The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-16

btHIIaN0 ~ hhN h's
dioJ nj eleven o'clock this morning.
Ills death caused intense excitement in
the city. People are standing in the
streets watching the bulletin boards and
asking each other for the details of their
beloved monarch's death.
All the members of the royal family
and the ministers were present in the
death chamber at the Freidrichskron
Palace at potsdam. A ministerial coun.
ell was held Just before the Emperor
died Prince Bismarck, who presided at
thr council was much agitated, and
made the meeting as short rs possible.
THE DETAILS.
An hour after midnight the Empress
dismissed the members OF the Imperial
family to their apartments and prepared
herself to pass the night watching in Il
room adjoining the sick chamber. DR..
Howell shared in the vigil. At this time
the Emperor was in full possession Of
his faculties. Shortly after one O'Clock
he wrote on slip OF paper the follow
ing questions which he handed to DR..
Howell: GLOW is my pulse? Are you
satisfied with it?' He then wrote
something more, but he retained the
piece OF paper in his hands after erasing
tue words, Between two and three
o'clock his breathing became terribly
laborcd and some moments of struggle
would occur, alternating with spasms
and great distress as the hard fight with
approaching death progressed. By this
The strength OF the dying Emperor was
seen to he waning. As soon rs it be-
came evident that the end was near the
Empress caused the royal family to be
summoned. At S o'clock all gathered
around the bedside.
Dr. KoegcI, court chaplain, who had
been
SUMMONED DY TELEGRAM
from Fms did not arrive in time to ad.
minister the last sacrament. DR., Persius
therefore oaiciated in this ceremony
Pastor Roggc was also present in the
death chamber. During the admins
tration Of the sacrament, and indeed, to
within 10 minutes before his death the
Emperor appeared to be quite conscious
lie showed by the expression OF his eyes
and by the movements OF his eyelidi
that he still recognized all who ap.
preached the bedside, relatives and
Others.
4 number Of officials who had beer
summoned carlyi the morningrcacheC
the palace before death had taken place
Among those present at the time the
Emperor died were Count Won Stolbcrg
Wcrnigrrodc, General Won Albcdyll
Count Enlenberg, General Raucb, Coun
RadOlin.Radolinski, General Pape ant
General lindcquist.
Prince Bismarck did not go to Pots
dam from Berlin until after the meeting
OF the Ministerial council where h
formally announced the dGCcase OF tn
Emperor. The Emperor's remains vii
probably lie in state in the Garrison
church ut HOtsdam. By order OF tn
Evangelical Church Council the
BELLS WILL lie ToLLED
at specified hours for fourteen days sue
Cceding in all the Protestant churches c
the kingdom. The papers are full {
expressions OF grief ut Frederick's deatf
Prince Bismarck and all the member
Of the ministry, the aides de camp an
the officers on duty in the palace hay
been admitted to the room /
which the remains lie. TIL
servants Of the household an
the soldiers OF the Lehr battalion WEI
afterwards allowed TO enter and the
paid their last tribute Of respect 10 the
master. The Empress, overwhelme
with grief, has withdrawn to her apar
ments, and is seen by no one. It is no
stated that the remains will be interrt
within the Friedenskirche besides tho
OF Frederick ~.
The issue Of the proclamation OF WI
liam II TO the nation is not expectt
until after the funeral. The body r
poses on the iron bed in which the Er
prror expired, The body is envelope
IN n white shroud. Only the Npp
half OF the face is visible.