The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-05
LORD TENNYSON DYING.
England's Poet Laureate Rapidly
Nearing the End.
ELS FAMILY EXTREMELY RETIuENT.

Great Difficulty in Obtaining News of
the Distinguished Sufferers Con-
acknowledgement of Inquiry from
All Sections of Europe Unable to
Take Nourishment.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Dr. Dabbs, who Is in
constant attendance upon Lord Tennv-
son at Aldtworth, near Haslemere, told
the correspondent of the International
Telegram company at midnight that his
patients condition was very grave. The
bulletin issued at that hour said: Lord
Tennyson's condition is extremely criti-
cal. He is much weaker and takes nour-
ishment with difficulty"
Monday night Tennyson slept well,
and the early morning bulletin stated
hissymptoms were encouraging. At noon
he was worse. His weakness has in
creased rapidly since 10 o'clock, and he
was reported to be sinking. At 3 o'clock
the rumor was that he was sinking rap
idly, but that he might last through the
night.
The Poets Illness.
Tennyson's illness began on Friday.
He suffered from gout for several years,
but the disease has not become acute un-
til recently, The rapid development of
influenza early in the weS, brought him
to his bed on Friday. He was strongly
opposed to yielding to the malady, as
the special train which has for years
conveyed him from Haelsmere to the
shore opposite his winter home on the
Ta1a af l1,..lk 1, 81,
He begged hard to be allowed to go, but
Sir Andrew Clark and DIR. Dabbs told
him the journey could not be only at the
peril of his life In Difference to this
warning, as well as to the wishes of his
invalid wife, Tennyson reluctantly con-
Bented to remain at Haslemere.
Visitors go constantly throughout the
day to Haslemere to read the bulletins
as to Tennyson's condition. The bull
letins are very meagre, owing to Tenny-
sons request on Saturday, when in
quiries began to multiply, that as little
publicity as possible be given to the
progress of the disease. Hallam Tenny-
son delivers the bulletins to the report
ers, but refuses to add to the scant in
formation which they contain. Aldt-
worth is forty-three miles from the
village, and one mile from the nearest
house. Not only the poet, but also his
wife and son are complete strangers to
the people thereabouts,
Slight Chance Of Recovery.
The solitude of the place, however,
has been banisned since Monday noon.
Hundreds of kilograms of inquiry and
sympathy are being received from
friends and admirers of the poet. Queen
Victoria, Gladstone, the Earl of Rose
berry, Emperor William and dozens of
other persons of world wide reputation
are sending messages and receiving news
as to his condition. The queen receives
reports three times daily. The messages
are so numerous, however, that most of
the inquirers get answers only through
the newspapers, as there is nobody at
Aldtworth to return individual replies.
The only persons at the bedside of the
patient are the physicians who pass prac-
tically the whole day and night with the
patient, Lady Tennyson, Hallam Tenny-
son and his family.
1t seems highly improbable that Lord
Tennyson will recover, or even last more
than two or three days, although his
physicians refuse to speak as to the re-
suit of his illness. His physical health
has been far from satisfactory for some
time, and he is thought to have hardly
the vitality to rally from such severe ILL
ness