The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-01-20
DEATH OF ALBERT VICTOR.
The Heir to the English Throne
Succumbs.


Succumbs.
LoxDox. Jan. 4.-Prince Albert Victor,
heir presumptiye to the throne of England,
is dead.
Afier prolonged struggle, this, the eldest
son Of the Prince of Wales. passed quietly
and peacefully out of this world OF 9i5
O'Clock this morning. There is the deepest
mourning throughout Great Britain, and
the Quesn is completely prostraied.
By the sudden taking of of Prince Albert
Victor, Duke of Clarence, his brother,
Prince George, becomes heir presumptive to
the throne.
For week the Prince has suffered from a
complication of the grip and pneumonia.
His condition grew gradually worse, and
since Tuesday at midnight Prince Albert
Victor was either delerious or wholly un-
concious. save for few minutes now and
then. During his lucid intervals he was
most tender and affectionate to his parents
and the Others who were at his bedside.
BEDSIDE OF THE DYING PRINCE.
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 come at any mo
ment. Soon afierward he because a shade
better, and toward midnight be fell into
sleep, which, while it was disturbed, was
more quiet than usual.
At2 O'Clock this morning he again became
worse, and the members of the family who
had withdrawn from the room. were hastily
summoned. They all remained at the bed
side until death occurred.
All the members of his family were pres
ent st the time the silent messenger came.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are
deeply afflicted by the loss of their son.
The Prince would not permit anyone to
write the kilograms announcing the death of
his son to the Queen, the Lord Mayor and
the various European Sovereigns. He re-
served to himself this sad task, and all these
messages be wrote with his own hand.
The telegraph wires leading from Sand
ringham were kept busy all the morning in
transmitting the message from the family Of
the Prince. This afternoon messages of con-
dolence began pouring in, and already such
messages have been received from most Of
the rulers of the world.
ST. PAULs BELLS ToLLED.
The Lord Mayor of London received this
dispatch from the Prince of Wales at 9:S5
O'Clock:
Our beloved son passed away at o'clock
to-day. ALBERT EDWARD"
When the solemn tolling of the great
bells in S.. Paul's Cathedral was heard this
morning it conveyed to everyone within
hearing of the deep-nouthed booming the
fact that the Duke of Clarence and Avon
dale had passed away. The bells in ST.
PAuls are never tolled save on the occasion
of the death of an heir to the throne. and,
therefore, no further information was neces-
sary for the people of London to make them
aware that, after gallant struggle, the Duke
had finally succumbei,
These bells have tolled all afternoon. All
the other great bells have been toIled for
hours.
QUEEN VICTORIA FRUSTRATED.
Queen Victoria, grandmother of the dead
Prince, is completely prostrated by the terri
bic blow.
SORROW FOR THE INTENDED BRIDE.
Great sympathy is everywhere expressed
for Princess Mary of Teek, who was be-
trothed TO Prince Albert Victor, and was to
have become his bride in few weeks. The
Princess is SO crushed by her great sorrow
that alarm is felt for her condition.
The Prince of Wales comes first, after the
Queen has laid down her crown. Then
Prince Albert Victor was nextin line. He
being now dead his brother, Prince George,
becomes the heir presumptive. George is
unmarried, and should Wales and he both
die, the Princess of Fife, who Is Wales
daughter, would come to the throne and her
husband, the Duke, would be King Consort.
The fear of the Dukes getting that place
compelled Queen Victoria and the Prince Of
Wales to be greatly concerned about Prince
Albert Victor's being single.
ROYAL PLANS xIscARRY.
All haste was made to get bride for the
Prince. Princess May was found. II was
desirable that they should have issue TO fall
in the line for the Crown, thus to shut out
the Duke of Fife, whom the Queen is desir-
Gus of checkmating.
But Royal plans miscarry, as do the plans
Of the meanest of the human race. Prince
Albert Victor is dead and leaves no child
behind him to take his place. Prince
George is a semi-invalid and unmarried.
Hence there is great fear that the line of sue
cession may fall to the Princess Of Fife.
PRINCE OF WALES DEEPLY GRIEyED.
The Prince of Wales, on Leaving Sand
ringham House in the afternoon, accomps-
MED by Admiral Stephenson, for short
walk, passed through the main entrance TO
the house and took iootway leading to a
wicket gate. By this means he obtained ac-
cess to the highway without being seen by
the large crowd outside the main gate.
The Associated Press representative met
him walking slowly along the road towards
the lodge His grave distressed look show
ed deep absorption in his own sad thoughts,
which, however, did not hinder him from q
prompt recognition and acknowledgment OF
the respectful sslutstions which be received
from the persons whom he met during his
walk.
A Pet Lions Jealousy.
SILVER CRY, y. NJ, Jan. ls.-An extra
ordinary instance of jealousy in an animal
is reported from a rancho up in the range
northwest af this city. A Mexican named
Juan Lopez several years ago caught a