The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-23
LAID TO REST.
THE FUNERAL OF EMPEROR FRED
ERICK AT POTsDAM-IMPRES-
SIyE CEREMONIES.

THE FUNERAL OF EMPEROR FRED
ERICK AT POTsDAM-IMPREs-
sIvE CEREMONIES.
PoTsDAM, June 1Sth.-The second
mortuary service over the remains O
the Emperor was held at the Fried
richskron Castle, last evening. DR.
Koegel, Court Chaplain, officiated
Emperor William and the Empress
the Dowager Expresses Augusta ant
Victoria, all the members OF the Ger
man Imperial and Royal families ant
the entire household were present. Al
the conclusion OF the service the c0tfir
was closed in the presence Of the En-
peror, Count Won Stolberg- Werni-
gerode, Court Chamberlain; DR.. Fried
berg, Prussian Minister Of Justice, and
the others who had been hidden to the
ceremony, and was then placed on the
same state bier used at the funeral OF
Emperor William. 81
At 9.15 o'clock this morning Pots.
dam was in morning, and emblems OF
grief were 10 be seen everywhere. AL
the way from the castle to the Frieden-
skirche, where the funeral was to take
place, torches and cressets were seen
illumining with their pallid flames the
morning light. Every here and there
rose huge fiagstaffs and poles bearing
banners with mourning devices. The
troops which were to take part in the
suneral ceremony were already muster
Ing. They comprised the entire garri-
son at Potsdam and a portion of the
Berlin and Spandau g%arrisons. They
consisted of one combined infantry
battalion who combined cavalry
squadrons. two combined batteries of
artillery, a regiment of the Guard
Corps from Berlin, and similar com
bined battalions and batteries from
Spandau.
At 10. 80 O'Clock the troops assumed
their positions, and the various digni-
taries, Populations and warriors asso-
cations proceeded to their places. The
ceremonies at the Friedriehskron Cas-
tie. began with the performance of
Bach's "Bald rufst Du mich zu hohren
Frieden." Then the chorale "Jesus
Meme Zuversicht'' was sung. AS the
last strains died away Chaplain Koegel
arose and offered a prayer, in which he
alluded in feeling terms to the double
.grievous visitation upon the Imperial
House and upon the nation. He
thanked God for all he had
done for the departed monarch
and implored heavenly consolation for
the sorely tried members of the Impe
rial Family and for the nation. The
chorale, "Wenn Ich einmal soil schei-
dsn," was then sung, after which the
coffin vas removed from The castle and
placed on the funeral car, the choir
meanwhile singing, 81 Know that my
Redeemer Liveth." The commanders
of II regiments, of which the late EN-
peror was the CHIEF officer. carried the
then took the horses by the bride, and
the procession started for the church.
In the procession from the castle to
the church the Prince of Wales
walked with the Emperor and the
King Of Saxony. Among those who
took part in the procession were Prince
Henry, son of the deceased Emperor,
the hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meinigen
and the generals Of the army, headed
by Count Won Moltke, who carried a
Marshall's staff. Bodies Ct the Prus-
san Corps of the Guard and the ORA.
go0ns Guard brought up the rear Of
the procession.
Upon arriving at the church, the
nourners took the seats assigned to
them. After service Chaplain koegel
pronounced the benediction. There
vas no sermon. After the firing of
volleys and minute guns by the troops
the mourners took their departure.
Before leaving the widowed Empress
bent over the coffin and took a solemn
farewell look at her dead husbands
SAGE. Court preacher Persius repeated
the closing prayer and the choir in
toned a dirge. The services were over
by l O'Clock.
The facade Of the Brandenburg gate
bears the inscription:
1881. The last greeting of his
grateful native city. 1885,"
BERLIN, June 19.-Blsmarck did
not, as he intended doing, attend the
funeral Of the Emperor. He is so ex-
hausted by the excitement which be
has recently undergone that he is com
PEELED to rest. and Emperor William
expressly commanded him to spare
himself from attending the funeral.
No funeral sermon was preached to-
day at the Frledenskirche, in accord.
ance with the Dowager Empress Vic
torla's instructions and the late EN-
peror Frederick's wishes.