The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-15

were tolled from - until o'clock. Many
shops were closed and draped in Grape. and
all the newspapers came out in mourning
borders.
Att o'clock this afternoon the following
dispatch was received from Sandringham:
after marked improvement during the
early part OF the night the strength of the
Duke of Clarence suddenly failed. About
2 o'clock he began to gradually sink. and
death occurred at 9:l5 A. NJ" This dispatch
was signed by the three physicians who
had been in attendance upon his Royal
Highness.
SCENES AT sANDRINGHAM HAIL.
No bulletin was posted at Ssndringi am
Hall announcing the Princes death. but
soon after 10 o'clock the blinds of the house
were drawn, the flag on the church was
placed at half-mast. and the church bells
began tollina. These facts gave the
people waiting about the gates the first
At an early hour reinforcemcnts
of police were detailed to duty about
the hall and they prevented any access TO
the house. From q member Of the Prince
of Wales's household it was learned that
the most distressing scenes occurred at the
bedside of the dying Prince yesterday and
last night. Since midnight on Tuesday
Prince Albert Victor was either delirious
or wholly UNCONSCIOUS. save for few min
utes now and then. During his lucid inter-
walls be was most tender and afiectionate
to his parents and the others who were st
his bedside. Between and s o'clock last
night the condition of the sufferer grew 90
bad that the usual bulletin was delayed. &C
it was feared the end would come at any
moment. Soon afterward he became @
shade better and toward midnight he fell
into o sleep which. while il was disturbed.
was more quiet than usual At o'clock
this morning he aaain became worse and
the members of the family. who had with
drawn from the room. were hastily sum-
moned. They all remained at the bedside
until death occurred
Both the Prince and Princess of Wales
looked haggsrd and wcrn out by their
long vigils. Ii Will be remembered that
they both had not yet entirely recovered
from the labor entsiled upon them through
the recent sickness Of Prince George. The
Princess of Wales cut short her visit to the
SLdI anu OLutlbd NJ "a cteol " 10
turn to London TO minister 10 Prince
George, and it was only few days ago
that Prince George. being convalescent.
the entire family of the Prince Of Wales
left Marlborough House and went 10 Sand
bingham. The Prince and Princess OF
Wales are in the deepest distress. and moth
ing can afford them consolation for the loes
they have sustained.
The condition of Princess May is pitiable.
She wanders from room TO room, weeping
bitterly. She carnot be made 10 stay IN
one place for two minutes together and she
appears TO be daZed at the sudden taking
off of her betrothed husband. She refuses
altogether TO touch food and her terrible
distress and wordless sorrow 10 causing
much apprehension regarding her. The
Prince of Wales would allow no one 90
write the kilograms announcing the death
of his son TO the Queen. Lord Mayor and
the various European sovereigns. He re-
served to himself this sad task and all
these MESA ges he wrote with his own hand.
The telegraph wires leading from Sandring-
ham were kept busy all morning trans
mitting the messages from the family Of
the Prince.
QUEEN vIcroRIA's GRIEF.
The Queen remained up cutie late last
night waiting for news from sandrine CHAM.
The last dispatch she received before retir-
ing was from the Prince of Wales: Eddie
is still in q critical condition. but his
strength is we'll maintsined.D This was
somewhat encouraging. and her Majesty
thersupon retired She MAS very snxieas