New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PRINCE HENRY

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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PRINCE HENRY
SCENES AND INCIDENTS AT OSBORNE,
WHERE THE QUEEN IS DYING.
Cowes. Jan. 21-Yesterday at Osborne.
hedged around with intense secrecy, began
with a touching scene. Amid the bright
sunshine, in marked contrast to the gloomy
skies OF Saturday, there drove out form
the palace grounds a carriage containing
wreaths for the tomb OF Prince Henry Of Bat
tenberg in the little church of Whippingham,
about ten minutes ride from the royal residence.
Then followed carriages containing the Princess
of Wales the Princess Of Battenberg. Princess
Louise and others. all dressed in the deepest
black The face Of the Princess Of Wales
showed signs OF the anxiety she was undergoing.
The annual memorial service for Prince Henry,
always a sad occasion. was more than usually
sorrowful for the shadow of a still greater be-
reavement was uppermost in all minds. The
Princess OF Wales and the Princess Of Batten-
berg sobbed bitterly. and there was scarcely one
OF those royal heads bent in prayer that did not
shake with a grief which could not be sup
pressed.
The departure OF the Prince of Wales for
London shortly after u o'clock to meet En-
peror William was quietly accomplished. The
Queen had been informed Of the Kaisers COM
ing and had signified her desire that the Prince
should go to meet him. Rather against his
will, the man who for the moment was practi
cally the King of England Obeyed his mothers
wishes. 1t was rumored that the Queen wanted
the Emperor TO postpone his visit to Osborne
House, as she did not wish 10 receive him in
her present condition. Apparently, in her lucid
moments she believed that she would be able
TO conquer the dread disease which had fastened
itself upon her.
UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY.
During the afternoon the long. hily road TO
the palace grounds was crowded with people
particularly young and women arrayed in
their Sunday garb, dotting the landscape with
vivid patches Of color. The local gentry, after
church service, wrote their names in the visitors
hook at the lodge, which contains signatures
that would mean anything TO the world outside
of the Isle OF Wight.
Inquiries Of importance all came by telegram.
and these We're legion. Hundreds OF people, all
sorts and conditions of men, clergymen predom-
mating flooded Cowes with kilograms asking for
the latest news.
SO far as her immediate safety is concerned
the Queens extreme weakness causes almost
more alarm than the paralysis. Much difficulty
has been experienced in administering nourish-
ment. for she appears quite unable to masticate.
To this weakness are probably due the long
spells of Inconsistencies through which she has
been passing, although 1t is almost impossible TO
distinguish these from the insidious encroach-
ments of paralysis.
PATHETIC INCIDENT.
For more than a week the Court officials have
had hard work 10 keep her from sleeping at the
wrong time. The last. time she drove out the
villagers were astounded to hear the clear treble
Of the son Of the Princess Of Battenberg trilling
orf Dopular eopgs from he rOval carriage The
explanation is that he was singing keep his
grandmother awake. Now and again she dOsed,
Weakening to tell the boy to continue his chant.
which to the initiated onlooker contained a
world OF pathos.
Emperor William the Prince Of Wales and the
Duke Of York all expected to arrive at Os-
borne House to-day CIonday) The only addi-
tional royal parsonage who arrived yesterday
was the Princess Victoria Of Schleswig- -Holstein.
who arrived in the afternoon.
A swarm Of country people, among whom
correspondents from all quarters OF the globe
mingled ccaselessly converged toward the
lodge gates. Their inquiries generally took the
form OF a timid How is she?" addressed to the
policeman who barred all comers, and an in
quirer who had been answered would be imme
distely surrounded by others who sought the
news.
When night fell the countryside became de-
serted save for the newspaper watchers, who
waited wearily in the lodge.
In the distance be seen the faint glmmer
of the lights Of the palace. Strict injunctions
have beer given 10 the Court attendants and TO
the Osborne House employees to make no an
swer 10 any inquiries except by referring TO the
official bulletins. Nevertheless. any yokel who
hiss ever been an errand to the castle is
willing to detail minutely what is wrong with
the Queen. In fact the most circumstantial
stories of various ailments are currently ac-
cepted here where the fact Of the Queens para
lytic stroke is generally unknown.