St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-17
sitions behind tahonrets bearing the

Sltl0nS Del1nd taD0ufetS bearing the
empires insignia. Gen. Won Pape,
holding the imperial standard, then
placed himself at the head of the coffin;
Count Lehndorff and Prince Radzivill,
the late emperOr'S aides-de-camp, with
drawn swords, standing on either side
of him, and the adjutant general and
other aides-de-camp standing togetheriat
the foot of the coffin.
While the organ still played the royal
ties entered, Prince William arriving at
noon. At a signal from the chief mas
ter of ceremonies the organ broke into
swelling tones, and the service was be-
gun. Prince William stood in the mid
die of the nave
BEHIND THE IMPERIAL STANDARD.
Alongside of him were the king of
SaXOny, the king of Belgium and the
king of ROumania. Close by stood the
grand duke of Baden, Princes Albrecht
and Henry and other princes of the
royal house Of Prussia; the prince i'm.
perial of Austria, the prince imperial of
Russia, the Grand Dukes Michael and
; Nicholas, of Russia; the Prince of
Wales; the crown prince of Italy; the
crown prince of Denmark, and the
crown prince of Greece. all in the uni
forms of their respective countries. The
princes of Bavaria, the Grand Duke of
I HeSSe, and other nOtabieS and foreign
representatives, including Gen. SillOt,
of France, and his suite, formed the
next rows in the nave. The diplomatic
pew was crowded. The scene was truly
memorable when. amid the strains of
the final chorus and the sharp rattle of
volleys outside, twelve regimental
commanders slowly and reverently
raised the coffin from its resting place,
Nd hair oh
ders to the principal door. Before them
walked high court official. On either
side of the coffin were ministers of state
bearing on cushions the imperial crown
and scepter and other insignia. Above
tho coffin waved the imperial standard,
borne by Gen. Won Pape. On each side
of him walked an officer with drawn
sword. The royalties assumed positions
in the cortege in due order.
AS the cortege reached the door the
drummers of the military bands outside
BEAT A DEAFENING TATTOO.
This was the signal for the troops to
march. While the procession was form
ing the bands played Chopin's "Marche
Funebre," the sounds of the tOlling of
the church bells mingling with the
strains. The formation of the c0rtege
occupied some time, but was effected in
an orderly manner in rigid accordance
with the official programme. The con-
spicuous absence of the emperor and
Count Won Moltke and Prince Bismarck
was deeply regretted. This was the
only prominent change in the arrange
ments. The procession was in every way
worthy of the occasion. The mill
tary display was magnificent, though
sOmber. The entire escort. comprising
the elite of the army, wore dark over
coats and manteS. owing to the eX-
IRENE cold. All the surroundings of
the funeral car were invested with
sOlemnity.
In the morning the French Gen.
BillOtt placed on the coffin a SUI
perb garland of roses, vioiets and
camellias. WreathS were also con-
Kieff, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and other
foreign cities
THE SIGHT OF THE CHIEF MOURNER,
the heir to the throne, accompanied by
three kings of German blood, followed
by the most illustrious representatives
of every European country, whose
presence gave evidence of the universal
veneratiOn in which the deceased was
held, and by long line of statesmen,
all combined to give the scene an i'm
pressiveness that was reflected in the
demean0r OF the dense throng
in the cortege. Vending its way
over the castle bridge and
through Inter den Linden, the pro-
cession reached the Brandenburg gate
few minutes after 2 o'clock. Inter den
Linden presented an extraordinary
spectacle, like the gloom of night at mid
pillars, flags. In the midst of this in
tense somberness of color glimmered the
pale light of lamps yelled with Grape.
The strangeSt effect came from the glar
ing light of pitch torches, throwing over
the scene glare that was tempered by
the smoke of the torches blown by the
wind. The demeanor of the countless
spectators was excellent. The silence
was unbrOken. Every one remained UNI
covered until the coffin had passed. In
the SiegeSalle, as had been arranged,
the procession halted. Crown Prince
William, who had thus far walked i'm
mediately behind the car, now entered
a carriage, accompanied by the kings OF
SaXOny, Belgium and ROumania. The
other royalties at the same time took
seats in carriages following that OF the
crown prince. The order of the pro-
Corps assuming the place Of escort and
the pall-bearers. The cortege then
moved onward until it reached Char
lottenburg. At 3:15 O'clock the re-
mains were received at the mauso-
leum by the pastor of Charlottenburg,
and Chaplain Kocgel then read the
prayer, BLESSED is the man who re-
sisteth temptation and the Lords
prayer. The chaplain then closed the
solemn service with the benediction'
Members of the imperial family and the
mourners then wthdre W, the generals
taking farewell of their dead master by
placing their hands, as if in salute,
upon his coffin. A salvo of artillery an
nounced that the ceremony was over.
From window of the salon overlook
ing the park the emperor watched the
procession. He wore the uniform of a
general. the sash of the order of the
Black Eagle. He remained in the same
spot until the close OF the ceremony was
announced by the guns. Empress
Victoria and the princesseS attended
the service at the mausOleum. They
returned to the palace at 4 p. m.