St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-27
LYING IN STATE.
People of Berlin View the Body Of
Count Won MOItke

People of Berlin View the Body Of
Count Won Moltke.
BERLIN, April 26.-The body of the
late Count Won Moltke was viewed bv
the public to-day from noon until s
O'Clock IN the afternoon. The bier.
which is placed in the ball room of the
stan building, is draped with white silk,
embroidered with silver. and a cOverlet
designed by the deceased for the pur.
pose, covers the body as far as the
breast. The remains have been EN-.
Daimed by DIR. Beuster. The emperor
mas ordered the army to go into mourn
ing for eight days. The deceased
counts regiment will morn for twelve OF
fourteen days. Emperor William i'm his
order lnstructing the army to go into
mourning, says: "a friend and coun.
clllor mas been removed from my side.
most deeply mourn this irreparable
loss to myself, to the army and to the
fatGerland. TO his last hour the de.
ceased enjoyed Unprecedented renown
by reason OF his military achievements
and his services for the welfare of the
1atherland, whose gratitude will never
die'' ' IVA
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2G. The
newspapers all print obituary articles
on the late Gen Won Moltke, expressing
respect for the dead veteran and SYM
pathy Tor his bereayed country. Depu.
tatlons of the Order of st. Andrew. the
general staff of the military academy
line, of which Field Marshal Won Moltke
was honorary colonel, will attend the
funeral.
Count Won Moltke's last recorded
words were spoken Oh hearing the pro-
posal that DresSler should play on the
piano, when he said, laughingly: "If I
don't go in to him. he won't play."
Gen: Won Moltke was in the best of
spirits on Friday evening, and remind
ed MS niece that their supply Of
wine must be renewed. He narrated
the story OF man who had sent him a
ejaculation showing that the generals
birthday had never fallen on Sunday.
ana Smlllngly added: "lt | were super
stItious l might believe that had seen
my last birthday" The emperor de-
slres that the whole Berlin garrison
snail take part in the funeral. AS the
route to the Lehrter station is too short,
the coffin will be conveyed to the Sile-
sian station. Thus the dead hero will
pass the column of victory, and through
the Brandenburg gate, where he made
II res with his sovereign in 1866 and
1871. The route, which is five miles long,
will be lined with troops and veterans
throughout. 1t is probable that the
kaiser will personally command the
troops. Prince Bismarck has sent a
telegraphic message of coincidence to
the family of the dead soldier 1t is
not known whether the eX-chancelIOr
will attend the funeral or not rele-
grams have been received from
majority of the German and
other European sOyereigns and princes.
Snt,l
MOltke's successor, as chief of the gen.
eral staff, has published, in the name Of
the general staff, the following tribute:
For tifty-five years the deceased be-
longed to the general staff Of the
German army, for thirty-One Of
which he headed it. In that
capacity has he not taken place among
the foremost commanders Of all times?
Thus has he impaired, not only to our
staff, but to that of all other armies, a
character, the preservation of which Is
the ardouS task now bequeathed to us.
a majority of the Paris papers are
not bitter in their references to the
death of Gen. Won Moltke. The Vienna
papers are not forgettul of the defeat Of
1866, but do full justice to the merits
and modesty of the dead soldier. The
fact is generally remarked that En-
peror William, Emperor Frederick and
Count Won MOltke all died on Friday.
The shops of this city are full of photo
graphs and busts of the deceased field
marshal. representing him in his usual
undress uniform. The coffin. which is
seven feet long, rests upon six gilt lions
claws artistically carved. A laurel
wreath and an eXtinguished torch lies
upon the lid. The coffin contains an
inner she'll Of zinc and is lined with
white satin. There are five gilt handles
on each side. The counts will was de-
posted in the Berlin court in 1887. The
heir to the entaiied estate is Maj. Will
helm Won Moltke. Maj. Wilhelm Won
Moltke is married, but is childless.