Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-17

sL4sS,TySSSAJN street crossings wer,
'%S%%&o a W. massive pillars drapet
IN III with black and sur
| mounted with Prus
sian eagles The lamp-posts were all draped
| ana every fifty PAGES were large candelabras
| bearing flaming cressets The aspect of the
I route Of the procession was most imposing
and entirely in keeping with the deep sorrow
and reverence Of the people. The middle OF
the roadway was strewn with gravel and fiji
branches, and at the Pariser Platz were large
Grape festoons entwined with laurel. The
Bradenburg Thor was draped, and an inn
mense arch in front bore the inscription:
| God Bless You"
The services in the cathedral were most
solemn and impressive. When the soft organ
| prelude began the court chamberlain and
the cabinet ministers took their positions be-
hind the abouret bearing the insignia of the
empire, General Pape, holding the imperial
| standard, stationed himself at the head of the
coffin, Count Lehndorif and Prince Radiz-
will the emperor's aid-de-camps with
| drawn swords on either side of him, and the
| adjutants general and the other raid-de-camps
| standing together at the foot of the coffin
| While the organ was still playing the royal
| ties entered the cathedral, Prince William
| arriving at noon.
| At the signal of the chief master of ceremo-
MES 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. Beside him
were the kings of Saxony, Belgium and
| Roumania, and close by stood the grand duke
| and Princes AIbrecht and Henry of Baden
| and other princes of the royal house of
| Prussia, Crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria,
| the czarewitch and the Grand Dukes Michael
and the princes of Naples, Denmark and
Greece each wearing the uniform of his
country. The princes of Bavaria, the duke
of Hesse and other notables and foreign repre-
sentatives, including Gen. Billot of the
French army, with his suite, occupied the
next rows i'll the nave The diplomatic pew
was crowded.
DIR. koegel, who stood beside the coffin,
concluded the service with the Lords prayer
and the congregation then sang the hymn:
"Wenn lch Einmal Soil Scedenn The choir
then executed motet from Graunn's "Tod
Jesu,' and the members of the Singakademie
rendered "Wie Herrich Ist Die Neue Welt"
AT l2;45 DR. koegel pronounced the bene-
diction, the infantry stationed outside firing
volleys meanwhile, and the ceremony closed
with the singing of "Holy, Holy is the Lord"
The procession to escort the body to the
mausoleum then began to form. Twelve Sc
nior regimental commanders shouldered the
coffin the high court officials walking on
either side of the ministers of state carrying
ON cushions the imperial crown and scepter.
Above the coffin waved the imperial standard
borne by Gen. Pape, on each side of whom
walked an officer with drawn sword The
royalties took the positions assigned to them
and the cortege left the cathedral in due or
der. While the procession was form
ing the hands played Chopin's funeral
march and the bells tolled The disposition
of the cortege was made strictly in accordance
with the programme, with the exception of
the change Inade necessary by the regret
table absence of Prince Bismarck and Count
VonMoltke. The scene was a memorable
one. The military display was magnificent,
and the escort of the dead comprised the elite
of the imperial army. The sight of the chief
mourner and heir to the throne, accompanied
by three kings of German blood and the
most illustrious representatives of the various
courts of Europe, gave the scene great i'm
pressiveness.
Vending its way through Inter den Lin
den the procession reached the Brandenburg
gate SOON after 2 o'clock Unter den Linden |
presented an extraordinary spectacle, the
strangest effect coming from the fiaring lights |
of the pitch torches The demeanor of the |
countless spectators was excellent. The |
silence was unbroken, and all remained un- |
covered until the coffin passed in the Sieges |
ALE. Here the procession stopped, and the |
crown prince, who had thus far walked i'm
mediately behind the funeral car, entered a
accompanied by the kings of Saxony,
Belgium and Roumania. The other royalties
at the same time entered other carriages fol-
lowing, and the procession changed the
garde du corps assuming the place of the
escort and officers of lower rank relieving the
pail bearers. The cortege moved onward
and reached Charlottenburg at 3:15.
The body was received by the pastor at
Charottenberg and DR.. Koegel read the
prayer, "Blessed Is the Man Who Resisteth
and the Lords prayer, closing
the solemn service with benedicton. The
imperial family and mourners then with
drew, the generals taking farewell by laying
a hand, as If to salute, upon the coffin. This
artillery then announced that the ceremony
was over.
From window of the palace salon that
overlooks the park the emperor watched the
procession and remained in the same spot I'M
til the roar of artillery closed the ceremonies.
He wore the uniform of general with the
sash of the Black Eagle Empress Victoria
and the royal princessess We're present at the
services at the mausoeum and returned to
.he palace at O'Clock
| !
rom San Reno until Thursday DR.. MacKen- I
lie occupied rooms on the floor below and
Immediately beneath those of his royal c
oatient, the two suites of apartments being {
by spiral staircase. Thursday
lie doctor took up his slecping quarters on
he floor above and in the room adjoining
hat of kaiser, and put peremptory veto on {
lis patients expressed intention of accom-
,anying his fathers remains to their resting ,
,lace in the mausoleum, besides. Informing
lis majesty that if he yentured out Friday +
e would do so at the peril of his life !
Up to 10 o'clock Thursday evening 224, 900
ersons, by actual count, had visited the Il
to view the body of the dead
aiser and it is estimated that four times as ,
many were unsuccessful i'll their attempts to
ain admission.
General Billot Friday morning placed on e
he dead emperor's coffin superb garland, a
nd the representatives of Russia and the :,
Netherlands contributed wreaths.
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