Telegram-herald., 1888-03-17
REQU|ESCAT IN PACE
rre ROYAL osssoWEs At BERLIN
Ineposing CsE-mosies ~ the Cathedral
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BxRLIs, March Io.-Ths weather Was
TIE burial Of the Emperor were carried out
TO letter. Troops wearing elosks were
ranged four deep Ia front vi the cathedral
aud along the route, and hundreds Of thou
sands Of spectators occupied the space
about them. Every windos along Unser
den Linden vas covered with mourning
hags or hiaek draDery, and at the street
crossings were massive pillars drsped With
black aud surm0unted with frusslan eagles.
Tue lamp posts were all drspsd. and
every hfty PAGES were large cande.stras
bearing flaming cressets. Tue aspect OF the
route OF Tie procession was most imposing
and entirely ia keeping with the deep s0r-
row and reverence OF the people. The mid
die OF the roadway was strewn with gravel
aud ar branches, and at Pariser PlaIz we're
large Grape fsstoons sntwined with laurel.
The Brsndenbarg Thor was drsped and tue
immense triumpnal arch In front bore the
| inscription, God Bless YOU"
The procession LETT the cathedral ~
O'Clock. Owing TO the severe weather Em-
p-ror FrederlekI was not present DIR.
Koegsl delivered his sermon while standing
| by tae side OF the cotiin. his text being
| Lord, how lettest thou thy servant depart
ia peace according 10 thy word. for mine
| eyes have seen thy salvation"
Tue services in the cathedral began with
| q soft prelude ON the organ. during which
| the mOurners began TO assemble. Doctor
koegel read passages from the nineteenth
| psalm, aud verses % and 70 OF the eleventh
chapter of John, alter which the choir sang,
Il Know That My Redesmer Livetn." Pas
ssges were read from Psalm 81 and the
| 7fh and eth verses of the fourth chapter OF
| Timothy, the chaplain concluding with the
| words. Blessed are they VINO die in the
| Lord, now and Evermore," and the choir
| responding Yea. the Spirit satin they shall
rest from their lsbors ana their works shall
| live after them. Prayer was then intoned.
Prince Bismarck and Count Won Moltke
| were absent from both services IN the ca
tnedral aud the procession 10 the manso-
| ieum. The services in the cathedral were
/ most solemn ahd impressive. When the
| soft organ prelude began the court cham
beriain and Cabinet Ministers took their
| positions behind an officer bearing
the insignia OF the Empire. General
| Pape. holding the imperial standard,
! stationed himself at the head Of the coffin.
| Count Schudoiff and Prilc Radizwill, the
late Emperor's aides-de-ca4Ep, with drawn
| rords, stood on either side OF him and
| Adjutants Geland and other aides-de cam p
| stood together al the foot of the coffin.
While the organ was still paying the
royalties catered 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 stood in
| the middle of the nave Immediately
behind the imperial standard. Be-
side him were the Kings of Saxony,
Belgium and Roumania. and close by stood
| Grand Duke and Primes Asbrecht, and Hen
| ry OF Baden aud other princes of the Royal
House Of Prussia. Crown Prince Rudolph
| OF Aust-is, the Czarewich and Grand Dukes
| Michael and Nicholas OF Russia, the Prince
of Wales and the Princes of Naples. Den-
| msrk and Greece. each wearing the uniform
OF MS country. the Princes OF Bavaria,
| Duke of Hesse. sad other notable and for
eign representatives, including General
Billot. OF the French army, with his suites,
| occupied the places IN the nave. The dip
lomatic pew was crowded.
| Doctor koe ge, Who stood beside the
coffin, concluded the service with words oi
prayer, aud the aggregation sang the
hymn, "Wenn ich einmAl soil scheiden y
| The chOIs then executed selection from
Graunns "Todt JesI," and members oil
'oingakademie' rendered VIE Herrlich ist
die neue Welt"
At 12.45 Doctor Koegel pronounced the
bened.ctiOn. infantry stationed Outsids
firing voilsys mean while, and the ceremony
closed with the iinging of Holy, Holy Is
the LORD" The body was escorted to the
mausoieum by long procession through
crowded streets. AT the mauseeum there
was appropriate ceremony.
| DIR. Mack enzIs Threatened.
BERLrs, March lO-Dr. Mackenzie is il
receipt of lara numbers of menacing let
ters, and Emperor Frederick has, in conse
quence, ordered special measures to b.
taken for his protection.