The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04

LONDON, Aug. IA special dispatch
says the news of Prince Bismarck $
death Saturday night reached Berlin at
late. hour and was only generally
known Sunday morning. A number of
papers, including The Post, The Vor.
waerts and The Deutsche Zeitung did
not contain the news of the princes
demise. The Kreuz Zeitung and some
others had only brief notice.
The Tageblatt issued Bismarck sup.
plement, The Lokal Anzeiger prints
the fullest details from its special corre-
spondent at Friedsrichsruhe, but the
other papers, misled by DR.. Schwenin.
gers and the famliy's statements re.
garding the princes condition. made no
provision to obtain news Of his death.
A majority Of the provincial papers did
not contain the news. Yesterday morn.
ing no news of any kind regarding the
funeral arrang ements was obtainable.
The Hamburger Correspondent and The
Nachrichten appear with mourning
borders and publish long obituary no.
tices.
The Nachrichten gives the fullest de.
tails of the last days and death of Bis.
marck. 1t says: ION Tuesday even.
ing an improvement set in in the
princes condition, in which repeated
changes for the worse had occurred
since October last, and he was able to
appear at the table and take part in the
conversation, drinking champagne and
afterwards smoking several pipes,
which he had not done lately.
"His condition was 50 satisfactory
that DR.. Schweninger, after the prince
had gone to bed, left with the inten.
ton of returning on Saturday. His
condition was comparatively satifac.
tory throughout Friday and Saturday
morning He read the NaChrichten
and conversed on politics, particularly
referring to Russian affairs. In the
forenoon he took luncheon, grumbling
jocularly at the small portion Of spirits
in his drinking water. Then sudden
change for the worse occurred in conse.
quenCe Of an acute attack Of pulmonary
oedema, and in the course of the after.
noon he frequently became uncon.
Scious.
Recently, besides periods Of unusual
mental clearness, the prince had had
intervals of drowsiness, falling into
long, sound and beneficial sleep, on
awakening from which he would be
completely refreshed.
"On Saturday evening grave symp.
toms appeared. Death came after great
struggle. DR.. Schweninger was able
to some extent to tighten the last mo.
ments WiDinp the muCOnS from tha ma
TENTS mouth and enabling him to
breathe more freely.
THE last words Prince Bismarck ut.
tered were addressed to his daughter,
Countess Won Rantzau, who wiped the
perspiration from his forehead, They
were: Thanks, my child
The whole family were assembled
at the bedside at the time of his death,
and DR.. Schweninger, DR.. Chrysander
and Baron and Baroness Merck were
also present. As no breathing move.
ment or pulse was perceptible for three
minutes, DR.. Schweninger declared
quietly and simply that the prince was
dead,
"Dr, Schweninger telegraphed the
news to Emperor William in Norway.
THE prince lies as he used to sleep,
in an easy position, with his head
slightly inclined TO the left. The ex.
preston on his face is mild and peace.
full. 1t is remarked that his head re.
mained warm for an unusually long
time.
"In accordance with Prince Bis
marck's wish, he will be buried upon
the hill opposite the castle in the vi.
cinlty OF Hirschgruppe.