The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-01-31
|vietorie, the Aged sovsfeisu, Passed
Away as the Result Of
Paraiytic Stroke.
|kro tDsARD REldss II Her STEAD
A Last Loving Look and the casket
Containing the Remains Was Fore
ever Closed TO Human View.
Frer~ An r.rt. 81 the wo-id There
A~~ Pouring fnto Osborne ucese
M~x-aEr- Of Coincidence - ne
naafn- win nr Taken to
london February 2

C~~e-. Isle Of Wight. Jan. "a
Queen Vicsoria is dead and Edward
VII rcigns.
Aroond her were gathered almost
every descendant of her line. Well
within view Of her dying eyes there
hung a portrait Of the prince con-
..a-.. u Was he who designed the
room and every part OF the castle.
In scarcely audible words the white
haired bishop Of Winchester prayed
beside her as he had often prayed
with his sovereign, for he was her
chaplain at Windsor. With bowed
heads the impcriors ruler OF the Ger
innn empire and the man who is now
King of England. the woman who
has succeeded 20 the title OF queen.
the princes and princcsscs. and those
of Jess than royal designation list
encd 10 the bishops eeascless prayer
The queen had been ailing tc= sc--
eral days and was confined 70 her
room. Sunday she received a para
lytic stroke. which confined her 20
bed. and Sunday night she lay in a
comatosc condition most Of the time.
From all parts OF the world there
arc still pouring into Cos=cs messages
OF coincidence. They come from
crowned heads. miiiionaircs. trades
men and paupcrs. and are Variousiy
addressed TO the prince OF Wales and
the firg Of Encland.
London. Jan. 24.-kinr Edward re-
reif,d the privy council st . o'clock
Wednesday. The councillors. who in
ciud- the roysi daAcs and distir-
ruishcd mobiles OF the Kingdom. await
ell the king in the throne room. The
king entered an adjoining room, and
then the duke Of Dcyonshire. lord
president OF the council. went
through the formality OF acquaint-
ing the councillors that the queen
~as dead and that her son. the prince
of Wales. succeeded her. The royal
dukes. with the lords Of the council.
then repaired 70 the private apart
ment Of the lord president
The king then entered the council
chamber and made n brief speech
Immediately afterward the oathwas
administered 10 the king 10y the lord
chancellor. and then the members Of
the council took the oath Of ale
glance To the new sovereign After
this they passed in urn before the
king. kissed his hand and withdrew.
This concluded the csrc -aonv.
Co0cs. Isle OF Wight. Jan. g. so
hampcrcd have been the arrange
mcnis AT Osborne that the body II
Queen Victoria stiil lies in the bed
room where she died. The elaborate
decorations necessary ia turning the
dining room in Osborne house into n
chappclic ardcntc occupied so much
tiIuc that. although the royal house
hold waited hour after hour for the
first private service. it was found i'm
possible 70 hold this Thursday Al
being well, however. the solemn func'
tieR was performed Friday morning
by the bishop OF Winchester in the
prescaco OF King Edward, Emperor
Nillia N and almost every other mem
Der Of The royal family.
The cufin was brought 10 Osborne
Thursday evening and was tskeI
through the quecns's private gate
which had not been previously uses
since her death. Emperor william
was the first person TO see it. TIL
cofiaed body was transferred Fri
cay morning 70 the dining room. nov
lung with deep purple. The dais i
vrcathed with shc royal standard
and on each side are great candles
Madonnas by famous painters han.
from The draped walls. In ono cornc
magnificent Nvreaths frcm IL. parts o
the world crush their blossoms on
against the other. Among these tn
most beautiful are from Empero
William and Empress Augusta Viz
toria. Around the coffin chairs ar
arranged for the royal mourncr.
London. Jan. 25.--The body Q
Queen Victoria will arrive in Lon
don on the morning of February
and be taken acrosS the metropoii
20 faddington. Troops viii line IL
streets. The coffin will be placed {
gun carriage and draped with flag
On arriving at Paadsngton station !
viii be Transferred 10 train 10
Windsor. finally reaching st. George
chapel about noon. where n magnif
cent funeral service viii take place
IL is understood that the p-ogres
of the body of Queen Vietori
through Lcndon win be 40 4mposin
military pageant and that member
win be invited TO follow the proce
sion. At the same time there seen
70 be some apprehension lest
change Of decision should omit IN
London portion of the prcesamm
pnhlin. Jan z5.--Thc ceremony {
proS.aiminE the new king In Dubli