Milford chronicle., 1888-03-16
Emperor William Dead.


The Emperor Of Germany died on Friday
morning. March 9th, aged 81 years. Though
Spected, his death caus,d the civilized ns-
lions Of the world to pause and contemplate
he result Of the close Of such a life as that
Of the ruler Of one Of the strongest nations
on earth. From all places where civilization
'as been established, marks Of profound re-
peet were shown Not one page, nor yet
wo will suffice for the record Of his life and
II the changes, which have occurred since
isi"ber IS, 1867, when he took the crown
from the bearer, placed it upon his head,
lying, God gave it"
His eradls was rocked at the close Of the
ighteeuth century; his grave is dug near
he close Of the nineteenth century His
earlier memories were Of his royal mother in
ears. After the disastrous battle ofJena,
when Napoleon approached his victim with
the stealtliy tread Of a panther, then pouuced
on him with irresistible strength, the
troops were demoralized, and the Queen
wrote with trembling hand, I'VE have
fallen asleep on the laurels Of Frederick the
Great" If she could have witnessed the
scene in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in
1871, when her son was proclaimed Emperor
OF United Germany, she would have wept
again, but this time with pride
Napoleon cut Prussia in halves at the peace
of Tilslt The country was exhausted by his
ravages, but he leA there an army of one
hundred and fifty thousand men, with ffy
thOucastd horeag e., f,. a tsts - -.
o withdraw them. He further demanded a
war indemnity of one hundred aud forty mil
lion francs The people were disheartened.
the throne was tottering, the royal family
we're fugitives. Such were the scenes which
Prince William looked upon when he was
only ten years old. His mother, always de.
won't, wrote: 1T may be good for our chill,
dren that they have so early learned to look
at life from its serious side"
The young Prince was naturally impatient
to test his own mettle under fire, and this
impatience was gratifed at Har sur-Aube in
1914 Ordered to ride back and ascertain
the exact condition Of the regiment, " he was
II few minutes exposed to a shower Of
French bullets, When he returned to make
his report his riddled cap ond cloak bore
ample testimony to his courage, and he re-
ceiyed from the Emperor Alexander the Or
der Of St George "f5r valor." He was born
with the sound of a moving army in his ears.
with the smoke Of war in his nostrils. He
was on the field from his boyhood so contin-
iously that when he was reused by the
French call to arms in 1870 he put his hands
o his head and cried, "AIust / in nv old
'ge again go to WARP" ana tears ran down
lis checks.
During the winter of 1871, when the pre-
iminaries Of peace were signed at Versailles.
King William recalled the scenes Of his boy-
iood, the ravages Of the first Napoleon and
he tax which he had imposed upon an i'm.
'overished eauntry. It was bitter mem.
'ry- Times, however, had changed. Then
Prince William fed from Berlin for safety.
Vow King William held Paris in his grasp,
The French hation was at his feet. The Arc
e Triomphe was a sarcasm. Germany paid
or the invasion Of the great Napoleon,
france should pay for the military hombast
f the little Napoleon Five thousand mil
ion francs was the fine imposed, and then
he last ofthe German troops re-crossed the
thine
While at Versailles a remarkable event
ccurred Germany buried for time her
for the accomplishment of a vic
Dry over the French. When the victory had
cen done she dseminedto to bury these diE
;rences for all time. The North 9efmaR
and the South German States
lade compact and King William was pro-
aimed Emperor.
And now this illustrious son ofthe Hohen-
'llern family, after having passed through
changes in the history Of Ru1
'pe, eaecting some Of them himself, has
'ne to tile grave. A costly monument may
: placed over the spot where he will rest
At his best monument will be the love Of
S people. It is high praise to say of any
ler that he loved his country rather than
mself but that and more can be said Of
e Emperor William. who now sleeps the
eep Of DEATH