The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-07
ARRANGE FOR THE
EMPRESS FUNERAL
Her Wish That There be No
State Ceremony.
WILL BE SIMPLE AFFAIR
MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES AND
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.

Cronberg. Aug. 6.-The body of the
dowager empress still lies in the bed
chamber overlooking the valley of the
Main. She died in soft sleep, pain
lessly. and her features bear the most
serene and peaceful expression. The
gardeners and other out door depend
ents were admitted this morning to
take a last look at the remains.
Wreaths continue arriving. Among
the earliest was one brought by a dep
utation from the village Of Cronberg,
headed by the burgomaster. Another
wreath was brought by the pastor of
the village.
The remains of the dowager empress
have been embalmed by Professor
Renvers and lie embedded in a mass
Of tube and La France roses.
In accordance with the expressed
wishes Of the deceased, the funeral
services will be as simple as possible
under the circumstances. The body
viii remain on the bed where she died
until ready for the coffin. The roses in
which il is almost buried are from her
private garden. many of the blooms
being from bushes cultivated with her
own hands. No one was allowed 10 view
it except the members of the imme-
date family and household
Emperor William had a long inter
view with Count ven BuelOW today.
He drove from Hamburg to Fried
erichOff and soon after his arrival
there the following official announce
ment regarding the funeral arrange
ments were made:
Only the Family to be Present.
"On Thursday the royal family will
attend the funeral service in the castle
at which the bishop Of RipOn, who was
summoned by the empress, will Offici-
ate. Only the immediate family will
be present.
Saturday evening the coffin will be
escorted from Fredericton TO the
Protestant church in Cronberg by a
torchHght procession, followed by the
royal family on foot.
sunday afternoon a funeral service
viii be held in the presence of the
1 family of the empress, her household
and a few Of her friends and other
privileged persons. 1t is expected here
that King Edward viii be present.
The royal family will go to Pots
dam Sunday evening and the body viii
be taken there Monday.
The funeral services at the maus-
oleum at Friedenskirche, POtsdam, viii
be held Tuesday AS it was the en-
press wish that there should be no
state ceremony, the service viii not
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| personages. It viii be as simple as pos
sible"
Emperor William has received a pri-
vate telegram of sympathy from the
pope.
Those who saw the empress before
her death says she was much changed.
She had become an utter wreck, and
/ instead Of looking twenty years young
er than her age as was her wont, she
/ looked twenty years older. The awful
( pains which raclzed her for months at
/ last reduced her splendid physique to
/ a complete wreck. Fully aware of this
/ the empress had refused for some time
/ to see her friends. even her faithful
marshal of court. not wishing to be
] seen in her changed condition She
/ prayed constantly that the end might
/ come. Extreme weakness followed the
/ intense agony Of excruciating pain, but
mercifully. this gradually lessened IN
/ til death relieved her.