The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
THE EMPRESS FREDERICK
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS OF GERMANY
DIED YESTERDAY EVENING.
DEATH WHILE EXPECTED, SUDDEN
The Emperor and Empress Augusta
Victoria in the sick Room at the
Tfme-No official Announcement of
the Death Yet Made in London-Pre-
ma ture Notice Given at The Hague.
Our Government Officially Notified
by Ambassador White.
by Ambassador White.

Cronberg, August 5.-The dowager
empress died at 6:15 o'clock p. m, this
evening. Her death was somewhat
sudden At 4 o'clock her physicians
reported no change in her condition.
Emperor William and the Empress Au-
susta Victoria were in the sick room
most Of the day. They were all round
the bedside when the dowager empress
passed AVA quietly. Professors Rem
yers and ~Spielhagen also were in the
room. The flag on the castle was i'm
mediately half masted.
At S o'clock this evening, Emperor
William conducted the members of the
dOwager empress household into the
death chamber, and led them, n by
one. past the bedside, to take a last
farewell of thei~ mistress.
The papers assert that the dowageT
empress long ago adopted her husbands
motto: Learn 20 Suffer Without Com
planning" She recently ordered that
the public should be excluded from the
grounds of FrederichshOf, saying: The
world shall not learn what l am suffer-
ing. 1 will not be pitied in my misfor-
tune"
Closely following the announcement
of the death from the castle the church
bells were tolled and the flags half mast
ed. Visitors to the castle began in
scribing their names in a book placed
for the purpose in the hall.
1t is said that the aus Of death was
dropsy, accompanying the cancer.
The remarkable vitality of the doWager
empress astonished her physicians. She
retained consciousness to the end. The
castle grounds are now surrounded by
soldiers and patrOlled by hussarS and
mounted police.
London, August 5.-The news OF the
death of the Dowager Empress Freder-
lex spread slowly in London. The
Associated Press gave Buckingham pal
ace, Marlborough house and the Man
sion house the first information that her
majesty had passed away. AS all men,
bers of the royal family n many of
the officials are out of town for the
holidays. it is probable that no official
recognition of her majesty's death will
be issued before morning.
h bells of ST. Pauls cathedral will
be tolled when Home Secretary Rithcie
officially informs the lord mayor of the
death of the dOwager empress. The
officials of the German embassy had moi
officially heard he news at 7:30 o'clock
p. m. Their colleagues at The Hague,
on the other hand. received the news
VI II1c cdl1 VI lHC was AiP
before it had occurred and half masted
the legation flag at about 3 p. m. The
foreign minister and the OF
the legation here, cabled the legation
at The Hague when the mistake was
discovered and the half masted flag
was hastily removed.
Cowes, August 5.-King Edward re-
ceived the official news of the death of
DOwager Empress Frederick on board
the Royal yacht, almost simultaneously
with the receipt of the Associated
Press dispatch in London. The yachts
flag was Immediately half masted.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
will leave here for Marlborough house
tomorrow 1t is not likely they viii
start for Berlin until Wednesday.
Washington, August 5.-A dispatch
was received at the state department
today from Ambassador White, an
%Ouncing the death of the dOwager EN-.
press of Germany. The dispatch was
sent to the president at Canton.