Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-10

rired.n Prince William stood at the foot or the bed during the emperor's Last moments. The emperor's death agony was not great, and his face wore tranquil, almost smim8 expression. A few minutes before he died nc exclaimed: "Fritzl dear FritEr
 Gathered around the apparently dying en- peror were the kaiserin, who in her wheel chair sat from o'clock till his death, hold ing her husbands hand Opposite, with nn- gers on the kaiser's right wrist, sat Dr. Von Lauer anxiously counting the pulse beata Around were grouped his daughter, the Duchess of Baden; the grandson, frlnco William; Princess William, Princess Fr1eo- rich Leopold, Princes George and Alexander, Princess Albert Erb, Prince HohenzOileTn, Prince Hohenzollern, Duke Albert of Mech lenberg-Schweren, Bismarck, Moitke, Count von Stolberg Vernigerode, Grat Perponcner and all the ministers of state.
 Even Bismarck had tears in his eyes as tho party stood thus watching the life hickerlng away before them. Once the empress tainted, but, supported by her sick daughter, the Grand Duchess of Baden, she still chung 70 her husbands hands.
 For two hours a sorrowful family group sat waiting the end which all now knew must be a matter of~hours only. At o'clock . hur- ried summons brought to the bedside all the family and those officials who had remained in the palace. The emperor had lost con- seriousness son.vtirne before, his last sentence heinz. 1t is we'll to have service for it is Lent," half conscious comment on Dr. Kogel's prayers. When Dr. Kogel read the Twenty-third Psalm, "The Lord is my Shep- herd,n the kaiser listened attentively and said, ''That is wonderful" and then fell into . sleep from which he never reused.
 At 8:2O, at sign from the physician, all ly fHoi,. Enooc ping which almost rendered the minister's prayer inaudible, the noblest soul ever granted by God to Germany passed away from the world forever, without . struggle and without a pain.
 The Reicbsanzeiger says that on Wednes- day, when the strength of the emperor be- gan to fail, his majesty talked repeatedly with Prince William about the crown prince and upon political and military affairs. About noon he sent for Prince Bismarck and thanked him for his services to the country. After recovering from the swoon into which ae fell about o'clock Thursday afternoon the emperor asked for Count von Moltke and Prince William, with both of whom he talked on state affairs, the army and the Prussian people Considerable dsliriam fol lowed, and the emperor grew weaker and weaker as the night wore on. At o'clock iu the morning the family gathered arounp his bedside, and at s:3O o'clock the doctors de- ,la red the emperor dead.
 It is reported that the last words of the Emperor William were: Alexander has promised me that there should be no war. We ought to adopt a friendly attitude toward Russia"
 The emperor's body rests upon his iFop lrmy bedstead, the face overspread with an expression of gentle peacefulness. The body l., c;&< oolr against the pillows upon which the monarch lied.
 The emperor left a personal fortune of 3OO,- NO,O ,OO0 marks in cash. It is expected that ais funeral will take place on Thursday, March l5.