New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-26
LATEST NEWS THE BEST
THE KING EATS SCRAMBLED EGGS AND
DRINKS LITTLE HOOK
AND SODA.

| The Associated Pressi
| London June -. midnight.-king Edward S
| condition tonight is more satisfactory
t than has been indicated by the last bulletin
He has made decided Improvement and the
! feeling at Buckingham Palace is very hopeful
| His majesty is able to take nOurishment; he
| had scrambled eggs and = little hook and soda
this evening and with his own hands he opened
several kilograms
The bulletin issued at II o'clock tonight is re
garded as intensely satisfactory. This bulletin
is generally taken as being the first occasion
upon which the Kings doctors have allowed
themselves to express. even to a small degree
the hopeful feelings they undoubtedly. even
though privately entertain. Thrty-six hours
have now elapsed since the operation was per
formed. and the absence of complications Gre
ates hopefulness in all quarters, although as
has been frequently said in these dispatches,
several days pass before the possibility of
danger be eliminated.
Notwithstanding the fact that this is the eve
Of the intended coronation day, and that London
is now even more crowded with people than
it was yesterday. the scenes witnessed on the
streets tonight were in marked and pleasant
contrast with those of Tuesday evening The
reckless rejoicing which then disgrace
fully prominent quite unheard tonight
Traffic pursued its way unimpeded. and even the
most popular thoroughfares We're comparatively
deserted. No Examinations dspeed the natu-
raj gloom which settled the metropolis.
The moon failed penetrate the darkness over
the city. and rather cold wind was blowing.
Quiet and depressed the crowds waited out
side Buckingham Palace for the nights final
news Of the sovereign For several hours they
kept their patient vigil, wandering aimlessly.
but with paIpable anxiety. about the open space
which fronts the royal residence. For some
reason another feeling Pervaded the crowds
that if the King lived until tonight he would
live to be crowned
Inside the palace all was still Queen Alex
andra who had been in the vicinity of the sick
room the entire day dined with a few mem
hers of the royal family. The callers who came
70 the palace in the course of the evening con-
tented themselves with driving up to the outer
gates where they aghted and walked in 70
inuuire at the equerres entrance for the latest
news. There they met only liveried servants
and small knots of reporters. With the excep
ton of these callers and the noblemen who have
the entree the court everybody rigidy
excluded from the palace by the police Lord
Grey. director of the British South Africa Com
pany and who recently visited the United
States is among those having entree to the
court He said to a representative of The AS
sociated Press tonight that he had good hopes
for the Kings recovery, and that he was sure
every Englishman deeply touched with the
sympathy of the United States in the present
calamity Although" Lord Grey added, such
kind expressions of feeling only what
should expect after my recent pleasant expert
ence of American hospitality"
shortly before ii o'clock the tension of the
crowds was relieved by the appearance of foot
man bringing a bulletin. This put up
the palace railing, and instantaneously the
crowds converged toward the notice In the
certain shadows cast by the gas lamp the
hundreds of hurrying figures produced a weird
picture The welcome words read in
silence and then the crowds slowly disappeared.
Among the comments made on the bulletin one
could hear the half whispered words. Thank
Cod" from women who had waited for hours to
hear the best or the worst, and the gruffer.
That's good from the men, many of whom
Kings palace was practically deserted.
A favorable factor mentioned by several of
those at the palace to-day the Kings
adaptability the severe regimen involved.
He is an excellent patient said peer who
had Just seen one of the members of the royal
family He does everything he is told, and
doas not Norry-unlke many royal personages.
This considerably helps the doctors in their ef-
forts to pull him through. With younger and
tbinner natient the Kings progress would prob
ahlv permit the doctors to be more optimistic;
hut they are carefully avoiding any possibility
of inspiring premature rejoicing
II is said that Queen Alexandra is bearing up
we'll and is much touched with the expressions
of sympathy pouring in from all parts or the
world Among the kilograms received was one
from General Booth. who is in Berlin, 10 the
Queen in which he says the Salvation Army all
over the world will pray for the recovery of the
King.
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