The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

the younger children asked a question in
shrill, childish treble ami was Immediate
ly silenced. The women OF this royal fam
lily sobbed family and the men shu.tlsd
uneasily. At exactly $50 Sir James Reid
held up his hand, and the people I'm the
room knew that England had lost her
Queen. The bishop pronounced the bene-
diction.
SUFFERED NO PAIN.
The Queen passed away quite peacefully.
She suffered no pain. Those who were
now mourners went TO their rooms A
few minutes later the inevitable element
of materialism stepped into this pathetic
chapter of international history. for the
court ladies went busily to work ordering
their mourning from London
The wheels OF the world were Jared when
the announcement came; but i'm this palace
at Osborne everything pursued the usual
course. Down in the kitchen they were
cooking huge dinner for an assemblage
the like of which has seldom been known in
England. and the dinner preparations pro-
ceeded just as If nothing had happened.
The body Of Queen Victoria was embalmed
and will probably be taken to Windsor Sat-
London.
An incident characteristic of the Queens
solicitude for others occurred two days ago,
when, in one of the intervals of conscious
ness, she summoned strength to suggest to
her dressers. who had been acting as
nurses, to take the oportunity of getting
some fresh air. Monday afternoon she asked
that her little Pomeranian spaniel be
brought to her bedroom.
1t was thought the Queen was dying about
I in the afternoon and carriages were sent
to Osborne cottage and the rectory to bring
all the princes and princesses and the Bish-
op of Winchester TO her bedside. 1t seemed
then very near the end: but when tn 1gs
looked worst the Queen had one of the rail-
lies due to her wonderful constitution,
opened her eyes and recognized the Prince
of Wales. the Princess and Emperor Will
lam. She asked to see one of her faithful
servants, a member of the household. He
hastened to the room. but before he got
there the Queen had passed into a fitful
sleep.
Four O'Clock marked the beginning of the
end. Again the family were summoned,
and this time the relapse was not followed
by recovery. The Prince of Wales was very
much affected when the doctors at last in
formed him that his mother had breathed
her last Emperor William, himself deeply
affected. did his best to minister comfort to
his sorrow-stricken uncle. whose new Dig
nifty he was the first to acknowledge.
From all parts of the world there were
still pouring in to Cowes messages OF con-
dolence. They come from crowned heads,
millionaires. tradesmen and paupers, and
are variously addressed to the Prince OF
Wales and the King OF England.
GERMAN EMPEROR MAY REMAIN.
Emperor Williams arrangements are not
settled. His yacht arrived here to-day
"wednesday, but 1t is believed he will
not depart until after the funeral. Several
other royal personages are likely to be
present at the function which will prob
ably be a ceremony never to be equaled in
this century.
The record of the last days of the reign
of Victoria is not easy TO tell. The cor
respondent of the Associated Press was
the only correspondent admitted to Os-
borne House, and his interview with Sir
Arthur John Riggs, private secretary TO
the late Queen. was the only official state
ment that had been given out. For sew
eral weeks the Queen had been failing.
On Monday week she summoned Lord Rob-
erts and asked him some very searching
questions regarding the war in South Afri-
ca. On Tuesday she went for a drive but
was visibly affected On Wednesday she
suffered paralytic stroke. accompanied
by intense physical weakness. 1t was her
first illness in all her eighty-one years,
and she would not admit IT. Then her con-
dition grew so serious that. against her
wishes. the family were summoned. When
they arrived her reason had practically
succumbed to paralysis and weakness.
The events of the last few days, de-
scribed by the bulletins. are too fresh to
need repetition. At the lodge gates, the
watchers waited nervously Suddenly
along the drive from the house came a
horseman. who cried. ''The Queen is dead. -
as he dashed through the crowds. Then
down the hillside rushed myriad OF mes
sengers passing the fateful bulletin from
one 10 anothes. Soon the surrounding coun-
try knew that a King ruled over Great
Britain. The local Inhabitants walked as
IL In dream through the streets OF