Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-26
MOURNING IN GERMANY
The Death of the Great Sol
dier, Vol Moltke, Brings
Sorrow
A Nation in Grief The STRAIT
eglst's Demise a Sur
prise
The Reichstag Adjourns, and
the Deceased's Seat Is
Draped in Black

BERLIN, April 25-Count Won Moltke
died Of heart failure at 0:45 p. m. in his
study, at his official residence on Konigs-
plat. lie appeared in usual health early
yesterday evening He Supped as usual
and his appetite was good. He rose from
his seat with the intention OF retiring
when he suddenly staggered aud would
have fallen had it not been for the fact
that servant sprang to his assistance.
The count was then carried to his bed, on
which he died in a few minutes.
All the officers Of the generals staff
were informed Of his death and assembled
at the house before daylight.
The counts death was not generally
known until the fact was published in
special editions Of the morning papers
1t caused deep and universal sorrow.
The emperor will return to Berlin this
afternoon. The empress visited the death
chamber this morning and laid magnii-
cent wreath on the bed on which the body
Of the great general lay. The empress
spent quarter Of an hour trying TO con-
sole the family
Splendid floral offerings are arriving
from all parts Of the country.
A great crowd Of people, cSpectful and
sympathetic. surrounds the counts resi-
dence and thrOng the streets. Many
stores in leading thOrOughfarcs are closed
and the city throughout is commencing
| to display emblcmS Of mourning.
In the lower house Of the PrusSian diet
today the president Of that body, iu an
nOunCng Won MOltke's death to the rep
| rcscntatves, said the high value Of the
counts services TO the FaLhcrland would
cause universal sorrow, ,andithat mourning
would be felt throughout Germany.
In the upper house a laurel wreath, en-
| twined with black and white satin rib
bOns is hanging over Won MOltke's seat.
! The president read a letter from Major
| MOltkc, announcing the counts death,
and then he delivered an address, eXtOll-
ing the merits and services Of the dead
soldier as a member Of the upper house
Both houses adjourned until Monday
next.
Late last night the emperor telegraph
ed his sympathy and coincidence 10 the
Won MOltkc family. saying that the field
mdrshalS death was greater loss to
Germany than the loss OF an army corps
would have been.
The emperor has summoned all the
| princes and crown heads Of the different
| German states to attend the funeral, which
takes place Thursday, and which will be
attended by military ceremonies. The
| body will be escorted In state from Won
| MOltkes residence to the railway station,
when 10 will be taken TO CrOiseau for in
ternmcnt. The ceremonies at CrOiseau
will be quiet and without display, In ac-
cOrdaucc with the late counts will. A
handsome oak coffin has been taken to
the official residence Of the dead field
marshal. The remains will lie In state in
the apartment in which the count died
until Thursday morning. The coffin will
be surrounded with battle flags, and will
be in charge Of a guard Of honor until IL
is finally placed In the family vault at
CroiSeau.
In the course Of the morning the en-
porOr ordered the imperial standard 10 be
conveyed from the palace TO the room in
which the remains Of the great soldier
will lie in state. This was done as a
special mark OF the emperOr's favor, and
showing how deeply he feels the loss.
In the reichstag this afternoon, Herr
Won Levetsow, president OF that body,
eulogzcd the dead soldier. The reichstag
then adjourned.
This afternoon Lessinu, the sculptor,
took cast Of the dead field marshal's
face.