The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-06-20
LAST HONORS TO THE DEAD.
FUNERAL OF EMPEROR FREDERICK.
Services without Ostentation-William s
Proclamation to the People-The Press
Comment On the New Emperor's
Tone-Sympathy in England.

elgn princes arrived mere GDlS morning.
The railway stations at Berlin and Pots
dam 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 8 o'clock this
morning the bells were tolled and the
ministers who were to officiate at the en-
peror'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, eff 1 Am to Die"
The commanders 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
bride 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 Saxony.
Among those who took part in the pro-
cession were Prince Henry, second son OF
the deceased emperor, the hereditary
prince OF Saxe-M einingen and the generals
of the army, headed by Count Won Moltke,
who carried marshal's staff. Bodies of
the Prussian corps OF the guard and the
dragoon's guard brought up the rear of
the procession.
The second mortuary service over the
remains of the emperor was held at the
Friedrichskron castle last evening. Dr.
Koegel, court chaplain, officiated. En-
peror William and the empress, the
dOwager Expresses Augusta and Victoria,
all the members of the German imperial
and royal families, and the entire house
hold were present. At the conclusion of
the service the coffin was closed in the
presence of the emperor, Count Won Stol-
-WernigerOde, court chamberlain; DR..
Friedberg, Prussian minister of justice,
and the others who had been hidden to
the ceremony, and was then placed on the
same state bier used at the funeral of En-
peror William.
At 9:15 o'clock this morning Potsdam
was in mourning and emblems of grief
were to be seen everywhere. All the way
from the castle to the Friedrichskirche,
where the funeral was to take place,
torches and cressets were seen, illuminat-
ing with their pallid flames the morning
light Everywhere there rose huge flag
stats and poles bearing banners with
mourning devices. The troops which
were to take part in the funeral ceremony
were already mastering. They comprised
the entire garrison at Potsdam and por-
ton of the Berlin and Spandau garrisons.
They consisted of one combined infantry
battalion, two combined cavalry squadrons,
two combined batteries of artillery, regi-
ment of the grand corps from Berlin and
similar combined battahons and batteries
from Spandau. At 10 80 o'clock the troops
assumed their positions and the various
dignitaries, Populations and warriors as
sociations proceeded TO their places.
The ceremonies at the Friedrichskron
castle began with the performance of
Bach's ''Bald Rufst du Mich zu Hohren
Frieden." Then the choral 'Jesus Meme
Zuversicht" was sung. As the last strains
died away Chaplain Koegel arose and
offered prayer in which he alluded in
feeling terms to the doubly grievous visi-
tatiOn upon the imperial house and upon
the nation. He thanked God for all he
had done for the departed monarch and
implored heavenly consolation for the
sorely tried members OF the imperial
family and for the nation. The choral
"Wenn Ich Einmalsoll Scheiden" was
then sung, after which the coffin was re-
moved from the castle and placed on the
funeral car, the choir meanwhile singing
II know that my Redeemer liveth."
The procession was then formed and
moved to the church. Upon arriving at
the church the mourners took seats as
signed to them. After the service Chap
lain kOegel pronounced the benediction
There was no sermon. After the firing of
volleys and minute guns by the troops
the mOurners took their departure. Be
fore leaving the widowed empress bent
over the coffin and took solemn farewell
look at her dead husbands face Court
Preacher Persius repeated the closing
prayer and the choir intoned a dirge.
In spite of the hurried preparations,
the funeral was not only military dis
play worthy of great soldier, but a cere-
monial graced by every evidence of pub
lie grief and affection. A heavy rain fell
labored on, completing the sombre deco
rations. Potsdam was crowded, and ac-
commodations of any kind brought fabu-
lous prices. In the morning rain was
still falling, and the clinging draperies
gave the route a sad and weird aspect,
but as the hours wore on the rain gradu-
ally ceased, and at o'clock the sun was
bright and hot. An express train brought
the final mourners, who assembled in the
Jasper nall a little before 10 o'clock.
When the empress and children came to
take a farewell of their grandfather, the
three boys walked hand in hand There
was little difference in their heights.
Then came the little princes and lastly a
nurse carrying the youngest. The eldest
boy folded his hands and prayed. As the
children retired the imperial family and
mourners entered and took up their posi-
tions Chaplain Koegel having blessed
the emperor and the king of Saxony,
knelt by the coffin and prayed while the
others filed out. The dowager Empress
Augusta sat upon the terrace, closely
yelled, and Empress Victoria and the
other ladies stood on the balcony while
the procession was forming.
The scene when the imperial family
emerged from the gloomy hall with its
ttickerlng lights to the exquisite summer
beauty OF the park was in strange contrast
with that on the occasion of the late
Emperor Williams funeral. A half hour
elapsed before the procession was ready
to start, yet the time seemed short. The
emperor gave the signal, after having
watched every movement made in arrang-
ing the hearse and the coffin, which
was placed very high. Victorias wreath
hung at the foot OF the coffin and others lay
on the platform around it. The golden
helmet of the Hohenzollers was placed at
the haa1 Of tho coffin E;1bfoor, Oaporo1r