Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-25
o.,,,tion Undoubtedly Saved His
Majesty's Life
peAyERsFoR RECOVERY
Oa,.n Alexandra. ini'a'nc' was
Enlisted TO Have nim submit 80
The surgeons Knife


,,nness the king has been s'ri.ksn
u'p ,non the eve of his coronation
w, ma lies In critical state al
a,arireham palace. In spite OF the
..s,tv of this tragic interruption
,.,,or element Of London are MAI
srg through the flag-deckeu
,,s,s and portion Of society In cor
,ton yowns and jewels has gath
1a, ,yhat rs called a gala coronation
..sr al one of the fashionable no.
I. Even at the gates of Buckingham
lace within which the ablest sur
an. and physicians constantly re-
.lr in the hope of saving the SOW
.,gos life. the footing of horns ana
sounds Of other revelrles can De
@,olv heard. The slim gathering
s1ch stlll remains beneath the nam
oalace lights is now more bent on
s.sbratIng than on sympathlSlns'
RowDIEs IN THE STREET
wogon loads Of boisterous rowdies
on the streets. They are driving
Nv s"rts of vehicles and waving Tags
~ hrgeing demijohns of liquor. They
au sts heir noisy way from the West
p pis "a Whitechapel. They represent
INV, I, ssctlon of the British public which
W. .,,1 ,,soedy can sober into decency. They
hora lasted license unrestrained by
,na' in the celebrations in connection
With the war, and king or no KING
,hsy viii celebrate the coronation.
Il must be admitted that the jewellers
have been misled by the technical IAN
S~sse Of the bulletins; they seem TO
ssrs no conception of the gravity OF
W,os pdwards condition. The think
in@ nortIon of the nation, however, has
, nana home numbed by the events
,,hieh the day has brought forth.
IrSescrlbable CONSERVATION prevails
,hrongbout the country. and this con-
s,ernation is reflected In the cable
srsmS received from all the centers OF
,he universe. King Edward Is In a
room facing the beautiful gardens OF
buckingham palace and far IRON the
street and the crowd
COMPLICATIONS ARE FEARED.
II ,onlehts progress is maintained he
viii nrobably tide over the effects Of
Mis- severe operation which has sue
nessfnlly removed the local trouble,
AM should any complications occur
v,ob as semitic pertonitls or blood pois-
onIpe II is feared his majesty's pres
ont physIcal and nervous condition
would prove unequal TO the strain in
yolyed. There Is consequently intense
anxiety as to the outcome
NEAR UNTO DEATH.
The kings doctors believe that his
majesty would have been dead before
now except for the operation. His con-
dfion became so alarming last night
that at one time II was feared death
might ensue before the surgeons knife
could afford him relief. Intense SWELL
ing Of the extremities, accompanied by
alarming symptoms OF modification,
constituted the emergency and demand
ed an immediate operation
TRIED TO AVOID KNIFE.
To the last the king tried to avoid
This and he was willing ~ be carried
70 the abbey for the coronation cere-
mony In order that II should occur as
arranged The influence Of Queen AL
erandra was enlisted, however, and al
an early hour this morning the royal
patient was prepared for the operation
which auap Ia tho gltfif,I hopdo NJ
England's best surgeons, was fraught
with grave DANCE.
OPERATION PERFORMED.
Shortly before o'clock this after
noon, his majesty was moved from his
couch TO he operating table, and the
anaesthetc was administered. Sir |
frederick Treyes made the incision |
hear the atlent's groin, and carried II |
Upward with an outward slant for near
y four Inches The obstruction was |
removed and a tubing was placed In the |
Affected lctestine King Edwards first |
words when he recovered consciousness |
were TO ask for George" and the
Prince Of Wales, who was waiting In |
We next ROOM was Immediately adj |
intted to his fathers presence.
while me operation was being per-
formed, the great central courtyard OF
buckingham palace, so lately the scene
q such brilliant gatherings, was ut
,,erly deserted, and an impressive ST.
renee reisned throughout the building.
,sFuerrles talked in whispers, servants
IP,toed and the tension grew almost
Then the word was passed
Aiouhd AN had gone we'll"
QUEEN CONGRATULATED.
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Balfour then
vent IN 10 congratulate Queen Alexan-
IVA and afterward an informal and |
.eIhaps historic discussion occurred be-.
y teh the Prince OF Wales and the |
puke OF Connaught and Lord Sails
puly 'Mr Balfour and several other |
MEMBERS of the cabinet.
before the end OF the afternoon over
wv callers, who included rfearly all |
ne luIelgn representatives in London
wv members OF tine house of lords |
NV nous OF commons, had inscribed |
e , names on the visitors book at |
~, Alhbhim palace. All the royal |
I. .'nees ailed personally on the Prince
!. wales and babe him good-by The
81 them Will leave London to-
s o'. morning for their respective
ti a. sirlking contrast To the happy an
! i''on with which the day opened,
~ plu1f issued tonight by the arch
IN "9p ~ anterbury, Most Rev. Fred.
~ ienple and the archbishop OF
n nv .; aoit Rev. William NJ. Maclagan,
s spG,nhns special forms for the inter-
I e,,''h services to be held next Thurs
FRAY FOR KINGS RECOVERY.
s,ho nr eongregations." said the arch
.onti9s ~ their Joint order, would
snc,, .s' De thankful to Join. at this
on M NJ N prayer TO the Almighty
ma for sslhs on his majesty, the King.
NJ ~ 49, speedy recovery. The first
i'd p,,esefs In those prescribed for the
ne occa., ol Inc sick might be used for
M, ~ =, archbishop OF Canterbury also
M 81 me public and private pray
'sn0us illness '"' mus III MS
SILENT PRAYER AT ST. PAuIs.
t,,A.aa rge congregation in 81 pauIs
1 WITH llSteneH cha. 4. q, ......-'- /