The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
FORMER EMPRESS
DIES AT DOORN
Wife of Deposed Kaiser
Succumbed Today After
Long Illness.
BACK TO GERMANY
Announcement Made that Re-
mains Will Be Taken to Old
Home at POttdam.
(By Associated Press Leased Wirel

a(By Associated Press Leased Wire1
Doom, Holland. = Former Empress
Augusta Victoria of Germany died here
at $500 o'clock this morning. BY a
strange coincidence the end came just
one year after she suffered her first
serious attack of heart disease. 1t 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 fatal attack. That
was on April II, 1920 For few days
there were reports that her death was
momentarily expected, but she rallied
and accompanied her husband to Doom
on May 18th last.
Attacks Of her fatal malady required
at frequent intervals, each sapping her
vitality and multiplying the measures
taken by specialists to restore her
health. When her son, former Prince
Joachim committed suicide in Berlin
last July, she was in such serious con
dition that the news of his death was
kept from her for 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 this year
it had been known that she was gradu-
ally sinking,
Funeral services over the body of
the late former empress will be held
at the house of Doom tomorrow and
will be attended only by members of
her family. says an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Central News. The re-
mains will be taken to Potsdam on
Wednesday and another funeral service
will be held there.
Former Emperor William and Prince
Adelbert were at the bedside when the
former empress died. They had been
called by Dr. Haesher, who attended
the former empress throughout her
residence in Holland.
a. The death came as shock to the
dwellers in Doom Castle, as during
the last week the patients condition
had seemed less serious Neverthe-
less, last Saturday, DR.. Haesner, after
consultations with Prof. Hymans, the
Dutch heart specialist, thought it ad-
visable to send a message to Princess
Victoria Louise, the only daughter of
the former emperor and empress, call
ing her to Doom. The princess, who
then was in Vienna, had not reached
Doom when death came.
Last night the patient was only
semi-conscious. She was kept from
suffering by frequent hypodermic in
jeetions, but her breathing appeared to
become more difficult At five o'clock
this morning DR.. Haesner assisted the
attending nurse to adjust the patients
position so that she might become
more comfortable AS the day broke.
breathing became still more difficult
and the patients pulse grew weaker.
It was then evident to the physicians
that the end was near and DR.. Haesner
warned former Emperor William and
Prince Adelbert of its approach.
The ex-empress became unconseioug
and her breathing became fainter and
fainter until at six o'clock when life
left her frail body. The ex-emperor
stood az the bedside with bent head
as death came to his consort, and he