The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-22
GERMANY'S HERO.
The Centenary of Kaiser
Wilhelm Gorgeously Gel
ebrated at Berlin.
COLOSSAL MONUMENT UNVEILED
Grandson of the First Emperor
the Central Figure Of q
Military Display.

ton of the centenary of Emperor William
l., who was born March %, 1897, began
today, which was observed throughout
Germany as a national holiday The day
opened dull and cloudy, threatening rain,
but early in the forenoon the skies bright
ened and the remainder of the day was
sunny. In the early hours of the day
Berlin presented the aspect of Sunday.
The shops were closed and the streets
We're filled with people In holiday attire.
Everybody was astir by daybreak and by
eight o'clock crowds were hurrying TO
the best points of observation of the prIn-
cipal sights of the day. While the people
were assembling eighteen regiments CT
the Berlin garrison, horse and foot, were
marching from different points to the
rendezvous at the Brandenburg Gate.
The programme as outlined in yester-
days dispatches of The United Asso-
ciated Presses was carried out without
alteration. AT 1890 A. M. the Emperor
on horseback, wearing the uniform of
colonel of the Garde du Corps, with a
black cuirass. his breast glittering with
| insignia of various ORDERS left the Castle
at the head of the Guards, marched to
the old Kaiser Wilhelm Palace, where
the Guards received the colors which
We're deposited there yesterday. From
the Palace the Guards, with the Emperor
still at their head. marched to the Bran
denburg Gate in front of the troops of
the garrison, which were aligned from
the Lustgarten to the Brandenburg Gate.
AT this point the Kaiser with the Guards
headed the troops and marched to the
monument, where the troops were massed
to the right and left
Upon arriving at the monument the
Emperor saluted the Empress, Empress
Frederick, the Prince Regent Of Bavaria
| ard the Grand Dukes of Baden and Hesse
who were seated under a canopy in front
Of the monument. Drums and bugles
which Chief Intendent Faber delivered an
oration. Another prayer followed when
the emperor IN stentordan voice gave
TO the troops the command, present
arms! Then turning toward the monu-
| nsent, where number of marines with
the unveiling cords in their hands were
awaiting the signal the Kaiser shouted,
Unvel, when down came the canvas
coverings and the colossal monument to
AS the covers fell a salute of 101 guns be-
| gam, the bells throughout the city were
rung, the bands played and the vast
crowds everywhere assembled cheered
| tremendously for many minutes.
After the unveiling the Emperor adj
vanced and saluted the monument and
was lOlIOWeQ by the Empress, Empress
Frederick, the Prince Regent Of Bavaria,
| the King of Saxony, the Grand Duke of
| Baden, the Grand Duke of Hesse, etc,
| in the order named. all of whom deposit
| ed wreaths at the foot of the monument.
After this ceremony a similar one was
! performed by deputations from the Aus
trtan hussars and the Russian infantry.
The Expresses, the SOvereignS and the
| Grand Dukes returned to the canopy.
when the review of the troops began, the
Emperor standing at the foot of the
monument The spectators were greatly
amused in the course of the review at
| the spectacle of the young Pinces, the
Emperor's sons, trotting along In the rear
| of the Foot Guards
The crowds in THE vbciuity of the morMl-
ment were so great that several acci-
| DENTS occurred, and a number of women
1 and children tainted from the effects OF
| the fearful crushing to which they were
| subjected, but there were no fatalities.
| All of the officials wore the new KAISER
William /. medal
| The monument to Emperor Wdlliam I.
! consists of "a bong cOlonnade with small
| pavilions, the doness of which rest on coli
urmnS at either end. This structure serves
! as the frame for the monument proper,
which stands i'm its centre-
/ The pedestal, as well as the colonnade,
| is of polished granite. All the statues i'm
/ Guiding the equestrian one OF the En-
/ peror, are of bronze
/ The monument Is flanked at the four
i corners by figures of Victory standing ON
| globes of the world.
The Emperor is on horseback in full
] uniform, with the cape of his great coat
/ thrown back over his shoulders. In one
/ hand he holds a marshal's baton.
4 The horse Is walking, led by the Cod
dess of Peace. whose right hand grasps
the bride, In the left she bears the palm
In the colonnade and the pavilions are
1 numerous inches in which 1t is planned
| to place statues of all the celebrated gem
erals and supporters of the Emperor.
| The sides of the pedestal are adorned
/ with reliefs of an allegorical character.
the figures of which are life size.
On front of the pedestal is the inscrip-
tion:-