The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-22
ENGLAND'S
QUEEN DEAD
Surrounded by a Sorrowing Circle
Of Descendants at End.
FUTURE KING BREAKS DOWN
He, With the Emperor of Germany,
is Greeted at Cowes by Ominlous
Silence and Hastens at Once
to Osborne Home.
FUTURE KING BREAKS DOWN

to Osborne Home.
Cowes, Jan. 21-Queen Victoria died
this afternoon.
London, Jan. 21.--All day long the sem
timent of the people of England was that
the death of Queen Victoria was very
| near.
The earlier news of the day was to the
effect that the queen had rallied some
what, but the physicians gave it to be
understood that what slight improvement
her condition showed could only be tenn
porary.
The bulletin announcing this said:
"The queen has slightly rallied. Since
midnight her majesty has taken more
food and has had some refreshing sleep.
There is no further loss Of strength. The
symptoms which give rise to most anx-
iety are those which point to local OBJ
struction in the brain circulation.
JAMES REID,
''R. DOUGLAS POWELL,
"THoMAs BARLOW"
| Sir Thomas Barlow is an authority on
cerebral affections, and doubtless his di-
| agnosis led to the inclusion in the bulle-
| tin of the explanation Of references pre-
yiously made to symptoms the nature
Of which were not specified.
| Shortly after the above dispatch the
| following was issued from Cowes:
"The queens slight rally was followed
| by gradual sinking, which, if continued,
| will result in her speedy death. No sur
| prise will be felt here if her death is an
nounced at any moment"
The Paralysis Spreads.
Late in the afternoon dispatch was
received from Cowes which increased the
fears of the people. 1t read:
"A slight improvement is said to be vis-
ible In the queens condition. But there
Is no hope of anything but fatal ending.
Paralysis is spreading to vital parts.
Nourishment is being artifcially admin
stered. The palace is packed. There is
scarcely room for the emperor of Ger
many and his staff. With the exception
of the newspaper correspondents, there
ire only few people outside the gates.
Enquiries from all parts of the world
continue to pour in. Still later the physi-
ans in attendanee IS p9 }bah the eedrpIKnet rKat htan hea
session in the afternoon in connection
with the official procedure in case OF her
majesty's DEATH
The home secretary was summoned to
Osborne House during the afternoon. By
avery one this was taken to mean that
she end was near. The home secretary
must witness and certify to a sovereign's s
leath.
The Prince Of Wales and the Dukes of
York and Connaught broke down and
went on their arrival at Osborne House.
The kaiser was also deeply affected.
Crowds Await News.
The scenes about the Mansion House
,xempliiied the intensity of the common
: anxiety which has made all interests here
lkin. Thousands gathered there as the
. lay wore on and nothing could be more
Z impressive than the profound silence Will
: which the announcements of the alter
mating phases of the crisis were heard.
q A painful mistake was made early II
q the afternoon. The flag over one of tn,
a embassies was lowered and people rush
a cd off with the news that the queen wa:
q dead. Without waiting for verihcatioi
other flags in the vicinity were lowered
and some time lapsed before the erro
was rectifed.
The more hopeful bulletin received a
d noon hardly lessened the universal aI
d prehension and everywhere that bulle
k tins were posted sorrowing crowds hav
n gathered awaiting the outcome of he
lie najesty's illness.
A. Preparations made in all official qual
1t ters for all eventualities indicated tn
te axpectations of those who might be SUI
ID posed to be best informed. The roy;
tie apartments in Windsor castle were bein
le made ready for a sudden return of tf
n court, and all state officials in any wa
ot concerned in the issue were holdir
m themselves in readiness for prompt actio
A dispatch from Ostend says the a
rangements for the departure of the xii
of the Belgians for England have bet
countermanded.
,st The Kaiser at Cowes.
oy On his arrival at Portsmouth Emper
d. William was met by guard OF hont
le- The party, however, dispensed with t
iel usual formalities and Immediately We
en- on board the royal yacht Alberta. :
lg, the yacht started for Cowes the band
We the flagship, the first class battlesh
he Majestic, struck up the national anthe
BILE and Emperor William and his royal re
ad tiyes reverently barred their heads.
A dispatch from Cowes describing
arrival there says:
"Soon after noon Emperor Willia
the Prince of Wales and their pa
lhe drove up to osborne House. ~ &c
ar sized crowd met them as they disemba
his ed at Cowes. Naturally there was
md cheering, but the men present took tn
utz hats off, and the German emperor c
live daily and frequently responded by bC
ana ing.
use, "They drove to Osborne House in o.
lrd- carriages The Prince Of Wales appea
to be half dazed, and the Duke of Yol
eyes were red, while the Duchess of
naught did not cease crying.
"There was intense relief at Osbo
'eeh House on the arrival of the imperial
rot royal party, for several times during
pro- course of the morning it was feared
hem queen would not live to hear of
Kew. Prince of Wales return"
has While expressions of sympathy
). love are pouring in from every quartz
both hemispheres none is so appreci'
as those from the United States.
Globe voices the general sentiment,
ing:
CON "From other lands hopes come Of
the recovery and eulogies passed on the c
tne acter Of Queen Victoria In Anne
:. IL almost without exception, it is under
conf simple title of the queen that the
pros +r;ons notient is referred to and deel