Death of Prince Leopold

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 38, 1 April 1884, Page 2

Death of Prince Leopold

BBVTE&'S TSLBOSAHS ; J r-\: London, March 30. '- Particulars of His Royal Highness the Duke of Albany's death show that lie slipped on the stairs at the Club i House and sustained an injury to: the ' knee. He was removed to Capt PericiTal's villa, close by, and put to bed. Nothing serious was feared, and he read the papers, conversed freely with these around, add pnrtook of supper;-' Doctor ' Boyle was in attendance and slept in the same room, and at 2 o'clock in the morn* ■ ing he was startled by the Duke's. heaTy \ breathing, and fonnd him m sin epileptic : fit, and he died in six minutes in the arm.* of his host ■ aptain Percival. The L immediate cause of death was fffusion of ! blood on the brain. He was previously/ in splendid health, and wrote cheerf filly" i to his wife on Thursday. She is at Claremont awaiting her expected confine- .. ment. The Queen is serionsly prostrated by the news, and the ex-Empress Eugenic was with her for several hours. Profonnd emotion and universal sym> : ]>athy is being manifested throughout the United Kingdom at the intelligence of the Duke of tlbany. The Queen risitcd. the Pu chess at Clarmont to-d«y. Mklboubnb, March 30. Mr James Service, Premier, has telegraphed to the Secretary of State a mesa, age of condolence with the Queen in her ■ bereavement. ... , , .', -, i ,-' General reference was ; made in the local churches to-day to the death of the : Duke of Albany; and the Dead March; ' was played. Some edifices were' draped i in black. ••■•■■ ■'•• '>:"■■"- > l -l-

Beetived April 1,0.25, a.m ." ' J Melboitbnb, March 31. In- the Gazette issued tfiiiumerainfri - Sunday next, the 6th April, is, proclaimed a day of general mourning throughout \h: colony for the de.4thi ; 6f i rince Leo* pold. The proposed "banquet to Hi» . Excellency has now been abnndohad! '" >