The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-01
PRINCE BISMARCK
DIED ON SATURDAY
Germany's Iron Chancellor
Passed Quietly Away at
His Home.
WAS LEADER AMONG MEN
His Fiery Speech in Defense of the Old
Monarchial Party First Attracted
Attention and Quickly
Placed Him Before
the People.

Berlin, July 30.-Pflnce olSih''' IN
shortly before II o'clock tonight
Details of the death of Prince l]lSihd''A
are obtained with difficulty because OF ''e
,ateness of the hour the isolation Oh 'n9
castle and the strenuous endeaNofS % ~
attendants of the family to prevent pun
,ic,fv being given to what they consloer
private details.
r,,o ,o,+b of the ex-cxancellor comes
&c q sunrise to all Europe Despl'e 'iAo
famiIys dcnials, there was an ui'o'7'
rent of apprehension when the SlhhihI "
the prince was first announced l'9pl' ~
more bv what the family left uns'ud 'l"'i
NV any information given. But "i'e'
the daily bulletins chronicled improve
nents in the princes condition, oe'''i'''
his extensive bills of fare and his deFo-
tfon to his pipe. the public accepted III
schvcnfneer's assertion when he sald thefe
was no reason why Bismarck should not
reach the age Of ninety years.
Tho ranorts were doomed to be repe-
.,+ion If the alarm that Prince Bismarck
was in cxtremis, which had been oi'eh
roneatcd in the past, All of SATURDAY
napcrs in Europe dismissed bismarck WIN
a paragraph, noting improvements "i'l'e
his condition was completely oVerSAadoWed
in the English papers by the condltioh Oh
the prince Of Wales's knee.
Ailments Of the Prince.
~ oonears that the ex-chancelor's death
wa*s not precpitated by sudden coihp'lt1-
+ions but was rather the elimination Oh
chronic diseases. neuralgia of the race ana
determination of the vcins-whch kept him
hnl
iron fortitude which might have been e&-
pected.
,gho beginning of the end dates from
Tu,,- 2oth. when the prince was confined to
hi. he'd He has been several days pros
trated before IN mixing of his decline
reached the world. On Friday DIR. Sen
wenuger said:
For the past nine days ! have hardly
changed my clothes, having been lraFel-
inc nearly all the time between Berlin an"
Trledricheruhe, as You may notice ny
nv shabby velvet Jacket
He then declared that his patients
lungs stomach and kidneys were sound;
IN fact that his whole gigantic frame WAS
sound
And yet" said DR., SchweninGer, there
is no formation of caIculi Of the blood YES
sells, but his face and legs worry him.
DR. Schweninger added this verdict
with hts extraordinarily robust nature
he may, excluding complications, feacn
ninety"
Daring Or. Schweninger's brief absence
1ror, T7riedrfchsr1lhe. DR. Chrysauder was
in constant attendance upon the patient
Although Prince Bismarck was extremely
low on Wednesday, he so rallied on Thurs
dav that he was wheeled to the dinner
table to celebrate with his assembled ram
ily. the fifty-frst anniversary OF MS We4-
ding. tie never for a moment beleVeN
himself in danger until the last day. On
Monday he ordered some now pipes ana
smoked one on Thursday and then con
versed brilliantly on the topics oil the
da, discussing the trial and sentence Of
NJ. ZCla and the peace negotiations pc
tween spain and the United States. Count
Won Rantzau, the princes son-in-laW, read
10 him from a newspaper an obituary no
tjca Of himself at which he was greatly
amused He perused the papers daily, ana
this was one reason why the family depre-
Gated the alarmist reports as to his death
Tho French press showed unabated en-
nifty when discussing his possible death
The Temps compared his END WIN INIT
Of Gladstone, renlarknG, that though the
British statesman had failed In his policy
and had compromised his party, he died,
regretted by all, on account OF his @fah-
acur Of his moral influence; Whereas
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nv ,,,.,,, ..,-,.,.rara1 nv
many. even in Germany, and inquired
Ethny: 800, ,.,..1,,
-" nat sort or d 1uheF1' VIZ ~
him by the nI.honS OF 6"c'"lI"t' WIG 10
been hatched by MS 'Era''"Ie''i Il" ,!,,,
The h9haI Ahz1's9F Pu''a"-N - ~,
from fTedfGhstNhe ""y'"s '""(
,-.-h"cnuser was present "ne" iI"I'1
bismarck d@ed, having ali-NSH Ii''t1 i''i ,''
at ly,-4. inc prince "''9 "''' "''a, 800 '',