Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-17

was pronounced extincu III pVth uhsoh.
King Ludwig's suicide has cast q deep
gloom over Munich. Now 1t is seen
plainly that the people were deeply at
tached to the king, and evidences are
everywhere manifest Of the popular
sorrow caused by his tragic death.
The police have issued the following
bulletin: '"The king quietly submitted to
the advice of the medical commission
and left for Berg Castle. Yesterday even
ing his majesty went out for walk in the
park, in company with DIR. Gudden.
Their prolonged absence caused anxietyh
at the castle. The park and the shores
of Lake Starnberg were searched. The
bodies of the King and DIR. Gudden were
found IN the water. Both showed slight
signs Of animation, efforts to restore life,
however, made were unayailing."
| In sworn deposition, dated June 9Th,
the four physicians who examined Ludwig |
unanimously declare that Ludwig was |
| gravely deranged, his affection taking the |
| form known to lunacy experts as para |
noia, which is incurable; that further |
| decay was certain; that the malndy abso- |
lutely deprived the king of free volition |
and that II would prevent his governing |
/ for the remainder Of his life. This depo- |
sition was signed by Doctors Gudden,
| Hagen, Grashey and Hubrick.
Herron Crailseheim, Faeustle and Won
| Riecel Ministers of State, have gone TO
Berg Castle to prepare official minutes re-
| cording 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 in state in the old castle chapel.
MUNICH, June ia careful, thorough
and scientific autopsy has been made on
4 the remains of King Ludwig. 1t repealed
1 an abnormal structure of the sklW and
the existence of degeneratlye process in
the membranes of the brain, due partly
to chronic Inflammation.
At $50 o'clock last evening, Dean
Tuerck, assisted by the court clergy, read
the funeral service over the remains Of
the late King Ludwig, which were lying
in the entrance court of Berg Castle.
After the services the body was placed in
plain coffin and conveyed to Munich in
hearse drawn by four horses. Three
carriages, conveying the clergy, followed
the hearse. A detachment of heavy
cavalry met the hearse al Sending, q
suburb of Munich, and escorted il to the
city. The remains reached the Residenz-
schloss at 1.20 a. III. Their arrival was
L uueAp6Dtbu, uuu uoDouS Nhb III httuhu
: ance to receive them.
The empress of Austria sent n splendid
wreath TO Berge Castle to be placed on
the coffin.
The remains of King Ludwig will lie in
4 state untilth day of the funeral On Sun
a day the public will be admitted to view
the body.
At plenary meeting of the upper
house of the diet to-day, at which all the
princes, two archbishops, Count liolstein
and the cabinet were present, President
Q Frankenstein alluded in feeling terms to
II the death of King Ludwig, all present
0 standing in silence. Baron Won Intz
president Of the council, expressed the
y great sorrow felt by the members Of the
y ministry. He then read Prince Luitpold't
a message asking the house to assent to thu
n regency, which was unanimously agreed
n to. A committee of ~ was appointed Il
y deal with the situation. The sittings o.
10 the committee will be secret, but nll th'
l. members of the house will have access
Is thereto. The committee, of which Herr
ie Frankenstein IL president, includes Prince
Is Hohenlohe, Dettingen, Archbishop Stei
Re chele and Herr Staehlin, president of In
III Protestant consiStory.
al THE OAlh VI AlihhHlANNE ~ oIIOs
a At 10 O'Clock this morning the general
10 of the Bavarian army met and took th
~ oath Of allegiance 20 King Ludwig
y brother Otto, who at once assumes ih
lg title of king under tho name of Otto th
10 First. lie is three years younger tina
eg Ludwig was, having been born April 17tl
1Si7.
ne Otto will be simply nominally king, q
H. he is mentally incapable of government
re- and Prince Luitpold, his uncle, will n
ef main regent. The generals of the arm
or have taken tho oath of allegiance
Prince Luitpold ms regent. The Bavaria
re- troops took oaihs similar to those swor
70. by the generals.
~, his ECoENTRICITIEs.
10. Ludwig Ohio friedrich Wilhelm, othe
to wise Ludwig H., was born at Nymphel
to burg, Bavaria, August 25th, 1916, IN
BAL was therefore nearly Al years of ago
ISL the time of his death. He was never ma
he ried, having been throughout life q co
he tirmed misogynist. AT an early age
ed manifested the same remarkable sppreci
ton of the fine arts for which ~ gran
father Ludwig l. was famous. HE ED
Ludwig composed poems and wrote son
m prose works of merit which were pu
NJ lished Mt Munich in 1913. But he fell
me victim TO the intrigues and ambition
pa, his mistress, the notorious Lola Monte
ieu whom lie created countess Of Landsfe
y The disgust of his subjects led to his a
hu dication in favor of his son Maximilii
Joseph II. in 1913. Macmillan died ear
ha- in 1864 and the throne descended
lla Ludwig IL. ...
sal' As the new king was but Is years o
ne. at this time, his sovereignty was non
. nal one, and two years later he was east
the induced to side with Austria in the she
but disastrous war with Prussia, viii
put an end to the Germanic confedei
Who ton. Bavaria was led off easily by (
inn astute Bismarck, who was then secret
ock preparing for the decisive struggle wi
for France which occurred in 1870. AS so
tie, as France declared war the young XII
ysi- promptly placed the Bavarlan army
self 10000 men at the disposal of Prussia, a
led. furnished most valuable aid in men a
r 10 money throughout the struggle. In IL
he was the first to advocate the union
tied Prussia and the German provinces int
ival united empire, Bavaria being guarante
OF full freedom in regard to its inter-
iry. affairs. As soon ms this reconstruct
Q TO was accomplished King Ludwig seems
,een have ignored the future of his kingdt
and plunged into Nrose eccentricit
irly which at last developed into incurabie
emit. sanity.
ncy, King Ludwig's eccentricities were i
mich always innocent of harm. On one
inst casion he sent for new soprano who i
his made wonderful success at a Mum
nge- theatre to entertain him by singing at
yTol Castle Hohenschwangau. When
oval singer arrived the king told her he wan
zach to hear her singing on the water just
The midnight. They proceeded to n shall
pau, lake in the castle grounds and King ~
inter- wig produced gaudy pleasure boat W
a model somewhat between canoe an
ne's gondola. He seated the singer in
that bow of the boat and placed himself il
and luxurious pile of cushions in the ste
cir The little craft was propelled by one @
king which was skilfully welded by the XII
main There he kept the poor artistic singing
con fully three hours. At last she begged
tent. be allowed TO stop, saying that she had
the ready contracted severe cold and was
!. of ableto control her voice. The king ster
ordered her to proceed, but she CO
lded not Then King Ludwig said he
rsed going home and he supposed she kr
Deer the way ashore. He stepped over
re n side of the boat into the water, VIII
as to was not more than three feet deep,
ined calmly waded ashore and walked NJ
was his castle. The artistic remained in the
:: N. | hllad with daanair For tho fret I,