Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-01

the death struggle. He had been placed
in a sitting position and propped up with
cushions i'll order TO relieve the friShtiul
spasms in breathing: His powerful const-
tuition fought to the last. The family.
gathered in adjoining room, was
plunged into the very anguish OF srief
by the means from the death chamber
The despair was intensified by Dr. SchWeh-
iugers absence, although medical art was
unavaiing.
The only consolation was that the prince
was unconscious during the last two hours;
DIR. Schweninser was in time only to afford
some relief i'll the linal moments. During
the agony of dying the prince repeatedly
pressed his hands to his eyes. His appear
ance in death IS said to recall StrikinEly
that Of the first Emperor William the
smallness of skull as compared with the
contracted. small, pale features, greatly
emaciated. suggested long and severe SUI
fering. though the eApreSsione was ca eaiini inio,u
Count Herbert Bismarck refuses TO allow
anybody to visit the death champer uhtii
Emperor William has seen the dead statfs-
man. DIR. Schwcninger and Dr.. Chrysanaer
A dispatch from FREDERICKSBURG says:
The room in which the prince died Is OF
occupying almost all the space. Overhead
hang pictures of his favorite dog Tyras
anG h.: :~-oiite horse. On two stands s. an
sorts of bottles We're distributed. Two
chairs and sofa completed the furniture.
1t is reported late tonight Sunday, put
the report is not yet confirmed, that EN-
to have a worthy. public funeral at Berlin
and that in reply Count Herbert, after
thanking the emperor, declined the oter
on the ground that his father long ago
expressed distinct wish to be buried at
Frendichsruhe.. The emperor aloo Wireu
Professor Begas to take mask nssao Oh rrines ies
absent, Madam Begas sent an assistant to
take mask in gypsum.
Frau Won Kotze. relative of the fam
lily. and Count Won Henckel arrived at
E>r;a aIri,.Ia he. hic q l.
egrams of coincidence and many beautiful
wreaths have already arrived. 1t may be
recalled that Bismarck once expressed his
wish to be buried at Friedrichsruhe in the
following words: L like best to think of
my coffin under the tops of German oaks.
this height. whence the eye surveys the
green woods in which FREDERICKSBURG Is
emboSomed.' 1t is admitted that several
times during recent months the prince had
attacks which made the family extremely
anxious. but his wonderful recuperatiVe
power always asserted itself, and it was
quite believed on Friday that all immediate
danger was past. 1t turns out. however.
that regiment stationed Mt Hamburg had
receive warning to be ready to supply q
guard of honor at any moment.
To-day the foreign office notified all dip
lomats accredited to the foreign court. as
well as all German representatives abroad.
AT all the embassies and legations the
flags are at halfmast.
The press comments are still rather
scant The Nossiche Zeitung. concluding
a long editorial, says:
For us and for the German people the
man has died who had an unexampled
share in the rebrth of the German en-
pire in the splendor of our Imperialism and
the glory of the German name. At his bier
We do not remember that which sometimes
separated him from us. and that which
united every German with him. So long
as he stood in the midst of parties. his
picture darkened or lighted by partisan ia
vor or hatred we might vacillate in our
minds. but to the dead We render our
thanks and our admiration.
The German people sorrows for the loss
of its most eminent statesman and it will
show itself orthy of the mighty deeds Of
the past by preserving the structure of
German unity strong and healthy through
the strength and light of freedom"
The Tageblatt says: "A statesman OF un-
conquerable willpower and tremendous
boldness Bismarck was necessary to force
the idea OF German unity from out the
ruins of centuries into new and forceful
strength and splender, but the pre-suppo-
sition for realizing this mightiest problem
in later European history was and re-
mained Prussia and the Prussian people"