The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-22
Uneasiness in London Concerning the Prob
able Result-The Streets Blockaded
by News-Seeking Throngs.
Growing Belief that the Lady Dixie
Outrage Story Is Hoax.
Mount Etna Resumes Business at the Old
Stand, with an Earthquake Attach
ment-Notes by Cable.
QUEEN VICTORIA.
Her Injuries Received Last Saturday Nor
Serious than at First Supposed.

Her Injuries Received Last Saturday More
Serious than at First Supposed.
New York, March 21.-A London special
says that the injuries received by Queen Vic
toria, on Saturday, by slipping upon the
stairs of the palace, at Windsor while de-
scending to take a carriage ior ride, now
turn out to be more serious than at first sup
posed, and it is believed that she will be con-
fined to her room for some time At the
time of the accident, Her Majesty and at
tendants thought but little of it, The Queen,
after returning to her room and making an
examination, in order to learn the extent of
her injuries, determined to carry out her in
tention and take drive On returning, and
when attempting to leave the carriage, she
found she was unable to do so, and had to be
helped by her attendants, who found it nee
essary to carry her to her room. Her Mai
esty's physicians were at once summoned,
and, upon examination, found her knee to be
badly swollen and inhamed.
There is much uneasiness throughout the
city concerning her condition Crowds
stand about the bulletin places eagerly
watching and asking for news. Great num-
bers of business men have posted up notices
of their absence from places of business,
and have gone to the club, newspaper build
ings and the telegraph offices to await news.
| The newspapers have all sent special corre-
spondents to Windsor, and made complete ar
rangements for bulletins. The Houses of
Parliament are crowded and the streets in
many places are blocked with crowds of la
boring people who have knocked off work in
their anxiety to keep informed.
1t is now believed bV those havinp annees
to authentic information that the Queens in
juries are not absolutely dangerous in them
selves, but there is universal fear that owing
to the advanced age of the Queen, and the
somewhat delicate condition in which her
health has for some time been, that some
dangerous complications may arise from
them.
A bulletin has just been posted announcing
| that the Queen is constantly attended by
full corps of royal physicians. The crowd
surrounding the bulletin was SO great that
| those in the rear could not make it out, and
demand for a reader was made. A man
| mounted pile of paving-stones and cried
out the intelligence. When the man
motioned to make his first utter
| ance, the entire crowd. which was al
most exclusively composed of workingmen,
| uncovered, and was STILL The bulletin pro-
duced the most evident depression The bull
letin announced that the knee upon which
Her Majesty fell has become greatly swollen,
and that every effort is being made to CON
fine the swelling.
4P. Mt is announced that the Queens
physicians have authorized the statement to
be made that Her Majesty is in no immedi-
ate danger. The statement is coupled with
the information that Her Majesty may, how
ever, be confined for an indefinite time to
come. 1t is understood that the Queen is
suffering quite as much from exhaustion
produced by her determined action in tax
ing long ride after she received her injury,
for the purpose of disabusing the public
mind of all impression that she was hurt, as
from the consequences of the wound itself.
This fortitude is the theme of universal COM
ment, and the working people seem to glory
in talking about what they call the bravery
of the Queen"
4:40 P. M-Bulletins report that the Queen
is resting comfortably, and the physicians
claim to have entirely succeeded in conquer
ing all those elements of the case which
might have proved trou blesome
LATER.-The Queen is still confined to
Windsor Castle by the swelling in her knee
caused by the fall of Saturday, and her jour
ney to Osborne is postponed. Her general
health is good, and she transacts official
business as usual. She gave audience to
Gladstone yesterday.