Emperor 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.
 Dr. Kregel, Court Chaplain, who had been summoned by telegram from Ems, did not ar- rived in time to administer the last sacrament. Dr. Persius, therefore, oficiated in this cere- mony. Pastor Hogge was also present in the death chamber. During the administering of ho oapf on6 i,6n oxyor fC with teen minutes before his death, the Emperor appeared to be quite conscious. He showed by the expression of his eyes and by the move ments of his eyelids that he still recognized all who approached tho bedside, relatives and others.
 A number of officials who had been sum- moned early in the morning reached the palace before death had taken place. Among those present at the time the Emperor died were Count von Stolberg- -Wernigerode, Gen. von Radolin- -Radolinski, Gen. Pape, and Gen. Lindequist.
 The flag flying over the Friedrichskron pal ace was lowered to half mast at 11.20 o'clock. the Emperor expired. The body is enveloped in white shroud. Only the upper half of the face is visible. On the breast lies wreath of laurel. The hands are joined and rest on the hilt of a cavalry sword. At the foot of the bed stands table covered with flowers. The features wear an extremely peaceful express sion.
 Her von Werner sketched the Emperor's features after death.
 During the last hour the Empress held the Emperor's right hand, and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess stood on the left side of tho death bed.
 A Sketch of Frederick's Life.
 Frederick H., Emperor of Germany, was born October g. 1881, in the royal palace at Potsdam. Frederick was the only son of the late Emperor William. His mother was Prin- cess Augusta of Sake Weimar.
 Her boy was . handsome prince, & manly soldier by nature, who began his life under her care when they were almost outcasts. Not withstanding wars and days of terror, the prince was carefully educated and trained for statesmanship and the throne.
 When about seven years old he accompanied his father 10 England, where they were re- ceived with befitting honors by the Queen and her Ministers.
 The young German was pleased with victo- ria and particularly fascinated with the little princess bearing her mothers namo. In fact tho ..,y liked all the members of the royal family. The attachment was mutual, and Prince Albert said a good word for the imper- ial lad and the Queens family encouraged him to make love to the little Princess Victoria.
 This was in 1855. about the time that Sebas- topol was captured and the continent of Flu rope convulsed with war. The gallant young
  Engand's daughter three years later in 1858. There has been great deal of history made sRfs su that a S ns9n Republic and Germany lifted to the apex of power and glory. During all those years the little Prince grew to manhood and he and his En glish vie were blessed with children and grandchildren.
 There was a great time when those pretty royal babes were married. Their return to Germany was an event and it was crowned with an ovation. The cliffs of the Rhine were Illuminated with banners and soaring fire works. Never did the big classic hostelries do such business. Art and science and all the re- sources of the vast empire contributed to the general rejoicing and the solid old city of Berlin was garlanded with flowers and impe- rial bunting.
 After the music and the flowers and all the pomp and ceremony of the great wedding, the King was stricken with painful malady. The young Prince was obliged to become Prince Regent and in October, 1858, he received his appointment with full powers.
 Ho set about to reform the army, and so dis turbed the conservative Germans that he brought on a constitutional crisis. The ques- tion led to prolonged contest between the King and Parliament, which resulted in the appearance of Bismarck on the scene, and he was called in to fight the Kings battles. He proved a man of marvellous strength and re- s urco. His genius was so unexpected that the Empire was stirred to it's centre.
 The next event that disturbed the combina- tions on the European chess board was the death of the King of Denmark and those end- less complications which caused many an Ame- rican to despair in trying to understand the Schleswig- -Holstein question. In 1866 there was war all around, and Prussia, with only one ally to fight with her, sent out her armies to meet the entire resources of the Confedera- tion.
 It would take dozen of our pages to con- tain detailed account of these wars and the wars that followed. At one time the Prussian armies were in sight of Vienna, the capital of Austria. The end resulted in peace which ex- cluded Austria from Germany and founded the confederation of the North
 By this time the Prince wanted to return to domestic life once more and see his English wife and the children, He had that satisfac- tion and four years of peace followed.
 In the campaign of 187O-1 the crown Prince once more came to the front as public char actcr and issued from the unparalleled struggle heir apparent to the imperial crown. Considering bis temperament, his English wife and his hot German blood, he was mod est, capable man, but he never took back seat for anybody, not even Bismarck. During that fierce and sanguinary struggle between Germany and France the Prince, who had be- come powerful military athlete, went in for blood and victory.
 He invaded Aisace by passing through the Vosges mountains. Marshal McMahon had a force exceeding forty thousand men, but Queen Victoria's son-in-law got ahead of them,
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