The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
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from the apartments she occupied at os-
horne.
Humbly, for this woman ruled the
court with no uncertain hand, her court
officials implored her to seek medical adj
vice. These messages she eteadfasily
ignored, and though Tonight her condition
is admitted to be more serious, there axe
only in attendance Dire. Powell and Reid
The prince of Wales will tomorrow secure
additional medical talent Her majesty
lies helpless, or almost helpless, in her
bed at Osborne house surrounded by
every comfort.
Fruits, flowers, Ice and all the access
sories OF modern medicine are at hand.
Osborne house is buried amidst gloomy
park of frs. II is brightly lit outside.
The wind comes ltE sfroqa The channel aud
surges through the trees like death
dirge. mile away stands the lodges
Beyond the bulletins nothing is OBJ
tainable. Not a soul connected in any
way with Osborne house seems to believe
that her majesty can survive this attack.
In fact, the announcement of her death
is awaited with something approaching
equanimity. Never In the memory OF
her subjects has the queen been i'll be-
! fore and now that at her advanced age
| she should be stricken, it seems to those
/ who have lived around her that II is Inn
possible for her to recover. The yillase
wiseaeres who have seen her from girl
| hood wag their heads and say it is sad
day for England -
The information obtained by Reuter-
Telegram company to the effect that It
! is paralysis from which the queen Is
suffering is based upon the highest au-
thority. 1t is likely that the truth viii
be announced, The extreme weakness
of the queen and the loss OF her faculties
appear to be the chief cause for anxiety.
Stimulants are being freely administered.
In the opinion of those best qualified
to Judge. the queens precarlous condi-
ton was precipitated by intense worry
over the losses and hardshps suffered by
the British troops in South Africa. Free
quently she has remarked to the court
attaches that another war would kill her
In this connection Reuters Telegram
company learns that she was seriously
i'll while last at Balmoral In the autumn.
No word Of this became public, but it
appears that she was then almost dying,
though that rigorous etiquette which sne
imposed alike upon her family and at
tendants prevented her condition from
being even spoken of as dangerous. The
present stroke is sequel TO that which
occurred at Balmoral. IL she survives
H. she viii not only be the longest lived
morarch in England's history. but also
the possessor Of the most marvellous con-
stiturlon with which woman was ever
endowed. Locally 1t Is taken to be SAD
coincidence that Sunday Is the anniyer-
sary OF the death OF Prince Henry OF
BattenburE, for whom special memorial
services arc always held.
The arrival OF the prince of Wales AZ
about O'Clock this afternoon, accom-
| panied by Home Secretary Richie, ana
/, The arrival OF the princess OF Wales a.
10 o'clock tonight occasioned no scenes
of any kind They embarked upon the
royal Yacht Albert and went up the little
, river separating the Cowes from Osborne.
STEERING royal carriages they wer,
driven straight TO the royal residence.
The home secretary. 1t is understood,
was especially sunnohsu =" sutci ,4so tsie
details to give the prince OF Wales the
necessary authority TO transact onicial
business.
} fearful sorrow, not uunixed With ex-
, pectation. is written upon every face
That official secretary, who stops all
ea.lers al the lodge gates, does not serve
) TO mitigate tic general dread that per-
} yades the island Located almost as Key
West is 70 the United States, they hold
in their bosom this precious and reyered
person that : nation worshlps. and u is
e the general impression that forty-elghi
hours viii bring the crisis OF that feebla
life upon waeh 50 many international
threads hang. The country women paused
e Ia their Saturday night shopping tours "a
: pray that the hand OF death might be
stayed from falling on the big house.
: But their prayers re-echo in hope for
0 those who have seen the queen down
4 There say she was only shadow Of her