New-York tribune., 1901-01-23
THE NEWS SENT TO LONDON
TELEGRAPHED TO THE LORD MAYOR
BY THE NEW KING-SCENES
IN THE CITY

IN THE CITY.
London, Jan 22-The following dispatch from
the Prince Of Wales to the Lord Mayor brought
the news here OF the Queens death:
Osborne. 6:45 p. na.-AIy beloved mother has has
just passed away, surrounded by her chlIdren
and grandchildren. ALBERT Ed" AMI
The Lord Mayor replied to the Prince of Wales
follows
Your Royal Highnesss telegram announcing
the nations great loss have received with pro
found distress and grief, and have communicates
this most sad intimation to my fellow cttlzens: ,
Her Majestys name and memory VIII i0ie'e'
live in the hearts OF her people. No,
May ] respectfully convey to your ho!ai
Highness and to all the members OF me roy
family the earnest sympathy and coincidence OF
the City OF London in your great sorrow
Two hours before the receipt of the Princes
telegram given above. this bulletin was posted
at the Mansion House:
Osborne. 4 p. m.-My painful duty oblges me
TO inform you that the life Of our beloved queen
Is IN '"e greatest ALBERT EDWARD.
In reply to the Prince of wales's first tele-
gram, the Lord Mayor dispatched the following:
7 have received Your Royal Highnesss sad
intination with profound grief, which is shared
by the citizens OF London, who stil! pray that
under Divine Providence the trreparaole loss 10
Her Majssty's devoted family and LOYAL suoJects
throughout the Empire may still De aVerteu.
VIII Your Royal Highness be pleased 70 @ aceepe
tits heartfelt expression Of my deep ana sincere
sympathy?
ON THE MANSION HOUSE WALL.
scrap OF paper foot square, posted on the
wall of the Mansion House at 6:5S o'clock to-
night gave the first notice to Londons home
ward hurrying thousands of the death OF the
Empress-Quee and the advent OF King. Ex-
cavations by which the street had been torn UP
made access to the bulletin difficult But the
barred heads Of silent group under fickerlng
gas let told the crowds on the bus tops and
sidewalks that the Queen was no more.
A quarter Of an hour later more than thou
sand newsboys had invaded the streets Win
black ruled newspapers, crying Death OF the
Queenr while through the dark streets doomed
the deep toned notes of the big hell Of St Paul's
Cathedral and the bells Of the city churches re-
echoing the news.
Mr.. Balfour's message announcing the Queen S
death said Her Majesty died peacefully
All the theatres and places of entertainment,
it is announced, will be closed indefinitely.
This evening there were few visible signs in
London that anything unusual had happened.
drizzng rain kept most people within doors.
Those who were turned away from theatres or
music halls wandered along the streets OF the
West End without special object No large
crowds gathered anywhere. The shops closed
as soon as the bells began TO toll, and the
blinds of the Mansion House were drawn down as
soon as the message from the Prince OF wales
was received by the Lord Mayor.
The bell tolled at ST Paul's Cathedral was the
gift of William III. and Is used only on occasions
Of the death Of royal personages, Archoishops
Of Canterbury Lord Mayors Of London and
Bishops Of Londcn. The tolling continued for
two hours to-day at intervals Of minute, and
could be heard for miles in the direction OF the
wind. Some hundreds OF people stood in front
Of the Cathedral around the spot where queen
Victoria prayed on the sixtieth anniversary OF
her accession to the throne.
Silence gloom and darkness characterize Lon
don tonight. From WhitechaPel TO Mayfair
streets usually gay with nightly festivity are
dark deserted and desolate. and this depression
of the public mind is likely to continue for many
days TO come.
Only a few hours ago the pleasure seeking
populace was hurrying 10 the theatres and music
halls only TO find in every case the doors closed,
and big black bordered bills announcing that
the performances had been suspended. The peo-
Pile thus turned into the streets. gave for short
time an unusually thronged appearance 70 the
West End Many turned in the direction OF
Buckin CHAM Palace and Marlborough House
where absolute silence reigned. A small BILL
signed "Balfour" was posted outside, announc-
ing the death Of the Queen.
Everywhere. in vehicles and the streets
the one topic of conversation was what would
happen under the new reign rather than the
life and death of Victoria. Much interest was
evinced in the way in which the alleged enor-
nous fortune Of the dead Queen would be dis
tributed the general notion being that Osborne
House would go TO Princess Beatrice, and that
she and Princess Christian would come into
considerable porti IN of Queen Victoria's wealth
The probability that the King will take up
practically permanent residence in buckingham
Palace was much canvassed. This is a ques-
ton that comes very much home TO Londoners
Queen Victoria's preference for Barnoral Castle
and Osborne House has been complaint OF long
standing iE the metropolis, and it is hoped that
the new reign will change In this respect
The presence of the Court in London would give
a brightness and gayety which have long been
absent
Not until Queen Victoria has bean laid to rest
beside the Prince Consort at Froy.nore y i'll the
theatres music halls reopen. Moreo-er, bust
ness will come to a practical standstill. The
music in all the hotels and public places ceased
last evening. Fashionable resorts were empty
and very few of the nightly habi.ues were IN
evidence The ST. James's. Princes and other
prominent restaurants had already discarded
aIluring colors for sombre black.
Americans who have passed through great
national calamities may recall the Grape drared
buildings and the national hush. but they can
III conceive. since the death ~ Lincoln any
such expression of gloom has already fallen
the United Kingdom. Marlbo. cugl House
so long the home Of the ,ew monarch. I;ucl-
ingham Palace. where Queen Victoria made her
last stay in London, and St Jamns's Palace the
residence Of so many former morarchs, are to-