River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

'"|tTl>>| brought to m.
EMPRESS OF BRAziL Ii g was utterly
dazed by it. The King of Portu-
gal had just returned to the palace
at Belem from the reclamation cere-
monies when a telegram reached him
informing him of the Empress death.
OPoaro, Dec. 30.--Dom Pedro has re-
ceived many kilograms of confidence on
the death of his wife. Among them
was one from Queen Victoria. Presi-
dent Carnot also sent a sympathetic
message. Dom Pedro is very much
overcome by grief and has been having
constant attacks of hysterical cry
ing. lie attended mass early Sunday
morning, but was so greatly detected
and so weak that his doctors were
obliged to support him. The imperial
physician has arrived here to attend the
ex-Emperor, for whom much anxiety is
felt.
Baroness Japura and two nuns
watched the body during the night. Tho
face Of the dead Empress wore a peace
full eA preston.
The Empress had two fainting fits, in
the second OF which she died. When Ii
became evident that the end was rapidly
approaching the ex-Empress was al
vised to summon a eonfessor. Although
in great agony she replied: "Yes, but
we must await the Emperor. lie will
give Instructions Her last words were:
81 regret that my children and grand
children are not around me that might
bless them for the last time. Alas,
Brazil, Brazil, that beautiful country,
can not return. there
When Dom Pedro arrived at the bed
side OF his dead wife he knelt and kissed
her forehead. lie appeared to be unable
to move and did not speak for twenty
minutes Then he said: Il have ex-
perienced the most bitter trial that God
could infiict upon ne. Her faithful
and affectionate eompanionship has sus-
tanned me for forty-six years. Gods
will be done" Then, noticing his wife's
eyes still open, he lost command of him
self and exclaimed: us it possible that
those dear. kind eyes will never again
brighten when they see me-"
Having closed the eyelids he reverent-
ly kissed them lie then asked to be
alone, and so he remained for long
time. after which he became calm and
asked the attendants to keep all quiet
antil the Lisbon fetes were ended. The
news had, however, already been sent
everywhere.
Later in the evening Dom Pedro sent
dispatches announcing the death of his
wife to various monarchs. He also sent
a telegram to King Carlos, in which he
expressed desire that his wife's re-
mains be inferred in the pantheon.
The Brazilian Minister at Lisbon has
notified the Provisional Government in
Brazil OF the death of the exEmpress.
Sunday morning the Cardinal Bishop
said mass in the room where the body
lay. Dom Pedro and the Governor of
Oporto were present. In the afternoon
the body was embalmed and was after
ward transferred to the Chapelle Ar
dente The Government will probably
defray the expenses of the funeral. 1t
is expected that King Carlos will come
to Oporto.
THE dead Empress was Theresa, the daugh-
ter OF King Francis l., OF the two Sicilies.
and was nearly four years older than
her husband. to whom she mar
ried when he but rs years OF age.
Besides Dom Pedro, but one child-Prin-
cess Izabel-survives her Princess Izabel was
married to Prince Louis Of Orleans, Comte dEu,
the eldest son OF the Duke de Nemours, Of the
French ex-royal house OF Bourbon Orleans. The
ex Empress was 6s years old.