Evening journal., 1916-11-22
DEATH ends 6S
YEAR REIGN OF
Emperor JOSEF
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l32-one of the 1873 bodies being that Of
a countess, companion of the great
Maria Theresa. for whose fidelity and
love the empress decided that the body
should rest with her.
Sixty-eight years ago, when the last
Hapsburg sovereign died. his heart
was put in an urn and preserved with
fifty-five other similar urns, each con-
tanning the hearts Of fifty-hve mem
bers OF the royal family, I'm the Church
Of ST. Augustine. II was Franz Josef
who terminated this ancient custom
issuing a royal decree against Il.
According 10 the dead Emperor's own
wishes, his coffin VIII be n plain
wooden one OF oak. lined with white
satin. Il will be covered with royal
black velvet and be placed finally in
q large metallic sarcophagus in the
imperial crypt.
With the prospect that the new SOW
oreign may have an important bear
ing on the future OF the war, his
character and disposition have
BEEN the subject OF deep study
by all Europe. Economically IN
clined. very little was known OF him
up to the time that an assassin's bull
let murdered the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand. the heir, in Sarajevo. June
2S. 1914.
The man who will now become Aus
tr as ruler is known TO have had a
good military education and has
achieved some success as a military
commander IN the great war. EIe has
lacked any training whatever in
statecraft or diplomacy. Moreover
he assumes the throne at a time when
the strongest OF men would have a
task IN mainta ming the Empire OF
Austria-Hungary intact and strong.
Hungary is growing FESTIVE under the
Hapsburg yoke.
Strong leaders OF men have re-
Gently appeared there They fear
swallowing up OF Hungary in the Teu-
tonic Empire and have not hesitated
10 express that belief and work for
Hungary as a separate kingdom.
But immediate result Of the removal
OF the strong figure Of the aged En-
peror was believed here TO mean an
increase In Prussian domination OF
the Central Empires. Franz Josef,
Acknowledged one Of the strongest
rulers Of modern times. is no more.
A mere stripping, IMMERSED in state
craft. succeeds n m. Germany Will
probably find him plant IN acceding
10 Prussian wishes.
DISPATCHES from Vienna via Amster-
dam TODAY declared that the aged EN-
nerors death was peaceful.
The Emperor was apparently in
fairly good health Monday night
twenty-four hours before his death.
He arose at his usual hour on Tues
day morning and went through his
customary program OF busying him
self in governmental affairs Later
he received the Archduchess Marie
Valerie, and Baron Burian, from the
foreign Office. Late in the afternoon
he became suddenly worse. His
temperature rose alarmingly. II was
obvious then that the end was near.
The Archduchess Marie Valerie as
sisted the aged ruler 10 his bedroom
early Tuesday night. He was unable
TO sleep and kept complaining OF
pains in his throat At 9 o'clock he
appeared more quiet and seemed to
be resting. But twenty minutes later
he suddenly gestured 10 his throat,
seemed 10 cii4Nt Aul uAltl hANc hlAN
died within a few moments.
Franz Josef was born August IS
1880 His death ends a reign longer
than any in modern history. except
that Of Louis XIV OF France-and
Louis. unlike the Hapsburg sovereign,
assembled the throne when mere
child OF FIVE
II was a reign bathed in blood and
shrouded in tragedies. Franz Josef
assembled the throne when he was
eighteen years OF age. and has there
fore held the scepter of imperial au-
thority for IS years.
War marked the beginning Of his
reign as war marked its close. Domes-
tic tragedies. murders, suicides, violent
deaths have decmated his family His
dearest relative, as child, was his
grandfather a man bowed with the sor-
row Of having seen his own aunt, Marie
Antoinette, wulotined in Paris. Five
years after he had assembled the throne
he was severely wounded by a would-be
assassin. Wars came next, and internal
dissentions Then IN 1850 his only son.
the Crown Prince Rudolph, died a violent