The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-23
Attacked by the Disease While ON the
Way TO Coomassic and Died Soon
After ON an English Cruiser.
SORROW IN GREAT BRITAIN
BEREAvED PRINCESS BEATRICE
AND THE QUEEN MUCH AFFEcTED.
Body Of the Battenburg Prince 10 Ne
brought Back for Interment-
Why He Went to Ashantee.

tenberg. husband OF Princess Beatrice OF
England, is dead He fell a victim 10
swamp fever. contracted while marching 10
Coomassie with the British force sent from
here TO overawe the kiIg of Ashantee. His
death took place on board the cruiser
Blonde, where he had been placed in hopes
of saving his life. The Princes demise has
caused greas sorrow here, for he was dearly
beloved by the Princess Beatrice. and was a
favorite of Queen victoria's. The first Lord
of the Admiralty. the Hon. George ].
Goschen, after consulting with the Queen,
has given instructions that the cruiser
Blonde be ordered TO bring the remains OF
the Prince to England where they viii be
inferred. The Queen was at her winter home,
in the Isle of Wight. when the news was
received. and she and the bereaved Princess
were much affected over the intelligence.
Prince Henry was the third son OF Prince
Alexander OF Battenberg. uncle OF Ludwig
~, Grand Duke of Hesse. He married the
Princess Beatrice in 1885, They have four
children. He was born Oct. 5. 1850. and was
Governor of the Isle of Wight and OF Caris-
brook Castle.
While Prince Henry OF Battenberg was
unpopular. on the whole, with the people.
principally because he was a poor German
prince. and. therefore. considered unworthy
Of the hand OF a princess OF the royal house
of England he was well liked by all those
who had the pleasure OF knowing him per-
sonally. He was splendid. athletic-look-
ing man, good sportsman, and he sailed
his own yacht skillfully. To those around
him he was unpresending and considerate,
and he was a great favorite with the Queen.
Previous TO his departure for Ashantec,
considerable ridicule appeared in the Eng
tions being made for his departure for ths
picnic" as the expedition to Coomassie
was called, and IL turned out TO be. IL
was said he was going TO travel in a spe-
cially prepared saloon carriage, and TO have
a specially prepared cabin board a spe-
cial steamer and a mass OF other exaggera-
tion of a similar nature was printed. much
TO the disgust OF those interested In the
Prince. But subsequent events showed that
all this ridicule was undeservec, as the
Prince embarked like any other officer on
board an ordinary troop ship, and was not
treated with more consideration than would
be accorded to any ordinary officer. He
ranked as colonel OF an Isle OF Wight VOL
unteer regiment, and was attached TO the
expedition in a. special capacity, although
| the position OF second In command But, OF
course, this would never have been eoler-
ated by the press, to say nothing Of the
War Office authorities, and so the unfortu-
nate Prince went to the west coast OF Az
| rca smarting under storm or undeseryed
~ attsmntins au 10 show fhose wba hsa msde
a practice OF eliminating him from the
outset that he was not a drawing room SOL
der, and that he was not deficient In ccDT-
age even IL he was not. wealthy and OF
rank said to be inferior TO that OF his wife.
Princess Beatrice OF England
MUST HAVE HAD MISGIvINGS.
1t is now said that when IL was finally de-
cided. against the wishes of the commander
in-chief, General Lord Wolseley. that Prince
Henry of Battenberg and Prince Christian
of Schleswig- -Holstein. a grandson OF Queen
| under Sir Francis Scott. the question arose
as to whether the bodies OF the princes
| should be brought home IL they were killed,
| or IL they succumbed TO the terrible swamp
| fevers peculiar TO that part OF Africa The
| Queen decided in the affirmative, and. re-
| membering the difficulty experienced in
bringing home the remains OF the Prince
| Imperial OF France. who was killed IN the
| Zulu war. her Majesty ordered that a
| proper apparatus for embalming remains be
| taken to Cape Coast Castle, and, conse-
| quently. II is believed that the Blonde will
| either go 10 Cape Coast Castle from Sierra
banned at the former place or that the en- en-
| balming apparatus Will be quickly sent on TO
| Sierra Leone. and that the work of en-
| banning the body of the late Prince will
| take place there.
The Prince arrived at Mansu, Ashantee.
h sfa apd Prince Christian of scSieswis @ sna
| Holstein, from Akroful, on the evening OF
| Dec. IS, after an arduous march OF twenty
through forest and bush. and the heat was
very oppressive. But Prince Henry accom-
| plished the journey in safety. although ne
complained OF the heat The next morning.
| in order to avoid the heat as much as pos
| sible. Prince Henry started in advance or
| the staff with Prince Christian. but Other
| wise the two princes were treated exactly
| In the same manner as the other officers,
all of whom travelled in hammocks. each
carried by four men. the bearers being
changed at intervals.
At Nyisa. some days later. Prince Henry
began TO suffer from swamp fever; ana on
Jan. 1t was decided that Il would be best
to send him back to the coast The Prince.
however, for a long time resisted al such
propositions. and IL was only when his con-
dition became really dangerous that he con-
sented to go to the rear I'm charge OF a
special surgeon and with small escort
In order m not 70 alarm ah her ,, Majesty - ana ,sa
them. them 1t s was stated that he was only SUI.
| that his speedy recovery was anticipated:
| The Prince. however, grew worse. ana
neither the care and attention bestowed on
| the hospital ship af1oat did him any good.
and II was finally determined 70 send him
British cruiser Blonde The Prince rallied
| somewhat after he got 10 sea; but the fever
had obtained such hold on him that a
of everything done to save him, the Prince
expired at 3 O'Clock last evening. The
leone. e9ee and md the news sc of The Princes death
| vas cabled 10 England. The Prince died
| peacefully, leaving kind messages for those
| at home. The Princess Beatrice, his wife.
was upon the point OF starting for the
| island of Madeira, In order TO nurse her
husband. when the news OF his death
< reached Osborne House and plunged the
| royal family into the deepest grief.
| THE LATEST DETAILS.
| Dispatches received from Sierra Leone
later In the day contained further details OF
] the death OF the Prince. II appears he was
greatly upset at the speedy death OF his
| friend. Major Ferguson. who was attacked
with fever while out walking with the
Prince The latter. however. continued On
| the march until within thirty miles OF Coo
massie. where he became so seriously an OF
| a sudden that the officer in command insist
| ed that he should be Immediately conveyed
| back 10 Prohsu. When the Prince reached
| there his condition was desperate and tine
| doctors almost despaired OF being able to
| get him back 10 the coast. Prince Henry.
| however. rallied slightly before reaching
Cape Coast Castle. Once there. although
| sick unto death. the Prince did everything
| possible TO prevail on his medical Attendants
and the commanding officers 10 allow him TO
remain until the news reached Cape Coast
| OF the entry OF the British into coomasSie
/ But his condition was so desperate that AL
| his appeals were in vain. and ne was finally
induced. very much against his viii to 60