Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-12
REQUIEM SERVICE
Over Remains Of 0owager
Empress at Cronberg.
Thousands Gather to Gaze Upon the
Royal Personages Assembled.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Arrive at
Homburg without Demonstration.

Cronberg. Aug. 11.-People flocked in
to Cronberg from an early nour. today.
to see the august personages who
ould attend the requiem service over
the remains of DOwager Empress Fred
erick Throughout the night and again
/, day the officers of the regiments of
which the deceased was honorary col
cnel had stood guard over the coffin.
From IL A. NJ. there was an unbrokcn
stream of carriages arriving from
Homburg and Frankfort and other
points. bringing those invited to the
solemn ceremony. Considerable bodies
of troops. both infantry and cavalry,
also arrived.
At go Z. NJ. the 18th Regiment form
ed up along the streets and the band
Of the Bockenheim Hussars took its
stand opposite the church. Every win
dow balcony and housetop was filed
with people awaiting the arrival of the
imperial personages. Baron Won Rel
schach. court marshal of the Dowager
Empress, superintendent the arrange
mentS.
Sir Frank Lascclles. the British am
bdssador. was among the first to ar
rive. He took a seat facing the coffin
either side of the coffin were four Off
GERS holding the standards Of the en-
pire, of Prussia and of the deceased.
Between them ana the coffin We're 9TH
er officials rigid and bearing drawn
swords. Gradually the church filed
with officers in splendid uniforms and
ladies wearing deep mourning.
The congregation included the Duke
ii
and several members Of the British
royal household, Count Won BucloW.
Count Won Waldersee DR.. Spielhagcu
and Gen. Won Lindequist.
At O'Clock the rel Of mufIled drums
announced the arrival of Emperor Will
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 the blue uniform Of the
King Edward Prussian Dragons. con-
Quoted Empress Augusta Victoria.
Princess Victoria. with Crown Prince
Frederick William and a numerous
suite followed.
Their Ma jesticS occupied pew to the
left of the chancel. the one IN which
the deceased used to sit. while grouped
around the chanceI stood the other
royal personages mentioned, together
with Prince Adelbert of Prussia. Prince
and Princess Schuamburg-L ippe. the
hereditary prince OF Sake Meining.
Prince and Princess Charles of Hesse,
the Grand Duke of Baden. the Crown
Prince and Princess of Greece. with
their children. and the Prince of Reuss,
together with the suites of all
Baron Won Reischach stood at the
right and Count Won Siehendorff who
was the grand chamberlain of the de-
ceased at the left of the coffin. AS the
organ played the funeral march DIR.
Dryander advanced to the head of the
coffin. The choir from Berlin cathedral
Liveth." and DR.. Dryander read spe-
cially written prayer after which En-
pcror Williams eldest four sons
stepped forward with drawn swords
and stood close to the coffin. DR.. Dry
ander then delivered an Grafton extol-
ling the virtues Of the Dowager En-
press and dwelling upon her trials and
sorrows. This was followed by the
words of the burial service, Dust to
dust. ashes to ashes
The choir then sang the anthem
"The Spirit Sayeth They May Rest
From Their Labors." Then followed
the magnificent hymn "Wenn Ich Elm
NAL Soil Scheiden" and a beautiful
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