The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-20
At DOOR OF DEATH
,rry vICToRIA's HOURS ARE
NUMBERED.
STRICKEN WITH PARAL YSIS.
.,, ENGLAND WAITS WITH sOR-
49, ROWING HEARTS.

ticaI Regency-Emperor Will
a., NJ Germany and Duke of
cornausht Hurrying to Her Bed
The Trials and Sorrows
,,,.;.b HIVE BcfaIlen Her Recent
nave Proven Too Much for the
,red Queen-Had "a Stroke of Pa
Isis Last Autumn at BaImOral,
q which the strict Victorian Eti-
..te Did Not Permit to he Made
,.oo,vn-The Queen Being Care
III, Tended at Cowes, in the Dis
,ant Isle of wight.
couAs Isle of Wight, Jan. 10, midnight.
~. Onsen of England lies at deaths
A,or She was stricken with paralysis
- ,igbt Reuters Telegraph Company
Understands that the Prince of Wales has
,.oeved authority to act in Her Majestys
.,asd and thus has been created a prac-
tcaI. though not constitutional regency.
local rumor, purveyed by Osborne
House employees. declares that the Queen
cannot live until Monday, but this re-
ceives no official confirmation, though it
&c admitted that it is scarcely even like
IL that the Queen, if she recovers at all,
Will regain the use of those vigorous
faculties which have distinguished her
among the women of all time.
Gathered at her bedside are the Prince
ard Princess of Wales, Princess Louise
and other members of the royal family,
while Mr.. Ritchie, the secretary of state
for home affairs, officially represents the
cabinet. Lord Salisbury is in constant
telephonic communication with Osborne
House. and it was rumored that he had
arrived at Osborne, but this does not ap-
pear to be true.
The arrival of Emperor William and
other members of the royal family is
anxiously awaited.
For three days the Queen has been
kept strictly to herself. The last time
she drove out i'm Cowes the rain beat
down heavily upon her.
Even the natives who have grown to
look upon Her Majesty as an ordinary
body, have noticed that she looked more
delicate and shrunken than ever, mere
shadow of her former self, yet, with fem
inine persistence, the Queen forbade those
around her to say that she was i'll. The
Queen Victorian tradition and etiquette
decree that she is never ill, and So with
dogged determination, she fought off the
ravages that worry over the Boer war,
che deaths in her own family and her
an -f,,
But against the ruthless hand of nature
even the imperial resolve of the ruler of
the great empire proved futile, and with
painful realization of the inevitable,
she shut herself off from her encourage.
For two nights she dined alone and new
er stirred from the apartments she oc-
eupied at Osborne.
Humbly for this woman rules her court
with no uncertain hand her court officials
implored her TO seek medical advice. The
messages she steadfastly ignored, and
enough tonight, her condition is admitted
10 be most serious, there are only in at.
tendance Drs. Powell and Reid.
Doubtless the Prince of Wales will to-
morrow secure additional medical talent.
her Majesty lies helpless and almost
speecnless in her bed in Osborne House,
surrounded by every comfort.
Fruits flowers, ice and all the accesso-
ies OF modern medicine are at hand.
Vsoorne House is buried amidst a gloomy
park of frs. It is brightly lit outside.
me wind comes up from the channel and
tuiges through the trees like a death
urge A mile away stands the lodge.
beyond its portals none but the household
"a" pass. On them, without the sover.
''s" knowledge, are posted bulletins an
""uhcing her condition.
beyond the bulletins nothing official is
'O'alhaole, but not a sou, connected in
e"S way with Osborne House seems to
'e"eVe that Her Majesty can survive the
'a'N In fact locally, the announce
,i' oi her death is awaited with some
.I"s approaching, equanimity. Never in
o'0 memory of her subjects has the
queen been i'll before, and now that at
"e' advanced age she has been stricken.
seems to those who have lived around
"s' mat it is impossible for her to re-
s,'e' The village wiseacres, who have
e" her from gltlhood, wag their heads
land. -'' i-"e
ne Official bulletins may safely be de-
'''0ea as optimistic Their vagueness in
.s''ilbing the Queens ailment may be
'epted as merely official evasions of
the facts. '''''''S u
n, Information obtained by Reuters
:. ,esraph Company to the effect that II
f.,l. fla'ysis from which the Queen is suf-
~. is based upon the highest possi-
~. authority BY Monday 1t is likely
80. 'he truth will be announced to the
,, ''0N' The extreme weakness Of Her
''s'y and the loss of all her faculties
rp'"f to be at present the chief cause
~ anxiety. Stlmuants are being freely
Mustered. In the opinion of those best
'''''d 10 judge, the Queens present
NS condition was precipitated by in
worry over the losses and hard
ps suffered by che British troops in
,' Africa. Frequently she has re-
ne' 70 court attaches that another
var would kill her.
." 'hls connection Reuters Telegram
0'"Peny learns that she was most seri.
S III while last At Balmoral In the
-. ',Hn No word OF this became public.
A. " appears that she was then almost
80, though that rigorous etiquette
''' imposes alike upon her family