Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-28
TIE DUCHESS OF IECk DEAD.
Never Rallied From an Operation anil
Expired in Two Hours.
Was Ill Only Two Days-Her Death
Was So Unexpected That the
Only Member of the Family Pres
emit Was the Duchess Of York.
She Was the Granddaughter of
King and the Cousin Of Queen
Victoria.

Richmond, England, october IL
The Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen
Victoria, sister of the Duke of Cam
bridge, and mother-in-law of the Duke
of York, died at the White Lodge here
at 3 o'clock this morning. She was
born November 81, 1888, and was mar
ried on June IL, 1866, to Prince Fran
els, Duke of Teck, (eldest son of Prince
Alexander of Wurtemburg), who was
born August 81, 1887. The death OF
the Duchess was unexpected. 1t was
supposed that she had entirely recov-
cred from complaint which caused
her considerable suffering.
During several days preparations
have been on foot for the opening Of
a charity bazaar at Richmond, the
Duchess having promised to be present
at the ceremony. The streets have
been in process of decoration, and the
bazaar itself was approaching compile
ton. Everything was being done to
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and to do honor in every way possible
to her royal highness.
Inquiries made to-day at the White
Lodge, the residence here of the Duke
and Duchess of Teck, show that it was
only when the Duchess returned from
the North, few days ago, that there
were slight symptoms Of recurrence
of the trouble, for which she sustained
an operation in July last; but it was
not expected that any serious conse-
quences would ensue. On Monday,
= however, the Duchess became i'll,
though even then no serious symptoms
were observed. But on Tuesday she
became worse, and London specialists
were summoned to Richmond. They
held consultation, and decided last
evening that the life of her royal high
ness could not be sustained without
another operation. This was perform
ed, but the Duchess did not rally, and
died at g O'Clock this morning. The
Duke of Teck is distracted at the death
of his wife,
The Duchess of York was the only
other member CT the family present at
the death of the Duchess, as until late
last night fatal consequences were not
expected. When the condition of her
royal highness grew more serious her
relatives were hastily summoned, and
they have been arriving all the morn
ing.
The Duke and Duchess of Teck had
four children, Of whom the eldest,
Princess Victoria Mary, born May 26,
1865, is the Duchess of York The
Duchess of Teck was the daughter of
the Duke of Cumberland, seventh son
of George III. She was 65 years of
age. Her husband, the Duke of Teck
served in the Austrian army, was a
captain during the Austro- Italian cam
paign in 1859, was mentioned in dis
patches for gallant conduct, but re-
signed after the campaign in 1866. Sub
sequently he served with the British
forces in Egypt in 1882, for which he
received the Egyptian medal and the
Khedive's star, was mentioned in the
dispatches and was promoted to the
rank of colonel unattached. The Duke
is honorary colonel of two British vol
unteer regiments and president of the
Royal Britannia Society of London.
An official statement has been issued
to the effect that the Duchess of Teck
died of cardiac failure two hours after
the operation which she underwent.