The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
VOL. XIV i.
!. THE n u J. QUEEN IT'S DEAD.
.sv'ictor'a's Long lie ard Event
s15s ful Roign, Ended.
K,Mo EDWARD TAE sEvENTH.

the Bedside Of England's
Grand and WoiI. Beloved
Queen.
Y. Qleen Victoria 10 dead and Edward
VII, roigns. The greatest evont in tho
memory Of this generation, tho most
stupondous change in existing condi.
tions that could possibly be imagined;
has taken plaoo quietly almost gontly,
s. upon tho anniversary of. the death OF
Queon Viotoria's father, tho Duko Of
Kent.
Tho end Of this careor, never equalled
4 by any woman in tho worlds HISTORY,
camo in q simply furnished room in
Osborne house at Nowcs, Isle Of Wight,
III on. Tuesday ovening Of last week. This
!. !. most respooted Of all womon,r living or
dead lsy;-; n a great four posted bed and
4 made q shrunkcn- atom, whose aged
faoo and figure wore cruel mockery OF
\, tho fair girl who in 1887 began to rule
over England, Arounu h6r wero gath
erod almost every descendant of her
:a lino.. +, "
Well within in Wow Of her dying
eyes there hung a portrait Of the prince
oonsort.s: Il was lie who designed the
7 .ee!sss @ end every par. Of the castle In
scar6elY addiblo words tho white
hatrGd bis Nop Of Winchester prayed bo.
side'hef, as he had often prayed with
/; his tovoreign, for ho was her chaplain
at.WindB0r. With bowed heads tho i'm
pesious ruler of tho German empire
and tho man who now is king Of Dng
land, the woman who. has succeeded
to the title Of nueon, tho prinoos and
princossos and those of less than royal
designation, .listonod to. tho bishops
(. ceaseless prayer.
Blk O'Clock passed.. Tho bishop con
tinueds his interocssion. One Of Che
younger childron asked question in a
shrill childish treble and was mined,
+ ietely silenoed. Tho women OF tho
royal family sobbod family and the
men shuflod uneasily.
=. THE END.
s., HIS at exactly $50 Sir James Reid held
up his hand, ana the people in tho room
& knew that England had lost her queen.
81 The bishop pronounced the benodiotion.
The queen passed away quito poaoeful
5S ly. She suffered no pain. Those who
were now mournors went to thoir rooms
s a few minutee later the inevitable elo-
mont Of materialism stopped into this
pathetic chaptet of international his
& tory, for tho court ladies went busily to
NJ work ordering their mourning from
s5 London.
sss st:ss, llc ,shaele ce the world were jarrod
Wien nc announcement oanlo, but in
this palace at Osborne everything pur
4 eucd the usual pourse. Down il the
kltohon they were cooking o hugo din
. nor fot an assemblsgo, tho like Of
n which has seldora boon known in Eng
land and tho dinner preparations pro
4 oecded ,tustaS If nothing had happened.
The booy OF Qioen Victoria was en-
balmtd and will probably bo taken TO
Windsor Saturday. ty...
HER THoUHTFULNEss. /.
rs An ihcldent characteristic Of the
queens bololtude ior otherB ooourr. d
two days ago, whom in one Of tho in
II ter9ales VI consciousness, sho summohed
strength TO suggest to / her drcssers,
who, had been aoting as nurses, to take
tho opportunity Of getting somo fresh
air. Monday afternoon bho asked that
her little P. meranian spaniel be
brought to her b., dslde. 5..
1t was feared that tho queen was dy.
ing about 8 o 'clook in the morning and
carriages were Hent to Osborne cot
tnge and tho roctory to bring all the
princes and prlnoe.ses and the bishop
OF Winchester to her bedside. II
I, seemed then very near tho ond, but,
whom things looked the worst, tho
ques had one OF the rallies duo to her
wonderful cons.itution, opened hor oy Oh
and recognized she t'rlnoo of Wales
The Prlnoess and Emperor William.
i She asked TO SEQ ono Of her faithful ser
yan.b,a member Of tho household. He
hRstened to tho room, but before no
got there tho queen had passed into h
fitfnl sleep. II
Four O'Clock marked the beginning Of
the end. Again the family were sum.
moned and this time the relapse was
not followed by recovery. The Primo.
OF Wales was very much affected whom
the doctors OF last informed him that
his mother had broathed her last.
EMPEROR AND KING.
Emperor William, hi1asolf dooply
Affected, did his bost to minister oom
fort to his sorrow stricken unolo. whose
new dignity no was tho first to az.
knowledge. From all parts Of the world
thero aro still pouring into Cowes mos.
cages Of oondolonoe. They camo from
crowned heads, millionaires, trad eemen
and paupefa and are variously addressed
to the Prince of.Wales and the king
Of England. /.
Emperor William q arrangements are
not sottled., His yacht will arrive bore
today "Wednesday, bat it 10 belieyed
4 that ne will not depart until after the
funeral. Several other royal Eetaon-
ages are likely to be- present at tho
it,nersl, which probably will be acere.
nony novor to b tqualiod in this con-
tury. "A
4.s} THE LAST DAYS.
The record Of tho last days Of tho
Yoignl Of Victoria 10 not easy to tell.
The correspondent OF tho Associated
h Press wan the only correspondent ad.
b saitted to the O.t orne house and his In.
teryisw with Cir. ,Authur John Riggs
private, seore, ary to the late quaon, was
itshe only official statement that had
been given out Bor several weeks Tia
queen had boon failing. On Mondav