Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-22
THE LIVING AND DEAD.

/
| The Condition of Emperor Frederick-Dr ,
| Mackenxie,s Solicitude for His Pauen,
/ Funeral Services I'm the Cathedrai
Over the Dead Kaiscr-The NotapAos
i Who were There.
! LONDON, March 17.-Although Emperor
/ Frederick has displayed activity ana en-
| durance since his return to Berlin, anu
| especially since the beginning OF tne
/ preparations for the funeral OF the iate
! Kaiser. IL is feared that he will break
down. Despite the fact that he mas ior
| the last two DAYS struggled hard to MAIN
/ tain his evidently assumed appearance Oh
physical yigor, he has been noticeaoiy
/ spiritless at times, and obviously suHer-
| ing intense pain. From the time Oh Tn"
| Emperor,s arrival until Thursday DIR.
Mackenzie occupied rooms on the moor
below, under those of his royal pa
| tient, the two suites OF apartments
| being connected by spiral staircase.
Yesterday the doctor took up his sleep
ing quarters on the floor above, in the
room immedia tely adjoining that OF the
Kaiser, and put a veto upon his patients
expressed intention of accompanying ms
fathers remains to the grave.
Up to ten O'Clock Thursday evening
224, 900 persons, by actual count, had visited
the cathedral to view the body OF the
Kaiser and it is estimated that many
were unsuccessfu full in their attempts.
The services in the cathedral began
WITH prelude on the organ, during wnlcn
the mourners began to assemble. LIZ.
Koegle read passages from the Nineteenth
Psalm, and verses twenty-fiv and TWEEN
ty-six of the eleventh chapter OF john,
after which the choir sang 81 Know that
My Redeemer Liveth".
Passages were read from Psalm Ninety
md ho caranfh and aiOhfl verses
of the fourth chapter of Timothy, the
chaplain concluding with the words:
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord,
now and evermore," and the choir re-
spending: s'Yea, the Spirit saith they
shall rest from their labors, and their
works shall live after them". The prayer
was then intoned: "What God doth is
well done".
Prince Bismarck and Count Won Moltke
were absent from both the services in the
cathedral and the procession to the
mausoleum.
When the soft organ prelude began, the
court amberlain and the Cabinet Minis
tiers took positions behind the tabouret
bearing the insignia of the empire. Gem
eral Pape, holding the imperial stand
ard, then stationed himself at
the head of the coffin. Count
LIE Hendorff and Prince Radziwill,
the late Emperor's aides-de-camp, with
drawn swords, on either side, and the
Adjutants-G General and other aides-de-
camp standing at the foot of the coffin.
While the organ was pl aging, the royal
ties entered the cathedral, Prince William
arriving at noon. At the signal of the
chief master of ceremonies, the organ
broke forth in swelling tones, and the
services began. Prince William TODD in
the middle of the nave, Immediately
behind the imperial standard Beside
him were the Kings of Saxony, Belgium,
and Roumania, and close by stood the
Grand Duke and Prince Albrect of Baden,
and other princes of the roval house of
Prussia. Crown Prince Rudolph of
Austria, the Czarowich and the Grand
Dukes Michael and Nicholas of Russia;
the Prince of Wales and the Princes OF
Naples, Denmark and Greece, each wear
ing uniforms; the Princes of Bavaria.
Guiding General Billot, of the French
army, with his suite, occupied the next
rows in the nave. The diplomatic pew
was crowded. DIR. Koegle, who
stood beside the coffin, concluded
the service with the Lords PRAYER,
and the congregation sang the hymn
"Weim Ich Einmal sell scheden." The
choir then executed a motel from Grauno,
TOD Jusu," and the members of the
sSing Aka Demie' rendered "Wie Herr
Itch list die, neue welt". At 12:45 DR..
Koegle pronounced the benedicton, the
stationed outside firing volleys,
and the ceremoney closed with the sing
ing of s'sIoly, Holy is the Lord". The pro-
cession to escort the body to the mauso-
ieum then began to orm.