The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-23
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\ The correspondent of the Herald teie.
/ graphing from Madrid says: On Friday
Il hight, during q small reunion of shc
II royal family in the palace, Queen Chris.
H tina became somewhat indIspo5ed. From
II that hour Der condition ,xrew sore and
more serious, and it was shopght that az
last the supreme hour was approaching,
1 There. had been 90 many lisap 9pintnrehls
i alA.nlj Eca iGuiations, however, tlikti &c wa
Il 2ue va siigabbnt 6sotcEocE oirtShcjnfiar-.
noon OF Saturday that Che Austrian ply
sician in attendance positiyeI! gave his
i opinion that the condition of der Majesty
was certain indication Of her approach.
! ing confinement. Tho intelligeIce yas
OF course ia Hhort time communicated
| to nearly the whole city, and as the vel.
coma news spread it was only natural
that the poppsaee should have been at
tracted to the palace. People of eli
classes stayed in the Plaza del Oriente
under the palace windows all day, and
the crowd slowly Increased until, the
afternoon, Ehen it was known that the
palace messenger had been ordered off at
halfpast Ito summon ministers. Hours
passed and the crowd increased .as the
inteliigehce vent abroad, until by night.
fall the environs Of the palace presented
very animated scene. Directly Queen
Christina lelt the frat symptoms Of ira.
vail her Austrian physician, advised the
Duke .og EeGto,. the Lord Dhanberlaiu,
who Immediately ordered the command.
| Ing officer Of the, Halherdiers of the
Guard to send eighty messages to request
the instant attendance at the palace of
the ministers, the diplomatic corps and
the native pesenages named by royal
order TO be present at the birth. Before
their arrival King Alfonso, ex.oGeen
Ipahella, the Princess Of Astnrias. Tho
Archduchess Isabella and the lladiea of
the royal household had assembled in the
bedchamber Of the Queen, with the Aus.
trinn physician. In another room. close
by, were the two wet nurses from Sam
tander, in their.pretty coetumeso of velvet
! liskirts and bodices, braided with gold and
silver. l!g
| The interior OF tho palace was q scene
of great animation The guards came
TO occupy the gates and line the staircase
and ante.chamber. Then came the
Igrandees, chambeflnins and military
Ihouseholds, who, in fine uniforms, filled
the galleries, ApxiouB expectation was
on every coantenance. AS Carriage after
carriage arrived with peFsonages, natives
and foreign, all appearing in full uni.
form, except the United States and South
::::e::ess se;s:Ss1:. =. ; q, t5 ta5
Chamberlain conducted them 10 the ante
chamber next to; tho chamber OF tho
Queen. It was q aibrilliant 'assemblage Of
s;:s5 stSTST tie spanish nobility. Mar
m! E!s alnH geperalsi Knights of noble md
military. orders. ~ edieval cloalis aud
ricn costumes, judges, prelates, civil and
miiltary authorities, the Mayor and
the Aldermen of Madrid, forming n
4 striking contract with Senators and; Dep
uties, IN plain evening. dress amid the
/ splenala ceremonial that revived all
IN folgeens! eLiquette OF tho House Of
t6onsEoS2 IN iho eighteenth century.
hiossol,ess ag !, statues in the doorway
atoolS - nsl slnsrsai iea and musk eleets in
= gaian9 E, s i,ae os tho time Of ,onis Ky.
fbnsx 81 lsi2slty !eigned ~ the brilliant
gatAesi illsss e.sk rho most intense anxiety
4 was e IoE fiie royal ettiercr in the bod
q qua the Austrian ptyaician
was iht laEt lie "a, iaii0ksl King Al Alfonso
thst ths % Yen was hsppily delivered.
4 Thg REi6Dt eas5 of the monarchy
reqgLised lat directly after the histh the
u doors Of the bedchamher shonld bs
ehf?wgppen to let the King present his
a child gthe assembly in the Gnte-cham.
peri and Alfonso strictly confcrmed to
4 th!s practice. A few minutes after the
a lord chamberlain had ANNOUNCED the
: event to the distinguished personsges Tho
4 hing entered. bearing himself,1ou fine
j gold tray, his child, and while all eagerly
d bent forward to Raaa. the veil that CIV.
4 cred the royal anssnt was raised and
4 overy one looked Mt the child--a
! strong, healthy baby, princess. King
i Alfonso recaiHed hearty congratulations'
pspseEalI from the foreign enSoya and
fninlaters. Before any one departed the
miplster OF grace anu justice prepared 8
dead recording the birth, and il was
Rigned by many witnesses according to
prominence. Then d solemn re Deum
for the happy rec6 c6Vsty of the Queen Il as
sung In the chapel OF the palace by the
a cardinal PHmate and the Patriarch OF
II she lndiesi In the presence of,E namer-
pms attendance OF She mobility. All
elassen lare highly slated 'hE anleyent 20
fortunate tor the dynasty, Directly after
sha presentation Of the child the Dnchess
4 Medina de 10 Torres, the chief goyeIness,
conveyed her to- apartments which had
peel prepared In the story below the
royal hedc chamber, aud consisting OF an