New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
WILLIAM LYING N STATE.


BrEliN March l0.-The body ot Emperor william
lies in state in the Cathedral His features are
pacid showing no sgn Of the pain hc suffered.
He is clad in the Uniform Of the lst Regiment
Of the Guards and cnvcopcd in military cloak
The Emperor's aidcS-dc-camp Aforementioned
won Ichndorf and LiruicuantI ,cnrr rl Won Wal
drr>ce act n guards Of honor. Tie guard VIII be
chan ecd every SIX hours
Funeral services were held over the body in the
mortuary chamber in the Palace last evening
The chamber was profuscly decorated With flowers
| The Dowagcr Empress Augusta, the Grand Duke
! and Grand Duchess Of Baden. the Crown Prince
! and Crown Princess OF Sweden. and other royal
p'r-onarcs nrtorded the services. Tho bony lay
/ in the same position which the monarch occupied
/ when he expired ~ crucilx lay upon lis breast
and an IVORY cross was IA hi, night haud.
Chaplain kocgcl in his sermon. alluded 10 the
moment when kmpr s., Augusta head tie hand Of
/ her dying cousoft.
The body remained in The mortuary chamber
until tie requiem service in the lla.-r"om today
which wae attended hy the Members of the royal
| fam Is ana their suites Prince H.>mnrcll. CONT
Won Moitl,c. and the chief count oncmls The en-
/ balning was begun at o'clock. 4A'cr the oody
WIS taken 20 the Cathedral b, Emperor Frdr7lcks
order, and IN accordance with the desire Of the
deceased ruler.
the national mourning is universally approved
/ The newspapers say they hope the theatres end
+ other places of amusement WILL Of thcir own ac-
cord observe the first week after the Empcrors
7 death as q period u mourning. The municipal
/ authorities VIII wear mourning for SIX weeks. All
/ the newspapers with the single exception OF the
volksbati,r are published with deep borlcrs Of
black
requiem service WAS held NJ the Russian
Embassy here today. Count SchouNaon, the
| Russian Ambassador. anl the whole stai Of the
embassy were present. Yesterday being the
Clars birthday, the flag on the Embassy WAS not
lowered but to-day il is at halima,t out of re-
spcci to the dead Emperor
Befor. the Rcich,rag opened 20 day the Bum
dcsrath met. Prince bismarck. with great emo
tion, alluded 10 the death Of the Emperor in
terms similar to those which hc used in the Reich
stag yesterday. He specially confirmed the state
mcnts made yesterday in regard to the Empcors :
diving allusious to Russia ard Austria. In refer
ring to Emperor Frcdcricll's accession TO the
| throne and the transfer Of the Imperial dignity
/ connected thcic~ith, Prince bismarck said that
the ncw EMPEROR like his late father, would take
as his guiding principle the conscientious main
tcnance Of the Constitution oi the Umpire ana
the treaties on which it is based and in which
Emperor Frederick VIII count on the co-opcra-
| tlon Of his allies.
Herr Won Lcchcufcld expressed to Prince Bis
march the condolences of the BundcNmth. and
asked him to communicate them to Emperor
Frederick.
The room in which the Emperor died is very
narrow and contains only the most necessary fur
niturc, including the iron camp bcdstead on
which he died. IA washsrand and "A small table.
he whole is marked with the utmost simplicity.
In one corner Of the room are the Empcrors boots.
AZ the foot of the bcostend is movable Shelf
and wriingcasc. The latter contains all tho
Empcror's orders
when, in the night before the Empcrors DEATH
bc took glass of champagne. DR.. Ilcmann asked
him if he enjoyed it. the dying monarch replied
that hc had often enjoyed champagne more
Prince Bismarck and Dr. Frcibcrg yesterday com
piled an official record of the Emperors dcath'
The most important wedding festivals fixed Tor
to-day, tomorrow and Monday have been post
poncd out of Respect to the memory ol thc laIc
Emperor.
The Lower House of the Prussan Diet sat this
evening TO receive the formal announcement oi
the acccssi ion OF Emperor Frederick to the throne
The sitting WIS held mainly at the instance o'
the Conservatives. in consequence oi 'he iaiiui'
Of Herr Won Puttkamcr. vlce-pr'sidehI oi 'Il'
Ministerial Council to notlc" the event ~ inc
meeting Of the House yesterday. when he an
nounced the death of Emperor william Ihe
whole Cabinet except Prince BISMARCK, were
present. The Pr, sidcnt read iett'r signed py
the Ministers announcing the dcath oil Emperor
William and the accession OF Emperor Frederick
and also IA letter from the latter TO Prince bis
marck thanking the Ministers Tor thcir i'Vo.'o'
and fidelity to his father, and hoping Tor 'he'r
support in the various tasks which now devoisea
upon himself The President then stated 'h''
he would as soon as possible express to Emperor
Frederick the fidelity and devotion OF the HOUSE
The sitting closed with cheers for the Emperor
Today's newspapers arc almost completely '"Aen