New-York tribune., 1907-10-02
DEATH OF A MIGHTY NIMRoD

Many courts are thrown into mourning by the
demise Of Prince Augustus OF SaXe-COburg, at the
age Of sixty-one. at Carlsbad, following opera
ton for appendicitis; and his recovery was hing
dered 10y an attack Of jaundice, a complication
which indeed proved fatal. his face Sc appal-
lugly yellow I'm death that the most extraordinary
artihces In the shape of paint, powder and cold
cream had to be employed In order to prepare the
body for the public lying IN state. The result
from the testimony Of eyewitnesses is said 10 have
been ghastly in the extreme, and it would have
been infinitely preferable TO have under the cir
cun2stances, dispensed with the medieval custom
Of lying in state
The prince was elder brother of Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria, one OF the sons Of old Princess Cementne
OF saxe-Coburg. who died at a very advanced age
last winter. and grandson. therefore. Of King
Louis Philippe Of France. Much Of the early por-
Ton OF his life spent IN Brazil, where he mar
ried in 1854 Princess Leopoldine, younger daughter
OF Old Dom Pedro the last Emperor of Brazil. Leo
polo!nes elder sister Isabella married in the same
yHer 70 Prince CASTOR Of Orleans, Count d Eu,
had no children during the first eleven years OF
Aer welded life, and during all that time Prince
augustus os Coburg, who had been made admiral
n chief of the Brazilian navy and his consort
Princess Leopoldine, taught TO look upon
Lleir eldest boy, Prince Peter the heir apparent
70 The Brazilian throne. The princess died the'
70s, al Rio. and by the time her boy Peter had
attained his eleventh year his aunt the now
ex-crown Princess of Brazil, Countess d'Eu had
gwen Dlrth TO son, which, of course ousted him
from MS posluon as heir presumptive and reegated
him. to speak. 70 the background
After the overthrow of the MONARCHY, IN Isravft
Prince Augustus of Coburg and his children csTns
back with his father-in-aw-. Dom Pedro 10 F1,,rona
where after his arrival his eldest bow Prince
Peter seized with honicidal mania at Vienna
After most sensational siege in the Coburg Palace
IN the Austrian capital Peter eventually can't
tired and subdued by the fire department and has
been confined in an insane asylum since
Thenceforth Prince Augustus divided his time
between Paris, where he had beautiful home at
q Champs Elysees and his chateau and estate Of
schlsdning, In the Syrian province Of Austria: and
While in France he known a student of
political economy and devoted to art and HJera-
lure. in Austria he was famed chamois hunter,
and at the time Of his death held the record a
hunter Of that most difficult game. the number Of
his trophies in the shape of Gemsbeards and horns
being larger than that Of the Emperor of
austria, who comes next in rank He leaves a con-
siderable fortune. which will be divided between
ms second son. Augustus Leopold. captain of the
Austrian navy, and married TO Archduchess Caro-
line, and his youngest son, Prince Louis OF Coburg
whose wife, Princess Matilda Of Bavaria, died
about this time last at ST Moritz. in switzer
land
The late Prince augustus visited the United
States some years ago with his brother Philip. the
ex-son-in-law Of King Leopold. during the course
OF trip round the world.
lord DuDLEY'S INCREASE OF FORTUNE.
Lord Dudley. who is already very rich man. Is
about to receive a large addition to his fortune
through the opening up OF immense new coal mines
on his estates in Staffordshre True. he has spent
considerable amount OF money I'm opening up the
new coal fields at Baggeridge. Himley. and
the shafts two thousand deep have only
recently been completed. at a considerable cost
But there is every promise of an extraordinary
Turn for the outlay of labor and of money, the
new coal fields of vast extent, and & is esti-
hateo by experts that with the mining Of
over threo thousand tons day the vein will not be
exhausted for a hundred years. The earl has al
assoS exceedingly profitable collieries In Wor-