The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15


tian was proclaimed king of .
Denmark from the balcony of .
the palace at 3 o'clock this aft
ernoon in the presence of a large :
gathering.
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Hamburg. Germany. May Is
King Frederick VIII of Denmark
d' 4 alone. unattended on the street
of this city last night of apoplexy.
The king. travelling incognito. ar
rived here Monday on his way from
a long trip to the south. where he
had been convalescing from Sc
rious attack of Inflammation of the
lungs. With the queen and royal
suite he took quarters at the Ham
burg hotel.
Al 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 o nthe street by sud-
\. den attack of apoplexy. He fell un-
conscious to the pavement. and not
being recognized as person of Sc
great Importance his body was rush.
tomobile.
When the members of the kings
suite became alarmed over his fail
ure to return to the hotel after rea-
sonable time, they called in the pro-
prietor and search was begun. The
searchers found his majesty dead al
the hospital and took the body back
to the hotel with them.
The king was regarded by his ply
health by his trip to the south. Yes.
terday he felt particularly we'll and
during the day expressed his joy at
his expected return to Copenhagen
today. He remarked that he felt re-
freshed and completely restored to
health.
1t was announced this morning that
arrangements for taking the body to
Denmark would be completed during
royalties throughout Europe were
notified of his death before day
break.
Flags on all public buildings here
where the king had repeatedly been
a welcome guest, were at half mast
today.
Several. months ago King Frederick
suffered severe illness. While TAX
ing his customary walk he had a sud-
den seizure and was compelled to re-
turn to the palace. Later it was an.
nounced he had suffered chill, but
the real nature Of his malady was not
disclosed.
While he showed rapid recovery. he
suffered a relapse two weeks later
and considerable anxiety was express
ed by members of the court as to his
condition.
Frederick Will. King of Denmark,
and the most democratic and popular
monarch Of Europe, was born June 3.
184S, 20 years before his father, q
prince of the house of Schleswig-H Hol-
stein Sonderburg-G g-Gluecksburg became
king of Denmark under the name of
Christian TX. His fathers accession
to the throne Of Denmark was ar
ranged by the powers of Europe. to
avoid the perils Of a disputed throne
after the death of Frederick VII. OF
the Oldenburg line. who left no chill
dren.
When his father became king,
Prince Frederick. then a youth of 70.
was in the midst Of his studies at the
university of Copenhagen. These
were not interrupted by the change OF
change in the life of the young stu
dent was, that on Saturdays. instead
Of walking to the modest home of his
parents in one of the quiet streets of
Copenhagen. he took a street car a;
the Gothersgade to visit the royal
family at the Amalienborg palace.
Unassumingly and unostentatiously
tuC pIiuSS ulIuSleu Will IlIS
future subjects and frequently he had
to stand up and hang to strap, when
the car was crowded.
A Private Soldier.
After he had graduated from the
university the young prince entered
the crack regiment of the guard as a
private. He was the only man among
the sovereigns and heirs apparent of
Europe who served as simple SOL
der in the ranks without the slightest
distinction from his humber COM
lived In the same quarters, ate the
same simple and coarse food, used
the same rude utensils, tin plate and
cup. iron fork and knife. which he
cleaned with his own hands. should
cred the same heavy rifle and went
through the same routine and train
ing like all the rest. Only after lie
accepted promotion to the rank of
sergeant.
In his fathers house the young
prince had become used to the sim
plest and most frugal life. Christian
was poor and had married q princess
equally impecunious. The family was
large and the strictest economy was
Young Frederick. like his younger
brothers. had no valet and was COM
PEELED even to polish his own shoes.
Even after his father ascended the
throne in 1863 the plain and simple
lie of the family was changed but
little. Frederick's sisters Alexandra,
now the Queen of England. and Marie
Dagmar. who married Alexander III.
of Russia. used to make their own
dresses before they were married and,
when two of them went out driving
I'M the solitary family carriage, the
other members of the family had to
remain home.
Frederick VIII. modelled his life AMI
habits after the illustrious example
Of his father. Christian TX. and when
he succeeded to the throne on jan
uary %. 1906. upon the death of his