Evening star., 1921-04-18
|EX-EMPRESS' BODY
TAKEN TO POTSDAM
Ex-Kaiser Absent as Train
Departs-Touching Scenes
at Family Funeral.
nv the Associated presS

Rr the Associated Press.
booRN, Holland, April lS-The
funeral train bearing the remains of
the late former Empress Augusta
Victoria of Germany to Potsdam left
the little station at Maarn. three
miles from here. at s:i5 O'Clock this
morning.
Former Emperor William did not
go To Maarn to see the train depart.
hut remained at the house of poorn
in company with his brother. Prince
Henry OF Prussia Princess Luise
daughter of the late empress. and
Gen. Won Gontard, chief OF the house
hold. were the only ones present to
See the funeral car leave
Service at Doorn Castle.
A service in mourning for the
former German Empress Augusta
victoria was held in Doom Castle
Yesterday morning, attended by all
the members of the former imperial
household some of its most intimate
friends and several officials of the
an affecting one, and during it's
progress former Emperor William
frequently sobbed and at one point
seemed on the verge of a breakdown,
Ex- Crown Prince Frederick William,
his brothers Adalbert and Oscar and
Vislbiy moved as they knelt before
the catafalque bearing the coffin in
which lay the body
me service was conducted by DR.
Dryander. the former court ohanlain.
who took the text of his sermon from
the tenth verso of the second chapter
OF Revelations: BE thou faithful unto
death and i will give thee q crown of
life"
Pathetic Scenes at St1tisn.
Never was contrast between former
glory and present state of hnmfltA-
ton more accentuated than when
Wilhelm followed the body Of his wife
to the station. where he entrusted
the faithful companion OF his gran
deur and his sorrow to his sons and
friends to take back to the Father
land
The emperor that was and the ex-
crown prince and other sons present
were all attired in full uniform of the
Pr'rssian guard. their helmets crepe
covered.
The funeral procession arrived at
the little station at Maarn in dark
ness. only broken by the light from
a few lamps on the railway embank-
ment First came a huge car covered
with flowers. followed by servants.
who loaded the wreaths into the rail-
way carriages. About ten minutes
erful searchlights. 1t was dfaped
with black cloth. with white cross and
border.
Daughter With E1-Empero9.
From the next automobile Chaplain
Dryander alighted, wearing black
robes. Immediately behind came an
automobile, carrying the former en-
peror and his daughter. Princess Vic
toria Luise, which drove on until il
reached shelter of shrubs. hiding it
from view.
Frederick William, the ex-crovn
prince. AND Prince Adalbert. in long
gray mantles. walked briskiy for
alighted from their cars-Prince Os-
car, the Duke of Brunswick. Prince
Fuerstenberg. Gen. Won Gontard,
chief of the household; Countess Won
Keller and Countess Won Rantzau, the
stanchest friend of the late en-
days. and the court chamberlain,
Baron Won Spitsemberg.
Representatives of Queen Wilhel-
nina of Holland. the dowager queen.
and the prince consort, together with
representatives of the King Of Spain
and the King of Sweden. and a num-
ber of Dutch officials closed the pro-
cession.
Leaves Body Aboard Train.
When all had collected around the
coffin Court Chaplain DIR. Dryander,
his voice vibrating with emotion, de-
livered a brief Grafton. The coffin
was then placed in the railway car
riage, which Wilhelm Frederick Will
liam and Princess Luise entered and
remained for few moments. Then
the ex-emperor led the way to the
cars in which the other members of
the party were to sleep and remain
during their journey. He thanked
them all and took leave of them.
For a brief period Wilhelm became
dimly visible to those who had
gathered to watch the ceremony. his
figure, that of a man broken by sor-
row. Princess Luise entered the
automobile with her father. the door
CLOSED and the car glided on. carrying
the exile back to confinement at
Doom, to face his fate without the
devoted wife who until now had
shared his humiliation.
Soon after the departure Of the
former emperor the ex-crown prince
left the station precincts and returned
to the castle. with the Duke of
Brunswick and others who are stay
ing in Holland.