Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-01
BERL!N'S TRIBUTE.

Procession EscortinE the Remains of the
Dead General One of Ma.nifcence.
BERLIN, April 29.-This city has paid
her last tribute of respect to Count Won
Moltke, and great tribute it was. The
resources of this great European art
center have been taxed to the utmost in
the decoration of streets and buildings,
and nothing like it has been seen
here since the funeral of Emperor
William. Avenue after avenue, and
street after street is literally swathed in
Crepe-cntwined German Flags
banners, shields, rosettes, and thou
sand and one similar devices. The great
business houses along the principal thor
oughfares are conspicuous for the rich
gance Of the designs displayed in their
adornment. In many instances, indeed,
the Berlin merchants successfully We'd
with the elaborate ornamentation be.
slowed by the government and it's EN-
ployes upon the public buildings,
Notwithstanding the peculiar facilities
offered by city which is, SO far as the
government is concerned, a magnificent
military camp, and vast storehouse for
the trophies of old Mark Brandenburg,
the victor of Prussian and the German
empire. That the official class, civil
and military alike, excelled itself in the
matter of ostentatious
Exhibition Of Grief
was fact closely noted not only by the
ray-haired worshippers of old William
/, but by the middle-aged and youES Se1
admirers of that kindly, gentle and
sorely afflicted monarch, Frederick Ill.
During the early morning hours the
streets resounded with the noise Of
military preparation. Soon from club
houses, grand hotels, fashionable resi-
dences, and from the more humble
dwellings the people of the capita,
poured in the streets to seek places
whence to view the pageant. The
streets were soon jammed along the line
of march. At the hour for the start Of
the procession the general staff head
quarters was crowded with notabilities
including the kaiser, the King of Saxony
the Grand Dukes of Baden, Weimar and
Hesse, and the principal members of thu
royal family. The generals of the Ger
man army and the officers of the genera
Sti1A "CIo foIy VOu6pkCuOOos OuIS4SA<
the building stood q magnificent hearse
to which were attached six of the en-
peror's horses. When the coffin had
been carried out on the shoulders of the
pail. bearers it was
Rcverently Placed in the Hearse,
and without loss of time, the procession
fell in, by order of rank, and promptly
moved toward the Lehrte railway sta
ton. The hearse was proceeded by one
carriage containing Col. Won Gossler
aide de camp, on the staff Of Coun,
Waldersee. Col. Won Gossler bore with
him the field marshal's baton of the
dead soldier. The officers of the genera
staff carrying the insignia of the late
field marshals various orders followed
Then came the kaiser and the members
of the royal family. Carriages filled
with the diplomatic corps and me1
prominent in the civil and military life
of the nation passed along in succession
but the people looked in vain for the
familiar face of Prince Bismarck. HI
had telegraphed his regrets that illness
compelled him to remain away. So
amidst lines of troops presenting arms
crowds of people,
Many Standing Barcheaded,
and kaluted by the rolling of muffled
drums, the booming of guns and the toll
ing of bells, the hower-covered casket
was borne to the train which was wait,
ing to convey it to place of unpreten
hous interment at Creisau.