The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-08-17
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
Requiem Services Reid Over Ncmstns
OF Dowseer Empress I'm Pres
cuce of Royalty.

Cronbcrg, Aug. 12.-latc Saturday
night King EDWARD, Queen Alexandra
and other royal relatives OF the late
Dowager Empress Frederick arrived
here. They were met at the station
by Emperor William. the German
crown prince. Empress Augusta Vic
toria. Prince Ertel Fritz and other
members OF the imperial household.
The kaiser embraced and kissed his
uncle on both cheeks and showed
great emotion al the gathering OF the
relatives
People flocked into Cronberg from
an carly hour Sunday to see the au-
| Gust personaces who would attend
| Tho requiem service over the remains
OF Dowacer Empress Frederick
Throughout The night and again dHf'-
inc the day the officers OF the rcefe
rnenis 81 which the deceased was
honorary colonel had stood guard
1 over INC coffin, From II a, M there
was an unNroken stream Of carriages
arriving from Romhurg, Frankfort
! and other points. bringing those in-
Niic6 in the solemn ceremony, Com
siderable bodies Of troops, both in
fantrN and cavalry. also arrived At
$50 u. M. the Eightieih regiment
fotmea up along the streets. and the
hand of the Bockenneim hussars took
its stand opposite the church.
At four O'Clock the roll of mufiied
drums announced the arrival of En-
pcror William and King Edward, who
had driven together from Homburg.
The emperor. wearing the black uni
form of the Empress Own Posen hus-
Sars. led Queen Alexandra into the
church, while King Edward, in blue
uniform of the King Edward Prus-
sian Dragons, conducted Empress
Augusta Victoria. Princess Victoria.
with Crown Prince Frederick William
and a numerous suite followed. Their
majesties occupied pew to the left
of the chancel, the one in which the
deceased used to sit, while grouped
around the chancel stood the other
imperial and royal personages men
toned. together with Prince Adel-
bert of Prussia, Prince and Princess
Schaumburg-Lippe, the hereditary
prince of Saxe-Meiningen; Prince and
Princess Charles of Hesse, the grand
duke of Baden, the crown prince and
princess of Greece, with their chill
dren. and the prince of Reuss, togeth-
err with the suites of all.
Baron Won Reischach stood at the
right and Count Won Seckendorff, who
was the grand chamberlain of the de-
ceased, at the left of the coffin As
the organ played the funeral march,
DR.. Dryander advanced to the head
of the coffin. The choir from Berlin
cathedral sang. II Know That My Re-
read a specially written prayer, after
which Emperor Williams eldest four
sons stepped forward with drawn
swords and stood close to the coffin.
DR.. Dryander then delivered an ora
ton eXtolling the virtues of the dow
ager empress 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
rendering of "Be Thou Faithful Unto
Death" AS the last strains died
away King Edward and Queen Alex
dra advanced and laid wreath upon
the coffin. The king remained stand
ing for n few moments alone beside
the coffin, and then turned and left
the church, which slowly emptied
The service owed much of its impress
siveness to the historical associations
recalled by the medieval edifice in
which it was held. At its conclusion
Empress Augusta and Queen Alexan-
dra drove in victoria to Homburg.
the emperor and king following in
second carriage. The streets were
congested with sightseers long after
Tho ;r,pprin1 aud royal ne re On n Unc do