Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-01-30
Sudden Death Of DGnmaPk'S S
King q Great Shock.
RELATED TO NEARLY ALL
RULERS ON THE CONTINENT
Passing Of Deeply Loved Monarch
PIunges Many Countries Into
n Sincerest Mourning, ~

Copenhagen, Jan. 29.-Christian.
the Ninth, the aged king of Denmark,
dean of the crowned heads of Europe,
father of King George of Greece, of
Queen Alexandria of Great Britain
and Ireland, and of the Dowager En-
press Maria Feodorovna of Russia,
grandfather of King Haakon the Sew
enth of Norway, and related by blood
or by marriage to most of the Euro
pean rulers, died with startling sud-
denness in the Amalienborg palace
this afternoon The accession of his
successor, Prince Frederick, his eld-
est son, who will be known as Fred
erick the Eigth, will be proclaimed to-
morrow.
The following official bulletin was
issued this evening:
His majesty died at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. After his majesty had
brought this mornings audience to d
conclusion he appeared to be quite
well and proceeded to luncheon as
usual. Toward the end of the meal he
gave evidence of indisposition and
was compelled to retire to bed at 2:30
p. m His majesty passed away peace
! fully, the symptoms indicating heart
failure.
This bulletin tells concisely the story
Of the death scene which found every
one, even those who realized the in
creasing feebleness of the king, un-
prepared for the sudden shock.
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plunged half the courts of Europe into
the deepest mourning and brought u
sense of personal loss as well as of sim
cere grief to everyone throughout the
kingdom of Denmark, reaching even
the humblest cottage evidences OF
which are shown everywhere tonight
1t has cast a pall over the palaces Of
the monarchs Of Great Britain, Rus.
sia Norway and Greece.
The quick taking away of the dis
tinct personality who has for so long
been center OF interest not only in
his own country, but throughout the
civilized world, almost paralyzed the
community and unnerved the business
world of Denmark. Even late tonight
the men of affairs are only recovering
from the shock and beginning to pre-
pare for the changed conditions.
Every flag in the city is at half
mast; all places of amusement are
closed and the people walk the streets
rs though they were passing through
the chamber of death itself.
This afternoon when the flag flying
over the palace was placed at half
mast the news spread from mouth to
mouth. 1t was not believed by the
great crowds which gradually assem-
bled in the square in front of the
Amalienbork palace, but when the
uncertainty gave place to certainty.
those in the assemblage shed tears
| and dispersed in respectful silence,
many barring their heads and saluting
| the palace as they went by.
King Christian appeared to be in his
usual health this morning. After
| taking breakfast he held a pubic au-
! dience, which it has been his custom
to do every Monday morning. The re-
ception today was largely attended,
and his majesty conversed freely and
affably with a number of officials and
other persons When the function
was over the king, though appearing
to be slightly fatigued, attended
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