Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-08
| MOTHER OF
KAISER DEAD
COWAGER EMPRESS FREDERICK
PASSES FINALLY AWAY.
SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN
Widow o. Former Emperor Emuiates
Her illustrations Husband
Grief General in Germany and
Britain-king Edward to Attend
Funeral CT His Sister.

Cronberg, Aug. 6.-Empress Fred
erick died at 6:15 p. N. last night with
all her children but one at the bed
side. The death was somewhat sud
den. A, Z O'Clock her physicians re-
ported no change in her condition.
Emperor William and her majesty's
| other children were in the sick room
most Of the day.
| At 1870 a. M, it was said there was
| no change in the empress condition.
! She was fully conscious and all her
| children with the exception Of Prince
Henry, who is at Cadiz, were as
| sembled in the sick room at her death.
The authorities of Emden have is
! sued notice saying that in conse-
quence Of the condition Of the doWa-
ger empress, the ceremonies in con-
nection with the opening Of the new
harbor and the unveiling of mOnu-
ments to great elector and Frederick
the Great, have been indefinitely post
poned.
Emperor William arrived at HON
burg at quarter after 3 o'clock yes
terday I~Crning and drove to the HON
burg castle. Thence accompanied by
empress and Crown Prince Frederick
William, he proceeded to Friedrich
shot, which he reached at $50
o'clock
The external disease from which
her majesty suffered, and which for
years had been slowly increasing, in
the course of the last few weeks ex-
tended to the internal organs. Her
maiesty's strength diminished rapid
ly, owing to inability to take sufficient
nourishment. She was conscious up
until within a few minutes of her
death
Closely following the announcement
of her death from the castle the
church bells tolled and flags were
half-masted. Visitors to the castle
began inscribing their names in the
book placed for the purpose in the
hall. 1t is said the cause of death
was dropsy accompanying cancer
The remarkable vitality Of the do
wager empress ast0nished her physi.
clans. The castle grounds are now
surrounded by soldiers and patroIled
by HussaTs and mounted police.
At o'clock last evening Emperor
William conducted the members Of
the dowager empress household into
the death chamber and led them one
by one past the bedside to take a last
farewell of their mistress.
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, the
! TOriT1
eX-Empress of Germany, and dowager
empress, was born Nov. 81, 1910. and
was married to the late Emperor Fred
erick III Of Germany on Jan. rs, 1858,
and had seven children by him, the
eldest of whom is the present emperor
OF Germany. She was in her sixty
first year. During the life of her hus-
characters of the Berlin court Her
marriage was a love match and con
tinued as happily as in the honey
moon. For several years past, owing
to the growing infrmities, the dowa-
ger empress had not been much at
public functions.
Gaiety Stops in London.
Cowes, Isle Of Wight, Aug. 6.-Ac-
cOrding to present arrangements
King Edward will start for Flushing.
Holland. on the royal yacht Osborne
Tuesday morning. The new royal
yacht Victoria and Albert will accom-
pany the Osborne
The usual gaities of Cowes regatta
week, which began yesterday, are al
most entirely absent. By royal order,
no dancing of any kind will take place
during the week. Entertaining con-
sists of impromptu invitations to
small concerts and dinners issued an
hour Or two beforehand, owing to the
hourly news expected from Cronberg.
Edward Hears News.
Cowes Aug. 6.-King Edward re-
ceived official news of the death of
Dowager Empress Frederick on board
the royal yacht almost simultaneously
with the receipt Of the dispatch in
London. Flags were Immediately
half-masted King Edward and Queen
Alexandria will leave here for MARI
borough house today.
EmuIated Noble Husband.
Berlin, Aug. 6.-The announcement
of the death of Dowager Empress
Frederick was published here too late
for comment in the evening papers,
with the exception of the Freisinnige
Zeitung which recalls her heroic bear
ing during her husbands last days,
when she silently endured the heart
less illusions of the Chauvinistic
German press" This journal also
praises her "dignifed self-effacement,"
since the death of Frederick the noble
! The dowager empress long ago adopt
ed her husbands motto, Learn to
suffer without complaining" She re-
Gently ordered the public excluded
from the grounds at Friedrichshof,
saying: "The world shall not learn
what l am suffering. l will not be
pitied in my misfortune"
Soon after the announcement was
made flags on all public buildings in
Berlin were half-masted. 1t is taken
for granted the interment will be at
Friedenskirche, Potsdam, by the side
of Emperor Frederick, but the date of
the function is not yet known publicly.
ROOSEVELT NOW HUNTING
COYOTES IN COLORADO