Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-01-25
VICTORIA DEAD
Passes Peacefully Away. Sur.
rounded BY Her Family.

TdooCo TCdkClully AV0ysOut-
rounded by Her Family.
London, Jan. 22.-7:oa p. N.
telegram from the Prince Of Wales
to the Lord Mayor, timed at Os.
borne, 6:45 p. m, says the queen has
passed away. The text OF the Prince
OF Wales dispatch to THE Lord
Mayor is as follows:
Osborne House, Jan. %, 6:4s p. M
NV beloved mother has just passed
away, surrounded by her children
and grandchildren. nm
ALBERT EDWARD.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. pa
Queen Victoria is dead and Edward
VII. reigns. 5.s IS
The greatest event in the memory.
of this generation, the most stupen-7
dous changes il. existing conditions
that could possibly be imagined, has
taken place quietly, almost gently,
upon the anniversary of the death
of Queen Victoria's father, the Duke
of Kent. t
The end of this career, never
equalled by any woman in the worlds
history, came in simply furnished
room in Osborne house. The most
respected of all women, living or
dead, lay in great four-posted bed
and made a shrunken atom, whose
aged face and figure were Q cruel
mockery of the fair girl who IN 1897
began to rule over England. II
Around her were gathered almost
every descendant of her line. Well
within view of her dying eyes there
hung portrait of the prince con-
sort. 1t was he who designed the
room and every part of the castle.
In scarcely audible words, the
white-haired bishop OF Winchester
prayed beside her, as he had often
prayed beside her sovereign, for he
was her chaplain at Windsor. With
bowed heads the imperious ruler OF
the German empire and the man who
is now King of England, the woman
who has succeeded to the title Of
queen, the princes and princesses.
and those of less than royal desig-#
nation listened to the bishops cease,
less prayer. s
Six o'clock passed. The bishop con.
tinued his intercession. One Of the
younger children asked a question in
shrill, childish treble, and was i'm
mediately silenced. The women Of
this royal family sobbed family and
the men shuf1led uneasily. -
At exactly half past 6 Sir Jal1es
Reid held up his hand, and the p so.
pie in the room knew that Englaand3
had lost her queen. The bishop p4fa
Tho 1,oroTlfo+fpr a. III sAsa
The queen passed away QUINN
peacefully. She suffered no pait
Those who We're now mourners weiH
to their rooms. 1900 ..,4- ta
The body of Queen Victoria wa
embalmed and will probably be takeE
to Windsor on Saturday. The coffr
errived last evening from London.
It was thought that the queen war
dying about 8 o'clock in the after
noon and carriages were sent to o. b
horne cottage and the rectory M NJ
bring all the princes and princessss1
and the bishop of Winchester to b
bedside. It seemed then very NJ
the end, but when things looked
worst the queen had one of her
lies, due to her wonderful const
tiOll, oPSHCN IlCI Eyes, cihu ACCOSA
the Prince of Wales, the princao ~
Emperor William. She asked III |sSis y.
one of her faithful servants. ne1SI
her Of the royal household Hs hes:
tened to the room, but before ~
got there the queen had passed intbSs
a fitful sleep.
The Prince of Wales was very much H
affected when the doctors at last in.s
formed him that his mother had
breathed her last. Emperor William
himself deeply affected, did his best
to munster comfort to his sorrow
stricken uncle, whose new dignity 4
he was the first to acknowledge.
For several weeks the queen had }
been failing. On Monday last She q
summoned Lord Roberts and asked
him some very searching questions
regarding the war in South Africa. S
On Tuesday she went for drive, butt
vas visibly affected. On Wednesdays
she suffered paralytic stroke, acs
companied by intense physical weak
ness. 1t was her first illness in ST.
years, and she would not admit it,:si
Then her condition grew SO serious 4
that, against her wishes, the family \
were summoned. When they arrived \
her reason had partially succumbed;
to paralysis and weakness.
Presidents Message Of Coincidence.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 23,-PreSident \