Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-16

Chamber, said Re thought he uttered The
feelings OF the whole Of ItaIy in express
ing profound regret ct the death Of the
Emperor.
| GUARDING THE C CRPsE.
| POTsDAM, June l5-Tne Emperor died
without q struggle. He was surrounded
by all the members OF his family. The
remsins now lie on the bed on which the
! Emperor died. Husssrs occupy the road
from Ffiederichekron csstle 70 Sans Souci.
In the interior Of the castle s. battalion
mounts guard under the command Of Ms
| jor R2tzener.
| THE TIDINGs IN LONDON.
| LONDON, June l5-The nsgs on the
American and other legations are st half
msst, in consequence OF the death Of En-
peror Frederick. The bells Of Westmin-
lister Abbey were tolled this afternoon.
When the news Ct the Emperor's death
] WAS received at the German embsssv the
blinds we're drswn. The Prince of Wales
| will start for Berlin tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Gladstone and scores of other prom
inent persons, called at the Gernsn en-
sissy and LETT tAeir cards.
TRIED TO SPEAK.
LONDON, June ia dispatch from
Potsdsm Gays ;he En- 5eror lay this morn
| lug 10 Iethsrgic condition some time.
! During the last hour OF his life he made
several fruitless attempts to make himself
| understood.
BIsNARCK ARRIVES.
PoTsDAM, June Is -PriHce Bismarck
arrived at Potsdsm st l 40 O'Clock this
afternoon. The hig flying over Ffeid-
richsAron palace was. lowered to hall
mast al ii 20 this morning.
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
BERLIN, June 10 The municipSl coun-
ell received notice Of the death OF the
Emperor through Herr Won Fonkebett,
Mayor Of BSrlin, while they were il SEES
sion. They immediately adjourned, TO
meet In special session this evening.
ANNOUNCED TO THE LORDS.
LONDON, June l5-IR the House OF
Lords this afternoon Lord Salisbury sn-
nounced the death of the Emperor of Ger
many. Ha EAid: SIT is Heedless TO say
how deeply we grieVe over the loss of one
80 Justly valued here Gnd in Germany.
The Qleen has lost a SON. in-lsW and Ger
many most enlightened ruler. Il will
be your Lordships' desire to put On formal
record the sympathy you feel for the af-
fn2cted relatives and for the ration whose
loss we deplore. l will, therefore, on
Monday move an address to the Qaeen
and another to the Duwsger EDpress
Victoria"
THE LAST HOURS.
POTsDAM June l5-Some details are
now becoming known in gard to the
last hours Of me Emperor. An hour after
midnight the Empress dismissed the
members of the imperial family to their
apartments and prepared herself to pass
the might watching in room djOining
the sick chamber Of the Emperor. DR.
Howell shared in the vigil. A. this time
the Emperor was in full possession Of MS
faculties.
Shortly after l O'Clock he wrote on 8
slip Of paper the following question,
which ne handed to Dr.. Howell: Glow is
my pulsei Are you satisfied With il2"
he then wrote something more, but re-
tanned the piece Of paper in his hand after
erssing the words.
Between 2 and O'Clock his breathing
became terribly Ixbored, and some mo-
ments OF struggle would occur, Ghernat-
ing with spssras and g est distress SIS the
hard fight with approaching destA pro-
crossed. By this time the strength OF the
dying Emperor was seen to be weakening
AS soon as it becsme evident tina end
was near the Emperor caused the royal
fam ly to be summoned. Al O'Clock ali
gathered around the bedside.
DR.. Kogsl, court chaplain, who had
been summoned by telegram from Ems,
did not arrive IN Sine to administer the
last sacrament. DR.. Persious, therefore,
oGci,tsd in this ceremony. Pastor Royce
Vas also present In the death chamber.
Daring the administering Of the sacra-
nent nnd indeed even to within fifteen
miautes before his destb the Emperor ap-
pared to be quite conscious. he showed
by the expression Of his eyes and by the
movements OF his eyelids that he still re-
cognizad all who approached the bedside,
relatives and others,
Aasm5er of Cfdcisls who had been
summoned esrly in the morning reached
the palace before the death had taken
plsc-. Among those present q. the time
the Emperor died were Count Won Stsl-
berg WerniGs ole and General Won
Albedylly, Count Gutenberg, General
R,sch, Count Rsdslin RsdClnski, Gen
eral fspe and General Linquist.
Prince Bismarck did noIsO TO POtsd.u
from Berlin uatil after the meeting OF the
Ministerial Courcil, where he formally
announced the deceege Of the Emperor.
Inc EnptEOI's IEkualH] Will pEOD6UlJ lie
in state il Garrison Chapel, P0tsdam
By order CT the Evangelical Church CoRu-
Gil bells will oe tol!ed at specif-d h0urs
for fourteen Gays succeeding in all the
Protestant churches Of the Kingdom.
EMPRESS AUGUSTUS ACTIONS.
BERLIN, Jane l5.-Tne R=ichssEz siger
publishes g telegram from BIden, stating
that the Doweger Empress Augusta, 10
WON the news of the dangerous turn
which the Euperor's maIady had taken
hsd been carefully broker, Imme dlately
expressed wish % return to B-rlia.
Her physicians, hoTevar, would not psr-
nit her TO undertake the journey, her
strength having been SO over taxed by
recent events IS to render her unable TO
stand the fatigue Of the trip. she may
return next week.
EXPRESSIONS OF GREY.
The evening papers are full CT express
sions Of grief at the E nperor's dec n.
The North German Gazette ssys: "Hs
was true Hoherzollern. He leaves be-
hind him remembrance IA the heart Of
his contemporaries, and heri.sge TO
future generations, the memory OF q
Prince in when the highest perfected
virtue of noble manhood was crown Of
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