Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-31
MOURNING IN VIENNA.
The Body of the Dead Prince Conveyed
to the Capital To-day.

VIENNA, Jan. 3l.-A dispatch to the Fre,nde.-
btdn from Meyerling says: Grown Prince
Rudolf left Vienna on Monday in a court car
riage for Breintenfurth where cab was wait
ing TO convey him TO Meyerling The crown
prince, however, preferred 10 walk the dis
tance and did not use the cab. During the
walk he conversed cheerfully with the
Tuesday the crown prince and his
friends went on a hunting expedition.
Upon the return Of the party the crown prince
complained Of a headache and retired 20 his
room. He sent a telegram to the palace at
Vienna stating that he would be unable TO at
tend the imperial dinner which was 10 be given
that evening and wrote several letters in his
own room. On Wednesday morning he awoke
before o'clock and summoned his old servant.
Johann, to whom he gave an order to have his
breakfast served at $780, At the appointed
time his valet carried his breakfast 10 the room
and was
HoRRrFIED TO FIND THE PRINCE DEAD
in his bed The valet rushed into the court
yard and informed Count Hoyos and Prince
Philip of Coburg, who hurried to the chamber
of the crown prince. Prince Philip, who was
overpowered by grief, remained in the cham
Der, while Count Hoyos drove 10 Vienna to
impart the sad information to the imperial
family.
INFORMING THE IMPERIAL FAMILY
The Press says: Count Hoyos, still attired
in his shooting costume, arrived at the Hof-
burg at II 80 yesterday morning. He was inn
mediately ushered into the private study of the
emperor, with whom he was closeted for a
quarter Of an hour. The emperor then has
tened to the empress and informed her of the
death OF the crown prince. The empress was
greatly shocked, but after a few moments
she controlled her grief and ac-
companled the emperor TO the
rooms OF the Crown Princess Stephanie where
the crown princess was informed OF her hus-
bands death. The emperor and empress had
great difhculty IN dissuading the crown prin-
cess from driving instantly 30 Meyerling. The
emperor then retired to his private apart
ments, where he remained alone until O'Clock
IN the afternoon. when he directed that the
remains OF the crown prince be conveyed to
Vienna. He afterward received a verbal re-
port from Councillor Widernofer. whom he
had dispatched to Meyerling in the morning.
THE BODY CONVEYED TO VIENNA.
The body of the crown prince was conveyed
to Baden by road last evening and was brought
from there on a special royal train which
started at 1920 O'Clock this morning. A large
crowd surrounded the southern station in this
city when the tram arrived. The most pro-
found silence reigned. The station itself had
been filled with people, but they quietly with
drew when requested TO do SO by the
guards. Shortly before midnight four at
tendants carried q bier TO the plat-
form. At 1245 Prince MISUNDERSTANDING
hrst grand master of the imperial household
arrived. The funeral train reached the station
at O'Clock. The coffin draped with a velvet
pail. on which was embroidered gold cross,
was placed on the bier. The people about the
station removed their hats as the coffin was
brought out The bier was placed in carriage
drawn by six horses, behind which walked
Court Chaplain Mayer, Prince Hohenlohe. Col
Coun Orsini Rosenburg. the deceased's aide
de-camp, and Capt. Giesslinbro. The guards
walked on each side of the carriage. Crowds
of people awaited the arrival of the cortege at
the Hofburg, where the coffin was borne into
the apartments of the deceased prince.
RUPTURE OF THE CARDIAC WALLS
LONDON, Jan. 3l.-The Vienna correspondents
of the British Medical journal states that the
death of Crown Prince Rudolf was caused by a
rupture of the cardiac walls, with an effusion
into the pericardium.
KIND WORDS OF THE DEAD PRINCE.
The Times says of Prince Rudolf: sThs
sterner qualities which a throne requires ne
could not show till the time of trial
came, but he had intellectual and social gifts.
Those who saw him in London during the iubi-
lee, when the queen conferred upon him the
decoration of the order of the garter. must
feel a natural pang to hear that he is cut off in
the flower of his age with such fearful sudden
ness.
The Standard SAYS: "All that the world knew
OF him was in his favor. The shock will be felt
in Europe far outside the limit of his empire.
The shattered hopes of the parents present a
picture that might well touch the stoutest
heart"
All the papers dwell upon the cordial inti-
macy OF the Prince of Wales and Crown Prince
Rudolph. The general opinion is that the
policy.