The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-01
"ALBERT EDWARD"

children.
"ALBERT EDWARD."
Immediately the blinds Of the Man
sion House windows We're drawn down
and the signal was given to the men
stationed in St Paa1's., The moment
they received it London knew that the
Queen was dead; for the Great Bell
OF st. Paul's newer tolls except when
royalty, Archbishop of Canterbury,
bishops OK lord mayors of London,
have passed 'tto the majority" The
tolling continued for two hours at i'm
teryals OF a minute, and could be
heard for miles in the direction of the
wind Some hundreds of people stood
i'm front of the cathedral around the
spot where queen Victoria prayed on
the sixtieth anniversary Of her acoes-
sion to the throne.
""(Sod Save the King
At the usual dinner of the Hilary
term of Grays Inn the master teacher
said Amid great sorrow we must fol-
low the practice of the constitution
! and recite God Save the King" The
chapel bell tolled eighty-two times and
the benchers drank the health of the
king.
Bells Toll All Over the Kingdom
A quarter of an hour after the first
bell-toll was heard more than LOCO
neMsboyS had invaded the streets with
black-ruled newspapers, crying: death
OF the Queen" while through the dark
streets doomed the deep-toned notes OF
the big bell and the bells of the city
churches re-echOing the news. The
NEWS OF the Queens death reached all
the tOw1S in the kingdom a few min
utes after it had been received by the
lord mayor OF London, and was quick
ly spread throughout the country dis
triots by the tOlling OF bells
VICTORIA DEAD-EDWARD REtGNs
Gr.nt Event Takes Place on ahe Ami
Nersary of Duke of kent's Death.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. %.
Queen Victoria is dead and Edward
VII reisns.
The events of the last few days are
too fresh to need repetition At the
lodge gates the watchers waited nerv-
onsly. Suddenly along tine drive from
the house came a hOrseman who cried.
1.-The Queen is deadr' as he dashed
Though the crowds.
Then down the hillside rushed a
myriad Of messengers, passing the fate
full bulletin from one to another. Soon
the surrounding country knew that a
king ruled over Great Britain The
local inhabitants walked as if in
dream through the streets of CoMes.
bat they did not hesitate to stop to
drink the health of the new monarch.
Meanwhile the lighting was flashing
the Sad and important news to the
ends eff the world and the empires en-
sign. IN great procession. followed
the dium-roll round the world and
hung half-masted.
The greatest event in the memory of
this generation, the most stupendous
change in existing conditions that
could possibly be imagined. has taken
place quietly, almost gently, upon the
anniversary of the death of Queen
Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent.
The end OF this career, never equalIed
by any woman. in the worlds history
came in a simply-furnished room in
Osborne House. Around her were
gathered almost every descendant of
her line. Well within view of her dv-
ing eyes there hung portrait of the
FT!nce COnSOfI 1t was he who de- |
signed tue room and every part of the
castle.
In scarcely audible words the white
haired bishop Of Winchester prayed |
beside her as he had often prayed with
his sovereign, for he was her chaplain |
at Windsor With bowed heads the |
imperious ruler of the German empire |
and the nan who is now king of |
England. the woman who has succeed |