The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-12
REQUIEM SERVICES ARE HELD
OVER REMAINS OF GERMANY's
DOWAGER EMPRESS
MANY FLOCK TO KRoNBERG
Church Was Filled with Officers Ia
Splendid Uniforms and Ladies
in Deep Mourn
ing
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES HELD

KRONBERG, Aug. u.-People flocked
into Kronberg from ain early hour today
to see the august personages who at
tended the requiem service over the re-
mains of the dowager empress Through
out the night and again today the
officers of the regiments of which the
deceased was honorable colonel had
stood guard over the coffin
IRON II a. m. there was an unbroken
stream Of carriages arriving from Hon
burg, Frankfort and other points bring
ing those invited to the solemn cere-
mony. Considerable bodies of troops
both infantry and cavalry also arrived
AT 2:SO p. m. the kightieth regiment
formed up along the streets and the
band of the Bockenheim hussars took
its stand opposite the church. Every
window, balcony and housetop was filled
with people awaiting the arrival of the
imperial personages. Baron Won Rhein-
ackt, court marshal of the dowager en-
press, superintended the arrangements.
Sir Frank LascelIes, the British am
hassador was among the first to arrive.
lie took seat facing the coffin, which
was covered with wreaths. On either
side of the coffin were four officers hold
ing the standards of the empire, of Prus-
sia and of the deceased.
Between them and the coffin were
other officers rigid and bearing drawn
with officers in splendid uniform and
ladies wearing deep mourning. The con-
gTegation included the Duke of Con-
naught, the Duke of Cambridge and
several members Of the British royal
household, Count von Buelow, Count
Won Waldersee, DR. Spielhaeen and Gen
Won Lindequist.
At o'clock the roll of mufled drums
announced the arrival of Emperor VIII
liam and King Edward, who had driven
together from Homburg The emperor
wearing the black uniform of the EN-
press Own Posen hussars." led Queen
Alexandra into the church. while King
Edward, in blue uniform of the King
Edward Prussian dragons, conducted
Empress Augusta Victoria. Princess
Victoria, with Crown Prince Frederick
William and a numerous snite followed.
Their majesties occupied a pew to the
left of the chancel the one in which the
deceased used to sit, while grouped
around the chancel stood the other i'm
perial and royal personages mentioned,
together with Prince Adelbert of Prus-
sia, Prince and Princess Schaumburg-
Lippe, the hereditary Prince of SAKE
Meiningen, Prince and Princess Charles
of Hesse, the Grand Duke Of Baden the
Crown Prince and Princess of Creed,
with their children, and the Prince of
Reuss, together with the suites of all.
SERVICES WERE IMPRESSIVE.
Baron Won Reischach stood at tne right
and Count Won Sockendorff, who was the
grand chamberlain of the deceased, at
the left of the coffin. AS the organ play
ed the funeral march, DR.. Dryander ad-
vanced to the head of the coffin. The
choir from Berlin cathedral sang: II
Know That My Redeemer Liveth'' and
DIR. Dryander read a specially written
prayer, followed by the words of the
burial service, Dust to dust, ashes to
ashes" The choir then sang the an
them, THE Spirit Sayeth They May Rest
From Their Labors." Then followed the
magnificent hymn, "Wenn Ich ,Einnal
Soil Scheiden" and beautiful rendering
Of "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death" AS
the last strains died away, King Edward
and Queen Alexandra advanced and laid
a wreath upon the coffin. The king re-
mained standing for a few moments be-
side the coffin and then turned and left
the church, which slowly emptied. The
service owed much Of It's impressiveness
to the historical associations recalled
by the mediaeval edifce in which it was
held.
AT its conclusion Empress Augusta
Victoria and Queen Alexandra drove in
a. victoria to Homburg, the emperor and
king following in a second carriage. The
streets were congesued with sightseeTs
long after the imperial and royal person
ages departed.