Telegram-herald., 1891-04-28
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BrsLIS. April z7.-It would be din
cult 10 give an accurate account Of The
extent Of the national mourning ia
Germany IN consequence of the death
Of General Won Meltke. IL IS sincere,
and the streets Of Berlin present every
where signs OF national regret AZ the CID
feld-marshal's demise. On the door han
dies Of msny private residences hang
the traditional punches of Grape; In
shop windows the generals picture Is
bordered with Grape, and wherever
flag can be raised, II is there, but al
half-mast Saturday night all the the
aters and places Of amusement were
closed, and on the day Of the funeral X
Is already semi-ofticlaly announced
tha. q royal decree viii be issued sus-
pending al public business IN the eoun-
try.
BERLIN, April e7.-Emperor William
arrived IN Berlin at Sis o'clock Sssnr-
day afternoon, having interrupted his
visit TO the duke OF Saxe-Weimar as
soon as he heard OF the death of Gen.
Count von Moltke. The empress and
Chancellor Caprivi met his majesty at
the railroad station, aud they then
drove direct TO Count von Moltlre's resi-
denee. A consultation was held NJ
the dead generals house IN regard
u the funeral arrangements and the
suggestion that the body be taken
Tuesday TO the Won Moitke family
estates for burial, in accordance with
the wish expressed by the count. was
approved. Religious service will be
held in the hall of the general staff d.
partment Tuesday mosning. The cof-
Tin will then be carried with imposing
military honors to the railway station
for conveyance TO Kreisau.
Apart from the grand demonstration
which will be held here, and which viii
be befitting the greatness of the dead
soldier and in consonance with the
desire Of the nation to show respect
TO his memory, the funeral will be a
simple ceremonial. At the consultation
Saturday Emperor William reminded
Chancellor Won Caprivi of Gen. Won
Moltke's frequently expressed wish
that there should be no elaborate dis
play at his funeral, and that in the
event of his dying in Berlin his body
should be quietly sent to his estate at
Kreisau and there buried beside that Of
his wife.
The body of the late Count von
Molke was viewed by the public Sun
day from noon until S o'clock in the
afternoon. The bier, which is placed
in the ballroom of the staff building,
Is draped with white silk embroidered
with silver. and a coverlet, designed
by the deceased for the purpose,
covers the body as far as the breast
The remains have been embalmed by
DIR. Reusscr. The emperor has ordered
the army to go into mourning for eight
days The deceased counts own rcgi-
ments will mourn for twelve or four.
teen days Emperor William in his
order instructing the army to 60 into
mourning says:
"a friend and counselor has been removed
from my side. most deeply mourn this IRE
parable loss TO myself. TO the army and to the
fotheriand- To his last hour the deceased en-.
1oyed unprecedented renown by reason OF hia
military achievements and his services fer tho
welfare Of the fatherland. whose gratitude win
never dic.''
The emperor desires that the whole
Berlin garrison shall take ipart in the
funeral. As the route to the Letter sta.
ton is too short, the coffin will be con.
veyed to the Silesian station. Thus the
dead hero will pass the column OF
victory through the Brandenburgcr
gate, where he made entries with his
sovereign in 1866 and 1871. The route.
which is miles long. viii be lined with
troops and veterans throughout. 1t is
probable that the kaiser will person
ally command the troops.
3 Prince Bismarck has sent q tel
egraphic message of coincidence to the
family of the dead soldier. II is not
known whether the ex-chancello- will
attend the funeral or not kilograms
have beea received from a majority O.
the German and other European SOW
ereigns and princes.
The counts viii was deposited in the
Berlin court in 1887. The heir to the
entailed estate IS Maj. Wilhelm von
Moitke, son OF the counts brother
AdoIph- Maj. Wilhelm Won Moltke is
married, but is chiidless-