The Portland daily press., 1888-06-16
IN THE PALACE.
staff Officers and Family Servants
View the Remains.

PoTsDAM, June 1850 p. m. Prince
Bismarck and all the members of the minis
try, the aides-de-camp and officers on duty in
the palace were admitted this afternoon to
the room in which the remains lie. The SER
wants of the household and the soldiers of
the Lehr Battalion were afterward allowed
to enter. and paid their last tribute of re-
spect to their master. The Empress is over
whelmed with grief. She has withdrawn to
her apartments, and is seen by no one. 1t is
now stated that the remains will be inferred
within Friedenskirche, beside those of Fred
erick ~. The official attestation of death
and the cause of death were made this after
noon. The will of the deceased is deposited
in the archives of the Minister of the House.
hold, to be duly .op ened in the presence of
the Minister of Justice. The issue of the
proclamation of William ii. to the naticn is
not expected until after the funeral. The
body reposes on the iron bed on which the
Emperor expired, and is enveloped in a
white shroud. Only the upper half of the
face is visible. On the breast lies wreath
of laurel: The hands are Joined. and rest
on the hilt OF cavalry sabre. AT the foot
OF the bed stands table, covered with flow
ers. The features wear an extremely peace
full expression.
A touching scene occurred at the
bedside, while the Emperor's life was
passing away. Bismarck had called to bid
his dying master last farewell. The EN-
peror. thoroughly conscious, taking the hand
Of the aged Chancellor in his own feeble
grasp, and motioning to the Empress to draw
nearer, took her hand and joined it with that
of Bismarck, thus giving silent and pathet
ic token of his desire for the reconciliation
OF all the differences between his wife and
the prime minister.
After death a cast of the dead mans fea-
lures was taken. The castle will be sur
rounded by thousand hussars and Uhlans.
BY order of the new Emperor, the Gordon
about the castle ordered yesterday was, at
o'clock this afternoon, dismissed. Nobody
is allowed to enter or leave the castle where
the remains lie except few privileged per-
sons All the soldiers have taken the oath
of allegiance to the new ruler of the EN-
In accordance with the the wishes of the
late Emperor and the Empress,
Emperor William III. has ordered
that the funeral be held Monday
morning The obsequies will be devoid of
the The, limited accommodations, the attendance
VIII be necessarily very small. 1t is under
STOOD that general period of mourning OF
SIX weeks will be proclaimed and all public
aahmussements am suspended until two days after
tne funeral. The Reichstag and Diet win
probably convene a week after the funeral.
Inc imperial family will attend a funeral
service IN the Jasper gallery at p. M, Sun
DAY requiem services will be held in all
tne cnurches at 7.30 p. m. Sunday.
thursday, when the Princess Sophia, anX-
iously coneealing her tears, went to her
fathers beside, the Emperor handed her
main as noble and good as you have been in
the past. This is the last wish of your dy-
ing father" The windows of the sick room
were open all night, permitting the free en-
try Of air. The physicians stood on either
side of the bed trying to administer soothing
medicines, while the Empress remained an