Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-19
THE BRANDENBURG's VICTIMS.
Their Funeral VIII Take Place T.
morrow Afternoon.

Their Funeral VIII Take Place To-
morrow Afternoon.
KEEL, Feb. 19.-The funeral Of the VIC
Tins of the Brandenburg explosion has been
fixed for o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Emperor William has commanded that the
dead sailors, fremen, engineers and arti-
ficers be accorded the same honors as
though they had been killed in battle. All
the naval and military societies will take
part in the funeral ceremonies and a fund
for the relief Of the families Of the victims
will be called throughout Germany. Ad-
mirai Knorr will represent the emperor at
the funeral.
LONDON. Feb. IA dispatch from Ber-
lin to the Standard says that all the mill
tary and naval societies at Kiel will take
part in the obsequies over the remains Of
the Brandenburg victims. A fund in aid
Of the bereaved families will be collected
everywhere in the German empire.
Capt Brandemann of the Brandenburg
read to his men the message of sympathy
and coincidence which Emperor William tel
egraphed after receiving the news of the
explosion.
After he had read the telegram he pro-
posed three cheers for the emperor, which
were given with hearty good will.
The report Of the explosion was not very
an empty barrel had been vigorously thrown
down. This idea, however, was quickly
disproved when the steam came bursting
out everywhere. 1t streamed into the ca
boose, where 1t killed the cook, the stew
ard and the deck officers at their mess
Singularly enough a man who was peeling
some potatoes was uninjured.
Rescued From an Ice Flow.
LONDON, Feb. ia St. Petersburg dis
patch to the Times says that the fishermen
who, on Tuesday night last. were carried
off on an ice foe, which broke away from
the coast of Ingerman land. were rescued
on Saturday on a bridge Of pole planks
which had been laid across the ice The
rescue took place after the fishermen had
been forty EIGHT hours adrift. Their safe
return was the occasion Of much excite
ment and enthusiasm.
Composer Congratulated by Kaiser.
LONDON. Feb. ia dispatch from Ber-
lin to the Times says that the emperor, the
empress and a brilliant audience pres
ent in the Opera House on Saturday night
at the first representation in Berlin of
"Imedici.' The opera was well received
and Emperor William congratulated Signor
Loncavallo the composer.
SivOri, the ViOlinist. Dead
GENOA. Feb. 19.-Ernest Camille Svori,
the celebrated Italian violinist is dead. ST.
vori was born in this city on October %
1919, and came into the world at the mo-
ment his mother was leaving a concert
given by Paganini, at the San Agostino
Theater.
At ten years Of age Svori had already
won q reputation a violinist, and ap-
peared in concert in Paris and in London
Returning to Genoa at the end of 1927 he
was appointed violin soloist in the Carlo
Felice Theater. and occupied this position
for several years. In 1871 Sivori undertook
an extended tour, and visited successfully
Russia. Germany, England, the United
States, South America and Spain. Svori
was decorated with the cross of the Legion
Of Honor in June, 1850.
Bringing the Paris Passengers.
QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 19.-The steamship
Berlin. having on board a number of the
passengers of the delayed steamship Paris
sailed for New York at 2:30 this morning
Returning Bismarclx's Visit.
BERLIN, Feb. 19-Emperor William left
the city at 2:2O pm. for Freidericshruhe in
order to pay his long discussed return visit
to Prince Bismarck.
Debating the Civil Marriage Eli.