Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-16
Death Of the Princess AI.ee'


Tbs Graud Duches, CT Hosso'D arnstadf'
Primo ,ss Alice, CT Euglan3, died at DarmsiacS
on Saturday, as stated in the Gsz'ito OF mat
date. cr
'fbe Princess Alios Matbide Marie, OF Bog
land uas the third child aud second daughter
ls4s Sha was married july l. 1862; 10 Prrc:
Ln1wig w., Grand Duke f Hesse Dlrmstad5'
std f the Rhine, 81.
Personally, The Pnrc s. Alic, was faVorite,
ow;np tn her gentle and Gmabe disposition
The fruits Of her marriage were five daughters
and one son, Two Of The chi!drcn gro d'ad'
one having received fatal itiarics BY tal'sg
from q window la 1873 the other dglog OIL
6iphtheria recsntly. A remarkable coUei ierce
il connection with the death IF her royal High
ness is that it to. place OF the a1aIvi r5sry CT
the death of her father, Pfirca Albert, who
died December II. 1861.
As early az Friday morning the physicians
reo,eoiz,d that the condition ct the Grand
Duchess was hopl, s.. and sent secret mts'aae5
to that effsct to E ,gaud. Symptoms OF SUI
location appeared at one o'clock Saturday
morning, tu. was temporarily removed. Inc
Graud Dake was then Induced to leave the
room, but his mother remained minlstsrIng to
the Primo S. until the last. The grand Duca!
court aud Hesse D.rns,sdt generally wall 60
into mourning for twelve weeks.
The blinds are drawn ut the BucEnSh ham
palace, (the Qaesp's London rssidcucrl, 81.
James paIac aer sjesty's Official rcsiieoce),
sud at tho MARLBOROUGH house Cha residence
of the Prince of Wales), 10 c1ost qIs1c1 OF the
death of thu Princess Alice. Dan Staaley
left Loudon last evening to spend tee nnoVer'
sary of the Prince Ooosor,'s death st Htod,oT,
and remain there, though tho memorial s:rslc b:
was not held. The P.ioca and Prize IS OF
VI les, Prircs Leopold and the Princess Beat,
rice are also there With the q leep.
All of her Msjcs'y's Mioisters ard members
of the government have sent expres.loGs otthlcr
sympathy with her Nj jasty. The Central News
is ioforued that the Gu .en. though greatly
| grieved by the news from D4rGstadt, is Dot III.
A telegram from Windsor says the fig ct the
castle is at haf mas, the bells at theRoyal chapel
and ct L atom college have tcad, aud ueas!y all
the houses. public and private. in the roya
borough have closed.
| 10 cooseousbcs Of toe death OF the Grand
| Duchess of Hesse, Lord BeGc u Fl i hssreqgest
cd the pas p1oement f the presentation, fixed
! for to morrow. of az addres, aud ciskeG fog;
the Eoglish residents On ths Pacific C !ast OF It's
United States
The death CT Princess Acs is the genera
topic of conversation throughout Ottawa. Flag:
are fyi1g at halt mast fro0i all the pu bio build
Jog aud private resIdcGc:s ia every pert CT Tie
city, on: of .sptot TO her memory.
| At Montreal there was deep sorrow Oh r2caipl
ofrhe newJ Of tho death Of Princess a'ica.-
Flags we're displayed at halt mast 90 tbs o'It
bui dn.s, and expressions OF sympathy ":rs
heard Cd all size Tor the Q aeeD. rne superior
courG adj ,urned.
| A. Toronto. Dat, tue anrouGcemcDt Ut th:
| death CT Princess A'c, VS. rsceiV.d throlsh'
out the ciiY With profound sorrow. E!fnes
| sympathy is expressed o. I'll sides flr bel
| Majesty.
OTTAWA, OsT., Dec. l6.-No ste2s ba7a as
yet been ,aken ct Rdeea Hall regarding E2e
death Of the Priucess.
Neither the Marquis of L2rGa nor The Pin
CESS Louise ATTENDED devne ssrslcj in tho urN
Edinturg chapel yesterday, specs! s3rVl'1
beiog c,oduclhd at Rldeau Hall.
II is more than probable that ltapaFl'
al orders regulating the DatCre OF TIE mara
log Will be csbed to-day. aud will perhaps be
siG,ar to those dspa ohed by the Secretary Il
s ate for the C1ooles, Oh the death OF the
| Prince Co1sort. At that time, the GoYerno.
| Canada to wear suitable mourning. az sasgH9t'
cd by the Lmp.,i. Court Chanberain. The
death of the Princes; Alice will not Interfere
with persons who desire 10 psy theic resp CTS 1T
the Govsrocr's house, butlt is more than prob
able that there viii b. 90 State entertainments
| for 81 least three mouths.