The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-26
VON MOLTKES DEATH
The Count Had Ne Prem0nition
of its Approach.
HIS LAST MILITARY WORK
Was Plan for the Fertilization Of Heliogo.
land-The Emperor is Much Affected
Incidents Of the Generals Career.

his study in his official residence on the
honlgsplat. He appeared in his usual
health early yesterday evening, suppered
as usual and his appetite was good. He
rose from his seat with the intention of re-
firing. He suddenly staggered and would
have fallen had it not been for the fact that
a servant sprang to his assistance. The
count was then carried to his bedroom and
placed upon the bed, upon which he died in
a few minutes. The Emperor, who was at
Wartburg, telegraphed expressions of sym
pathy to the family. All the German
princes and noted personages of the en-
pre- are sending messages of coincidence
The will OF the count states he desires that
his burial take place at Croisau, where his
wife and child are buried. The funeral, if
the counts request is followed, will be
strictly private, but it is thought possible
the Emperor will override the dead SOL
dler's wishes and that the funeral will be
made the occasion for grand military dis
play. All officers of the general staff in
formed of his death 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, on account of the death of Count
Won Moltke, will return to Berlin this
afternoon. The Empress visited the death
chamber this morning and laid magnifi-
cent wreath of roses upon the bed upon
which the great general rested The En-
press spent quarter of an hour trying to
console the family. Splendid floral offer
lngs are arriving at the residence from all
parts of Germany.
Great crowds of people, respectful and
sympathetic, surround the counts resi-
dence and thropg the streets. Many stores
on the leading thoroughfares are closed and
the city throughout is commencing TO dis
play emblems OF mourning.
In the lower house of the Prussian diet
today the president of that body, in an
nounclng Won Moltke's death to the repre-
sentatives, said the high value of the
counts services to the fatherland would
cause universal sorrow and mourning to be
felt throughout Germany.
In the upper house laurel wreath en-
twined with black and white ribbons hangs
over Count Won Moltke's seat. The presi-
dent read letter from Major Moltke, an
nouncing the counts death, and then he
delivered an address, extolling the merits
and services of the dead soldier in the up
per house. Both houses adjourned until
MoHudy H6AG.
Late last night the Emperor telegraphed
his sympathetic coincidence to Won Moltke,s
family, saying the field marshal's death
was greater loss TO Germany than the
loss OF an army corps would have been.
The Emperor has summoned all the
princes and crowned heads of the different
German states to attend the funeral which
will take place Thursday next, aud which
will be attended by imposing military
ceremonies. The body will be escorted IN
state from Won Moltke's residence to the
railroad station, whence it will be taken to
Croisau for interment. The ceremonies at
Crolsau will be quiet and without display,
In accordance with the late commits will
A handsome oak coffin was taken to the
official residence of the dead field marshal
this afternoon. 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
be In charge Of gusrds of honor until it is
finally placed in the family vault at
Crolsau. In the course of the morning by
the Emperor's orders, the imperial
standard was conveyed from the palace to
the room in which the remains Of the great
soldier will lie in state. This is done as a
special mark of the Emperor's favor and
as showing how deeply he feels his loss.
In the reichstag this afternoon, Herr
Won Levetzow, president of that BODY,
eulogized the dead soldier. The reichstag
then adjourned. This afternoon, Leasing.
the sculptor, took plaster cast of the dead
field marshal's face.