Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-21


Message.
London, Jan. 21-(s:25 a. n.l-A
special train LETT the Victoria statiof:
for Osborne at O'Clock this morn
Ing with Emperor William, the Prince
of Wales, the Duke OF York and the
Duke OF Connaught aboard.
Cowes, Isle OF Wight, Jan. Ii
G:50 a. m.)-The queen is still alive,
but all hopes are gone.
Cowes, isle of Wight, Jan. 81
l5:f5 Il. m.1-The members of the
royal family are gathered in room
adjoining the queens bed. Her
majesty is unconscious and tue end
is expected at any moment.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 81
ego a. m)-The queen is in coma
tose condition and Is regarded as
passing away.
The government had arranged to
send the fast cruiser Minerva to bring
Emperor William. but he embarked
on IA mail packet for England before
he learned Of the plans, being accom-
panied by the Duke Of Connaught.
The steamer had Il rough passage,
and OH entering Sheerness harbor she
|
ceremonies. Admiral Kennedy and
Count Won Mirbach. of the German
embassy, received the emperor and
escorted him to a special waiting
room.
The Prince of Wales arrived just
before the train entered the station.
The Duke of York. Prince Christian,
Prince Albert, of Sehleswig- Holstein,
and Prince Arthur of Connaught,
completed the group of royal person
ages.
Emperor William stepped out of Il
saloon car wearing a travelling suit
and a soft hat. He safuted the Prince
of Wales by kissing him ON both
cheeks and the Prince returned a
similar saiutation. lie then embraced
the Duke of York and shook hands
with the others.
The people who looked on as the
carriages drove off uncovered their
heads and Emperor William and the
Prince of Wales acknowledged the
courtesy by raising their hats. No
cheers broke the mournful silence
The crowd in the vicinity of Buck
ingham palace maintained the same
demeanor when the Emperor and the
Prince of Wales entered the grounds
About 10 D. III. last-night the Prince
of Wales began a conversation by
telephone with Osborne house, which
lasted nearly an hour. As result
of this the Emperor and the Prince
decided to start for Osborne this
morning. Orders were given that
n royal yacht should be kept in wait
ing to convey them to the Isle of
Wight
During Sunday the members of the
diplomatic corps and other notable
persons entered their names in the
visitors book at Buckingham palace
In churches of all denominations
prayers We're offered at the morning
services Sunday, and in most of them
the latest bulletin regarding the
queens condition was read The
chief rabbi requested special prayers.
The following notice was read in the
Roman Catholic pro-eathedral at Ken
sington:
THE prayers of the congregation
are asked for her majesty, the queen.
the condition of whose health is Il
cause of anxiety and sorrow to US all.
We pray that by Gods help her ma
| jesty's recovery may be speedy and
complete
The dean of st. Georges chapel.
Windsor read the prayer for sick
person when there is little hope Of
recovery. beginning:
For as much as in all appearance
the time of her dissolution draweth
near"
This mornings newspapers threw
off all pretense of any possibility of
recovery and they sadly admitted
that the end may come at any mo-
ment while there is life there is
hope" they said, and the queens con
| stitution is marvelously strong, but
1t is idle to deny that the danger is
extreme
Therefore the papers proceeded to
review her majesty's long and Illus
/ trious reign as though she were no
more and to dilate upon the wonder
full influence she welded in European
politics for SO many years.
London. Jan. Pin the closing mo-
ments of Queen Vietoria's life an
other grave portent arises, namely.
the serious indisposition of the Prince
of Wales. SO worried, tired and ex-
hausted was he last evening that he
could not respond Immediately to the
summons from Osborne house. The
most he could do was to promise that
he would leave London at s O'clock
this morning if possible.
According to The Daily Telegraph.
Emperor William who has expressed
4 desire to be received at Osborne
house. not as emperor, but as grand
son, said on hearing of the queens
/ Illness:
/ II am nv grandmother's eldest
grandson and my mother is unable
from Illness to hasten to her bed
side"