The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20


of foreign sovereigns. An hour later
he received the visiting sovereigns,
with the exception Of the king Of Sax
ony, whom he personally greeted at
the railroad station.
Emperor Francis Joseph, Prince Ho-
henhole, the German imperial chancel-
Tor, and Baron Won Buelow, the Ger
man minister for foreign affairs, re-
ceived Emperor William at the rail-
road station. The emperOrs shook
hands and kissed each other cheek
three times. Then they proceeded to
the church where Emperor William, in
behalf of himself and the empress Of
Germany deposited on the casket con-
tanning the remains of the late en-
press of Austria a floral wreath which
his majesty had brought from Ger
many. The emperor dined at the Ger
man embassy after the funeral and
started for Berlin this evening.
The aspect of this city today was
more sOmbre than upon any day of the
week of mourning. Hardly a house was
without black draperies and the entire
%populace seemed to have poured out
into the streets. The street lamps were
all alight, shining dimly through COW
eringS of Grape. Great rOches threw
glazing flames over the royal chapel,
in which the remains of the late en-
press have lain in state since yester-
day morning. The doors of the chapel
were closed at noon thus barring out
thousands of people who were anxious
to see the caSket.
AT 4 o'clock the tOlling of bells an
nOunced the starting of the procession.
The route from the HOfburg to the in
significant church of the CapuchinS,
whose vaults entombed the Hapburgs,
is so short that only a small proportion
of the population was able to crowd into
the adjoining streets.
While the procession was being
formed the church was filled with the
foreign princes, who arrived without
OstentatiOn in closed carriages and who
were conducted to the front peWs.
Even the rafters and floor of the
church, in the center of which stood
the catafaIque, were hidden with black
drapery. outside, a cOmpan of dis
tinguished generals and staff officers
were aligned.
A detachment of cavalry led the pro-
c~ession, followed by a single hOrseman,
a court officer. attired in a Spanish
costume. Then came carriages. in
which were seated the servants of the
late empress, and they were followed
by a second detachment of cavalry. At
ter these hOrsemen were three court
carriages, drawn by six horses cover
ed with trappings, escorted by foot
men. They contained the court digni-
taries and ladies in waiting.
A train of servant followed. walk
ing two abreast and then came the
most imposing feature of the process
sion. Several companies of the foot
guards and a squadron of the horse
guards, followed by a detachment of
yeOmen, all gOrgeOusly uniformed, pre-
coded the colossal e~ight-hOrsed funeral
car. On either side were four fOOtmen
and four pages with lighted tapers,
but the immediate escort of the car
was composed of six stalwart gentle
men of the archer guard, eight yeO-
men. six Hungarian life guards and
eight mounted life guards. Following
the car were several bodies Of infantry
and cavalry.
A large number of priests in full
CanOnicals. met the procession at the
Augustine's church and proceeded with
it to the church of the Capuchins. The
clergy there marched down the aisle
before the coffin and united in informing
prayers. which were also exquisitely
Chanted during the service by the
court choir.
During the last prayer the coffin was
lifted from the catafalQue and the
clergy. bearing torches. walked before
it. Emperor Franco Joseph, attended
by the highest officers of state, bearing
wands, followed. |f"FN
After the last benediction had been
pronounced in the vaults the mourners
reaSCended and the chamberlain hand
ed the key of the vault to the Capu-
hin, who is the guardian of the i'm
perial mauSOleum.
Washington. September 17.-An i'm
posing funeral mass commemorative of
the murdered empress. Elizabeth. of
Austria. was celebrated at st. Mat
thew's Catholic church today, Cardinal
Gibbons being the celebrant. The GER
emOny was official in character. under
the auspices of the Austrian minister.
and among those in attendance were
President Mckinley and the members
of his cabinet. the ambassadors and
ministers of foreign governments in
their brilliant diplomatic uniforms.
representatives of the United States
army, nav and supreme court. and a
large gathering from private life.
The Austrian minister was attended
by all the members of his staff. The
military attachee, in the uniform of the
Austrian imperial guard, and the naval
attaChee. in the uniform of the Austrian
navy, acting as ushers. The minister
wore the striking costume of the Hun
garian "magnat," denOting high diplo-
matte rank. 1t was of SOmber black,
satin coat. knee breeches and high
boots and a heavy black velvet cloak
hung from the left shoulder. His
sword, scabbard and hilt was hid with
windings of crepe.
AS the carriages of the president and
cabinet reached the church, the minis
ter left his pew and met the president
at the church door, escorting him to a
pew to the front and right of the chan
eel. With the president were secre-
taries Gage and Wilson, Postmaster
General Emory Smith and Acting Sec
rotary Adee. Back of them, as repre-
sentatives of the army, sat two Off :
GERS of General Miles staff, Colonel
Maus and Lieutenant Colonel Michler.
in fatigue uniform, while the judiciary
was represented by Justice Harlan, Of
the United States supreme court.