Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-05
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Empress Frederick Dead.

Homburs, Aug. 5 Kaiser Wilhelm
arrived here at 3 o'clock this morning.
He alighted from the train, jumped In
10 a carrisge which was awaiting him
and dashed of at q tremendous speed
for Cronberg, where the Dowager EN-
press Frederick is dying. The Crown
Prince William who spent the night OF
Homburg remained st the bedside all
night. He found her unconscious. a
bulletin issued this morning states that
the Empress Frederick is losing strength
hourly. Her heart power Is now only
slight.
Homburg, Aug. 5.-The Rev. Gamer
on Waller, an English chaplain here,
has been summoned to the Dowager
Empress FrederIck's bedside at her re-
que't.
Cowes, Aug. 5.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra will leave this after
noon for Homburg to try and reach the
bedside of the Kings sister, the Dow
ager Empress Frederick, before she
dies.
Cronberg, Aug. 5.-The hereditary
Princess Victoria Charlotte OF sax
Meiningo eldest daughter of the Dow
ager Empress Frederick, arrived here
| this morning.
Prince Henri the Kaiser's younger
brother, Is commanding the German
squadron, and has just sailed from
Cadz for home. He will receive bull
letlns OF his mothers condition through
the Bfest semaphore station. O.her
relatives OF the dying Empress are ar-
irving hourly. They are admitted to
the bedside OF the Empress occasionally
but every effort is being put forth to
prevent any excitement. A detach.
meut Of lis b Infantry has arrived and
is actiDg as patrol around the Castle.
Cronberg, Aug. 5-The Dowager
Empress Frederick died at 6:l5 this
evening.
The Empress Frederick, Dowsger
Empress OF Germany, and Princess
Royal OF England, whose full name
was Victoria Adelaide Mary Loulss,
was born November 81, 1910. Since
the demise of her husband, Emperor
Frederick, who succumbed to an stiec-
ton OF the throat on June 10, 1885,
Empress Frederick retired from court
| life, stunning all official functions.
| No one will feel the death OF EN-
press Frederick more keenly than King
| Edward. His sister "Vio"was everything
in the world from the time he learned
O walk. Empress Frederick's death
throws into mourning the courts Of
Germy, England, Denmark, Russia
aud for short period Of mourning oil
the other continental courts.
| Cropberg, Aug. 5.-During the fore
noon the Empress Dowager was fully
conscious OF her surroundings and alsC
seemed to appreciate that death wal
near. For an hour the Rev. Cameron
Waller the English chaplain In HON
berg who was summoned to attend thu
Empress Dowsger, at her own re
quest, sat by her bedside administering
spiritual comfort. All Of the Empress
children, except her second Oldest
Prince Henry, who Is Fastening mons
from Cadez, assembled in the be-
chamber at 10 o'clock this morning ant
we're present when the mother breathet
Der last.
Death came peacefully. The news OF tn
passing away OF the Empress was hastily dis
patched to all the courts of Europe, and q
ready the shroui of gloom and mourning ha
! settled down upon this empire. All publ
, functions have been suspended throughou
Germany. This Includes the postponemen
| of the opening of Linden harbor and sl'
The unwilling OF the monuments Of the grea
electors and Frederick the great.