The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-24

COwEs, Isle of Wight, Jan. b.
The Victorian era has ended. After
reign of nearly g. years, Victoria,
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
and Empress of India, is dead. She
passed away at Osborne at 6:55 this
evening. (6:55 p NJ, Greenwich time
is 1:55 P. NJ. standard time at Balti-
more)
A telegram sent by the Prince of
Wales to the Lord Mayor of London,
timed at Osborne, 6:55 in the evening,
announced the Queens death.
At her bedside at the end We're
gathered the Emperor of Germany,
the Prince of Wales and the remain
ing members of the royal family. The
end was peaceful, the Queen seeming
ly falling into peaceful sleep at the
end.
Early today her physicians an
nounced that yesterdays rally was
but temporary, and that she was
rapidly sinking. 1t was given out
that the end was near, and the mem
bers of the royal family were summon
ed to her side.
She fingered throughout the day,
contrary to expectation, and died
shortly after sunset.
AT about o'clock the Prince of
Wales caused notice to be posted at
the Mansion House stating that the
Queens life was in the gravest dan
ger. That was taken as an evidence
that the end was near, and everyone
prepared for the worst. Several
hours later the Queen passed away.
The Queen passed away quietly,
without a struggle She sank to rest
in the presence of the Prince of Wales
(now King and Emperor, the Prime
ess of Wales, the Duke of York and
other members of the royal family.
With the members of the royal fam
lily gathered at the Queens bedside,
the Bishop of Winchester and the
rector of Whippingham read prayers
for those in eAtremis. Happily the
Queen was able to recognize those
around her. They came to her bed
side, but the physician had warned
them against attempts to speak to
her. Naturally, the family, while
recognizing the claim for public in
formation, insist that the details of
the events around the deathbed shall
be sacred for the present, and impos-
ed the strictest secrecy on the whole
household.
The arrival of the Lord Clarendon
(the Lord Chamberlain) is considered
ominous, because the arrangements
for the succession to the throne will
be in his hands.
The Queen is said to have bid fare
well, in feeble monosyllable to her
family, assembled at her bedside at
midday. She first recognized the
Prince of Wales, to whom she spoke
few words of great moment: then
Emperor William and the others pres
ent filed past and heard whispered
goodbye. All those in the bedroom
were in tears.
The Prince of Wales will be i'm
mediately notified of the Queens
death and will be proclaimed King.
According to the programme, this
will be done an hour after the Queens
death. The Prince takes the oath of
King of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and its territor-
les. Many of the highest officers in
the Cabinet and in the Privy Council
. low at Osborne or near at hand will
tttend to the formalities of making
the new King. The Prince of Wales
will appear before the Earl of Halls
bury, the Lord High Chancellor, and
Frederick Temple, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, in one of the private
apartments of the castle. Lord Halls
bury will formally notify the Prince
of the death of the Queen and of his
accession. Then the Prince will take
the oath
London, Jan. 22-7:O7 P. M.-The
full text of the Prince of Wales dis
patch to the Lord Mayor is as follows:
Osborne, $3.50 p. M.-My beloved
mother has just passed away sur
rounded by her children and grand
children"
QUEENS BUSY LIFE.