Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-15
DEATH DETHRONES THE KING.
Ludwig of Bavaria Commits Suicide by
Jumping Into Lake.
A FAITHFUL PHYSICIANS FATE
General Sorrow Among the People
His Successor Assumes the
Purple-Oaths Taken by OF.
ficers and Troops.
The Monarch's Suicide.

ing. He had gone for q promenade in the
park of Berg castle, accompanied by DIR.
Gudden, his physician. The king suddenly
threw himself into Steinberg lake and was
drowned. The physician jumped into the
water to rescue him and was also drowned.
The watch worn by King Ludwig, and
which was on his person when his corpse
was recovered from the lake, had stopped at
G:45 o'clock last evening. DIR. Mueller and
Hubert. the kings steward, had the bodies
of King Ludwig and DIR. Gudden conveyed
to Berg castle and placed on beds. Although
there was neither any perceptible respiration
nor pulse movement in either body, DR..
Mueller and his assistants of the ambulance
attempted to restore animation in both and
only ceased their efforts of resuscitaton at
midnight, when life was pronounced extinct
in both cases.
King Ludwig's suicide has cast deep gloom
over Munich. Now it is plainly seen that
the people were deepiJ attached to the king,
and evidences are everywhere manifest of
| popular sorrow caused by his tragic death.
| The police issued the following bulletin:
OFFICIAL. ACCOUNT.
| The king quietly submitted ia. the advice of
the medical commission and left for Berg
out for a walk in the park accompanied by
| Dr. Gudden. Their prolonged ABSENCE
caused anxiety at the castle. The park, and
| shore of Lake Steinberg were searched and
| and the bodies of the King and DR.. Gudden
found in the water. Both showed slight
| signs of animation. Efforts to restore life
| were, however, unavailing.
| At l0ocock this morning the generals of the
| Bavarian army met and took the oath of al
| legiance to King Ludwig's brother, Otto, who
at once assumes the title of king, under the
name of otto the First. He. is three years
| April %, 1s4S. He will be simply nomnally
| king as he is mentally incapable of govern
ment, and Prince I.uittield, his uncle, will
remain regent; The generals of the army;
took the oath of allegiance to Prince Luitlield
| as regent of the Bavarian government.
| The troops oaths are similar to
those sworn to by the generals.
| DEPOSED BEFORE DEATH.
| The medical commission, which examined
the late King Ludwig, report that he had
| ordered the members of the ministerial depu-
tation, headed by Count Ilolstein, who called
regency, to be logged until they bled and
then have their eyes extracted. Before his
| deposition the belief was spreading among
| deposition was illegal. The people did not
| believe he was insane; Precautions had
| been taken to prevent the populace from ris
| ing to restore the king.
| There are evidences that violent struggle
| occurred in the, lake between the king and
DR.. Gudden in the cndeavor of the latter to
rescue his patient. Many footprints can be
seen in the soil at the bottom of the lake,
| near where they were found, and there are
several bruises on DIR. Gudden's face, which
were probably made by the kings finger
nails. The king. before plunging INTO the
| lake. divested himself of his two coats, which
| were on the bank and led to the discovery of
| the bodies.
According to the constitution Prince Otto.
although deranged becomes king. Prince
Lultpold remains regent and will administer
the affairs of the government. The church
bells have been sending forth mutiled peals
throughout the day. Excited and sorrowing
the heavy rain that has been falling. Thou
sands. of citizens surrounded the palace,
awaiting the prOclamations in regard to the
succession of the throne: Herren, Craft.
state, have gone to Berg castle to prepare the
official minutes regarding the circumstances
in connection with the kings
death and the discovery of his body.
| The corpse of the monarch will shortly be
brought to Munich and laid in state in the
old castle chapel.
In the sworn deposition, dated June s, the
four physicians who examined Ludwig un-
sn' sraVey deTanged asse 'hs his aeciSns ios taf Eis
ing the form known to lunacy
experts as paranoia which is incurable;
maady absolutely deprived the king I Of free rec
voltiOn and that it would prevent his gov
erping for the remainder Of his life. This
| deposition was signed by Doctors Gudden,
| Hagen, Grashey and Hubrick.
A proclamation issued I'm the name of the
king, royal house and its people, who
through good and evil fortune, have remained
faithful" The, proclamation says: This
| house has sustained n severe stroke of
destiny. BY Gods inscrutible decree King
Ludwig has departed this life. by His de-
crie;o,s cree which plunged Bavaria into
passed, in pursuance OF this constitution
to our well beloved nephew Otto AS he BY
long standing malady, is prevented from
governing himself, we, the nearest regnate.
m N stn thn in, hnl,n oil OF
| Otto. We summon Bavarlans willingly
and dutifully to acknowledge the right
tul sovereign, and to us, as regents,
We co@ma3d all % Officials to discharge Dte their
| functions as heretofore until they receive
more precise orders" The proclamation is
signed ,Luitpold' and is countcrsigned by
Baron Won Lutz, president of the council,
and by the rest of the cabinet ministers.
ARoYAL LIFE STORY.
| Ludwig II, king of Bavaria was born
Maxmilian III, March 10, 1864. He was
man OF genius, of romantic nature, an artist,
with very fantastic ideas of his personal dig
nifty as king and rather caprcious opinions
ant part At the outbreak of the Franco
German war in 1870 he sided Immediately
with Prussia, and during the negotiations
concerning the new organization of Ger
many he spoke with enthusiasm for the es-
tabiishment OF the German imperial throne.
Also IN internal Bayarian politics he showed
himself master of the situation. He showed
himself very seldom to his people
ana public friyolites were disagreeable to
him. lie lived mostly in solitude i'm his mag
niicent palaces. of which he seemed to pre-
Ter HOhenschwangen situated amidst beauti-
tul mountain scenery, and there he busted
himself with art, especially with music. On
poser Richard Wagner gained considerable
Influence over him during the first years
OF his reign, but the result was
that there broke ont among the peopla fire.
qlent riots against Wagner and In iS6G the
King was compelled to send the composer
from the court. Another popularity was his
with France he visited Paris and Versailles
in order TO study the works of art and es.
pecially the remenbrances they contained
of Louis XIV. lie also arranged expensive
theatrical performances at which he himself
was the sole spectator. The late king was
unmarried.
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