The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-04-14

NNANhNAy EA-hmpfeHS CuccumDS
to Heart Attack-Her Death is
Shock to Residents Of Doom Cas-
tie Former Kaiser "Bilp VIII
Not Attend Burial Ceremonies on
German Soil--Lived Life Of Exile.
Former Empress Augusta Victoria
OF Germany died at Doom, Holland,
at s o'clock Monday morning. say
dispatches from that place under
that date BY a strange conincident
the end came just one year after she
suffered her first serious attack of
heart disease
It was while she was preparing
to enter the house Of Doom, the
present home Of the former emperor
Of Germany, after her long residence
at Amerongen, that she was stricken
with what at the time was believed
to be a fatal attack. That was on
April IA, 1920 For a few days
there were reports that her death
was momentarily expected, but she
rallied, and accompanied her hVls-
band to Doom on May Is, last.
Attacks of her fatal malady recur-
red DIT frequent intervals, each sap
ping her vitality and multiplying the
measure taken by specialists to re-
store her health When her son,
former Prince Joachim, committed
suicide in Berlin last July, she was
in such serious condition that the
news Of his death was kept from her
for a long time, and it is said she
never learned her son killed himself.
Late last autumn the former en-
press condition gradually became
worse, and ON several occasions her
children were called to Doom, but
her strength was such that she
rallied bravely when the end was
believed imminent. Since the first
Of the year 1t had been known that
she was gradually sinking.
The death came ais d shock TO the
dwellers in Doom Castle, as during
last week the patients condition had
seemed less serious. Nevertheless,
last Saturday DR.. Haesnar, after
consultation with Prof. Hymans, the
Dutch heart specialist, thought it.
advisable to send a message to
Princess Victoria Louise, the only
darIhtsl, Of the former empress,
calling her to Doom. The princess
who then was in Vienna, had NOT
reached Doom when death came to
the ex-empress
Sunday morning the patient was
only semiconscious. She was kept
from suffering by frequent hypo-
dermie injections, but her breath
ing appeared to become hourly more
difficult. AT 5 O'Clock Monday
morning DR.. Haesner assisted the
attending nurse and Countess Won
Kellar, an old friend Of the former
empress, to adjust the patients po-
sition SO that she might become more
comfortable.
AS the day broke breathing be-
came more difficult for the falling
patient, and her pulse grew weaker.
1t then was evident to the physi-
clan that the end was near, and DR..
Haesner warned former Emperor
William and Prince Adelbert of its
approach.
The ex-empress became uncon-
scious and her breathing became
fainter and fainter, until st 8 o'clock
life left her frail body.
The ex-emperor stood at the bed
side with bent head as death came
to his consort, and he remained in
the room for some time afterward.
Funeral services over the body Of
the late former Empress Augusta
Victoria Of Germany, says 4 London
dispatch, will be held at the house
Of Doom Wednesday and viii be at
tended by only anembers Of her
family. The remains were taken to
Potsdam on Wednesday and another
funeral service was held there.
The former Kaiser William Ho-
henzollern viii not enter Germany
on the occasion Of his wife's burial
Saturday at Posdam. Dispatches
from his residence at Doom, in Hol-
land, seem definitely to show this is
the final decision of the exiled en-
peror,
Only few weeks ago, when the
death Of the kaiserin momentarily
was expected, the former kaiser, it |
is said, planned TO accompany herd
body to the imperial tombs near
Berlin. The monarchists were pre-
paying great demonstration to
exploit mourning of the people for !
the return of the throne. The re- !
turn Of King Constantine to Greece
gave them their main assurance.
Since that time. however, the |
former Emperor Charles has been |
driven out Of Hungary under the de-
termined pressure of the people and |
of the entente, while Constantine |
himself is none too sure of his place.
Moreover, the Dutch government has
notified the former kaiser that if |
he leaves Holland he viii not be
permitted to return.
served SO efficiently in the past, were
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