Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-25
QUEEN VICTORIA DEAD
EDWARD VII. NOW REIGNS
AGED SOVEREIGN PASSED AWAY
TUESDAY NIGHT AT OSBORNE
HOUSE,.

Her Reign of SO Years, the Longest
=and Most Glorious in. Eneland's
History - Her Accession to the
Throne, Marriage, and Personal
Traits.
Queen Victoria is dead. King Ed
ward VII reigns. The greatest event
in the memory of this generation, a
most important change in existing
conditions, took place quietly Tuesday
evening upon the anniversary of the
death of Queen Nictoria's father, the
duke of Kent. The end of the queens
4 career, never equaled by any woman
in the worlds history, came in sim.
ply furnished room in Osborne house
Isle of Wight. Around her majesty
were gathered almost every descend
ant of her line. Within view of her
dying eyes there hung a portrait of
the prince consort. who had designed
the room and every part of the cas-
tile.
In scarcely audible words the white
haired bishop of Winchester prayed
as he had often prayed with his sover-
eign, for he was her chaplain at Wind.
sor. With bowed heads the impe-
rious ruler of the German empire and
the man who is now king of England
the woman who has succeeded to the
title of queen, the princes and prin-
cesses and those of less than royal
designation listened to the bishops
prayer. Six o'clock passed. The
bishop continued his intercession.
l,,1g q
Reid, the head physician, held up his
hand, and the people in the room
knew that England had lost her
queen. The Bishop pronounced the
benediction. The queen passed away
quite peacefully. She suffered no
pain.
1t was feared about o'clock Tues
day morning that the queen was dy-
ing, and carriages were sent to Os-
borne cottage and the rectory to bring
all the princes and princesses and the
bishop of Winchester to her bedside.
1t seemed then very near the end, but
when things looked the worst the
queen had one of the rallies, due to
her wonderful constitution, opened
her eyes and recognized the Prince of
Wales, the princess and Emperor Will
Ham of Germany. She asked to see
one of her faithful servants, a member
of the house hold. He fastened to
Of the household. He fastened to
queen had passed into ftful sleep
s. Four o'clock marked the beginning
of the end. Again the family were
summoned, and this time the relapse
was not followed by recovery. The
Prince of Wales was much affected
when the doctors at last informed him
that his mother had breathed her last.
Emperor William, himself deeply af-
fected, did his best to administer to
the comfort of his stricken uncle,
whose dignity he was the first to ac-
knowledge.
For several weeks the queen had
been failing. On Monday week she
Summoned Lord Roberts and asked
him searching questions regarding
the war in South Africa. On Tuesday
she went for a drive. but was visibly
affected. On Wednesday she suffered
a paralytic stroke, accompanied by in
tense physical weakness. 1t was her
first illness in all her 81 years, and
ne would not admit it. Then her con
1ftion grew so serious that, against
her wishes the family was summoned
When they had arrived her reason had
practically succumbed to paralysisand
weakness. She was reported to be dy-
ing Friday. The report was contra
dicted but in few hours it was generally
known that the queen was near the
end. She was in a cOmatOse condi-
ton during much of the time Sunday
and Monday, and her children and
grandchildren fastened to her side