Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
BORNE TO REST.
Impressive Scenes at the
Kaiser's Funeral.
ROYALTY WELL REPRESENTED
An Eloquent Funeral Grafton
Services Held Throughout
the World.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

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cold. Hundreds of thousands o
spectators occupied the space behin(
the soldiers, while every window
along the Inter den Linden wal
crowded. All the houses on the tho
roughfare were covered with mourn
ing, and exhibited flags with blacl
drapery. At the street crossing.
massive pillars, draped with blacl
and surmounted by Prussian eagles
had been erected. The lamp post,
were covered with Grape, and a
every fifty PAGES there were large
candelabra bearing flaming cross
cites. The route of the funera
procession presented q mos
imposing aspect entirely in keeping
with the deep sorrow and reverence
Of the people. The center of the roa(
was strewn with gravel and fiji
branches. In the Paris plat large
Grape festoons entwined with laurel
were hung. The Brandenberg gate
was draped and there was a large
arch in front of it upon which were
the words "God bless you."
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
Took place in the Cathedral in accor.
dance with the programme. Emperor
Frederick was not present, the
weather being too severe to permit ol
his exposing himself. The service
began with a soft prelude on the
organ, during which the mourners be-
gan to assemble. DIR. Koegel, Chap
lain, read passages from the 9tf
Chapter of John. The choir sang, 81
Know that nay Redeemer Liveth. p
Passages were then read from Psalm
80 and Timothy, 4th Chapter, 9TH ant
9Th Verses, the Chaplain concluding
with the words:
"Blessed are they who die in the
Lord, now and evermore."
The choir responded with the words
"Yea, the spirit saith they shall rest
from their labors; their work shall
live after him."
The deceased Emperor had express
ed his desire that the texts read
should alternate between the Old and
New Testament. The word of prayer
from the Old Testament was respond
ed to by promises from the New Test
ament and the end was the rejoicing
over the attainment of eternal bliss.
When the selection from Psalm 90:
THE days of our years are three score
years and ten," ETC., was read there
was not a dry eye, and suppress&
sobs were heard throughout the
Cathedral.
The prayer was then intoned
"What God doeth is we'll DONE" DR..
Koegel delivered the sermon standing
beside the coffin. His text was: Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart iu
peace according to thy word for mine
eyes have seen thy salvation"
AN IMPRESSIVE ADDRESS.
Chaplain Keogel opened his sermon
with these words: "The plaintive
peal of church bells resounding from
town to town and from village to yil-
lage have announced the sad news
and every German eye is filled with
tears. The father of our fatherland,
the pride and delight of our people,
Germany's chevalier, the new
Empires first Emperor has
left u.s." Another touching allusion
was the daily greeting OF the populace
at the Emperor's window. "Was it
not thank offering every day; was
it not daily leave.taking for fear
they would not see him again? He
exceeded the age the psalmist calls
the greatest by more than ten years,
yet he did not outliye his vigor. Like
Moses, his age was undarkened. His
forces did not fail. He was restless
and eager for work to the last.
I have no time to be tired, We're
among his last words. In conclusion,
he said: "Now that his funeral pro-
cession is on its way to Charlotten
berg, to g quiet grave Of his father
and mother to the mo'her who,
dying, blessed him with a loving
hand; to the father, who was an
example OF probirty to him."
He concluded his sermon
with the Lords prayer, and
the congregation then sang
the hymn, Wenn Ich Einmal Soil
Scheiden. A motel from Graun's Tod
Jesat was then sung by the choir after
which the members Of the Sing Akad-
annie rendered VIE Herrhch ist die
Neue Welt. At IL AS o'clock DIR. Koe-
gel pronounced the benediction while
at the same time volleys were fired
by infantry on the outside.
MR.
With the singing of "Holy, Holy is
the Lord" The procession to escort
the Kaiser's remains to the mausole-
um then began to form. Prince Bis.
marck and General Won Moltke were
not present at the service at the
cathedral nor did they take
part in the procession to
the mausoleum. The cathedral
presented most solemn and i'm
pressive appearance. When the soft
organ prelude began the court cham.
berlain and ministers took positions
behind tabourets bearing the empires
insignia. General Won Pape, holding
the Imperial standard, then stationed
himself at the head of the coffin, and
OOuAC OChh0OAA dAO IiuCC leduLl
will, the late Emperor's aides-de
camp, with drawn swords stood or
either side of him, and the Adjutant
General and other aides-de-
stood together at
THE FOOT OF THE COFFIN.
While the organ still played, the
royalties entered, Prince William ar
irving at noon. AT signal from the
chief master of ceremonies the orgar
broke into swelling tones and the ser
vice was begun. Prince William stooG
in the middle Of the nave behind the
Imperial standard. Alongside of him
were the King of saxony, the King o
Belgium and the King Of Roumania
Close by stood the Grand Duke O
Baden, Princes Albrecht and Henry
and other Princes of the royal house
Of Prussia, the Prince Imperial O
Austria. the Prince Imperial Of Rus
sia, Grand Dukes Michael ant