The Princeton union., 1892-01-21

27a M4gIE most s..a tender and md
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR. parents and the
Others who were At his bedside.
Between and o'clock last night the
condition of the sufferer grew SO bad that the
usual bulletin was delayed, as it was feared
that the end would coe at any moment.
Soon atterward he became better and to-
ward midnight he fell into sleep, which,
while it was disturbed, was more quiet than
usual. -..
At2o'clock this morning he again be-
came worse, and the members OF the fam
lily, who had withdrawn from the room,
We're hastily summoned. They all re-
mained at the bedside until death occurred.
The prince of Wales sent the following tele-
gram to the lord mayor of London:
day. ALBEIT EDWARD.
The news of the death OF the duke of
Clarence has caused widespread grief, and
already demonstrations of the public feel
ing are everywhere apparent On all pub
lie buildings flags are displayed at hall
mast. and throughout the whole OF Lon
don the sad intelligence has been received
with expressions of the deepest sorrow.
When the solemn tolling of the great
bells IN St. Paul's cathedral were heard this
morning they conveyed to every one
within hearing Of their deep-mouthed
booming the fact that the duke of Clarence
and Avondale had passed away. The bells
in st. Pauls ore never tolled save on the
occasion of the death of an heir to the
throne, and therefore no other information
was necessary for the people of London to
make them aware that alter gallant strug-
gle the duke had finally succumbed.
WORN OUT BY WATCHING g.
Both the prince and the prin ncess Of
Wales look hassard and worn out by their
continued watching by the bedside of their
son. 1t will be- remembered tnat they
both had not yet entirely covered from the
labor entailed upon them through the re-
cent sickness of Prince George. The
princess O.! Wales, it will be recalled, cut
short her visit tothe car and czarina, in
order to return to London to minister to
Prince George, and it was only few
days ago that Prince George, being
convalescent, the entire family Of the
prince Of Wales let the Marlborough house
and went to Sandringhan. The prince and
princess OF Wales are in the deepest distress
and nothing can afford them consol alton
tor the loss they have sustained.
The condition OF Princess May is pitiable.
She Wanders irOn room TO room, weeping
bitterly. She cannot be made to stav in
one place for two minutes together. and
she appears to be daZed at the sudden tax
ing OFT of her betrothed husband. She re-
fuses altogether to touch food, and her ter
rible distress and wordress sorrow is caus
ing much apprehension regarding her.
The prince OF Wales would allow no one
to write the kilograms announcing the
death of his son to the queen, the lord
mayor and the various other sovereigns
He reserved to himself tins task. and all
these messages he wrote with his own
hand. .' ..ar ~. :-#s, - 80
The telegraph wires leading from Sand
dringham were kept busy all the morning
IN transmitting the messages from the tam
lily of the prince. This afternoon mes
sages OF coincidence began pouring in, and
already such messages have been received
from the most OF the rulers of the world.
Many messages have also been received at
Osborne house. The government is also
receiving official messages from the prime
ministers OF many countries.
QUEEN VICTORIA SHOCKED
Ihe queen remained up quite late last
night waiting for news from Saudringham.
The last dispatch She received before retir-
ing was from the prince Of Wales. 1t said:
Eddie is still III a critical condition. but
his strength is we'll maintained"
This was somewhat encouraging. and her
majesty thereupon retired. She was yerv
anxious. however, and early this morning
she arose and asked Tor the messages that
had been received while she slept. The
messages that had been sent to Osborne
house early in the morning were unfayor-
able. and in measure prepared her
majesty Tor the blow in store Tor her.
Though she was hoping against hope the
announcement Of the dukes death. which
came in message signed simply .'Bertie,"
was great shock to her majesty. Prince
Albert Victor was, and always had been.
her favorite grandson, and his untimely
death was III 0st severe blow to her. She
Immediately telegraphed long message of
sympathy to the prince ard princess Of
Wales. She did not forget in her own
sorrow the sorrow that has come to Princess
May, whose love dream has been rudely
shattered by the hand Of death. To her
her majesty sent message condoIine With
her in her sorrow aud distress, and III low
ing words expressed her sympathy.
She at once ordered the duke of Con-
naught TO proceed at once to Sanuringham
to represent her there. She also oldered
that the court go into tull mourning for
three months and cancelled all the ..drawinr
rooms" and state levees i. 800 -
Her majesty announced that the fnneral
of the duke would be a state junction and
that it would he held in st. Georges ! chanel
Windsor palace. It was in this chanel ,hnr
the marriage of the duke to Princes Viz
toria Maria was to have taken place Feb 27
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