New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-05

than this. The blcakness and blackness of the
night were suitable welcome for an Emperor
over whose reign hung from the first the cer-
tainty Of an early death. There was story at
the time that Sir Morell Mackenzie. WHO was
with him at San Reno and who made the journey
with him. advised strongly against it. " He will
80 at the risk of his life,' said the physician.
lie must choose between the risk Of his life and
the loss OF his Throne" answered the grim Chan
COLOR in his grim way: ever more respectful Of
facts than Of persons even Imperial persons.
T. il TOO cpigranmatic to be quite true, but l
dare say something OF the kind passed.
Tho Palace lies some distance beyond; huge
vrllo,v bnildnc surrounding three sides Of a
raved court. inclosed on the fourth side next
tho street by tall ratings: huge elongated dome
surmonnting the Palace which, whole, i'm
presses Won as something between barracks
and a cathedral When I last saw il had
come out from Berlin TO talk with Sir Norell
Mackenzie, then in attendance on the Emperor
and lodged next him, in rooms directly com
municating with his patients apartment Sir
Morell seemed 10 almost a prsoncrvit WAS
his own fidelity to his patient which made him
such: always within call and always with the
anxiety that crisis in the Emper0r's malady
might occur at any momentum other words.
slilocatlOn: which more than cncc dill almost
bring the dreaded end. II was impossible not
10 reflect, as one looked up now at the windows,
that Emperor and physician were both dead.
Frederick forget why. had been moved to the
New Palace at Potslam fortnight before his
death. Impossible also not to think of him on
the day of his fathers funeral, as he stood at
the bow window looking on the Park: his father
passing to the tomb which the son well knew
would open for him also before many weeks
had gone.
The mausoleum where William lies is in the
Park, not many minutes walk from the entrance
on the left of the great gate. You have TO go
first 10 the right wing inside the courtyard to buy
tickets of admission then retra'e Your stops-a
thing frequent in Gcrmany-and find yOur way as
YOU can 70 the tomb: not difficult road.
broad gravel walk behind the Palace to the left
meets a narrower one at right angles: an avenue
bordered ry pines. Of no remarkable growth and
at the end of il the mausocum The building be
longs think to the last century. small PAM
Doric cdifce. with DoIic rortic' approached ny
fight of steps You are invited by the retired war
rior on duty 10 pass AT one" inside IN" doorway
and up other steps to hall where are two r'chm-
bent statues in white marble ny kanch: coln "'-
eies of a once living King and Queen OF Prussia
Gilt Inscriptions in German run round the lrieze
the room is otherwise empty. save for the can
dclabra ana crucity.
But thai. is not what we hav" come TO sc'
What F. hi ! care for is t. krow and SEQ wE"r'
tie German Emperor lies evidently not h"re w"
had Lasscd. as we came in, the real point oil III
tcrcst There are. opposite the entrance. TWO |
bronze doors locked and barred. The Emp'ror's
tomb there b hind thcs' closed doors; which hI
10 wishing or diplomacy VIII be opened to YOU
We have 10 be content with gain. on th' doors
and with such reflections arts" IL ones MINT
from the though; thar. not far on but unappToic"-
able end invisible rcposcs the first r'a Emperor
OF This great German people. The wardcr OF ms
prison of death seems. and no dou't is. surprised
that we should care to see or know more than he
81 pcrnitted 70 show NJ one seems ever 10 nave
asked him whether the doors would not open. or
why they should he forever closed II has Deem
ordered so: is not that enough? II has 10 pc
enourh The visitor who find, himself in pres
cnce Of an official order regulation IN tEiS Hch
covered Germany knows that II Is Ill" TO con-
;erd against IT, The limit ha, been reached Ills
wishes max heat against the bars but the bars are
strongest. So there we had TO leave the oil I'm
yeror unseen even the sarcorhagns unseen which, |
7 think. is laid upon a shelf in the vault, whor
dimensions are 50 narrow that one of hl. knS'n'h
.had to lie a thought more nigh the other 10
make room for William in this threefod fonrioid
tomb" w. w. "'