The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-01

saturday He Took Dinner with Hi
Family and Felt f3effer

saturday He Took Dinner with His
Family and Felt Better.
LONDON, July 31.-A special dispatch to
the Associated Press says the news of
Prince Bismarck's death reached Berlin at
a late hour and was only generally known
this morning. A number of papers. includ-
ing the Post, the Vorwaerts and the
Deutsche Ieitung did not contain the news
of the Princes demise. The Kreuz Zei-
tung and some others had only a brief no.
tice The Tageblatt this morning issued
Bismarck supplement. The Lokal Anzieger
prints the fullest details from its special
correspondent at Friedrischruhe, but the
other papers, misled by Dr. Schweniger's
and the familys statements regarding the
Princes condition. made no provision to OBJ
tain news of his death. A majority of the
provincial papers did not contain the news
This morning no news of any kind regard
ing the funeral arrangements is obtainabIe
The Hamburger correspondent and the
Nachrichten appear with mourning borders
and publish long obituary notices. The
Nachrichten gives the fullest details of the
last days and death of Bismarck 1t says:
"On Tuesday evening an Improvement set
in in the Princes condition. in which re-
peated changes for the worse had occurred
since October last; and he was able to ap-
pear at the table and take part in the con-
versation, drinking champagne and after
wards smoking several pipes, which he had
not done lately His condition was so sat
isfactory that DR.. Schweniger after the
Prince had gone to bed, left with the inten-
ton of returning on Saturday His condition
was comparatively satisfactory throughout
Friday and Saturday morning. He read the
Nachrichten and conversed on politics par
ticularly referring to Russian affairs In
the forenoon he took luncheon, grumbling
jocularly at the small proportion of spirits
in his drinking water. Then a sudden change
for the worse occurred, in consequence of
an acute attack of pulmonary oedema, and
in the course of the afternoon he frequently
became unconscious
Recently, besides periods of unusual
mental clearness the Prince had had inter-
walls of drowsiness, falling into a long,
sound and beneficial sleep on awakening
which he would be completely refreshed
On Saturday evening grave symptoms ap-
peared. Death came easily and painlessly
DR.. Schweniger was able, to some extent,
to tighten the last moments, wiping the mu-
cous from the patients mouth enabling him
to breathe more freely
Inc last WOIuS 1Tlnce BISMARCK uttered
were addressed to his daughter Countess
Won Rantzau, who wiped the perspiration
from his forehead They were: Thanks, my
child
THE whole family was assembled at the
bedside at the time of death, and Dr.
Schweniger, Dr. Chrysander and Baron and
BARONESS Merck were also present. AS no
breathing movement or pulse was percepti-
BILE for three minutes. DR.. Schweniger de-
clared quietly and simply that the Prince
was dead. DR.. Schweniger telegraphed the
news to Emperor William, in Norway.
THE Prince lies as he used to sleep, in
an easy position with his head slightly in
clined to the left The expression on his
face is mild and peaceful. 1t IS remarked
that his head remained warm for an un-
usually long time.
In accordance with Prince Bismarck's s
wish. he will be buried on the hill opposite
the castle in the vicinity of Hirschgruppe."