The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-05
STRICKEN ERE
HIS TRIUMPH
KING EDWARD VII AT DEATHS
DOOR AND UNABLE TO
BE CROWNED.
OPERATED UPON FOR CASE OF
APPENDICITIS.
Elaborate Preparations For The Coro-
nation Ceremonies Suddenly Changed
Without Warning Iuto Prayers

NEW YORK, June PA cable to
the Sun from London says: England is
experiencing today the most dramatic
episode in her history. Her uncrOwned
King has been stricken down, perhaps
unto death, almost on the steps of his
throne, and amid preparations for the
mightiest fete ever devised by man.
The blow fell without warning For a
moment the nation stood breathless and
appalled,. 1t tried to disbelieve the woe
full tidings. 1t was incredible that fate
after the setting of the stage for a
triumphal national drama, could in the
twinkling of an eye turn 1t into a tra-
gedy. 1t should be borne in mind that
| the British public has been kept in
utter ignorance, so far as the press is
concerned, of the grave reports which
have been described during the past
few days in American dispatches.
Hence the shock was as sudden as the
shot from the revolver in the hands Of
| President McKinley's assassin
1t seems, according to trustworthy in
| formation, that the concealment of the
| truth during the past week, and the
deliberate policy of deceiving the public
was the result of the Kings personal
| desire. He wished to avoid public un-
| easiness and alarm as long as the pos
| sibility remained of carrying out the
coronation programme. The King, in
/ deed, was scarcely amenabe to his docl-
tors suggestions until the crisis was
reached, when they were obliged to tell
! him that only an operation could save
| his life. Then he succumbed to de-
spair, and a pitiful story comes from
one of his friends that he begged ne
might be taken to Sandringham to die.
| His majesty had been suffering severely
| for ten days, but it was not until last
| night that his physicians became con-
! vinced that the Inflammation of the
! right abdominal region had resulted in
suppuratiOn and the formation of an
abcess. This diagnosis was confirmed
this morning by other doctors who were
| called in consultation and the only
T. vice remaining to save the patients
! nfa was speedy operation. Other
wise blood poisoning would have set in
and death would have been inevitable.
Dr. Treves, who was called upon to
! perform the operation, is the most ia
| nous English surgeon in this class OF
cases. His work is officially described
as successful. 1t really signifies moth
ing except that the surgeon did his
work well. The doctors will not vouch
a single word regarding the crucial
symptoms of pulse and temperature.
1t is recognized by all medical men
| who are acquainted with the King s
general condition that he is an un-
I d
the present. He has been a good liver,
and is i'll prepared to endure the severe
test to his constitution. His recent life
has been a steady Over-indulgence in
both work and pleasure.
The nature of his malady has proved
much more serious than an ordinary
case of appendicitis. 1t is not stated
by the doctors whether they removed
the vermiform appendix but it is ad-
mitted that other parts of the intestines
are involved in the mischief. These
unfaVorable circumstances, together
with direct information from the
palace tonight, force the lamentable
conclusion that his majestys chance
of survival is very small. Such indeed
with direct information from the
who have become acquainted with the
royal patients condition.
The administration of itro-glycerir
to stimulate the hearts action is a
very grave sign. The danger of collapse
from the shock is not yet passed and
the doctors are still fighting this peril
1t is already plain that the sympathy
of the world is genuinely with the peo-
, pie of Great Britain. Extracts cableC
from the America to the afternoon pa
pers and dispatches from correspond
ents in all the chief centers of Europe
bear witness to this kilograms from
various European capitals are arriving
[ praying for prompt and full details o
= the Kings condition, while heartfelt ex
pressions of sympathy and sorrow
| spoken by prominent men from all ovel
the world who are visitors in LondOI
= tell the same story.
When this is 50 obviously the menta
2 attitude of the civilized world, 1t Il
regrettable to be obliged to say tha
e the only jarring note has been strucl
!, by London itself The scene in tho
= streets, especially the Strand and Flee
a street, tonight, Is one of which tn
r greatest city in the world may well b
n ashamed. At the present moment tn
= streets are thrOnged as densely as the,
n have been every night since the peopl
began to make holiday, nor is the de
q meanor of the crowds one whit altered
> Through the windows of the Sun Ofiic
. there comes an incessant din Of cheers
a songs, braying of trumpets, sound o
: | cOnceFtinaS and every other form O
u noise with which London's lower classe
delight to demonstrate. When one goe
on the street one sees the same band
. Of men and women laughing, cheerin
T and dancing as though il were tn
= evening of the happy coronation day.
g 1t must be admitted that the reveler
q have been misled by the technical Ian
e guaRe of the bulletins. They seem I
s have no conception of the gravity q
e King Edwards condition. The think
ing portion of the nation, however, ha
gone home humbed by the events whic
the day has brought forth.
n LONDON, June 2S.-The illness G
y King Edward necessitated an operatio
a on June 25, for peryphlitis. The opera
10 ton was successfully performed,
large abcess being evacuated Th
latest bulletin on the evening OF Jun
2S was to the effect that the King wa
3 out of immediate danger. Owing to hi
ie illness, however, the coronation di
1cnntInned on mage hvsN