The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
INCIDENTS IN LONDON.
Scenes just Before the Queens Death
and After the Sad News.

Scenes just Before the Queens Death
and After the Sad News.
LONDON. Jan. 22.-There is sorrow
the British Empire. Everywhere
the people are mourning the Queens death.
The latest bulletins previous TO the an
nouncement OF her Majesty's death. espec-
tally the message sent by the Prince of
Wales, dispelled the last gleam of hope.
the crowds silently dispensing from I'm front
groups awaited the appearance of the final.
inevitable announcement.
There was a remarkable scene outside
of the Mansion House early this after
noon. On the receipt of the alarming re-
ports, something resembling a groan was
uttered by the hundreds of people assem-
bled and then some one started to sing the
national anthem. All heads were barred
and in a moment the crowds were singing
God Save the Queen with a fervor prov
ing how earnestly they wished for her re-
covery. The passengers in private car
riages, cabs and omnibuses Joined in the
their hats.
scrap Of paper a foot square, posted
on the wall of the Mansion Mouse at $50
o'clock tonight gave the first notice to
London's homeward hurrying thousands
of the death of the Empress Queen and the
advent of a King. Access to the bulletin
was difficult by reason Of the fact that
excavations had been made in the course
of the work of improving the street. But
the bare heads of the silent group under a
f1ickering gas Jet told the crowds on the
bus tops that the Queen was no more
A quarter Of an hour later more than
a thousand newsboys had invaded the
streets with black-ruled newspapers, crying
Death of Queen" while through dark
streets doomed the deep tones of st. Paurs
Cathedral and the bells of the city re-
echoing the news.
Mr.. Balfour's message announcing the
Queens death says that her Majesty died
peacefully.
THEATERS CLOSED.
All the theaters and places of entertain
ment, 1t is announced, will be closed in
definitely.
There is little doubt that the funeral of
Queen Victoria will take place at Frog
AuOiOb bAOt6i Ic6d-u W tiilS ludl-
ter has yet been announced.
Her Majesty was SO closely related to
the European courts. big and little that
the gathering of royalties at the obsequies
will be unprecedented.
The news of the Queens death reached
all the towns in the kingdom few min
utes after it was received by the Lord
Mayor of London and was quickly spread
throughout the country districts by the toll
ing of bells.
Prince and Princess Louise of Batten-
see her Majesty.
The papers devote columns of space to
historical and personal "reminiscences and
the scenes and incidents of the Queens
life. Emphasis was laid on the fact that
her Majesty paid the penalty for her de-
votions of the affairs of state. 1t is gen.
orally recognized that until a few days
ago there was no harder worker in the
kingdom. Roughly estimated. she signed
$4,000 documents yearly. No dispatch of
any gravity was ever issued from the For
eign Office until seen by the Queen, and
some idea of the work thus entailed is
gatherable from the fact that the Foreign
Office handles considerably over a thou
sand dispatches weekly. After every sit
ting of the House of Commons, the gov
ernment leader of the House Of Commons
was in the habit of forwarding to the
Queen an abstract of the business done.
She personally attended to these precis
and frequently returned them with mar
ginal notes. asking for explanations.
Ellen Terry's appearance at Sandring-
ham before the Queen is recalled as the
only event in which her Majesty ever
prompted an actress. Mistaking a pause
by Miss Terry for forgetfulness. theN Queen
gave her the cue very softly. AS Miss
Terry did not take the cue, the Queen re-
peated it more loudly, and the actress, sup
pressing her merriment. accepted the cue
and proceeded with her part
OF PATHETIC INTEREST.
OF pathetic interest now is the inscrip-
tion on the last wreath of the Queen. which
was placed on the Bishop of London's cof-
fin Thursday last. 1t did not bear her
name, and this is the first instance on
record of such a happening. 1t was re-
garded at the time by the court officials
as a sign of serious import.
Emperor Williams yacht Hohenzollern
has been ordered to leave Kiel Immediate
iy. She is expected to arrive at Cowes
Friday. No arrangements have yet been
made for Emperor Williams return to Ger
many, which is dependent upon eventuali-
ties.
This evening there were few visible signs
IN London that anything unusual had hap
pened. drizzling rain kept most people
within doors. Those who were turned away
along the streets of the West End without
special object. No large crowds gathered
anywhere.
The shops closed as soon as the bells began
to toll. and the blinds of Mansion House
were drawn down as soon as the message
from the Prince of Wales was received by
the lord mayor. The bell .olled at st.
Faurs Cathedral was the gift of William
III. and is used only on occasions of the
Death of royal personages. Archbishops of
Canterbury. lord mayors of London and
Bishops of London. The tolling continued
for two hours to-day at intervals of min
ute, and could be heard for miles In the di-
rection OF the wind.
Some hundreds OF people stood in front of
Victoria prayed on the sixtieth anniversary
of her accession to the throne.
At the usual dinner of the Hilary Term of
Grays Inn the master teacher said: Amid
great sorrow we must follow the practice Of