The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-23

Osborne Jan. %, 6:45 p. m.-The follow
ng. signed by the royal physicians, is the
oeiciaI announcement of Queen Victoria s
death:
Her Majesty, the Queen, breathed her
last at $50 p. M, surrounded by her chill
dren and grandchildren.
James Reid,
'R. Douglas Powell,
'"Thomas Barlow"
Preparatory Warming.
London. jan 22.-At 4:35 p. IN. a bulle-
lin was posted at the Mansion House as
follows;
osborne. 4 p. m.-My painful duty
obliges me to inform you that the life
Of our beloved Queen is in the greatest
danger Albert Edward
The Lord Mayor, Mr.. Frank Green, in
reply, sent the following:
Il have received your Royal Highness'
sad intmation with profound grief, which
is shared by the citizens of London, who
still pray that under Divine Providence
the irreparable loss to Her Majesty's de-
voted family and loyal subjects through
out the empire may still be averted.
VIII your Royal Highness be pleased to
accept this heartfelt expression of my deep
and sincere sympathy"
The Prince of Wales Dispatch.
London, Jan. 22.-The text of the Prince
of Wales dispatch to the Lord Mayor is
as follows:
Osborne, 6:45 p. m.-My beloved mother
has Just passed away, surrounded by her
children and grandchildren.
ALBERT Edward
The Lord Mayor replied to the Prince
of Wales as follows:
Your Royal Highness' telegram, an
nouncing the nations great loss, 1 have
received with profound distress and grief,
and have communicated this most sad in
timation to my fellow citizens. Her Maj
esty's name and memory will forever live
in the hearts of her people.
May l respectfully convey to Your
Royal Highness and to all members of
the royal family the earnest sympathy
and coincidence of the city of London in
your great sorrow?"
At the Osborne House Gates.
Osborne House Gates, Isle of Wight,
Jan p, 7:05 p. m.-When the p. m. bull
letin announced that the Queen was sink
ing all the watchers at the gates of Os-
borne House made up their minds to re-
main to the end. The cold was intense
and few favored ones sought shelter in
the royal lodge. just inside, where they
waited in absolute silence The telephone
dell rang at 7:04 p. M, but before roy
Al servant had time to take the message
the chief of the Queens police emerged
from the darkness and, with bare head,
said
Gentlemen, the Queen passed away at
$50"
All present reverentiy uncovered and
'Heh shrill whistles and the ringing of
tHe bells of the bicycles in waiting were
the signals for messengers to race to
Cowes with the news. In few moments
the place was deserted. simultaneously
mounted messengers, on white horses,
dashed from Osborne.
On their arrival at Cowes the cores
pondents found the news known both at
hast and West Cowes fifteen minutes be-
lore 1t had been announced to those in
waiting at the gates of Osborne House.
lhe streets were already filled with sor-
rowful crowds discussing her Majesty's
death.
The News Rapidly Circulated.
London, Jan PA scrap of paper a
loot square, posted on the wall of the
mansion House at .6:5S o'clock tonight
gave the first notice to London's home
"erd-hurrying thousands of the death OF
me Empress-Queen and the advent of a
king
a quarter of an hour later more than
thousand newsboys had invaded the
streets with black ruled newspapers, cry
ing Death of the Queen" while
through the dark streets doomed the deep
toned notes of the big bell of st. Paul's
cathedral and che bells of the city
churches re-echoing the news.
MT Balfour's message announcing the
queens death, says her Majesty died
peacefully.
All the theaters and places of enter
'ainment 1t is announced. will be closed
indefinitely.
Inere is little doubt that the funeral
o' Queen Victoria will take place at Frog
more though nothing in regard to this
matter has yet been announced.
Her Majesty was so closely related to
'De European courts. big and little, that
''e gathering OF royalties at the obse-
4lles will be unprecedented.
me news Of the Queens death reached
az 'he towns in the Kingdom few min
u'ss efter It had been received by the
,'oio Mayor OF London. and was quickly
eaa throughout the country districts
ol the tolling Of bells.
fi'nee and Princess Louis Of Batten-