The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-22
The Queen Has Secured Some
Refreshing Sleep.
FOOD IS ADMINISTERED ARTiFICiALlY
Osborne House is Packed. There is Scarcely
Room For the Emperoro Of Germany and
Staff. He Saw Victoria FOR
Few Minutes in the
Aftornonn
FOOD IS ADMINISTERED ARTlFICiALIY
lBy the Associs.ted Press.l

Cowes, Isle of Wight. Jan. 22.-(Tues-
day, / a. m.)--Another day in the Vic
torian era, acw so rapidly drawing to
close, passed without any great change
in the condition of Queen Cictoria. The
slight improvement so frequently men
toned in the official bulletin merely
Indicates a postpOnement of inevitable.
The end may be matte rof two days
or only hours: but the members of the
Royal family who are dragging out
weary visit at Osborne House know
that the death of Her Majesty is merely
a question of short time. The most
noticeable feature OF yesterday was
the satisfactory portion the Queen spent
in consciou sness, which she regained
early in the afternoon and still retain
ed at 10 a. m. At that hour she had
not seen Emperor William, local rumors
to the contrary Notwithstanding Roy
atty at Osborne thus had chance to
recuperate tIom the terrible ordeal un
dergone during the early hours
of Monday. The correspondent of
The Associated Press is inform
ed that the members OF the
Royal family were called to room ad-
joining the Queens bed chamber no less
than four times yesterday morning and
were kept in momentary expectation of
being summoned to witness the end up to
half past five. Her Majesty's physicians
then had only a yestige of hope that they
would be able to keep the Queens feeble
life in existence until the Prince of Wales
arrived
10 secure this result they resorted to
the frequent use of brandy and cham
pagne. These stimulants. used to an eN-
tent which only the greatest emergency
justified, worked their process; and, when
the Prince of Wales and Emperor William
entered the castle grounds at 11:30 a. M,
they found the Queen a trife better than
had been expected.
The desperate remedies employed Mon
day morning TO enable Her Majesty to
live until her eldest sons 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.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 21.-Tue-s
day. 1920 a. m.)-The following is the
full text of the midnight bulletin, posted
at Osborne House,
There is no material change in the
Queens condition. The slight improve
ment of the morning has been maintained
throughout the day. Food has been taken
fairly we'll, and some tranquil sleep Sc
cured.
JAMES REID,
''R. DOUGLASS POWELL,
THOMAS BARLOW
VICTORIA RALLIES SLIGHTLY
Osborne House, Isle of Wight Jan. 2f.
The following official bulletins were is
sued during the day by the Queens ply
sioians, Doctors Reid, r. Douglass Pow
eli and Thomas Barlow:
"5 p. m.-The slight improvement of
this morning is maintained
III a. m.-The Queen has slightly rail-
lied Since midnight Her Majesty has
taken more food and has had some re-
freshing sleep. There is no further loss
of strength. The symptoms which give
rise to most anxiety are those which point
to a local obstruction in the brain cir
culation."