Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-16
Frederick VIII of Denmark
Travelling Incognito, Ex-
pires of Apoplexy While
on Stroll in Hamburg.
UNIDENTIFIED BODY
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Members of Suite, Making
Search, Learn Hours Aft
er That Unknown Body
Was That of King.

Hamburg. Germany. May liking
Frederick VIII of Denmark, died alone,
unaccompanied and unattended. on the
streets of this city late last night OF
apoplexy. ..-
| The king. travelling incognito, ar
rived here Monday on his return from
Il long trip to the south, where he had
been convalescing from a serious at
tack OF inflammation of the lungs.
With the queen and the royal suite he
took quarters at the Hamburgerhoff
hotel.
At 10 o'clock last night the king left
the hotel unaccompanied for his
usual stroll before retiring. He had
gone only short distance when he
was overcome on the street by sud
den attack Of apoplexy
He fell unconscious to the pavement
and not being recognized as person
Of so great prominence, his body was
rushed to the nearest hospital in an
automobile. At the hospital physicians
pronounced him dead. though he was
still unrecognized. When members OF
the kings suite became alarmed over
his failure to return to the hotel after
"a reasonable time they called In the
yfprOpfietor 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 king
was regarded by his physicians as
completely restored to health by his
trip to the south. Yesterday he felt
unusually we'll and during the day ex-
pressed JOY at his expected return to
1Copenhagen today. He remarked that
he felt refreshed and completely re-
stored to health, 1t was announced
this morning that arrangements for
taking the body to Denmark would be
completed during the day. His ma.
jesty's relatives and royalty through
out Europe were notified Of his death
before daybreak
The flags on all the public buildings
here, where the king had repeatedly
been a welcome guest, were half
masted today.
Tragic Manner Of Death.
! King Frederick and Queen Louisa.
who had travelled here from Nice
under the incognito Of the Count and
Countess of kronberg. had their three
youngest children. Princess Thyra.
Prince Gustav and Princess Dagmar,
with them.
King Frederick had been undergoing
q course of treatment for arterio
sclerosis, with which he had been
troubled for considerable time. He
had also suffered from an attack nf
inflammation Of the lungs, but his
had been overcome.
When he left the Hamburgernoff
last night. after hearty dinner the
king strolled toward the Goose
market" one Of the princinal squares
in the business section of the city and
Just around the corner from the hotel.
A few minutes later some pedestrians
noticed an elderly gentleman fall TO
the sidewalk He was dressed in an
ordinary business suit and appeared
to be we'll to do tradesman. the
passersby ran to the spot to assist
him, but he was dead. A policeman
was called who had the body con-,
veyed in an automobile to the Sailors
hospital. The physicians on duty
found that death had been instan.
taneous.
i Royal Suite Finds Dead Body.
There was nothing on the body
which afforded clue to its identifl.
cation and it was placed in the
mortuary OF the hospital.
It was only much later In the even.
ling that the royal suite. which had be
come anxious owing to the kings
absence, heard of the incident that had
occurred on the Goose market" As
their inquiries in regard to the kings
movements had up to then 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 by the tragic fact that the
dead man was the king. Arrangements
were Immediately made for the body
to be conveyed to the hotel where 1t
was laid out amid masses Of flowers.
Brief Sketch Of His Life.
Christian Frederick was proclaimed
king of Denmark as Frederick VIII on
January 80. 1906. after the death OF
Christian TX, the aged king. who was
dean OF the crowned heads of Europe,
father of King George of Greece, OF the
loueen mother Alexandra Of Great
britain, the empress dowager Of Rus
sia and grandfather Of King Haakon