The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-24
7HE PRINCE is DEAD.
Mysterious Death Of the Heir to
Be!gium's Throne
CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT
Throughout the I1insdom-whispcr-
iuss that There is a Woman in
the Case Sensational Fea-
lures of the Matter.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 23.-Prince Baudouin
nephew of King Leopold, and heir tc
the throne Of Belgium, is dead. he died
in this city at three o'clock this morn.
ing. The cause of his death is alleged
to have been an attack Of bronchitis.
The death Of the prince has caused a
tremendous sensation and creates con-
sternation in all classes in Brussels.
There are oil sorts Of rumorS circulating,
as the public was entirely unaware that
the prince was i'll.
Intense excitement prevails in Brus-
sells and throughout the Provinces.
Crowds ot people are paradtng the
streets or gathered in knots at street cor.
ners eagerly discussing the situation.
On all sides the warmest expressions OF
sympathy with the royal family in this
their fresh trial are heard. Prince Bau.
doin's popularity and brilliant talents
and the bright hopes centered by the
BelgiRns on his future career meket them
feel the Princes loss in the keenest
manner possible.
The sudden death has caused the
most alarming rumors to be circulated
on all sides and these rumors grew in
import as the day progressed. 1t was
openly asserted that the death Of the
popular Belgian prince was repetition
OF the sad circumstances surrounding the
death Of the ATCh.Duke Rudolph, the
heir to the Austrian throne, who met
mis- death in such mysterious manner
on January 80. 1880. II was added that
a beautiful German governess, who had
been recently bAnished from the Bel.
gian court by order Of King Leopold,
mad been in some way connected with
the death Of Prince Baudoin. Rumor
also had 1t that there had been an in
rigue, lasting long time, between the
soVerness aud the prince, and the result
Of their liRson is said to have been the
birth Of child.
In any case the death of Prince Bau.
doin is surrounded with mystery and
speculation,
kilograms and messages Of coincidence
with the Royal family Of Belgium In |
this. their great sorrow, are already
Brussels from all parts Of
Europe, among the dispatches received
oeing words Of sympathy from Queen
Victoria and the Prince and Princess Of
Wales.
A LATER REPORT.
During the course Of the afternoon
further details concerning the young
prince were furnished from official cir
cles. According to these details, Prince
Baudoin had for some time past been
suffering from influenza, but in spite OF
the remonstrances Of his physicians he
insisted upon passing his nights recent
ly at the bedside Of his sister, Princess
Henriette, who was seriously Ill.
On Monday last, according to the
story, the prince insisted upon going for
a drive, some accounts say-ior ride on
II Others are to be believed.
In any case, it would seem that the
foolhafdiness caused him to catch fresh
cold, and on Wednesday he was forced
TO take his bed from which he never
arose, and at 10 O'Clock last night, the
prince was subjected to the operation Of
cupping, but with no result.
Shortly before midnight the attending
pronounced the Prince to be
dying and the worst was expected at
any moment. Little by little his respir.
ations became weaker and weaker until
a sudden flow OF blood from the lungs
sulIocsted the sufferer. The exact hour
OF the Princes death Is announced to be
1:40 a. m, and not 8 a. M, as at first