The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-01-24
Queen Victoria is Still Alive, But
Her Majesty'S Death is No
meniarily Expected.
PRINCE OF WALES ALSO lNDlSP0SED.
Ared British Ruler Had Paralytic
Stroke ami Remains Mostly in
ComatOse State.
Emperor william. Her Grandson,
Arrived i'm London sunday Night,
and Early Monday Morning
started For Osborne House.

Monday morning found Queen Vic
and her death is only a question of
hours. Sunday evening her case be-
Ca3ne decidedly worse. and the aged
so, ereign lay most of the time in u
comatose state during Sunday and
Sunday night
London, Jan. 2l.--The Exchange
Tel graph Co. Monday morning says
the queen was reported to be uncon-
scious and was thought to be sinking
by the royal family, who arrived at
Monday morning.
SO far as her immediate safety is
concerned, the queens extreme weak
ness caused almost more alarm than
the paralysis. Much difficulty was
experienced in administering nourish-
mcnt. for she appeared quite unable
TO masticate. TO this weakness are
probably due the long spells of un-
consciousno SIS through which she has
passed. although it was almost i'm
possible to distinguish these from the
inSidious encroachments of paralysis
Emperor William, the prince of
Wales and the duke of York arrived
at Osborne house Monday. The only
additional royal parsonage who ar
rived Sunday WAS the Princess Vic
toria of chleswig-ilolS+cin, who ar
rived during the afternoon.
Tlc departure of the prince of
Wales for London shortly after II
O'Clock to meet Emperor William was
quietly accomplished The queen
had been informed of the kaiser's
coming and had signified her desire
that the prince should go to meet
him.
Rather against his will the man
who for the moment was practically
the king of England obeyed his
mothers wishes. 1t was rumored
that the queen wanted the emperor
to postpone his visit to Osborne
house. as she did not wish to receive
him in her present condition.
London. Jan. 24.-Throughout the
United Kingdom there was Sunday
OF anxiety and suspense. No one in
England outside the circle of the
queen or the nature of her disease.
The bulletins threw but little light
on he universal question whether
death was imminent. The London
new spapers had not learned that Her
ma icsty had suffered shock of par
alysiS. Extra editions of the Sunday
papers contained no information. but
there We're many of the official bulle-
tins, and they were eagerly bought
Crowds assembled to witness the
arrival of Emperor William. Apart
from such incidents, however, the
customary quiet of Il London Sunday
was not disturbed.
The most alarming reports of the
day came in the form of kilograms
from the princesses at Osborne
house. The coming of Emperor Will
liam and the news that King Leopold
was about starting Tor London in
spired fears that death was at hand.
Or the other hand, the fact that the
prince of Wales was able to leave
oSbbfne mousse naU an encouraging
effect. When the prince arrived at
Victoria station. London. at o'clock,
with Sir Francis Knollys attending,
several hundred people We're there to
greet him.
But there was no demonstration
beyond IA respectful raising of hats.
The earl Of Clarendon and the earl of
Pembroke received the prince. When
they inquired regarding the queens
condition he replied, You see they
have let me come away"
The prince of Wales arrived just
before the train entered the station.
which was 6:2O p. m. The duke of
York, Prince Christian, Prince Albert
OF Schleswig- EIolstein and Prince Ar
thar of Connaught completed the
group of royal personages Emperor
William stepped out of IA saloon car
wearing travelling suit, He saluted
the prince of Wales by kissing him
or both checks. a.:d the prince re-
turned Il similar salutation. He then
embraced the duke of York and shook
halds with the others.
The people who looked on as the
carriages drove Off uncovered their
heads, and Emperor William and the
prince of Wales acknowledged the
courtesy by raising their hats. No
cheers broke the mournful silence.
The crowd in the vicinity of Bucking-
ham palace maintained the same de-
meanor when the emperor and the
prince of Wales entered the grounds.
At 10 p. m. the prince of Wales began
conversation with Osborne Louse
which lasted nearly an hour. As a
result of this the emperor and the
prince started for Osborne Monday
morning. Orders were given that a
royal yacht should convey them to
the isle of Wight.
London, Jan. 21.-In the closing
moments of Queen Victoria's life an
other grave portent arises, namely,
the serious indisposition of the prince
OF Wales. So worried, tired and ex-
hausted was he Sunday evening that
he could not respond Immediately to
the summons from Osborne house.
The most he could do was to promise
that he would. leave London at 9
o'clock Monday morning, ii possible.
1t is worthy of note that even Mon
day the London papers did not mem
tion by even the most yelled allusion
the fact that the queen has had .
peratytic stroke. ~ tfsT f