The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

BERLIN, July S0-Prince Bismarck died
before II o'clock tonight. His end was
peaceful. Details are obtained with diff
Guilty, because of the lateness of the hour,
the isolation of the castle and the strenuous
endeavors OF the attendants of the family to
prevent publicity being given to what they
consider private details.
The death of the ex-chancellor comes as a
surprise to all Europe Despite the family's
denials there was an undercurrent of appre-
hension when the sinking of the prince was
first announced, inspired more by what the
family left unsaid than by any information
given But when the daily bulletins chron-
icled improvements in the princes condition,
detailed his extensive bills of fare and his
devotion to his pipe, the public accepted DR..
Schweninger's assertion when he said there
reach the age of ninety years. The reports
were doomed to be a repetition of the alarrc
that Prince Bismarck was in extremis,
which had been oft-repeated in the past All
of Saturdays papers in Europe dismissed
Bismarck with paragraph, while his con-
dtion was completely overshadowed in the
Prince of Wales's knee
1t appears that the ex-chancellor's death
was not precipitated by sudden complica-
tions, but was rather the elimination of
chronic disease-neuralgia of the face and
inflammation of the veins-which kept him
in constant pain, which was borne with the
iron fortitude which might have been ex-
pected. The beginning of the end dates
from July 20, when the prince was confined
to his bed. lie had been several days pros
trated before an inkling of his decline
reached the world.
On Friday Dr. Schweninger said: "For
the past nine days l have hardly changed
my clothes, having been travelling nearly all
the time between Berlin and Friedrichs-
ruhe, as you may notice by my shabby vel
vet jacket" He then declared that his pa
tents lungs, stomach and kidneys were
sound = in fact, that his whole gigantic
frame was sound. LAS yet" said DIR.
Schweninger, there is no Qualification of
the blood vessels but the pains in mis- face
and legs worry him and shorten his sleep"
DR.. Shweninger added this verdict: with
his extraordinarily robust nature, he may,
excluding complications, reach ninety"
During DR.. schweninger's brief absence
from Friedrichsruhe DR.. Chrysander was in
constant attendance on the patient. AL
though Prince Bismarck was extremely low
on Wednesday, he so rallied on Thursday
that he was wheeled to the dinner table to
celebrate with his assembled family the ff-
ty-first anniversary of his wedding. He
never for moment believed himself in
danger until the last day On Monday he
ordered some new pipes and smoked one on
Thursday, and then conversed brilliantly on
the topics of the day, discussing the trial
gotiations between Spain and the United
States Count Won Rantzau. the princes
son-in-law. read to him from a newspaper
an obituary notice of himself, with which
he was greatly amused. He perused the pa
pers daily. and this was one reason why the
family deprecated the alarmist reports as
to his health.
The French press showed undated enmity
when discussing his possible death The
Temps compared his end with that of Glad
stone. remarking that. though the British
statesman had failed in his policy and had
compromised his party. he died regretted
by all on account of the grandeur of his
moral influence, whereas Prince Bismarck.
whose life had been successful, would perish
exccrated by many, even in Germany. and
inquired grimly: What sort of funeral viii
be given him by the millions of Socialists
who have been Matched by his tyrannical
laws?"
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes a dispatch
from Friedrichsruhe saying that Dr.
Schweninger was present when Prince Bis
marck died. having arrived from Berlin at
1920 o'clock. The prince was unconscious
for several hours before the end came, and
his breathing almost failed repeatedly He
died without a struggle.