New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-18
OBITUARY.
Grand Duke vladimir Expires Sud
denIy IN st. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg Feb. I7.-Grand Duke vladimir
Aexandrovitch died here at o'clock this evening
from asthma, followed by heart trouble He was
apparently in good health yesterday, when he took
part in a military parade.
The Russian court. which had just emerged from
mourning over the death Of Grand Duke Alexis. is
again in gloom. and the festivities OF carnival
week have been interrupted. The death OF the
grand duke is shock 10 a wide circle OF society
The grand duke had suffered FOR years from
asthma One OF his physicians visited him this
afternoon and spoke most reassuringiy of his con
diton, but half hour later while taking tea
with the members OF his household, the grand duke
was seized with spasms and died almost before a
priest arrived to administer the last Offices The
grand duchess present at the time, and his
sons. Grand Duke Boris and Grand Duke Andrew.
arrived q few minutes later.
The Emperor, learning Of the death OF his
favoTite uncle, came Immediately by special train
10 81 Petersburg and entered the capital unheraded
He attended a requiem mass in the late grand
dukes chamber, at which the Empress DoWager
also was present. The funeral probably will be
held on February %, and the Emperor will attend
the burial at the fortress Of St Peter and St Paul.
The court has been ordered to observe mourning
for three months
contrary to the impression abroad, Grand Duke
Vladimir was popular in St Petersburg, his hearty
manner and disregard OF Formally making an ex-
ceHeht impression on those who met him. He
mingled freely in the life Of st. Petersburg. even
IN the days when it supposed that he stood in
danger OF assassination He. was less Intimately
connected with public affairs than his brothers. the
late Grand Dukes Sergius and Alexis
Grand Duke Vladimir served with distinction IN
The Russo-Turkish War. and was decorated with
the Cross Of St. George He was for many years
commander of the Guard Corps The bloodshed Of
January p. 1905. source OF the deepest grief
10 the grand duke. VINO always maintained that
he was in nowise responsible for the firing on the
crowd the orders for which were given without his
knowledge
The Empress probably will not he able to attend
the funeral She has been III FOR about month
and may to Darms adj when she RECEIVERS sufa-
ciontly to make the journey.
Grand Duke Vladimir AIexandrovitch was the
eldest uncle Of Emperor Nicholas. He was born in
St Petersburg April 10, 1S47. He was the
son OF Emperor Alexander II and Maria Alex
androvna. who a Princess of Hesse. His
father was assassinated in 1881 his neither died
in 1880 The grand duke one time COM
mander in chief of the Russian army at St Peters
burg and when on January e. 1895, otherwise
known as Bloody Sunday the strikers of St
Petersburg undertook to present to the Emperor a
petition for the redress Of their wrongs instead OF
meeting the Emperor they had 10 deal with Grand
DIXIE Vladimir. More than five hundred rioters
were shot down but the responsibility for giving
TIE order to the soldiers 10 fire not placed upon
the grand duke
The murder IN 1905 of Grand Duks sergius. who
was younger brother Of Vladimir. a heavy
blow 10 the grand duke. and probably had good
deal to do with his i'll health OF recent years An
other brother Grand Duke Alexis died last No
vember Grand Duke Cyril, eldest of Vladimir
was banshed from Russia account Of his mar
riage in 1905 TO the divorced Grand Duchess Vic
toria Of Hesse, but ne pardoned by the En-
peror. and invited return TO attend the funeral
his uncle Grand Duke Alexis.
Grand Duke Vladimir lived in almost constant
fear of assassination and since the events Of
Bloody Sunday a number Of plots against him
have been discovered and frustrated
Grand Duke Vladimir married in 1874 to the
Duchess Marie Of Mecklenburg -Sohwerin He
leaves a wife. three sons the Grand Dukes Cyril
Boris and Andrew thirty three. thirty-two and
thirty years old. respectively and only daughter
the Grand Duchess Helene. who married Prince
OF Greece