Daily Republican., 1888-06-15
the Emperor Dying.

n PoTsDAM, June 1b-1.20 q. n. .-Thi
Emperor was still alive at 1 20. NJ
lone is now allowed to enter or leave tn,
palace. which Is surrounded by sentries
Il At 8 90 spoke With the physicians
They are all unanimous that II is AL
most impossib!e for the Emperor to liys
through the night.
The Emperor as Q O'Clock WIS per
fectly conscious and free from pain. Re
lies nlmost moiionless On his bach, and
II every twenty minutes DIR. MackeI zle
gives him through small tube ANAL
quantities OF whisky, alternaied with
olaret. Until 8 O'Clock he wrote with q
pencil on little square psptr tablets hiH
last Wishes to his family. He has Loaf
completely the use OF speech. Hundreds Q
OF teleRrans f,oin all 1arts Of the wori6
arrives at the palace and the Empress
ields them to him. Among them were
dispatches from Qaeen VictoriA. the
Prince OF Wales and tie Duks OF Con-
naught, from India. .'"=
The Emperor wrote In pencil:
II feel that DIR. Mack enzie Las done
ell that human science and skill could
DO TO prolong my life. thank him"
On another Blip he Wrott:
81 have tried my beat to do my duty
to my God and my country. feel that
done.h
The room in which the Emperor is
now dying is NOT ten yards from the
one In which he was born. It Ia of ma.
dium size. On the walls are portraits
OF Emperor William and all OF Hmper-
or FIederiok'a children and half doz.
en- engravngs. Emperor Erederlok lies
10 plain Euglish brass bsdssead, OF the
foot OF which, on an easel, 10 o DO, o,trait
OF the Empress by AnReli. The Em.
press herself sits beside her husband,
and has not Quilted him for O moment
In tho past forty. eight hours.
The Grown Prince, dressed In a mstor
generals undress uniform, without
sword, stsps quietly into the siek
ohamber every quarter OF an hour As
l was waiting In Al ante,room, tha next
room 70 the one in which the doctoru
heid the consultations ut last evening,
l nottcsd the Drown Prince walking ,
slowly. with pale, stern face, up and
aown the stone veIanda. As he passed
the half open window he would walk on
ZIP toeS, 30 % not to disturb his father. |
Bven fhe weather seems TO be weeping
ZOE the kaiser-hteady, soaking rain. n
is impossible to describe the grief os |
the great nlasteI Of people, who simply |
adore Kaiser Frederick.
., m Tho Emperor is weaker. but
periec,ly conscious and mindful OF tbe
ooings around him. The court officials
remain In the palace during the night.
" Is expeotei that the night will pass
quietly. The Empress 10 still ut his
At o'olooka train carried Priuoo
nisinarck ana special military repre-.
sentative OF the Gear here. Both wore
u uniform. The Chancellor ooked ex-
oeeolnRiy serious and with q wave Of
nls nAna aud shake OF his head dapre-
oAeeu sll sttenpts at ohterlnR on his
arrival at the little sylvan station Of
Wild Park, Prince Bismarck remaineS
1t the palace for about two hours this
morning. His Msjesty'e men tai fsoul-
lies were quite clear He disDlaved
rssignstion amounting to apathy, There
was really no improvement In the Em.
oerer's condition In the course of The
lay, but only q doubtful pause In the
linking of his strength,
According to all acconn,s the de-
neanor OF the Emperor himself iu this
IRE extremity is ptrfect and heroic to
ns as. la'f nGes Gaeesrsew w6bTHy bH 9Ssfd h,st bG
conduct In his consoIt, who, amid all
ler anguish and despair, is this very !
PATTERN OF self-SacrifioinR, resourueful
md devoted wife. At ono time the :
< Aiser wished to see his daughter
sphiar who Is 18 Today. Seldom has :
daughter resolved congratu ulations !
rom hsr parents unde- sadder oircum. )
tanoes. For one of her birthday pros
'nt5 the Pfincsss will posse 50 an endur. !,
ng interest. 1t is fan given her by /,
he hereditary Princess BAye- M siningen,
which the Emperor took In his hand
md for time fesbly famed himself
With. Tie royal theAtres closed this
'yeuing and tha capital generally has 8 7
and silent air. Ths general
orsoccupAtion display ed WAS seen In ,
most marked manner.