Show KING PASSES AWAY one of the best known figure figures in the old world lose in struggle with grim reaper brussels nnie sels king leopold died at clock thursday rooming morning bis his aged and wasted body being unable to 0 o stand the strain put upon it by the operation performed a few daya days ago the collapse col lapso occurred suddenly and af at a moment when the doctors seemingly had bad the greatest grea teet hopes for bis his recovery the end came quickly and after a spell of weakness peacefully prince alaf albert rt arrived at the deathbed about twenty five minuses later the kings kines coolness cool nesa and courage in the heroic struggle won the admira tion of all for at no time did he seem to fear the result now that he I 1 ie dead it Is believed that he was abl able to survive so long tang by the sheer force of his mentality leopold 11 II king of the belgians son of tha late king leopold 1 I upon whose death on december 10 1865 1965 he be succeeded to the throne was born at brussels april 9 1837 ills father was the former prince of at saxe co burg gotha and his mother princess louise daughter of king louis phil 1 lippe of france while always conspicuous before the public on account of the nature of hl ht t private life particular in recent years king leopold baa has recently had mach of the world against him on account of at his attitude towards the congo independent state his fill great interest lay in the development of that country for he was practically abe ah founder of it and was its it ruling sovereign |