Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-01-25
Victoria, .Afver a Life Of Good
ness, Is Gathered to Her
Fathers.
1T the Age Of Eighty-One. and
in the Sirty-17sird Yeav Of
Her Reign.

scious, a short time before her DEATH,
she recognized her eldest son, the
Prince Of Wales, to whom she spoke
earnestly as to the future of the
country Then her grandson, EN-
peror William, Of Germany, was recog-
nized, but she could not speak to him.
The others Of the family filed past the
queens bedside. All of them were
weeping.
Queen Victoria was born May "a,
1919, and was consequently 81 years
old at the time Of her death.
Victoria was the daughter of the
Duke Of Kent and granddaughter Of
George Ill, v.o occrp ed t.le Brit:
tsh throne during the American rev lu}
tionary war. At the time of her birth
there were several lives between her
and the queenship, but she was the
survivor Of all of them.
Victoria became ruler of Britain
June 20. 1887, less then month after
she reached her eighteenth birthday.
The throne had been vacated by the
death Of William Ill. She came like
a sunburst Of purity in line Of rakes
and libertnes. From childhood she
took as her ideal the good and the
true. y. as..-.,s..
The messengers who were deputed
to carry to young Victoria the tidings
of the death Of William were the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, the Lord
Chamberlain Ia title, not the name Of
a person., and Sir Henry Halford. The
time was late in the night, and Ken
sington palace was wrapped in slum-
Der. After the queen and the other
inmates were awaken ed, the young
girl who was to rule a great nation for
more than half century appeared.
She was attired in loose white dress
ing-gown and shawl, with her long
hair falling over her shoulders and her
bare feet incased in slippers. On
being informed Of her new dignity
she burt into tears, and then, address
ing herself to the archbishop, ex-
claimed, II beg your grace to pray for
me-" The whole party, consisting of
the little queen, the prelate, the lord
Chamberlain and the late kings
physician, Sir Henry Halford, then
knelt, and there, in the middle Of the
night, offered up prayer to heaven
that she might be strengthened from
above and guided to the blessing Of
her people.
February 10, Is40, three years after
she ascended the throne, she was mar
ried to her cousin, Prince Albert of
SAKE Coburg- -Gotha, a German. 1t
was love match, absolutely. Prince
Albert, unlike 30 many European
princes, proved himself to be an ideal
husband and q man of sterling worth.
Through his kindly nature and by bis
tact he overcame the prejudices exist
ing against him ON account Of his for
eign birth and established himself as
favorite with the British people.
During the Shareholders rebellion
probably the three best friends Of the
United States among the prominent
people Of England were the queen,
Prince Albert and John Bright. The
prince consort's amicable feelings
toward America were manifested on
numerous occasions, never more SO,
perhaps, than at the time when, with
the shadow Of death already encom-
passing him, he brought all Of his pow
erful influence into play against the
cabinet Of the day to prevent the
transmission OF an ultImatum to the
Washington government on the sub
ject Of the Trent controversy, which
grew out Of the seizure by the COM
mander Of the U. s. steamer San ia.
cintO, from the British vessel Trent,
Of two rebel agents, Mason and Slidell,
on their way to England and France.
1t has since been recognized on both
sides Of the Atlantic that, had the
dispatch drawn up by the RUSSELL
Palmerston administration been sept,
war between the United States
and Great Britain would have inev-
itably resulted >therefrom. That It
was withheld, and message Of fur
more friendly. xnd conciliatory tenor
drafted BY the prince consort suhsti.
tuted, is entirely due to the cnilght.
ened and sagacious helpnate Of Queen