Evening star., 1898-08-02
Emperor William and the Empress
Hasten to Friedriehsruhe.
BISMARCK TO Be PRIVATELY BURIED
In a Spot Selected by Himself in
the SachsenwaId.
MAUSOLEUM TO BE BUILT

Hohenlohe the imperial chancellor and
Count Won Schoenborn arrived. In the
presence of the chancellor the coffin was
closed, after which Prince Hohenlohe left
! Friedrfchsr The bosN has not been
| embalmed, but is being preserved by the
| use of the Wickersheim fluid.
Herr Franz Won Lenbach, the painter,
| came for a portrait of the dead statesman,
| but did not attempt to paint it, probably
| because of the change in the features. The
castle is still vigorously closed to strangers.
The emperor. who has ordered Prof.
Begas, the sculptor, to design a sarcopha-
gus, has announced his intention of attend
| ing the funeral here, but Count Herbert
| Won Bismarck informed his majesty that
the service would be strictly private and
| without ceremony.
The impressive Chamber.
| Condolences and wreaths are pouring
! in by thousands from all the courts, gov
| ernments and foremost statesmen Oh the
| world. The death chamber, draped in
| black, is impressive in it's simplicity. I'm
| til the remains were placed in the coffin
the counterpane of the bed was strewn
with roses and rose leaves, and there was
| a white rose in one hand. The eyes were
firmly closed, the lips a little open, the
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A black polished oak coffin with silver
| handles rests upon a catafalque draped in
| black velvet. Four huge silver candelabra
stand at the corners. At the feet two
| cuirassiers mount guard. The room is
| decorated with palms and evsrgreens.
Prince Bismarcks final written instruc-
| tions. signed by himself, express his desire
| to be buried in a selected spot In the
| Sachsenwald, and conclude: For an epi-
| tsph / wish, Prince Won Bismarck, born
! April 1, 1915; died - with the addition
| of "A faithful German servant of Emperor
William l."
Count Herbert's Condition.
Count Herbert is suffering somewhat from
the recent heavy strain
Herr Andreas Muller of Hamburg, the ar
chitect, is preparing plan for the mauso-
| leum. and number of Hamburg friends of
Bismarck wish to defray the cost.
The grounds about Prince Bismarck's
estate were thronged with people early to-
day, crowds of Hamburgers being attracted
there by the prospect of seeing Emperor
William pay a tribute of respect to the
dead. They wandered about the woods,
congregated in the beer gardens and sent
hundreds of memorial post cards with por-
traits OF the deceased prince and pic
lures of the castle. Many of the
people were in mourning, and hundreds
came bicycles Under the trees sixty
men of the 31st Infantry, from Altoona, and
| the sergeants of Prince Bismarck's regi-
| ment, from Madgeburg, had arranged their
/ uesses. The sergeants, in their white uni
| forms with yellow facings and FURNISHED
! helmets, furnished a guard, which was on
| duty on the terrace facing the garden be-
| hind the castle.
A little side gate was opened occasionally
| to admit messengers, with kilograms and
! wreaths, who were constantly arriving
| Photographic cameras were planted at a
| dozen points in front of the gates, their
| owners heping to get snap shot OF the
| emperor as he entered the grounds.
| William Leaves KieI.
| KEEL, August 2.-Emperor William and
| the empress left the imperial yacht Hohen-
zoliern at 2:l5 pm. today, saluted by the
| warships here, and took a special train for
Friedrichsruhe.
| FREDERICKSBURG, August 2.-Emperor
William is expected here this afternoon
| BERLIN, August 2.-The Neuste- Mach
rchten today publishes a dispatch from
| Friedrichsruhe, which says:
| prince Herbert Bismarck is quite broken
1 oN"- ~ lAc willy SuQ flSllS Ol Tie past
| few days.
| Professor Lenbach says he has not been
| allowed to paint picture of the deceased,
| and cast Of his features was not taken.
las indicating how well the deceased felt
on Thursday. it is said that when going TO
| he'd at 11:aO he said: Well now L shall
have sleep"
Message to Mr.. White
The United States ambassador, Mr. An
drew D. White, has received the follow
| ing message from Prince Herbert Bis
| marck:
I'VE thank your exeellency most de-
vctedly for the warm sympathy which the
| President, In the name of your govern
| mcnt and people, caused to be expressed to
| our family through you. Receive at the
| same time my heartiest thanks for your
personal condolences"
Memorial services in honor of the late
| Price Bisr arck are being organized
Throughout the country.
The imperial chancellor, Prince Hohen-
| lohe, was the last person permitted to look
| upon the remains of the former chancellor
| before the coffin was closed.
Emperor's Wishes UBheeded.
There is some criticism of Prince Her
| ed his majesty's desire to have the remains
| Of his father buried in Berlin, but who
! seems to have refused Professor Lenbach
| permission to paint a portrait of the de-
| ceased, as the emperor desired.
| Besides this, the coffin containing the re-
| mains Of Prince Bismarck has beea closed
| somewhat hurriedly.
| The funeral service in honor OF Bismarck
/ will take place on Thursday morning in
| the Emperor William Memorial Church
] The federal council, members OF the reich
/ stag and of the Prussian diet and the state
| and municipal authorities Will be Invited.
| Bismarck's Letter.
The BismArckian organ Neueste Mach
| richten, publishes this morning the letter
Prince Bismarck wrote to Emperor William
| on his resignation. which appeared yester-
| day in the Lokal Anzeiger with several
| blanks in the text, and substitutes for the
| blanks or asterisks in two cases the words
/ kteff and Ri ssia.
The publication of the letter has caused