New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
SCH0ENBRUNN.
Historic Palace Where Emperor
Francis Joseph Is Lying III.

%, v-as born there seventy-seven years ago, and
" ,as for years been occupying there the very
,fearle anartment in which he first the light
= sa, It is there that he proposes to breathe his
- for he has refused all of the entreaties of his
't-.,ci,7s and encourage TO transfer his abode to
s,nnier and more cheerful wing OF the palace.
c.b6rl7rllnn has always been his home, and par
.,,Iarlv since the death of his only son, nearly
.e,tv years ago. he has used the Hofburg or
,r,Derial palace at Vienna merely for the transac
.Ior of official business and for state functions.
scb0nbrlinn is immense building, containing
or,e fifteen hundred rooms Of various sizes, and
,asn,ch as the description contained in the guide
t,,ts is Of the most meagre order. a brief pen
rsa+cb Of the place may be Of timely interest.
sch6nbruun is situated in the western suburbs of
Vienna. and in olden times and late the
r-hirtv Years War seems to have been used as d
,or- Of shooting lodge by the imperial family. the
chateau having been almost entirely destroyed by
ere on the occasion OF the siege OF Vienna by the
rr,ks IN 1853 It was rebuilt in the early part OF
she eighteenth century according to the designs of
.rA celebrated architect Fischer Won Erlach TO
,.bose taste the city Of Vienna is indebted for
many palaces Of the great mobiles and magnates
dating from that epoch which adorn the me-
,,onoIis but It was not completed until in the
reign of Empress Maria Theresa who used IT
a summer residence. and who caused the glOriette,
or species of sem-circular raised gallery surmount
,nr the highest portion of the grounds, TO be con-
structed. The magnificent gardens bear the trace
n the genius Of IEnotre the creator OF the gar
dens Of the palace Of Versailles. and since the
re!gn Of Emperor Joseph II the gardens and also
,hs immense park by which the palace is surround
cd have been accessible TO the general public on
certain days OF the week. Among the features of
ire grounds is the beautiful fountain, the schone
branren from which the palace takes its name
Napoleon I established his headquarters at
eh6nbrunn IN 1904 and again in 1899. bringing
tie latter occasion the company of the Comedie
Fnncalse from Paris TO give performances in the
p1yste theatre of the palace. 1t at Sch6n-
brunn that his son. Napoleon II, Duke Of Reich
stait spent his entire childhood and youth, occupy
ing the apartment that had been tenanted by
his father 10 whose memory he was so devoted. In
fact he breathed his last, in 1882 in the very bed
IN which his father had slept at Schonbrunn and
It may be stated that he nursed in his last
flness by Archduchess Sophie, mother of Emperor
Francis Joseph, and who. the day before the
young dukes death. gave premature birth TO that
equally i'll fated prince who perished in Mexico
under the name OF Emperor Macmillan in conse-
quence Of his desertion-some call it betrayal-by
Napoleon III and Empress Eugene.
few years later the two eldest OF King
Louis Philippe of France namely, the late Duke of
Orleans, and his brother, the Duo de Nemours.
came 10 Vienna in search Of wives, and hos
Ferdinand. But after the experiences of Queen
Marie Antoinette and Of Empress Marie Louise
both OF them Austrian archduchesses-the Haps-
burgs were unwilling TO give their daughters in
Francis Joseph was induced, not without difficulty
10 withdraw from this position. and 10 give a re-
luctant consent TO the union of his cousin. Arch
duchess Maria Dorothea. TO the present Duke Of
Orleans the wedding taking place at Schonhrunn.
But the match has turned out unsatisfactory in
every respect that the Emperor and the princes and
rrincesses Of his house have never ceased TO de-
plore their weakness in giving way in the matter
LAST RESTING PLACE OF THE HAPsBURGS.
Naturally the grave illness Of the old Emperor
las also had the effect Of turning the attention OF
the people TO that wonderful vault beneath the
Capuchin Church AZ Vienna where, when laid 10
rest, will sleep his last sleep the remains
Of some LAC members OF the Imperial House of
Hapsburg- According 70 an old custom members
of the imperial family have 10 he buried in wooden
coins-that is 10 say. the bodies must actually lie
fn wood though the outer collins are of metal. The
collins Of enlperers and expresses and of their
children are covered with black velvet and gold
those OF collateral archdukes and archduchesses
with red velvet and silver. Emperor Matthias was
the first Of the rulers Of the House OF Hapsburg to
be inferred in the vault its completion in 1892
Empress Maria Theresa caused il 10 be consider
ably enlarged. and after the death Of her hus
hand. Emperor Francis Of Lorraine 10 whom she
was 50 passionstely devoted, won't to visit the
vault several times week. remaining there for
hours at a time. Being very stout, she caused
elevator 10 be constructed so as TO enable her TO
descend TO and ascend from he vault without the
fatigue entaied by the staircase On November ,
17e she visited her husbands tomb for the last
time But in leaving the vault the elevator stuck
fast three times whereupon she remarked: Il see
that the vault will not let out" On the second
day she fell dangerously i'll. and before the end
Of the month she was laid beside her husband in
the vault
There is onl, one person not Of royal blood who
lies buried in that vault namely, Counters Carolina
Fuchs. governess of Empress Maria Theresa. VINO.
out of gratitude. ordered that th's signal honor
Should be accorded TO the remains Of one 10 whon
she believed the success Of her reign TO be mostly
due
The only Emperor since Kaiser Matthias who IS
missing from the vault is Ferdinand II, who abd'-
Gated in 1873 and who insisted on beins buried py
the side Of his wife. Empress Maria Anna. at
Graz The simplest of all the caskets is that OF
Emperor Joseph H. which lies at the foot OF the
superb tomb OF his mother, Empress Maria
Theresa. His coffin is a perfectly plain copper
shell. The inscriptions on the tornbs and cofhhs
are in Latin, save in the case OF that OF Empress
Maria Louise Of France, consort OF the hISt
Napoleon. which is in French. while a portion Of
the inscription the metal casket containing the
body of the fl fated Emperor Macmillan IS
IN Spanish and relates TO his Mexican reign.
Several other occupants of the VAULTS besides him
self succuInbed 10 violent deaths no-aby Empress
Elizabeth, who was murdered at Geneva by an
anarchist Crown Prince Rudolph, who met with
such a tragic death at Mierling: Archduchess
Mathiide, who burned TO death at Schonbrunn
t-'V1sl her dress OF nluslh cdtchlhs iIe 4ioH4
Aghted cigarette which she was endeavoring to
conceal from her father and young Archduke
Isolslas, popularity known as ''Latzi,' who was
Killed by an accidental discharge Of his gun while
shooting on the Hungarian estates OF his father.
The late Archduke Joseph. Empress Eleanor. con-
sort Of Leopold ], lies buried in the white habit,
the iron chain and the deaths head insignia Of
he order OF the Servants Of Mary. and her
c0In bears the inscription Eleanor Magdalene
Theresa miserable sinner "Amore ct timore"
t"fhrough fear and Iove'D constitutes the sole in
scrption the coffin Of Emperor Joseph. The