Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
BODY IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
1t is Not Recognized Until Suite Be-
gins Search for Him.
TOOK CROWN IN NINETgEN.sIX
Brother of Queen Mother Alexandra
of Great Britain.
WAS NOTED FOR HIS CULTURE
snthropic Objects and Took
Much Interest In Reforms
for the Army.

HAMBURG. Germany. May lS,-King
Frederick VIII of Denmark died on a
street here late last night OF apOplexy.
The king, travelling incogniio. arrived
here Monday on his return from a long
trip to the south. where he had been
couvalescing from a serious attack Of M
flammation Of the lungs. With the queen
and the royal suite. he took quarters at
the HANDKERCHIEF hotel.
At 10 o'clock last night the king left
the hotel unaccompanied for his usual
stroll before retiring. He had gone only
a short distance when he was overcome
on the street by a sudden attack Of
apoplexy. a..
He fell unconscious to the pavement
and died instantly. lie was not recog-
nlzed as a person Of so great prominence.
and his body was rushed TO the nearest
hospital In an automobile.
when members Of the kings suite be-
came alarmed over his failure TO return
J 10 the hotel after a reasonable time,
they called In the proprietor and a search
was begun. The searchers found his
majesty dead at the hospital and brought
his body back to the hotel with them.
The klrE was regarded by his phy-
sicIans as completely restored to health
/ by his trip TO the south. Yesterday he
felt unusually well and during the day
expressed JOY at hlH expected return to
Copenhagen today. lie remarked that
he felt refreshed and completely restored
TO health.
Body Win ne Taken Home.
II was announced this morning that ar
ransements for taking the body to Dem
mark would be completed during the day.
His malcstys relatives and royalty
throughout Europe were notified OF his
death before daybreak.
The flags on all the public buildings
here where the king had repeatedly been
. welcome guest we're hal,-masted today.
King Frederick and Queen Louisa, who
had Travelled here from Nice under the
incognito Of the Count and Countess yoe
Kronberg had their three youngest chit
dren. Princess Thyra. Prince Gustave aud
Princess pakfnar With them.
King Frederick had been undergoing .
course OF treatment for arterio4sclerosia.
with which he had been troubled for a
considerable time. He had also suffered
from an attack OF inflammation OF the
lungs, but this had been overcome. ii
When he left Hamubrgerhof last night
after a party dinner. thu king strolled
toward the Goose market. one Of the
principal squares In tho business section
OF the city and Just around tho corner
from the hotel. A few minutes later some
pedestrians noticed an elderly gentleman
fall to the sidewalk. He was dressed In
an ordinary busines suit and appeared 10
ran to the spot 10 assist him. but he was
dead.
Death instantaneous
A policeman was called, who had the
body conveyed In an automobile to the
sailors hospital. The physicians on duty
found that death had been instantaneous.
There was nothing on the body which
afforded any clue to It's Identification and
II was placed in the mortuary OF the hos
pital. @ -.t.
Il was only much later in tn. evening
that the royal suite. which had become
anxious owing to the kings absence,
heard of the incident that had occurred
ON the Goose market
After their inquiries regarding the
kings movements had proved fruitless
they. together with the proprietor of the
hotel. proceeded TO the hospital to look
at the body there. on arrival at the
hospital they were confronted bg the
tragic fact that the dead man was the
king Arrangements were Immediately
made for the body to be conveyed to the
hotel. where It was Lid out amid masses
Of flowers.
Most Democratic Monarch.
Frederick VIII. king OF Denmark. and
J the most democratic and popular mos
arch OF Europe. was born June :, 1sR.
twenty years before his father. prince
OF the house OF sehleswig- -Holstein-so
derburg- -Gluecksburg. became king Of