Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-15
King, ConvaIesCsnt, Passes
Away in Hamburg
Street.
HAD GONE FOR STROLL
Walking Alone He Was Seized
With ApopIexy-WaS Pop
uIar Monarch.

Copenhagen, May Is
Christian x. was proclaimed
King of Denmark from the bal
cony of the palace at 8 this af-
ternoon in the presence of a
huge concourse of people. The
reading of the proclamation was
hailed with loud cheers by the
enormous crowd.
Throughout the day church
bells of the city were tolling.
There were many kilograms of
coincidence, including one from
President Taft. The German
emperor is expected to attend
the funeral ceremony.
Hamburg, May liking Freder-
ick VIII. of Denmark died alone, un-
accompanied. unattended, in a
street In this city last night of
apoplexy. The king. travelling incog-
nito, arrived Monday on his return
from trip south, where he had been
conyalescing from a serious attack
OF Inflammation OF the lungs. With
the queen and royal suite he took
quarters at the Hamburghof hotel
GOES FOR 4 STROLL.
At 10 last night the king, unac-
Companied, went for n stroll before
retiring He had gone only a short
distance when he fell unconscious in
the street from an attack of apoplexy.
and died instantly. Not being recog.
nized the body was rushed TO the
nearest hospital. When members
OF the kings suite became
alarmed over his failure to return to
the hotel. they told the proprietor
and a search was begun. The search
ers found his majesty dead in the hos
pital and brought the body back to
the hotel.
THOUGHT WELL MAN.
The king was regarded by his ply
sicians as completely restored to
health by his southern trip. Yester
day the king felt particularly we'll
and expressed JOY at his expected re-
turn to Copenhagen.
EUROPE MOURNs.
II was announced this morning
arrangements for taking the body 10
Denmark would be completed during
the day. His majesty's relatives and
royalties throughout Europe were
notified OF his death before daybreak
Flags in all public buildings here
where the king had repeatedly been
a welcome guest, were half masted.
HAD OTHER TROUBLE.
King Frederick. Queen Louisa. and
their three youngest children. Princess
Thyra, Prince Gustav and Princess
Dagmar, were I'm the party.
King Frederick had been undergoing
course OF treatment for arterio
sclerosis, with which he had been
troubled for a considerable time. He
had also suffered from an attack OF
inflammation Of the lungs, but thi:
was completely overcome
PEOPLE STUNNED.
Copenhagen. May 15.-The peopl,
OF Denmark were momentarily stun
ned by the sudden death OF their pop
ular king. Evidences OF deepest sor
row and sympathy are visible every
where. Copenhagen is fast assumin,
the gaTb OF mourning.
FoRESAw THE END.
II is now stated here the kings re
turn from Nice was hastened as hi
physicians recognized the possibilit!
OF a catastrophe. A rumor is cur
rent the late king recently visited
fortune teller inooEnito and was in
formed he would die May Is. Th,
king was a great Admirer OF tn,
United States. He was close stu
dent of American literature. Prime
Christian will be proclaimed KIM
this afternoon with the title O
Christian Y.
RELATIVES GRIENE.
London, May l5.-Queen Mothe
Alexandra and DOwager Empires
Marie OF Russia, both OF whom ar
sisters of the dead King Frederick
are prostrated with the shock of hi
majestys death. Marie is a guest O
her sister at Marlborough house
FLAGS on public buildings were hal
masted. The social season in tn
British court. just commencing. vii
Se seriously affected.