The times., 1898-08-03
THE KAISER At THE BIER
The Imperial Party Attends
Prince Bismarck's Funeral.
BUT FIFTY PERSONS PRESENT
The Emperor Again Asks That In
terment he Made In Berlin Ca
thedrnI, But the Dead ChanceI-
lor's Son Adheres to the Letter of
His Fathers Wishes.

| Friedrichsruhe. Aug. 2.-About six hun
dred persons gathered to witness the ar
rival of the Emperor. They were all
crowded in the narrow roadway by the
porter's gate opposite the railway cross
ing at which the imperial train stopped.
None of the crowd was in mourning.
Ihey were simply, attracted by curiosity
and jostled and struggled with each other
10 obtain advantageous positions. The
road to the castle was lined by a detach-
ment of the Thirty-first Infantry, who
carried rifles with bayonets fixed
carpet had been laid from the rail-
way to the house. Prince Herbert and
Count William Bismarck and their wives,
and Count Rantzau, Prince Bismarck S
son-in-iaw, awaited at the railway the
coming of the imperial party. The men
wore evening dress and their orders
while the women were attired in deep
crepe. Countess Rantzau was too pros
trated to join the other members of her
family in receiving the Emperor and EN-
press.
t'AS NAetii uitWf near the stopping
place. Emperor William, wearing an ad-
miraFs uniform. with orders, and the
Empress, in black. were seen standing
near the door of their carriage.
AS their majesties descended, there were
some Hocks!' which. however. were
checked
Herr Won Bulow. minister of foreign
affairs, and Gen. Won Hahnke. chief of
the military cabinet. were among the en-
peror's suite. They carried magnificent
wreaths.
After greetings had been exchanged the
emperor and empress talked to the Bis
marcks and Count Rantzau for several
minutes.
Prince Herbert and the emperor then
headed the party. which walked slowly
TO the castle and entered the death cham
Der. which is now draped with black, bor-
dered with silver. The emperor took the
wreaths that had been brought by his
party and deposited them on the coffin
of the ex-chancellor
Then there was a short religious SER
vice. All Joined in singing hymn. after
which Rector Westphal. of Bornstorf. de-
livered address that occupied fifteen
minutes, taking his text from 1 Corin-
thians xv:53-57, beginning, For this cor
ruption must put on incorruptibihty. and
this mortality must put on Immortality"
Rector Westphal eulogized the dead
prince, and upon the conclusion of his
address blessed the body according TO
the Lutheran rites. The singing of an
other hymn concluded the services.
About fifty persons were present in the
uneomfortably packed death chamber and
the adjoining room
Before leaving the castle, the emperor
again expressed his wish that the inter-
ment should be in the cathedral Prince
Herbert adduced as the reason for de-
clining to accede TO the wish his fathers
emphatic desire to be buried without
pomp on the schneckenoerg. opposite the
castle.
The emperor then suggested that space
in the cathedral be devoted to an empty
sarcophagus surmounted by a recumbent
statue of Prince Bismarck in cuirassier
uniform. ;g
The proposal was not received with en-
thusiasm. Prince Herbert replying that
he would consider whether it was feasi-
BILE without disobeying his fathers
wishes.