St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-17
Germany's Emperor Unable to
Attend the Obsequies Of
His Father
Because He Is Growing Phys
ically Much Weaker From
Day to Day. U
The Ceremonies Attended by
a Great Crowd Of Mo-
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Boulanger's Popularity in
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LONDON. March 16.-Although En-
peror Frederick LII. has displayed as
tonishing activity and endurance since
his return to Berlin, and especially
since the beginning of the preparations
for the funeral of the late
kaiser, it is feared that he will
break down after the excitement
attending the Obsequies has subsidized.
Despite the fact that he has for the last
two days struggled hard to maintain his
evidently assumed appearance of phys
zeal vigOr, he has been nOticeably Spir-
itlesS at times and obviously
SUFFERING INTENSE PAIN.
From the time of the emperor's ar
rival from San Reno till yesterday DR..
Mackenzie occupied rooms on the floor
below and Immediately under those of
his royal patient, the two suites OF
apartments being connected by spiral
staircase. Yesterday the doctor took
up his sleeping quarters on the floor
above and in the room adjoining that of
the kaiser, and put a peremptory
veto Oh his patients expressed
intention Of accompanying his fathers
remains to their last resting place in
the mausOleum, besides informing his
majesty that if he ventured out to-day
he would do so at the peril of his
life. Up to 10 o'clock last evening
224,00o persons, by actual count, had
visited the cathedral to view the body
of the dead kaiser, and it is estimated
that four times as many were unsuc-
cessful in their attempts to gain adj
mission.
EMPRESS AUGUSTA
remained at home in solitary prayer.
The deceased emperor had expressed
his desire that the texts read should
alternate between the Old and the New
Testaments. The word ofnprayer from
the Old Testament was responded to by
promises from the New Testament, and
the end was rejoicing over the attain
ment of eternal bliss. When
the selection from Psalm 80.
''The days of our years are three
score years and ten," etc., was read
there was not dry eye, and suppressed
sobS were heard throughout the cathe-
dral. Chaplain KOegel opened his SER
mon with these words: THE plaintive
peals of church bells, resounding from
town to town, and from village TO . vii
lage, have announced the sad news and
every German eye is filled with tears.
The father of the Fatherland. the pride
and delight of our people, Germany's
preuX chevalier, the new empires first
emperor, has left u.s." Another touch
ing allusion was to the daily greetings
of the pOpulace at the emperor'S win
dow.
WAS it not thank offering every
day? Toward the end of his life was it
not daily leave taking for fear they
would not see him again? He exceeded
the age the palmist calls the greatest by
more than ten years, yet he did nOtIout-
live his vigor. Like Moses, his agefwas
undarkened; his forces, did not fail; he
was restless and eager for work. to
the last. 4 have no time to be tired
were among his last words.
In conclusion he said: 'NoW his
funeral procession is about to wind its
way to Charlottenburg, to the quiet
grave of his father and mother, to the
mother who, dying, blessed him with
loving hand, to the father who was an
example of probity to him. The en-
peror was greatly grieved because he
was not allowed to attend the funeral,
the thought disturbing his sleep The
physicians had to enter his chamber
and entreat him earnestly for long
time, as he persisted in his intention to
attend the funeral. While the cannon
were firing he stood silently, listening
and watching at the back window. AS
the coffin passed the window he COW
cred his eyes with his hands and burst
info tears