New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-08
EMPRESS AUGUSTA DEAD.
SHE PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY SUR
ROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

ROUNDED BY FRIENDS.
| Berlin. Jan. The Dowager Empress Augusta
died this afternoon. The sacrament was given 10 her
short time before her death. She suffered from an
attack OF Influenza and during her last hours the EN-
| peror and Empress and their two eldest sons, the
Crown Prince William and Prince Frederick and the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden, son-in law
and daughter respectively Of the Dowager Empress,
were at her bedside. Count Won Moltke left her
palace at noon. He much affected at her alarming
condition.
Her death was announced to the people by the
lowering Of the Imperial Standard from It's place over
the palace. The Empress passed away
peacefully, surrounded by all her near
relatives and her much attached attendants
As the end came the mourners knelt around the bed
and the court chaplain offered prayer and then
| blessed the remains. The Emperor William and the
Empress after left the chamber
AS early as O'Clock in the morning the doctors
had perceived that there hope Of saving the
Empress's life. She had suffered from the influenza
for three days and bore the malady well that on
Monday night her recovery looked upon certain
| But in the Of the night pneumonia was deve
oped and presented a crisis too great for her remain
| ing strength
Her body is laid upon open couch and Is
! sbrouded with white mantle. her right hand is
laid a spray of lily of the valley. Her head reposes
! upon white pillows and her face is wrapped round
with a covering Of white lace. The absolute peace
and repose Of her beautiful classical face like that
/ of a perfect statue.
The "Reichsanzeiger" says the Emperor and the
whole Imperial family are in the deepest affection
at the sad event. 1t gives short biography OF the
! late Empress and concludes as follows: The year
was one filed with heavy trials for Her Majesty.
The death Of her beloved husband TO whom she cung
faithfully in all the vcissudes Of life, and the death
Of her contributed to sadden the last two years
| Of her life. These years she spent principally at
Berlin, at the Castle Of Babelsburg. at Coblenz and
in Baden couquering her sorrow by the greatness OF
her mind, and remaining, to the last breath OF her
/ richly blessed life ever active in doing good and
relieving distress The Royal House and the country
Will forever cherish her memory
The Dowager Empress Augusta was born on
| September 3d. ISL and was the daughter
Of the Grand Duke Karl Frederick Of sake
Wemar, who befriended Goethe The great poet
held appointment Chamberlain at the court OF her
father hence the young Princess brought into
! almost daily contact with him until the date Of her
marriage, in l920 saxeWeimsr at the time the
Chief centre in Europe for all that preemnent in
art literature and science, and 1t is not astonishing
therefore, that Empress Augusta was one Of the most
cultured Prnces,cs that has ever sat on a throne.
Her knowledge Of English. Italian. and especially
French, literature remarkable. There was hardly
single subject which she not able TO converse
| WIN a superiority OF huONlcuEc anu uOllh% ds'Oli
ishcd W. dc Lcsscps the occasion Of his last
visit to Berlin than the Intimate acquaintance with all
! the most intricate and ninitesmal details Of the
/ Panama and suez canals which she displayed during
the audience which she accorded him. In her Younger
days the Empress remarkably beautiful. and pos
sessed an exquisite figure. Age and infrmty. how
ever robbed her Of the and Of the other. and
during years Of her life she deprived Of
the Of her limbs and had TO be wheeled about in
] 6 efrfa cha ra-n n
set her against being photographed and the only
reproductions of her portrait photographs taken
from picture painted OF her by Wnterlater some
forty or fifty years $50. In early life the Empress
Augusta had the reputation Of being scepuc on mat
ters II religion. but with increasing axe she became
dcvou and spayed 50 great leaning toward ritual
ism and high church. that several occasions 1t was
. reported that she had 'Ncrted 10 Catholicism.
~he was married Oh June II. 1o.9. 70 the second
son Of Frederick William Of Prussia who became King
Of Prussia in 1901 and German Emperor in 1871.
Sho had only two children, the late En-
pcror Frederick III, and Louise. Grand
/ Duchess OF Baden, who survives, but who Is
almost blind. After the accession Of her husband to
the throne Of Prussia, she took but little part
! in politics. she. however. made secret at the
time Of her antipathy 10 bismarck. and 10 the very
end Of the old EmpcrorS existence the most powerful
dau-oIou, enemies Of the Chancellor were always
I to Dee found among the intimate entouraZc OF Her
Majesty. Count Harry Arnim and the Countess ot
-chcutz are cases in point. During the Of 1870
She devoted herself To the care OF the wounded treat
g those Of the with special consideration and
kindness. always profc,Sed u have special pre-
+ election every thing pertaining 10 France, and
/ spoke its llu,lage with rare perfection And in
France her sentiments were both known and reciprO-
Gated and many kindly word Of regret Will BE- heard
when the of her death reaches the banks Of the
seine. since her husbands death. couple Of wears
ago. she IA, lived IN great sccu,on. IL is true she
gave hanqucts IN her palaces A. Berlin and at C0benI.
bur she never appeared herself AZ table. but rep
resented lbs either member Of her family. or by the
master az her household. Among the SunrayS Of her
declining wears may Doe mentioned the compani)n-hip
1f her great grandchildren. the boys Of the present
EMPEROR Nothing used - delight the Youngsters
more than 70 spend an afternoon with urgro>s NUT
t'r,cu." and % be- allowed 20 wheel her about the
/ rooms I'm her invalid chair.