The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-06-22

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sigh TO the Empress, who fervently kissed
the hand Of the Emperor. At twelve min
utes past eleven the doctor drew his watch
and declared that all WIS over.
Immediately after death the widow folded
the silk family handkerchief round tlie de-
ceaseds neck, while William who sobbed
audibly, placed his fathers Iron Gross and
Order of Merit decoration on the chest of
the dead, together with small gold chain,
to which was attached number Of lockets
and charms, and laid his fathers sword by
the side of the body. Prince Henry fetched
wreath Of flowers, and after the family
had kiss The face and feet Of the corpse,
the Prince gave his arm to his mother and
led her from the chamber.
The effect of the Emperor's death in Ber-
lin was instantaneous In couple OF hours,
the bright summer look of the streets was l'
changed. Women appeared clad IN p t.s;s
and men with bands Of Grape tied ABOUT bnen
arms. Many shops were closed Inc news ,.
papers were sold at exofbitant prices, pu.
tue buyers were disappointed because ny
details of the Empefot's last hours Wers
given until evening. The Grand Duke ana
Grand Duchess of Baden are already ehrou<
to Berlin Much anxiety is felt concerning
the new Empress, whose confinement is OK
pected daily No postmortem examination
will be made Of the Emperor's body the
| doctors being agreed as to the cause OF deatn:
Prince Bismarck and all the members o.
| the ministry, the Aides-de-camp and the ON
GERS OH duty in the palace have been ad'
mitted to the room Id which the remains lie.
| The servants of the household and the sol
| diers of the Lehr Battalion were afterwards
(, allowed to enter, and they paid their last
tribute of respect to their master. The Em
press, overwhelmed with grief, withdrew to
her apartments after the Emperors DEAN,
and is seen by no one. The remains will be
inferred within the Friedenskirche, beside
| these of Frederick ~.
The body repeses on the iron bed in which
J the Emperor expired. The body is envel-
| oped in white shroud. Only the upper half
| of the face is visible. On the breast lies a
wreath of laurel The hands are Joined and
rest on the hilt of a cavalry sabre. At the
| foot of the bed stands a table covered with
! flowers. The features wear an extremely
| peaceful expression DR.. Mackenzie informed
the Empress on Wednesday that he had abail-
doned all hope of further prolongatlon OF
! life
The Emperor,s remains will probably lie in
stats at the Garrison Church, at Potsdam.
/! BY order of the Evangelical Church Council
| the bells will be tolled at specified hours for
| fourteen days succeeding in all the Prostes-
| tant churches OF the kingdom. In accord,
| ance with the Wishes of the late Emperor and
| of the Empress, Emperor William III has
| ordered that the funeral be held Monday
morning The obsequies will be devoid of
| pomp, and will be OF military character.
| Owing to the limited accommodations, the
attendance will necessarily be very small. A
| general period of six weeks will be pro-
| claimed. All public amusements will besus-
| pended Until two days after the funeral
| The Bundesrath met at noon. Prince Bis
| fiiarck formerly annoaneed the death of EN-
| peror Frederick and the accession to the
throne of William, who takes the title Will
| liam IL. Official notification of the accession
| of William III. has alrt ady heen sent to all
| thu representatives of Germany abroad. The
/ oath of allegiance of the troops wilt be ad-
| ministered to-morre Y.
| A touching scene occurred at the BEDSIDE
| while the Emperor life was passing away.
| Bismarck had called to bid his dying mastera
! last farewell The Emperor was thoroughly
conscious, and taking the hand of the aged
| Chancellor In his own feeble grasp, and mo-
| tioning to the Empress to draw nearer, ne
took her hand and Joined it with that OF
/ Bismarck, thus giving silent and patnetic
/ token of his desire for reconciliation OF all
| differences between his wife and the prime
minister After the death cast has been
| taken, the castle will be surrounded by
| thousand hussars and uhlans All the sol
] diers have taken the oath of allegiance to
| the new ruler OF the empire.
i 1t is stated that the proclamation OF En-
| peror William H. will refer to Germanys
alliance with Austria Hungary and Italy as
| guarantees that the peace Of Europe viii be
| maintained.
| The mortuary service over the remains of
the Emperor was held at the Friedrichskron
castle Sunday evening DR.. Kloegel, court
Chaplain, offlciatei. Emperor William
! and the Empress, the Dowager Empresse
| Augusta AMI Victoria, all the members OF
| the German Imperial and royal families and
! the entire household were present.
| At the conclusion of the service tee cofiia
was closed in the presence of the Emperor,
| Count Won Stolberg- Wernigerode, Court
Chamberlain, DR.. Friedberg, Prussian Min
]! lister of Justice, aud the oti ers who had been
| bi den to the ceremony, AMI was then placed
| on the same state bier used at the funeral OF
| Emperor William. At l. Is o'clock Monday
morning Potsdam was in mourning and
| emblems of grief were to be seen everywhere.
| All the way from the castle to the Frieden-
| skirche, where the funeral was to take place,
| torches and CressetS were seen lllumln1ng
with their pallid flames the morning light.
/ Every here aud there rose huge hagstatfs
and poles bearing banners with mourning
| devices The troops which were to take part
! in the funeral ceremony were already mus
! tering They comprise the entire garrison
4 at Potsdam and a portion of the Berlin and
/ Spanish garrsons. They consisted of one
J combined infantry battalion, two combined
cavalry squadrons, two confirmed batteries
| of artillery, a regiment of the guard corps
from B Rim and similar combined battalions
| and batteries from Spandln.
At 10 30 o'clock the troops assumed their
| positions, and the various dignitaries, depu-
tations and warriors associations proceeded
| to their places. The ceremonies at the Erie
| drichskron Castle began with the perfor-
nance of Bach's .sBald Rufst Du Mich Zu
| Hohrsn Frieden.n Then the chorale .'Jesus
| Meirse Zuversichtn was sung AS the last
strains died away Chaplain Koegel arose and
| offered prayer, in which he alluded in feel
| ing terms to the double grievous visitation
| upon the imperial house and upon the nation.
He thanked God for all he had done for tho
departed monarch and implored heavenly
consolation for the sorely tried members of
| the imperial family and the nation. The
| choral s'Wem Ich Einmal Soil Scheidenn was
| then sung, after which the coffin was re-
! moved from the castle and placed ON the
| funeral car, the choir meanwhile singing: II
| Know That My Rede mar Liveth.
The procession was then formed and moved
| to the church. Upon arrival at the church
the mourners took the seats assigned them
After the service Chaplain Koegel pronounced
tue benediction There was no sermon.
After the firing of the volleys and minute
| guns by the troops the mourners took their
departure. Before leaving the widowed
Empress bent over the coffin and took solemn
farewell look at her dead husbands face.