Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-13
D0WACER EMPRESS
BODY INFERRED.

Potsdam, Aug 13.-The remains Of
the Dowager Empress Frederick were
inferred today beside those Of her hus-
band in the mausoleum OF Frieden-
kirche near Potsdam.
Between and o'clock the bells Of
all the churches In Potsdam were tolled
with two intervals of rest Shortly be-
fore half past ten Emperor William, the
other members of the imperial family
and the visiting princes assembled in
the royal hall at the Wild Park railroad
station. The high court officials, mill
tary dignitaries, Count Won Buelow and
other members Of the cabinet, the
knights OF the Black Eagle and the
members of the reichstag assembled at
1926 o'clock in an adjacent hall. Soon
after 10 o'clock the special train or
dered by the emperor TO bring the in
vited guests from Berlin reached Wild
Park station. Among the guests the
foreign ambassadors made a striking
figure. wearing their highest official
uniforms. The United States ambassa-
dor, Andrew ID. White, however, was
attired In simple black. He looked pale
and weak and showed the traces Of his
recent bereavement by the death OF his
son.
At 1880 the signal was given that the
funeral train was approaching. Con-
yersation, which had hitherto been car
fied on in suppressed tones, entirely
ceased and an air of solemnity pos
sessed the assembly. The train rolled
in slowly and noiselessly.
Twenty commissioned officers OF
the dowager empress hussar regiment
next came forward and bore the coffin
TO the royal hearse. which had in the
meanwhile arrived from the new palace.
Chamberlains and courtiers with the
royal insignia participated I'm the
transfer OF the coffin from the funeral
car to the hearse.
Slowly and solemnly the procession
formed. Eight staff officers seized the
reins of the eight splendid black horses
attached to the hearse, and four
knights Of the Black Eagle took hold OF
the points OF the pail cloth. while
twelve royal chamberlains held the
supports Of the canopy covering the
hearse and four other courtiers held the
cords from the corners. Flanking these.
TO the right and left. were two stan
officers and twelve captains
Then came the foreign ambassadors
and ministers and personages from the
emperor's and empress encourage;
members OF the government parlla-
mentary bodies The procession moved
through the avenue TO the new palace,
and through the park 10 the Sansouci
garden. all OF which were closed rigidly
against the public.
When the procession started the bells
In the Friedenklrche Church OF Peacel.
began tolling and all the other bells in
P0tsdam Joined In. When the process
sion reached the mauseoleum, adjacent
to the Friedenklrche, all those in
the procession in advance OF the hearse
took up positions opposite the church.
When the coffin was borne across the
threshold Of the mauseoleum the ca
thedral choir from Berlin intoned
solemn strophe.
only the emperor and empress. the
other members Of the imperial family,
King Edward. Queen Alexandra and
the other members Of the British royal
party and the princes OF the highest
rank entered the mauseoleum. which Is
small.
Dr. Perslus, the chaplain. offered a
prayer, after which the choir again
sang.
When their majcsties left the church,
the procession dissolved. The empress.
Queen Alexandra and the other ladies
went In carriages direct from Wild
Park 20 the mauseoleum.
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT ST.
JAMES.
London. Aug. ia memorial ser
vice was held In the chapel royal, 81.
James palace. simultaneously with
the funeral OF the DOwager- Empress
Friedrich al Potsdam. Among those
present were the Duke and Duchess OF
Argyle. Lord Salisbury. the United
states Ambassador. Mr.. Choate. Sir
William Vernon Harcourt and Lady
Harcourt. Lord and Lady Wolseley,
Lord Iansowne. MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Chamberlain. Mr.. a. J. Balfour and
many other members OF the diplomatic
corps. As the opening sentences Of the
service were chante3, royal salute
was fired In 81. James park. followed
by the firing of sixty minute guns.
Dispatches from all parts OF the con.
tinent announce the celebration OF me-
mortal services in honor Of the Dow
ager- Empress Frederick. Queen VIII
helmina. her husband and the queen
dowager Of Holland, attended the ser
vice In the English church al The
Hague. Services were held at all the
capitals OF the German states and were
mostly affepded ny the rplQn lpg nf1nres