Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
AWAITING The END.l
Queen Victoria Lives, but Case
Is Hopeless.
SHORT PERIOD OF CONSCIOUSNESS
SecOnd Nights Vigil by the Royal
Bedside Passes without Incident.
Condition at Latest Re-
DOrtp UNCHANGED.

COWES, Isle Of Wight, Jan. 22.--An.
other day in the Victorian era. now SO
rapidly drawing to close, passed without
any great change in the condition OF
Queen Victoria. The slight improve.
ment SO frequently mentioned in the Off
cial bulletins merely indicates a; post
ponement OF the inevitable. The end
may be a matter Of days or only of hours,
but the members of the royal family who
are now dragging out a weary visit at
Osborne House know that the death of
her majesty is merely a question of
short time.
The most noticeable feature Of yes
terday was the satisfactory portion the
queen spent in consciousness, which she
regained early In the afternoon and still
retained at 10 p. IN. At that hour she
had not seen Emperor William, local
rumors to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Royalty at Osborne thus had chance to
recuperate from the terrible ordeal un-
dcrgone during the early hours Of Mon
day. 1t is said that the members of the
royal family were called to room ad-
joining the queens bedchamber no less
than four times yesterday morning and
were kept in momentary expectation OF
heng summoned to witness the end up to
half past 5. Her majesty's physicians
ihen had only vestige Of hope that
tney would be able to keep the queens
feeble life in existence until the Prince
Of Wales arrived.
To secure this result they resorted to
the frequent use Of brandy and cham
Iagne. These stimulants, used to an
extent which only the greatest emergency
justified, worked their process. and when
she Prince Of Wales and Emperor Will
liam entered the castle grounds at l1:3U
u. IN. they found the queen a triie bet
ter than had been expected.
The desperate remedies employed Mon
day morning to enable her majesty to
live until her eldest sons arrival will not
lac used again to the same extent, for
rhe doctors are fearful that the remedy
might be almost worse than the disease.
They trust to prolong her life by mod
crate application of stimulants, cOmbin-
cd with as much nourishmcnt as can be
assimilated. Such expedients as were
employed during Sunday evening and
Monday morning are not considered justi
liable
The queens rally astonished no one
more than her physicians, and when at
/ O'Clock yesterday afternoon they heard
her ask for chicken broth their amaze
ment almost eQualed their delight. Pri-
ratcly however, they build no false
hopes upon these fading signs Of what
has been one Of the strongest constitu-
tions with which a woman was ever en-
dowcd.
Despite r." favorable afternoon the
doctors dre ,ied greatly the period be-
tween g o'clock and midnight. When
that was safely passed. they seemed
hopeful Of her majesty living at least
through another day, although the mem
ory OF the previous nights relapse kept
their anxiety at high tension.
The news Of the death, when it oc-
ours, is likely to be publicly announced
in London before it is announced here, as.
according to present arrangements, the
first telegram Is to be sent to the lord
mayor Of London.