The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
Removed to Public Morgue by Police Where He Lay For Hours
 Unrecognized
His Son Proclaimed King Today--The De- ceased Monarch Was Recurring to Copenhagen When He Was
 Stricken in Hamburg

Hamburg. Germaiy, May l5-Kins
 Frederick VIII of Denmark died, un.
 known. in front of butcher shor near the aoose Market at 10:so o,clocl last night and his body was frs, Identified a> o'clock this morning after it had lain on common slab
 with four other unidentified bodies in the morgue of a water front hospi- tai for four hours.
 The details of the Kings death were given to the United Press correspon. dent today by Dr. Ludwig seligman the last person who spoke to him.
 was coming out of theatre al 1o:30 o'clock when saw an aged man sit swn heavily on the steps of a butc4er shop.' said Dr. seligman. .,] saw that he was suffering greatly and aaked him if could be of assist- ance. He was dressed in the ordinary faf aion and there was nothing about his appearance to indicate that he wa
 T offered to cali cab for him. but
 No thanks. I live at the Ham. burger Hof; feel better now and
 He got up ana started but had gone only few steps when he collapsed. ] pulse had virtually ceased. A. police man appsars and . 6ab wns sum moneds The ipolicenAan said she would take him at onGA ia the hospital and as feaiixed could be of no further aid, I went on way without the slightest 4idea that I had been present at the death of King.''
 <. IF ,vaa mt ,xv1t3l .af% t1.< s>rl3 oa had made a frantic search of all the popular cafes and places of alnuse- nentsothat might have attracted the monarch on his nocturnal trip that his body was found.
 { When a valet and chamberlain from the royal entourage were sum- moned to the hospital, an attendant drew back the sheet which covered the five bodieSJ The chamberlain collaps- ed as he recognized the face of the monarch. Then followed scene of unparalleled excitement, but the of f1cials hurriedly summoned soon gain- ed control. The body was hastily and quietly transferred to the Royal suite in the Hamburger Hof, where for mal statement was issued, saying the King died in bed. After all efforts to conceal the fact that he had died in the street had failed, the true de- tails were made known.
 Copenhagen, May 15-After King Christian x had been formally pro- claimed his fathers successor thou sands gathered about the Amalienborg Castle singing the national anthem and calling for the. new ruler.
 King Christian and Queen Alex andrina appeared on balcony. The crowd cheered wildly and gave them a demonstration that augured we'll for the popularity of the new regime in Denmark.
 Hamburg, May 15-Dressed in an or- dinary business suit Frederick VIII, King of Denmark, dropped dead while alone in the streets of Hamburg Tues- day night and his body unidentified lay on a slab with several other bodies in a harbor front hospital morgue un- til found at o'clock this morning by the anxious searchers for the King:
 Considerable mystery surrounds the death Of the King and the authOri- ties appear to be endeavoring to con- ceal the fact that Frederick died on the street
 The first reports given out were that the King had died suddenly in today. Nothing could be learned offi- cially as to the cause of the death ex- cept the brief and unsatisfactory statement that the King had chill. Later 1t was added that he had ex- perienced a slight fever and an irri- tation of the lungs.
 King Frederick and his family reached Hamburg Monday eR route to Copenhagen from Nice where the King had been for his health. Fred erick had been stricken with pneu- monia in February and appeared to- be unable to regain his health in his own country. He suffered re- lapse there when apparently on the road to recovery and 1t was then de- cided that he should go to the Ri- viera.
 In much improved health the King and his family reached here on their way home The King was accom- panied by Princesses Thyra and Dag mar and the Queen.
 The royal suite at the Hamburger Hof was occupied and a short time after the arrival of the royal family the mysterious circumstances of the Kings death began. icials and the authorities to conceal all information 1t is known that last night the King went out alone for a walk. He is said to have informed he immediate members of his family of his intention and for sometime his absence caused no alarm.
 As the hour grew late and the King, who had insisted upon going unac- failed to return, the Queen md the Princesses became disturbed. 1 The hotel officials were quietly noti- fed and at first employees of the ho- tel were sent out in search of the missing monarch
 When he left the Hamburger Hof ne wore an ordinary sack suit and appeared merely an old man of mod crate means out for a stroll. For a l nan of this description the hotel men searched. One by one they reported to the hotel that they had been un-