Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
VICTORIA IS DYING.
FATAL ILLNESS OF ENGtAND'S VEN.
ERABLE QUEEN.

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covery and Termination of the One-sided
Struggle Is a Matter of Hours--Royal
Family is Present.
London, Jan. 22.-An official bulletin
Issued at Osborne house at 8 o'clock
this morning says:
'The queen this morning shows
signs Of diminishing strength and her
majesty's condition again assumes
more serious aspect"
Cowes, Jan. 22.-Another day in the
Victorian era, now SO rapidly drawing
to a close, passed without any great
change in the condition of Queen Vic
toria. The slight Improvement men-
toned in the official bulletins merely
Indicated postponement of the inev-
table. The end may be Il matter of
days or only of hours. but the men,
bers of the royal family, who ere now
dragging out IL weary visit at Osborne
house know that the death of her mai
esty is merely question of short time.
| The most noticeable feature of yes
terday was the satisfactory portion
the queen spent in consciousness. |
which she regained early in the after
noon. Royalty at Osborne thus had a
chance to recuperate from the terrible
ordeal undergone during the early
hours of Monday. The correspondent
of the Associated Press is informed |
that the members of the royal family |
were called to room adjoining the
queens bed chamber not less than
four times yesterday and We're kept
In momentary expectation of being
summoned to witness the end up to
$50. Her majesty's physicians then
only had vestige of hope that they
would be able to keep the queens fee !
BILE life in existence until the Prince
of Wales arrived. They resorted to
frequent use of brandy and cham
pagne. These stimulants, used to an
extent which only the greatest emer-
Eency justified. worked their process
and, when the Prince of Wales and
Emperor William entered the castle
grounds at 80, they found the queen
a trifie better than they had expected.
The desperate remedies employed Mon
day morning to enable her majesty to
live until her eldest sous arrival will
not be used again to the same extent,
for the doctors are fearful that the
remedy might be almost worse than
the disease. They trust to prolong her
life by moderate application of slim
ulants combined with us much nour-
ishment as can be assimilated. Such
expedients as We're employed during
Sunday evening and Monday morning
are not considered iustifiable.
The queens rally astOnished no one
more than her physicians, and when
at 4 p. IN. they heard her ask for
chicken broth their amazement almost
equalled their delight. Privately, how
ever, they build no false hopes upon
these fading signs of what has been
one Of the strongest constitutions with
which woman was ever endowed.
Despite the favorable afternoon the
doctors dreaded greatly the period be-
tween G o'clock and midnight. When
that was safely passed they seemed
hopeful of her majesty living mt least
through another day, although the
memory of the previous nights re-
lapse kept their anxiety at high ten
sion. The news of the death when it
comes is likely to be publicly an
III lsouuoli IL Is uu-
nounced here. as according to present
arrangements the first telegram is to
Expected to Live Until Thursday.
be sent to the lord mayor of London.
The queen is expected to live until
Thursday morning unless unexpected
complications occur.
Up to IA late hour crowds We're gath
cred in the vicinity of buckingham
palace and Marlborough house. On
all sides 1t Is tale of public and prl-
waite engagements and functions post
poncd and settled gloom rests over
all classes of society.
The newspaper editorials reflect this
feeling and the suspense the country ia
enduring, together with the gratlfca-
tlon and consolation derived from the
sympathy testified Oh all sides from
abroad. a
The Daily News says: "Bishop Pot
ter compared her majesty to Washing
ton. No American could go further
than TINT"
The Daily Telegraph says: at seems
but brief interval since England was
the center of almost universal hos
tility. Today all international hostil-
tiles are hushed and stillcd ns they
never before were by any single event
In the annals of the world"
| The Chronicle observes: "In tho
United States the nation and the gov
ernment display once again the ire
pressible sentiment OF n cognnte peo-
pie. The strain OF common blood
which flows in British md American
or warmly recognized"
This evidence of universal sympathy
TO England In her hour OF trouble Is In
| fact the leading theme.
Active Recruiting for the Army.