The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
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sad day in February, 1884, down
to this the dowager queen has been
unable to hide the fact that she Is
u broken hearted woman whose
health has been shattered by grief.
Desolate and inconsolable, she
has striven to hide the weight Of
the shadows pressing down upon
her mind and body But nothing
has been able to silence the per-
sistent reports that her will to
live has been wavering. There also
have been reports that she con-
templated withdrawing even furth-
err from the world by taking the
veil
Physicians With Her.
Physicians have been In almost
constant attendance at her side
since the late King Albert's death.
1t Is public knowledge here that
she has been losing weight and
that she suffers greatly from In
somnia.
Elizabeth's tragedy marked life
touched the hearts OF Americans
when she visited the United States
Those who saw her enter the Wal
dorf- Astoria in New York In the
same white cape and veil she had
wor ninto the front line trenches
during the war learned something
Of her story. The German army
that invaded her adopted country,
they knew, was led by her own
sisters husband.
They knew too that despite her
German origin, she stood stead
lastly at her husbands side when
the Germans swept into his little
kingdom. She and Albert left
Brussels on August IS. 1914, only
two days before the German troops
entered the city.
In the Dark Days.
In the dark days that followed
the then queen of the Belgians
worked tirelessly for her husband 4
people establishing hospitals car
ing for the wounded, In a thousand
ways winning the love and loyalty
OF her adopted country. When
floods swept over Belgian homes
In 1925 the queen again was a
leader In the work OF caring for
the stricken.
President Sends sympathy
Washington, Aug. 29-(UP)-
President Roosevelt today ex-
pressed to King Leopold the sym.
pathy and condolences of the Unit.
cd States In the death OF Queen
Astrid.
President Roosevelt and Secre'
tary of State Cordell Hull sep.
arately cabled messages to the Bel.
CLAN government. The president
message, direct to the monarch
said:
Mrs. Roosevelt and I have beer
deeply moved at the tragic new,
of the death of her majesty Tho
queen. We hasten to extend to your
ma jesty our heartfelt sympathy.
1.-THE people of the United States
will share the grief of tho Belgian
people In the loss of queen who
so graciously personified the ideals
of Belgium.
II earnestly hope that You
Majesty will rapidly recover from
the injuries which / understand
you have personally suffered. sent
you my affectionate regards In THU
hour of your great sorrow"
All Are Appalled,
The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. q
-(UP)-All of Holland was APP
palled at the death of Queen AS
trid, flags were half-staffed every
where. The government expressed
Its condolences to the Belgian ant
swedish legations.
Stockholm. Sweden, Aug. 90
| (UP)-Prince Karl of Sweden
father of Queen Astrid, was presid
ing over a Red Cross meeting whei
| the news of Queen Astrid's deatl
was brought to him by his son.
A train was held up for 10 min
utes until he could board 1t and 81
to Fridhem. where Prince Ingebors
is at the summer castle.
The king learned the news a
Solliden. Mourning was genera
throughout Sweden.
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Epstein's bronze bust of Ramsa.
Macdonald, former premier, wal