The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
VOL. !. XIV Y j
THE I ] QUEEN 1S DEAD.
Slvs,lctorla's long Life ard Event.
.3.a ful, Reign, Ended s
KIN EDWARD rAE SEVENTH.

). -ttoSiJ ~tA ,SSSuSsoo o w sNiOAbtN
;3l$tthe Bedside Of England's
Grand and Welt. Beloved
Queen.
Qloen Victoria 10 dead and Edward
VII, reigns. The greatest ovont in the
memory Of this generation, tho mos,
s,upondous change in existing condi
tions that. could possibly be imagined,
has taken place quietly almost gontly,
upon tho anniversary ofs the death OF
Queon Viotoria's father, tho Duko Of
Kent. Y, .t&. .l 3i {
Tho ond Of this oaroor, mover equalled
by ANY woman in tho world history,
oamo in q simply furnished room in
Oaborne house at Cowcs, Isle Of Wight,
Z on Tuesday ovoning Of lest week. This
\ most Tespouted Of all womon, living o,
dead, lay in a great four posted bod and
made q ehrunken atom, whose aged
face and figure wore cruel mookory Of
the fair girl who in 1897 began to rule
!; over England, Arounu hor woro gath
cred almost every descendant Of hol
limo. 3 a K. s.t.
Wsll within in view Of her dying
eyes thero hung portrait Of the prince
coneort.; Il was he who designed the
room and every part of tho castle. In
5hoardelY Audible worda the whito
haired biu Nop. Of Winchester prayed boo.
BiaeShef, as he had ofton prayed with
his tovoreign, for he was hor chaplain
at:Windeor. With bowed heads tho i'm
perious rulor of the German empire
and tho man who now is king Of Eag
land, the woman who. has succeeded
20 tho title Of uuoon, tho prinoos and
prinoessos and those Of less than ROYAL
designation, listonod to tho bishops
ceaseless prayer.
Six O'clock passed. Tho BISHOP con
tinucde his interoossion. Ono OF the
younger children asked q question in a
ghrill childish treble and was immed
istoly silonoed Tho women Of the
royal family schbed family and the
men shufilod uneasily. j.
- THE END.
At exactly $50 Sir James Reid hold
up his hand, ana tho people in tho room
know that Eoglan had lost her quoon,
Tho bishop pronounced the benodiction,
The queen passed away quito peaceful
4 ly. She suffered no pain. Those who
Were now mournors wont to thoir rooms
a few minutes later the inevitable Gle
mont OF matorialism stepped into this
pathetic ohaptof of international his
i tory, for tho court ladies won't busily to
work ordering their mourning, from
Il London. .i !.
81, 81, Ibsj@ @heele ,cf the world were Jared
when tho announcement came, but In
Z, this palace &C Osborne everything pur
eued tho usual course. Down Ia the
kitchen they woro cooking q huge din.
ner for on assemblage, tho like Of
which has seldom boon known in Eng
land and tho dinner preparations pro
oeooed 'justa6 If nothing had happened.
The bouy Of Qioon Victoria was en-
baimtd and viii probably be taken to
Windsor Saturday. ~ I. 4.
HER THOUHTFULNEsa. ~
Il An inoident characteristic Of the
queens solloltudo Tor others occurred
two days ago, whom in ono of tho in.
terVales VI toonsoiousness, sho oaummoheu
strength to suggest to her drossers
who had been auliDg as nurses, TO take
tho opportunity Of getting some fresh
air. Monday afternoon sho asked thai
her little meranian spaniel be
brought TO her b, dside.
1T was feared that tho quoen was dy.
ing about 8 0 clock in tho morning and
\ carriages werc Rent to Osborne cot
thge and the rdotory to bring oil the
princes and prlnocesos and the bishop
OF Winchester to her bedside. l,
!. seemed then very near tho end, but,
when things looked tho worst, tho
quet n bad one OF the rallies duo to her
wonderful constitution, opened her eyes
and recognized the Prlnoo of Wales
the Prlncobs and Emperor William.
She asked to.soeone Of hor faithful sor
{ vantB;a member of tho household. He
hastened to tho room, but before no
got there tho queen had passed into d
dtful sleep. #
-Four O'Clock marked he beginning Of
the end. Again the family wero sum.
montd and this time the relapse was
not followed by recovery. The Primo.
OF Wales was very much affected when
the doctors at last informed him that
his mothor had breathed her last.
EMPEROR AND KING. ..'
4 Emperor William, himsolf docply
nffocted, did his bost to minister com
fort to his sorrow. stricken unolo, whose
new dignity he Was tho frat to ac.
knowledge. From all parts Of tho world
thero ere still pouring into Uowes mes
segos Of condolonce. They oame from
crowned heads, millionaires, trad osmen
and paupefs and are variously addressed
to the Prince of.Wales and tho king
OF England. n: Z. 81. ~, ,:
Emperor William 8 arrangements are
not sottled,, His yacht will arrive bore
today "Wednesday. but 1t is belieyed
that he will not depart until after the
faneral. Several other royal Eerson-
( agos are likely to bo present at tho
funeral, which probably Will bo oere-
irony noyor TO DO Squalied in this SEN
tury. m
32. THE Last DAYS.
The record Of the last days Of the
roign of Victoria 10 not easy to tell.
Tho correspondent OF the Associated d
Press was tho only correspondent ad.
nittsd 10 the Osto orne house and his in.
terview with Cir. Authur John Riggs.
private, secre' ary to She late queen, was
sShe only official statoment that had
.beon given out Eor several weeks tho
queen had boon failing. On Monday
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