The evening world., 1901-01-19
ALL ENGLAND
IN DEEP GLOOM.
Nation Realizes Aged
Queen Is HopelessIy
III.

r"cy-isht. 1901. by the rrss Publishing Co.
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Special Cabi. to The Evening worldl
LONDON, Jan. 19.-All England is
buried in gloom to-day.
What little hope the nation was
still fondly ciiuying to was rudely
gshattered BY the bulletin issued ut
Osborne, the royal sat in the Isle
Of Wight, at noon to-day. It WINS
conservative ;. worded. but English
men read between the lines and rec
ognized that their best beloved ruler
could not remain long to govern
them.
THE QUEEN is SUFFERING
EOM GREAT PHYSICAL PROS
RATION" THE BULLETIN READ.
ACCOMPANIED BY SYMPTOMS
WHICH CAUSE ANXIETY"
I, was signed by Sir Richard Doug
las Powell ann Sir James Reid. both
eminent men and physicians In or
binary to the Queen.
The Public IL stunned.
Coming as this did on the heels o! tho
r.pur; that the Queen had had a para
l,tlc stroke and had not rallied. II CON
i;ru,.i the worst iorcbodinss. and no,
IL the darkest hours OF the Boer wa.
when British general after British gen
cral Was being defeated by the stubborn
liocr was the fcciln. OF depression and
personal sorrow SO widespread. In The
clubs. on the street and around t.ic
bulletin boards OF the daily papers.
where crowds congregatcd from an early
hour. people spoke In low tones or in
whispers. and many turned away ate.
hearing the latest news wipins eye. to
which even British reverses hal failed
10 bring tears.
II became known In the afternoon
that the Prince Of Wales. who in event
OF the Queens death will DO King Ed
ward VII. OF EnSlan and the Princess
Louise. who Is known also as the
Duchess OF Argyll. had started on a
special train at 80 p. 81. for cowes. In
tho Isle OF Wight. to be at the Queens
bedside. This did not tend to rcassure
the public mind, and 1t Was taken TO
meg. that tho royal family was assem-
bling 10 bid farewell to the Queen.
SIR Francis Lakins Returns.
Il was learned. too. that though Sir
francis Henry Llking. the surgeon.
apo;hecary to Her Majesty. had returned
to. London from cowcs to attend To
some Important professional business.
he would 20 back to Osborne nj
once. and It was said tina; he had ar.
ranged to make = prolonged stay there
40 confirmation could be obtained In
official Guartsrs this afternoon that the
Queen had really suffered paraiy,lc
stroke. The Official tendency was to
minimize rs far as possible the bulletins
sent from Osborne '"rhe Queen had
passed a restful night" "Iier Majesty
LIS much Better to-day" were the terms
IN which the great personagca replied
10 queries on the subject Of the roya!
henlth. Eut they replied In a hcsitating
way ana showed by their manner that
thelr hearts DID not believe what thci.
!ps said.
As to the condition Of the Queens eye
sight. Il Is known that she Is practically
blind. Her Majesty Is c!2hty-two years
OF age and II would be strange II her
cycs!sht were not failing. Prof Her
mann Pagenstrecher, ". D.. Director OF
the Opthalm!c Hospital at WicSbaden, "A
man who has attended 10 the eyes OF tho
Emperor o: Germany. was summoned
hastily to London on Wednesday last.
and proceeded NJ once to Osborne.
Examined the Queens Eyes.
\ lengthy Interview resulted, In which
Rapid Transit Service to 81. Louis.
TIE Penn'yivani. Railroad train. make N.