Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-26
Particulars of the SOrrOWful
Event.
The Clock Work of Life Ran
Suddenly Down.
His Last Days Spent in important
Work for the Empire.
The Emperor Orders q Grand Military
Funeral Contrary to the Wishes q
Of the Deceased.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BEJLIN, April 25.-Von Moltke died in
the study of his official residence on
Konigshaltz. He appeared in his usual
health early yesterday evening. AT
supper, as usual, his appetite was good,
He left with the intention OF retiring.
Suddenly he staggered and would have
fallen had it not been for servant who
| sprang to his assistance. The count waS
then carried to a bedroom and placed
| upon bed, upon which he died in a
few minutes. The emperor, at Warts
burg, telegraphed expressions Of sympat
thy to the family. All the German
princes and noted personages OF the em-
pire have sent messages of condolences
The will Of the count states that he
desires his burial to take place at Kreis
sau, where his wife and child are buried,
The counts request was that the funeral
be strictly private, but it is thought the
emperor will override the dead generals
wishes, and that the funeral will be
made the occasion for grand military
display. All the officers OF the general's
staff were Immediately informed of hia
death, and assembled at the house be-
fore day light this morning.
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, returned to Berlin
this afternoon. The empress visited
the death chamber this morning, and
laid a magnificent wreath of roses upon
the bed upon which the great general
rested. The empress spent quarter OF
an hour trying to console the family
Splendid floral offerings are arriving al
the residence from all parts Of Ger
many.
Great crowds Of people, respectful ani
| sympathetic, surround the counts resil
dence and throng the streets. Manf
stores on the leading thoroughfares are
closed, and the city throughout. is cont
lnencing to display emblems Of mournt
J ing. Ia the lower house of the Prussiait
diet today, the president Of that body,
in announcing Won Moltke's death to
the representatives, said the high
value of the counts services to the
row and mourning throught the coun-
wy LII thO uPPCl AOuSC 1dui Cl
wreath. entwined with black and white
satin ribbons, hung over Count Won
Moltke's seat. The president read a
letter from Major Moltke, announcing
the counts death, and then he deliv-
cred an address extolling the merits and
services of the dead soldier as member
of the upper house. Both houses ad-
journed until Monday next.
Late Last niOht tho omnprOr to1n.
graphed his sympathy and condolences
to Won Moltke's family, saying the field
marshaPs death was a greater loss to
Germany than an army corps would be.
The emperor has summoned all the
princes and crowned heads of the diff
ferent German states to attend the
| funeral, which will take place Thursday
next, and which will be attended by
| imposing military ceremonies. The body
| will be escorted in state from Won
| Moltke's residence to the railroad sta
| ton, whence it will be taken to Kreisau
| for interment. rhe ceremonies at Krei-
sau will be quiet and without display,
| in accordance with the late counts will.
| A handsome oak coffin was taken to
| the official residence of the dead gen.
| eral 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 bat
! tie flags, and be in charge of guard OF
honor, until it is finally placed in the
family vault at Kreisau.
| 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 lie in state.
This was done as special mark of the
emperor's favor, and as showing how
deeply he feels the loss.
In the reichstag this afternoon, the
president of that body eulogized the
dead soldier. The reichstag then adj
| journed.
This afternoon Lessing, the sculptor,
took a plaster cast of the dead field
marshal's face.