The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
NEWS FROM LONDON FIFTY rs
AGO.
New Work Learned or SictorIn'a Ascension -
the Throne Five Weeks AMER the Event.

From the Washington Post.
On July %. 1897. one month and six days
after the death of King William ". of Eng
land and the accession of the Princess Victoria
to the throne, the Inteiigcnccr published thu
first notice OF this change OF rulers.
The first news was mcaGrc. very much tho
same sort OF a skeleton story as is received in
Washington now ten minutes after a lynChing
or railroad wreck west Of the Mississippi. when
the anxious correspondents q%ucryinG TO know
how many columns he shall wire. But that skel-
eton story was no query. 1t was the whole
thing. and all that an interestested public was
to get till the next packet sailed in.
1t came by the packet -. James. and arrived
in New York on July II. The New York corre-
spondert of the Intcijacnccr frlntica,ly rushed
off about forty words - Washington late on this
afternoon OF the 18th. newspapers were not
published so carly in the day then as they are
now. Instead OF cong TO press, for a noon
edition. it was nearer u ocloc. when they got
on the street, Just about the time that the sport
ing editions now come out with the scores OF the
The despatch from New York arrived by
special post a few minutes before 4 O'Clock. By
that hour the pages were all made up for the 8
o'clock going to press IBsn FT thil IL hand
live news. with only two hours to make over. .
page, stempeded the composing room Of the
cut down to about 1--we lines and stuck in be-
tween two advertisements as aforesaid. The cur
rent number OF the paper docs not say whether
the proprietor went around to each OF his SUD-
scribers and told them where to look for the news
so they would not overlook II. The art OF
or at least not practised. Two lines Of 3yPc we're
the most that any story ever got: Hnd the head
accession had a single line Of ~fullfhcc caps such
ns would now be considered insufficient for .
good lively dIsorderly case in the police court
Here il how II read:
Special, P. My post Just arrived from New
York. The King o. England died on the !oth Of June.
This rumor Is confirmed by vessels which have juss
arrived at New York
The Princess Victoria has as ended the throne.
There il was. Note, lest the reader be misleds
this was the whole story, not the headline.
Another interesting incident IL the same line
showing the delay in the transmission Of news
OF July :. 1887. which MAS seventeen days after
81! !!TS death fn Of t wliil EN-, T ~ STORY w waS ,1 hsadsd
by the statement that vessels from England had
brought over European news up 10 May III.
The stat ball in honor Of Princess Victories
birthday was given on MAY -: Nsither ths
King nor ne Qneen were present. The health
This was printed just seventeen days after he
died.
Two days after The first report Of the Kings
death the fhtI'igt mar printed II more complete
account Of the ch'nge' no. occupying, more than
English papers. which were brought over on the
It. James, and was principally as follows:
m %illlan o tAT IT, nv .i !. n" j #ia!", q, ne a, pa 'T5a a aS Il: III II. ' al.
taiusd what IN " % erallri a : -d old are, hcing at the
years, 80 the Ire,cat rrisl, when England is
| brset by evil, on every h. nj hlE death 4 vie ~ud with
sever sorrow, from The uuccr'H ~ np" his youthful
successor May at. 50 nlGth d .rlyls uyon her line
! OF conduct that we a: -h. may b. led 10 sacrifice
prEcirle for popularity; aud az tn. besinuLn. u her
carer make some fal-r steps In politics from which
she may not early rruu-sr
immediately after the Kings death. a messenger
was az once s+nt to Lord hrltonTic rummandlug him
u an audience with gu zen Vi TorlI At y 4. VI. At II
a privy council " - held At k,GsiEgt n. The Princess
a saat n .hs n .ntI Wrr' re ~ T,,b sst vi Nia yaGh. S Sass = =
Ing before her, sNorf alrrtn"' and supremacy.
Then the N,Gi.try rendered tn --il NJ n1ice, whoa
the Queen al Onrr returned "a them \ prtsI upatlo a
OF Victoria a. 9acel was ayr ed upon ant signed by
all pFsaant. Tue DpkeA OF Cumberland and SUISSE X.
her uncles. signed first. II was remembered that she
appeared 70 recognize no one except her uucles. She
weS very plainly dressed q PLAIN black luSGrtA0L
l white cape, and Grape ScaEf.