The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-02
BISMARcKS BUSY BIRTHDAY
THOUSANDS MARCH PAST HIS PAL
ACE AND CHEER.

The ex-ChanceIIor Reviews the Pa
rade and Makes n short speech 10
the Crowd-FatIgue Finally Com
PeIs Him to Retire 10 the Palace.
The Emperor sends Him His Pho
tOEraph.
FREDERICKSBURG. April 1.-The eighty-first
anniversary Of the birth Of Prince Bis
marck was celebrafed to-day with great
enthusiasm. The weather was clear and
cold and the sun shone brightly. From the
railway station, postofiice, castle gates
and many private buildings flags were fly
ing in profusion, and BY noon there were
many other evidences of general celehra-
ton. Crowds OF villagers and strangers
assembled at the entrances 10 the castle
park, which were guarded by gendarmes,
who rigidly excluded the public therefrom.
The bands of the Ratzhurg Chasseurs,
the Hamburg Seventy sixth regiment, and
the Altoona Thirty-frst regiment arrived
at II o'clock, at which nOur CARLOAD
OF flowers arrived al the castle, together
with a great number of presents for the
eN-chancellor. The mail brought a pack
age from Naples containing present
from the emperor.
Three special trains. which reached
here this afternoon, brought about 900
persons to take part in the torchhght pro-
honor of the eX-ChanceiOr. The paraders,
with bands playing, marched TO the castle
and halted in front of the castle terrace.
At about o'clock Prince Bismarck,
attired in the uniform of a cuirassier over
which he wore a gray cloak. appeared
upon the terrace and was greeted with
enthusiastic cheers by the thousands who
had assembled to do him honor. The
bands played a thanksgiving hymn, after
which Herr Stallin, merchant OF Ham
burg delivered an address. thanking the
nrinpa for What he had done for Germany
which he declared would ever be faith
fully remembered.
Prince Bismarck returned thanks in a
brief address In which he quoted the words
of Martin Luther that 1.-The good will of
ones neighbors Is a necessity of the Ger
man Christian" He rejoiced, he said,
that his Hamburg neighbors had preserv-
ed for him their good win and grace, al
though he had lost the good viii of the
people in many places. He was glad too,
that they were not ashamed to display
their kind feeling for him and saw in that
expression an acknowledgment of his for
mer deeds. He rejOiced that Hamburg had
fiourished. finding in its progress a proof
that its hinterland was good state. No
maritime emporium, he declared, could
prosper without a prosperous hinterland.
The eX-chancellor dwelt upon the inter-
ests of the DrOfessional mercantile and
agrarian classes which, he said, were IN
dependent, and all worked in the common
cause If one declined the others would
not prosper. He hoped the Hamburg
would continue to prosper for the sake OF
his own interests as farmer. even though
he was not a passionate agrarian. Hearty
laughter greeted this remark, and when
this had subsidized Prince Bismarck called
for cheers FOR Hamburg, which were heart
| lily given, The procession then resumed
| its march, each division as IL passed
| cheering enthusiastically for the prince,
who remained standing, supporting him.
| self by a table.
The ladies. large number of whom were
| present. threw flowers to the EXCHANGED
| lor and expressed a desire to shake his
| hand, but were prevented from doing so by
| DR. Schweninger, his physician. Before
retiring from the terrace, Prince Bis
| marck, uncovering Ahis head, said In a
! trembling voice: my body is unable 10
| stand long fatigue" and added in falter-
| ing tones, My heart goes out with you. i"
At this the women sobbed and the men
| cheered and shouted "Wiedersehn, -
| "Wiedersehn" and these cries were con-
tinued until the last of the crowd had
| taken their departure. The present OF
I Emperor William which was forwarded
by mail from Naples, consisted Of a small
| photograph Of the emperor and his family
upon which was INSCRIBED In pencil "Frsl
of April 1886, Wilhelm, 7Imperator, Rex