The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-23

Flying Flags at Half-Mast.
LONDON, Jan. 22-The news of the
death of Prince Henry of Battenburg
was received at Osbourne, Isle of
Wight, early today.
The queen and princess are pros
trated with grief.
1t appears that the prince had a re-
lapse yesterday on board the British
cruiser Blonde, on the way to Madeira,
and died at 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The Blonde then returned to
Sierre Leone west coast of Africa,
from which place the news was cabled.
Dispatches received from Sierra
Leone, later in the day, contained fur
Their details.
The prince arrived at Mansu, Asian
tee, in company with Sir Francis Scott
and staff and Prince Christian of
Schlesweig- Holstein, from Akrofut, on
the evening of December %, after an
arduous march of tWenty-one miles.
The road, for a great part, lay through
forest and bush, and the heat was very
oppressive. But Prince Henry accom-
plished the journey in safety, although
he complained of the heat
The next morning. in order to avoid
the heat as much as possible, Prince
Henry started in advance of the staff.
with Prince Christian, but otherwise
the two were treated exactly as the
other officers. all of whom travelled in
hammocks, each carried by four men.
the bearers being changed at intervals.
The prince, it appears, 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 continued on the
march until within thirty miles of
Coomassie, where he became seriously
ILL OF A SUDDEN.
and the officer in command insisted
that he should be Immediately convey
ed back to Pronsu. When the prince
reached there his condition was des-
perate. He rallied slightly, however,
before reaching Cape Coast Castle.
once there, though sick unto death
the prince done everything possible to
avail upon his medical attendants and
commanding officers to allow him To
remain until the news reached Cape
Coast of the entry of the British of
Coomassie. But his condition was SO
desperate that all his appeals were in
Vain and he was finally induced very
much against his will to consent to
embark ON board the Blonde for the
island of Madeira. This, it now ap-
pears was on Friday last. The prince
was in a very weak condition when he
went on board the cruiser. but the
cooler sea air had an invigorating eff
feet upon him and he again rallied
In for Sat dow he
cheerful. and hopes were entertained of
his recovery. On Sunday, however
there was a decided change for the
worse. The prince grew weaker and
weaker until he expired on Monday al
$40 y. M.
The Blonde thereupOn put about fol
Sierra Leone and the news of the
princes death was cabled to England
The Princess Beatrice, his wife, was
upon the point of starting for the is
land of Madeira in order to nurse he1
husband, when the news of the death
reached Osborne house.
THE THIRD SON.
Prince Henry went to Ashantee in a
special capacity and contracted a fever
there He was the third son of Prince
Alexander, of Battenburg. He married
Princess Beatrice, of England, in 1885
They have four children. He was born
( October 5, 1858. and was governor OF
the Isle Of Wight and Caresbrook
The first lord of the admiralty, after
consulting with the queen, has given
instructions for the Blonde to bring the
body of the prince to England. Sor-
row is manifest throughout the Isle
of Wight and flags everywhere are al
half mast.
THE ONE TOPIC.
The death of Prince Henry is the
one great topic of comment in the
press and in public today. The review
of the flying squadron now at Spithead
which was o have taken place today
off Osborne, has been postponed. All
the royal navy and military stations
are flying flags at half mast.
Ambassadors and ministers and all
of the representative papers of Lon
don and other cities sent messages OF
sympathy to Osborne house.
The death of Prince Henry will make
a decided difference in the court plans
The period Of mourning for the late
prince will extend over the coming
season, and all drawing room events
have been abandoned.
QUEENS FAVORITE.
While Prince Henry, of Battenburg,
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 Eng
land, he was we'll liked by all those
who had known him personally. He
was a healthy. athletic-looking man.
To those around him he was unpre-
tending and considerate, and he was a
great favorite with the queen.
Previous to his departure for Ash
antee considerable ridicule appeared
in the English newspapers over the
alleged preparations being made for
his departure for the picnic" as the
expedition to Coomassie was called. 1t
was said he was going to travel in a
specially prepared saloon carriage and
to have an especially prepared cabin
on board a special steamer, and a
mass of other exaggerations of SIM
liar Dot11ra was nriuted mich tn the