The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-12-01
VIENNA.

EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER:- :-Everyone
before leaving Germany visits Potts
dam. 1t is one of the sights of the
the old home of the immortal
Frederick the Great. Pottsdam has a
population of fifty thousand and lies on
a very picturesque island formed by
the Havel and its lakes. The Great
Elector built the castle and the pleasure
garden, but the city attained its present
splendor and elegance under Frederick
the Great, who made it his almost con-
slant residence. He built the beautiful
park, Sans Souci without care); he
also built the new palace and a large
proportion of the parks and prome-
nades. Frederick Wilhelm w., broth
er of the late aged kaiser, later did also
much toward beautifying the town.
The royal castle was originally built in
1860, but was renovated in 1850. In
one is shown the Marble Hall, the
Bronze Room, the Russian Chambers,
which Napoleon l. resided when he
overran Germany, and the rooms of
Frederick Wilhelm Ill. and his famed
beautiful wife, Queen Louisa, parents
of the late aged Kaiser Wilhelm L.
The castle until lately has been the
residence of the present Emperor Will
helm IL.
South Of the. castle is the pleasure
garden, enclosed by two rows of pillars.
In the center of the garden itself, and
surrounded by tall poplars is the large
fountain representing in COLOSSUS the
group Thetis and Neptune, the water
falling into a surrounding basin. The
park of Sans Souci, which owes its
origin to Frederick the Great and it's
present form Frederick Wilhelm w.,
is beautifully laid out with splendid
promenades, works of art, statues,
fountains, etc. On passing through the
garden one comes to the great fountain,
the waters of which rise to heigth OF
112 feet and fall into lovely lake sur
rounding it, the lake being an immense
basin made of slabs and the water as
clear as crystal. From here one has q
fine view of the six terraces leading To
the castle of Sans Souci. These ter
races are in the form of segment of a
circle and are half mile long The
lower one is composed of about thirty
stone steps. After ascending them one
finds himself in park about sixty feet
wide and half mile long, composed OF
trees, shrubbery, flowers, statues.
fountains, etc. On crossing this park
one asceuds another flight of stone
steps, ending at the top in another
park, ETC., the length of the terraces
growing bat little smaller until all six
have been scaled and one then stands
in the park surrounding the castle. Al
the eastern end of this upper terrace are
the graves of the greyhounds and
chargers of Frederick the Great.
There are eleven in all all of them i,l
front of large marble statue of Flors
reclining on q square pedestal. Eaci
grave is marked by large, square
block of stone, laid fiat on the grounG
and the name, etc, carved on 1t. They
are side by side, in two rows, at the
loot OF the statue. Frederick the
Great himself desired to be burieC
under this statue, along with and mex
to his dogs and horses. (Quaud j.
seria la, je ser1a Sans Souci.") Ht
lies buried in the vault under the pull
| pit of the Garrison church. The caske
is Of solid tin and rests on a marble
base foot high from the stone floor
The vault is dark and gloomy, and &c
dry that the leaves of four wreath'
which were laid on the casket by the
late Emperor Wilhelm L., in August
1886, on the Tooth anniversary of Fred
erick's death, were preserved as thougl
made OF metal. The srden's buncl
of keys accidentally swung against 8
wreath and it instantly crumbled tl
dust. In Harper's old, bound month
lies, along in the torties or tifties, {
continued history is given of Napoleon
l. In one he gives an illustration o
Napoleon at the tomb of Frederick th,
Great. The picture is good one o
Frederick's tomb at Pottsdam. Har
per's historian remarks that Napoleon
tapped the metal casket with his finger
and said TO his attending generals, IL
this man had lived would never hav,
gotten to Pottsdam." He also men
| sIoho titat 4NopOtCOH ouLhiiii5iy ooii iC'
away the dead warriors sword that
until then, had quietly lain upon hi
silent resting place.
Ascending flight of steps from thi
upper terrace you come to the Musse
Groto, a dome rooted building, linet
entirely with shells cemented TO thu
walls and in the most curious ant
unique patterns, and a spraying toun
tain in the center of the floor. The in
terror OF the palace has been preserve,
almost unal.ered. Frederick the Grea
almost constantly resided here. Tn
outer front is adorned with groups ant
vases. The windows reach almost t
the ground and several of them forn
glass doors, The interior of the palac
is one OF the most interesting sights il
Germany, and contains many curiosi
ties and numerous relics of Frederick
The room in which he died, as we'll a
the chair in which he died, are show
the visitor. The chair is in its oil
place by the window from which tn
king look his last look at the sky an
the green park. On maniel in ihi
room is the clock that stopped runuin