New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-20
orrEN OF BELGIANS DEAD.
WIFE OF KING LEOPOLD EXPIRES
AT SPA.

-,.,,,,,ro. Sept. 19-Marie Henriette,
sP"' - the Belgians. died here suddenly to-
QUE ten minutes before O'Clock. Neither
alsN, ..,sband. members of her family nor her
ha IS doctors were present at the ufne oil
InaJ-b She was seated at table eating a
heL s,nrar when she was seized with an at
lgn' ,oonA DR. Guillaume who in the
tsch - the day had remarked upon certain
ooui' -, SYMPTOMS in the Queens condition.
dlsqu-.,.,oned Immediately, but her majesty
"H' "a before he arrived TWO members OF
N"' tic were with the Queen when she dled-
Aet -, as the news Of the Queens death be-
a. Known, large crowd gathered OUTSIDE
the palace &c. Observation-Disclosures
hiHe 4or SPA. and other members of the
-.,'.I family have been telegraphed for' NJ oe
ro!d' - Naver. the Belgian Premier, will ar
I'VE here tomorrow ,...
Nv Queen Marie Henriette was daughter
I 70 Archduke Joseph of Austria She
od nv IN August %, 1886. and was married
"@s ,-s+ % 1853. 10 Prince Leopold Of Bel
Oh - -, of King Leopold /. who assembled the
gum the death of his father as Leopold II
: rscernber 10, 1860.
CoRROw SHOWN IN BRUSSELS.
ss,s Sept I9-The news of the death OF
=, o,aen of the Beligans to-day came as d
me -r,-,rise. especially in view of the reas-
ring reports which were circulated 'iiis
60 and which made the announcements VI 'i'S
o;rr still more Of a shock
4Sa Roval Opera House, where Hamlet
az -, nlaved. the manager of the theatre
We the audience a telegram announcing the
- her majesty The performance was
discontinued 49, .,.~,
49, crowded the city streets. where extra
$50 If the newspapers containing Ions
etitrorv notices of the Queen We're pought
arl,- Ia Reforme'' sums UP the sorroWlul
life Of her majesty as follows:
-r.o ouasn and her mother. Marie Henriette.
= 80 crrelly tried. In 1869 the death OF
i tlaH ron the Duke Of RADIANT, at the age OF ten
Ilea So cansed her grief beyond measure. Later
- alarms and keen sorrows WruhS heI
Aes siss bear+ when tragic events shattered the
bonniness of the Princess Stephanle, her ddusH-
~ The death of Prince BALDWIN. son OF t,lS
Cnnn- OF Flanders. brother Of king Leopo!u'
,Tos anofher cruel blow TO her majesty. and the
fire AZ Laeken Caste. in which NUMBER OF
treasured relics We're destroyed, brought 10 her
further trial The Queen sought. II not 10
Soreet AT least to lessen her sorrow by deVoung
ali her energies TO works of charity Her atti-
tude in the face Of misfortune was always CAIN
and resolute.
Queen Henriette. though but little known out
side her husbands dominions, was exceedingly
popular in her adopted country, far more so than
King Leopold, being renowned for her charity and
for the amount of good which she did. especially in
.be districts around Spa. where she made her home
nearly all the year round
Although Brussels is so short distance from
Paris vet she had throughout her married life
manifested the most extraordinary reluctance to
visit the French capital, and in fact she had not
set foot there since she lost her only in 1867,
boy who bore the title Of the Duke Of Brabant He
died SO suddenly that his death was generally
ascribed TO poison. Queen Henrette, in the inten-
sitv Of her grief not only lent TO these
,71-nors but became convinced of their truth and
laid the responsibility for the loss Of her child upon
he French-that is 10 say. upon French agents
who believed that by removing the young prince