The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-03
BISMARCES FUNERAL
The Emperor Attended the Service
at Friedrichsruhe.
YOUNG BISMARCK INDEPENDENT.

YOUNG BISMARCK INDEPENDENT.
The Dead Stntesman's Son Ignored the
Emperor's Desire to Have the Burial
I'm Berlin and to Have Lenbach Paint
n Portrait.
Friedrlchsruhe, Aug. 3.--The emperor
and empress of Germany arrived here
at 6 o'clock last evening, accompanied
by Baron Won Buow, the minister OF
foreign affairs, and their suites His
majesty wore an admlral's uniform and
the empress was in mourning. The
members of the late Prince Bismarck's
family received the imperial party,
and the emperor, on alighting, kissed
Prince Herbert Bismarck on both
cheeks and shook hands with Count
William Bismarck. The party then
entered the cathedral, passing through
detachments of the Thirty-first reEi-
ment of infantry which were drawn up
along the road and up to the castle
gate.
The crowds on each side of the road
were composed of Hamburgers, who
had been arriving by every train; for
esters from all the Sachenswald viii
lagos, bicyclists, children and travel
ers from foreign countries. Vendors of
cards, photographs and medals swarm
ed about the outskirts of the crowds,
and walters from the neighborlng beer
gardens, bearing trays of empty or
filed glasses, circulated on all sides and
did a big business among the thirsty.
There were only a few gendarmes pres
ent, but they were perfectly able to
maintain order.
When the imperial train arrived here
the crowds We're SO anxious to see the
emperor that they swarmed over the
fences and upon the platform. The
troops, however, were able to keep
space clear around the emperor's sa-
loon carriage.
The presentations at the railroad
crossing, where the Bismarcks received
the emperor and empress, consumed
ten minutes, the emperor shaking
hands with Count Won Rantzau, the
late son-in-law, and other relatives of
the deceased.
There was no cheering, but an uproar
was caused by the excited conversa-
tion carried on among the crowds
present.
What took place in the death cham
Der is not known. though an official
statement on the subject may be forth
coming. But there is no doubt the re-
ligious service was most impressive.
Pastor Westphal of Brunstorf, con-
Quoted it according to the rights of
the Reformed church The text, in
compliance with Prince Bismarcks
desire, was from the first epistle
| of Paul to the Corinthians, chapter IS,
verses 81 to 81.
The number present, including the
imperial party, numbered from 30 to 40
| persons. Immediately after the service
| the emperor and empress and those
| who accompanied them started for Ber-
| lin. The emperor and empress remain
| ed 45 minutes at the castle, and We're
| escorted back to the train by the en-
! tire Bismarck family Brief farewells
| were exchanged at the railroad. The
| emperor, standing in his saloon car
riage, saluted the crowd, which re-
| spectfully uncovered.
In the forenoon it was reported that
the emperor would not go to Fried
| richsruhe, owing to the attitude of
| Prince Herbert Bismarck. who not only
has not needed his majesty's desire to
have the remains of his father buried
| in Berlin, but who seems to have re-
| fused Professor Lenbach permission to
| paint a portrait of the deceased; as
the emperor desired. Besides this, the
coffin containing the remains Of Prince
! Bismarck was closed somewhat hur-
riedly. Strange rumOrs on that subject
are current, and also as to the cause of
the emperor changing his mind and go
! ing to Friedrichsruhe.
| 1T is asserted that just before the
! funeral services the emperor again
pressed his desire to have a national
funeral in the Berlin cathedral. Prince
Herbert, however, again demurred,
whereupon his majesty said IF this is
not acceptable l should like to place
a memorial sarcophagus, with a life
sized monument, in the cathedral. But
to this Prince Herbert replied that he
could not see how he would be acting
in conformity with his fathers instruc-
tions by accepting it.
1t is expected that the coffin will re-
main in the death chamber until the
mausoeum Is completed, or If the
sanitary authorities object, it will be
taken to the so-called tower house
Hamburg friends have already sub
scribed 100000 marks to build the
| mausoleum.
The papers continue to print the
warmest culogies OF the deceased,
though the socialistic Vorwerts ac-
cuses Prince Bismarck of working al
| ways in the interests of capitalism,
adding that whenever he dealt with
moral and intellectual factors he failed,
The Polish press declares Prince Bis
marck was the greatest enemy of the
| Poles.