The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
KING LEOPOLD Of
/ BELGIUM IS DEAD
Aged Monarch Finally Loses in
His Struggle Against
Grim Reaper.
UNDERWENT OPERATION.
RALLIED, THEN SANK
CIese of Career fer One of the
Best-knoWn Figures in
the Old World.

Nj BRUSSELS, Dee. liking Leopold
died at 2:35 o'clocls this morning. his
aged and wasted body being unable TO
stand the strain put upon it. The col.
lapse occurred suddenly. and at mo.
ment when the doctors seemingly had
the greatest hopes for his recovery.
\ Throughout yesterday bulletins is
2ressivc Improvement The bulletin
postcd at $50 o clock gave tho king :
Temperature, pulse and respiration as
practically normal. Apparently the
drainagc Of the wound was perfect. as
no fever was present all day. The
king had been able to take no nourlsh.
mcnt.
" The public at large was satisfied thai
The king was on the road to recovery.
but within the pavilion where The king
lny there was feeling of anxiety,
fhiefly because OF Leopold 5 great age.
After rcstful day The patient was
able to sleep for Il brief period early
In the evening and tonight passed quiet,
N Approach of Death.
u But towards clock alarming svmp-
ioms appeared Suddenly the king
surped and called TO DR.. Thirar:
70 'Etouffe, doctuer, :. 'ctouife. q
I'm suffering).
q DR.. de Page was summoned and the
two physicians did everything possible
10 proloug life, but without avail
4 The end came quickly and, after Il
spell OF weakness. peacefully. Prince
Albert arrived at the death-bcd about
twenty-five minutes later.
r. He was accompanied by Princess
Clemcntine. Albert kissed the dead
king, and left the chamber weeping
Baron Gcoflinet. the kings secretary.
uttarted immediately for Brussels TO no
!fify members of the roval family As
he was entering his motor car, he eH-
tlaimed:
II STo think that only Yesterday we
Fere still full of confidence and now
The king Is dead.
Physicians Surprised,
n II appears that the doctors were TO.
.talIy unprep1rcd for fatal termination
It Was Il nun. acting as nurse, who first
noticed the heavy breathing Of the
king.
She called DR.. Thirar 10 the bedside
Doctors Thirgr and De Page rcSortcd
TO injections Of morphine, but these had
mo effect.
\ Soon after the end had come the min
listers were notified. Tue FIRST official
10 arrive ut thc death chamber was
The roval chaplain. The ministers re-
plaincd IN the chamber for considerable
lime discussing in subducd tones the
sudden death and matters of state.
ri The king S GOODNESS and courage IN
he heroic struggle won the admiration
II all. Tor at no time did he seem TO
! iear the result. Now that he is dead
4 is believed that he was able 10 sur
] Flve so long by the sheer force Of his
Mentality.
M When Goffinet emerged from the high
walls of the royal gardens his pale face
tartled the newspaper correspondents
mfslde. He paused for moment and
pld solemnly. ''Hhc king is dead, -
u Biographical Sketch,
II Leopold H., king of the Belgians,
Son Of the late King Leopold L.. upon
whose death on December 10, 1860. he
-ueceeded TO the throne was born at
Brussels, April ., 1887 His father was
: INC former Prince of Saxc-C -Coburg- Got ha
, and his mother Princess Louise. daugh-
rter of King Louis Philippe Of France.
n On August %, 1853, be married the
I, Archduchess Marie Henrietta daughter
mt ArchdulSc Joseph Of Austria. She
= lied September 70. 1902. There were
Three daughters born Of This union
y Continued on Page Two,