Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-23

Aolc Oh w lSu4, say ms NAoO A~"N N~'N
been received at Osborne that Prince
Henry of Battenberg. husband OF the
Princess Beatrice Of England, who went
to Ashanti in a special capacity and
who contracted fever there, is dead.
A little later the news of the Princes
death was officially confirmed.
Prince Henry was the third son OF
PrinceAlexander Of Battenberg,uncle OF
Ludwig ". grand Duke of Hesse. He
married the Princess Beatrice in 1855
They have four children. He was born
October 3. 1858, and was governor OF the
Isle Of Wight and of CarlsbroOk Castle
News OF the death Of Prince Henry
was received at Osborn House early
The Queen and Princess Beatrice are
Frustrated with grief. From the few
details received, it appears that the
Prince had a relapse yesterday while on
board the British cruiser Blonde, on her
way to MADEIRA with the sick man. In
spite of the efforts of the special sur
geon, the Prince died at nine o'clock
yesterday evening. The Blonde then
returned to Sierra Leone, west coast Of
Africa, from which place the news was
cabled TO the admiralty, and was by
that department communicated TO the
Queen and TO the Prince of Wales.
The Blonde reached Sierra Leone this
morning. The end OF Prince Henry
was peaceful The first lord of the adj
mirality, the Hon. George J. GOschen
after consulting with the Queen, has
given instructions that the Blonde be
ordered to bring the remains of the
Prince to England.
The greatest sorrow IS manifested
throughout The Isle Of Wight at the
death OF Prince Henry, and the flags
everywhere are at half mast.
The death CT Prince Henry will make
a decided difference in the court plans.
The period of mourning for the late
Prince VIII tx end over he coming sea
son. and all the drawing rooms have
been abandoned While
THE PRINCE WAS UNPOPULAR,
on the whole with the people, princi-
pally because ne was a poor German
prince and, therefore. considered unwOr-
thy Of the hand of a princess Of the royal
house of England. he was well l:ked by
all those who had the pleasure Of know
ing him personally. He was a splend-
id athlet!c-lcok,ng man. a good sports
man. and he sailed his CTn yacht skill
fully. To those around him he was I'M
pretending and considerable and he was
a great f3vori,e with the queen.
Previous to his departure for Ashanti
considerable ridicule appeared in the
English newspapers over the alleged
preparations being made for MS depart
ure for the picnic as the expedition
10 C00mazs.e vas called, and as It turn
Cd out to be. Il was said he was going
20 travel IN a specially prepared saloon
carriage and 70 have a specially prepaC-
ed cabin on board a special steamer,
and q mass of other eXaggerat!on Of
similar nature was printed. much to the
{. sguest of these interested in the
prince But subsequent events showed
tina. all this r,d,cule was undeserved,
as the prince embarked like any other
officer on board any ordinary troop ship
and was not treated with any more con-
s'deration than would be accorded to an
ordinary officer.
Wight volunteer regiment. and was at
t3ched to the expedition N a special ca
Dacity. although his rank would have
entitled him TO assume the position Of
second IN command But. Of course,
this would never have been tolerated
by the press. to say nothing Of the war
office authorities and so the unfortunate
prince went 10 the west coast of Africa
smsr-ing under a storm OF undess.ved
rid;cule and abIse, probably with the
object of attempting o show those who
have made a practice Of eliminating
him from the outset that he was not a
drawing room soldier and that he was
not deficient in courage. even if he was
not wealthy and Of rank sad TO be infer
t0~ o that eff MS wife. Princess Beatrice.
II s now said that when IL was final
" decided, against the wishes of the
c0mmander-in-ch.ef, Gen. Lord WOlse
ley. that Pr,1ce Henry. Of Battenberg,
end Prince Christian, of Schleswig- Hol-
stein. a grandson OF Queen Victoria,
were TO accompany the expedition
UNDER SIR FRANCIS SCOTT.
of the princess should be brought home
III IsAN NIAlN-.4lAA d4N-r 80 ~ ~ llN --ANA eAlN
bodies they were killed or if they sue
cumbei TO The terrible swamp fevers pc
cul'7r 20 that pa. Of Africa.
The Queen decided in the affirmative,
and. remembering the difficulty expe-
rienced in bringing home the remains
of the prince imperial of France, who
was killed i'm the Zulu war, Her Maj
estv ordered that a proper apparatus
for embalming remains be taken TO Cape
Coast Castle and consequently it is be-
lieved that the Blonde will either go to
Cape Coast Castle from Sierra Leone
and that the remains Will be embalmed
81 the former place or that the embalm-
ing apparatus will be quickly sent on to-
Sierra Leone, and that the work of en-
balming the body of the late Prince
Henry. of DattenberE. will take place.
The Prince arrived at Mansu. Ash
anti, I'm company with Sir Francis
Scott and staff. and Prince Christian.
Of Schleswig- HOls,ein. from Akroful.
on the evening of December Is. after an
arduous march of q miles. The road.
for a great part. lay through forest and
bush and the heat was very oppressive.
But Prince Henry accomplished the
journey. although he complained of the
hpof