The sun., 1902-06-25

had calmly and iiatly dcnied ,ha, his condi
,ion vas an, thing but good
I I, was the .xcitemen, of yesterday great
popular welcome, a. much as anything
I which caused revival Of the serious alb
dominal trouble The cholera morbus
symptoms had well nigh disappeared
I but there remained sufficient weakness OF
| irritation To sst up Inflammation.
/ A consultation was specciilv held and Il
was quickly decided that the o,ronation
ceremony could not take place at present
and that pronp, operation was the only
course available 70 save tho Kings lie.
LoNposs pIsNAr AT THE NEWS.
Indescribsble disn,ay swept over London
! on the announcement 81 the King condi.
ton. The news seemed to have reached the
! p ope before the newsboys appeared on The
/ streets with extra editions of the evening
! papers. shouting Coronation postponed T.
Endless Thousands Of holiday makers and
sightsccrs from all countries who were
going over the route to be followed by
! the corr nation procession were dunn
| fourded. They continucd on their journey
in a mechanical way. and then the crowds
seemed To dwindle away.
| Thousands Of carpenters who were put
! ting the finishing touches on the stands
soon. without word. ceased hanmering
and where at noon the capital seemed ia
be joyously throbbing with tho CERTAIN
expectation tha, all would be- well under
sunny skies like to-day's. there was an hour
Z later an absolute hush Of silence that could
be felt.
ARRIVING rHRoSos snocxEp.
From all tn. great railroad depots lead
/ ing from the Continent and the provinces
10 the capital there was an outpourtng
| Of well-dresscd crowds and many die.
/ tinguirhed visitors all forenoon. Their
! amazement when confronted with the new
bills waN simply beyond words 10 describe
! Many oi them waited and consulted as 20
whether they would continue their journey
or return home.
The official visitors, Of course, pro
oe,-isi 10 their destinations. but traversci
| the streets where there were no greetings
for them TO respond to All alike were
| In duh b,wilderrncnt as to What was ac'u
ally the matter and what the hing =
| Illness meant.
| The equerries who were sent 20 meet
th,se distinguished guests -, In silence
| beside them ~ they returned from the
| stations. unable to atd anv,hing'o o the fate
"a! words lha, tie splendid pageant which
brought them here and WAS due IN forty
cgh, hours would no, TAX" rlac.
DAYS BRI1HrSrss FADks
To MAKE IN. contrast b.twecn JOY and
sorrow complete to-day there was perfect
summer weather and the jlbilant tcmp-r
| 81 the CROW d. responded 10 II like risin {
! barometer. Their spirits were - checA,d
and disraved that for the moment only
deirct"I furrhoiinc- wor" heard
rRAvrRs Hrs1MiSsTtE AHBEr.
The BlsYop oi London announced the
news Of the Kings condition to the orc1estr ru
and choir which had assembled at West %
Minister Abbey for a rehearsal Of thursday =
programme lie added. We cannot 10
better than kucel down and pray The
Litany was intoned by the Bishop Of Bath
and Webs /, was followed by he singing
Of the hymn - God. Our Help Ia Ages
Past
Turning to tho choir the Bishop said I'm
ASA you to kneel while the Dean of West
minister gives The blessing
scESE Al THE MANSION Horsl.
When first tho ncws %: the serious condi-
ton Il the King reached the city every one
was incrrdulou- until a servant Of the Lord
MAYOR APPEARED and posted placard on
tho wall Of the Mansion House announcing
the postponemcut Of the o5ronation cere-
monies An extra force Of police wa- a,
once hurried 10 the -pot An Immense crowd
of persons gathered. no. a tenth of which
was ahle TO read the announcement, The
contents however, passed from mouth to
mouth
Tie sc"ne was in remarkable contrast
10 a similar sc"ne on the same spot a. M"
same time Of day two years ago. when the
Lord Mayors announcement Of the relief
of I.advsmith was posted The news 10 day
vas received in dead silence only broken
by shouts 10 the police superintendent
standing near tho placard, Read II; read III
Then every one asked now It would affect
various aspects OF the Cremation arrange