Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-21

" the lord mayor--The News Not Unex-
81 pectsd--Press Comments on the Charac-
ter Of the Dead Duke and His Successor
d Hsir Presumptive.
y LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Duke of
), ClareAte and Avondale, elder son of
s the Hince Of Wales and heir presump
tive df the English throne, died at
: Sandringham House at o'clock this
: morning.
= LoNpoN, jan 14--The Prince Of
!, Wales has sent the following telegram
Z to the Lord Mayor Of London:
q Our beloved son passed away at o'clock
n o-day. ALBERT EDWARD.
Al WIDESPREAD GRIEF.
Uarnda The news of the death of the Duke
10 sii}be p,aces Clarence has caused widespread
Mi German :, and already demonstrations of the
service on thelic feeling are eyerywhe apparent.
with Canada aall public buildings flags at half
pointed in his 1t and throughout the whole of Lon
House the sad intelligence has been re-
WAsH1Nerved with expressions of deepest sor-
INST as the hon receipt of the the lord mayor
HE hour of once gave orders to have the great
comnarat;veIll in st. Pauls Cathedral tolled, and
and these arso sent the following message to the
% the br;efrince of Wales:
onened the We are profoundly moved by the sad
ciarlr casa vtews and have communicated it to our
the journal esnectfn svmnstLv With o', o p u,
and athohghness in this great sorrow and national
ume OF vcalamity.
nervousne THE aprAr RnIJs on sr pAur,s
s.or When the solemn tolling of the great
the approph;s nornna IL con~eued 10 eor neara
S S.ise sou within hearing of the deep-mouthed
~ Incoming the fact that the Duke Of Clar-
s sne ia ~ ence and Avondale had passed away
NJ ri, The bells in ST. Paul's are never tolled
a.,,,. save on the occasion of the death of an
Isa,t heir to the throne, and therefore no
.t further information was necessary for
niis the people of London to make them
s;on an aware that after gallant struggle the
49, the duke had finally succumbed.
The c. i he A. IN IA caused
under oc.aS ht ~; s s,V o ayS S','' Nv was
introdg ~ 80 ~. U.s. n, 10 ~ souos ~. " y
ciasa ", given up hope yesterday and believed
thar that death was sure to claim the duke.
daysf THE NOBILITY DEEPLY STIRRED.
age When the telegram from the Prince
authc of Wales was received, announcing the
days death of the duke, there were only a
abled few persons in waiting. They received
Mr. the news with stolid indifference In the
ALE West End there was scene that was in
anne striking contrast to the indifference dis
asst played in the vicinity of the Mansion
toe House. Hundreds of people well known
in the upper circles Of London society
members Of the aristocracy and others
gathered in little groups and grayely
Neal SIM discussed the death of the duke and
said 10 its effect upon the succession in all
MoBI its bearings There Is nd donht
late last that the calamity il much taken
scene OF to heart by the English nobility. Fol
hanginf some reason no bulletin was posted al
PRONE Marlborough House, the London resi-
Beatr dence of the Prince Of Wales until afte,
BOD. II o'clock, and as the numerous car
y Hill RACES arrived their occnnants would de-
LIE scend and go 10 the porter's lodge to in
quire as to the latest news from Sand
~ rlngham. Here they were informed O
the death of the duke, and many of tn,
lady visitors were seen returning to the
carriages with handkerchiefs to the
eyes.
THE PAPERS IN MOURNING.
The blinds of the public houses ant
t many of the private houses and shop
are'drawn both in the West End ant
the city. The afternoon papers all ap
pear with mourning borders. Up Il
official bulletin of the death o
the duke had been issued at Sandring
ham Hall, but soon after 10 o'clock TIL
blinds of the house were drawn. Tn
flag on the church was placed at half
As mast and the church bell began to ring
These facts gave to the people waitin
about the gates the first Information tina
all was over
AS the day progressed the crowd in tn
vicinity of Marlborough House in
creased. The hall was at times CON
pletely blocked with carriages convey
ing the most noted people OF the king
dom. Lord Salisbury and Lady Sail;
bury and nearly the entire diplomat
corps were among the callers.
E THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
At o'clockt this afternoon tho follow
ing dispatch received from Sane
bingham;
After marked improvement during IL
early part Of the night the strength Of ii
duke failed, A bout O'Clock he began
gradually sink and death occurred at 81
y III.
This dispatch was signed by the thrt
physicians who had been in attendanC
upon his royal highness. The bells
West Minister Abbey were tolled fro
u o'clock until one.
"LE ROT EST MoRr--v1vE LIE Ro1 %
By the death Of the Duke Of Clarent
and Avondale Prince George Of Wall
becomes the heir of the Prince Of Wall
and therefore heir presumptiye to d
throne. II may here be stated TIL
Prince George is tar more populi
among all classes of British society. III
&c. James Gazette this afternoon, in a
article which is believed 10 reflect u
general feeling, says;
at would be sycophanoy 10 say tn
the hapess prince was regarded vii
enthusiastic devotion orintense person
regard hya majority Of those over who
he might have ruled We have the be
reason to believe that in the death Of Il
duke we have lost promising youi
prince, whose untinely taking of wou
claim our need Of sorrow even witho
the exceptional circumstances of Il
occasion, but it is the circumstances
the approaching marriage wherein
special pathos lies. The death of u
duke can hardly make serious diHe
enoe II the politica. of dynastic stu