The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-24
Death of the Heir to the Belgian Throne.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 23.-Prince Baudouin.
nephew OF King Leopold and heir to the
throne OF BEGUN, died this morning. The
cause alleged is bronchitis His death
caused tremendous sensation and creates
CONSERVATION with all classes. All sorts
OF rumors are in circulation. as the public
was unaware the prince was i'll.
Prince Baudouin Leopold Philippe Marie
Charles Antoine Joseph Louis was the son
OF the Count of Flanders, brother of King
Leopold. Prince Baudouin was born June
3, 1863. He was captain of the Belgian
carblneers and captain of Prussian cavalry.
attached to the Second regiment of the
Hanoverian dragons.
Intense excitement prevails in Brussels
and throughout the provinces. Crowds of
people are parading the streets or gathered
IN knots at the street corners eagerly dis
cusslng the situation. On all sides the
warmest expressions of sympathy with the
royal family are heard. Prince Baudouin's
popularity and brilliant talents, and the
bright hopes conferred by the Belgians on
his future career, make them feel the
princes loss in the keenest manner posi-
BILE. News of the princes death is with
held from his sister, Princess Henrietta, a
beautiful girl of twenty years of age, who
is dangerously sick from inflammation of
the lungs. The palace of the Count of
Flanders, where the princess resides, is
surrounded by a strong force of police.
VINO are doing their utmost to prevent the
unusual noise In the streets from arousing
the suspicious of the suffering princess
Inc most alarming rumors were circu-
lated on all Sides and as the day progress sed
1t was openly asserted that the death of
the prince was repetition of the circum-
stances ba IF
Rudolph, heir to the Austrian throne, who
met his death in such mysterious manner
January 81, 1889 1t is added that beauti-
ful German governesS who has been re-
Gently banished from the Belgian court by
order OF King Leopold, is in some way con-
nected with the death of Prince Baudouin.
Rumor also has it that there was an in
trlgue between the governess and the
prince and the result of the liasou is said
10 nave been the birth of a child. In any
case, the death of Prince Baudouin is sur
rounded with mystery and speculation.
The court physicians, in their death certiti-
cate, announce that Prince Baudouin's
death was caused by hemorrhages, follow
ing severe attack of bronchitis. The
physicians also assert that the prince
caught chill while watching at the bed
side of his sister, Princess Henrietta. who
has been i'll for some time past, but these
people that the real cause of the death of
Prince Baudonin has been given TO the
public and the startling rumors already re-
Tered to are popularity believed to be
founded On a solid basis of fact of some
description.
kilograms and messages of coincidence
with the royal family of Belgium in their
great sorrow are reaching Brussels from
all parts of Europe. The brother of Prince
Baudouin. Prince Albert Leopold Clement
Marie Meinrad, who was born April S.
1875, is now heir to the throne of Belgium
The death of Prince Baudouin has
plunged the country into mourning aud
mourning emblems are displayed every
where. According to the latest details
given out from official circles the prince
has been suffering some time from in
fiuenza, but insisted upon passing his
nights recently at the bedside of his sick
sister, Princess Henrietta. Monday last
he went out for ride and caught more
colo and pneumonia symptoms soon devel-
loped. Yesterday afternoon he sank very
rapidly and the last sacraments were ad-
mustered toward night fall. King Leopold
and Queen Maria were summoned and re-
NAMED at the princes bedside until his
death. They were overcome with grief.
Shortly before his death the prince raised
himself In bed and embraced them The
remains now lie IN state guarded by officers
from the princes regiment.
Outside of official circles the latest re-
port is that his death was due to a compli
cation of smallpox, bronchitis and haema
turla. The populace are engraged at what
they term the laundering of the doctors.
but the court had all confidence in them.
1t is claimed the prince was upon the
point Of being bethrothed to his cousin
Princess Clementina. All the theatres and
public institutions will remain closed until
after the funeral