New-York tribune., 1902-06-25
FROM JOY TO ANXIETY.
IMPERIAL EXCITEMENT GIVES WAY To
DISMAY AND GRIEF.

DISMAY AND GRIEF.
Copyright: 1902: BY The Tribune Association,
Especial to The New-York Tribune by French cabIs,
London, June %. 1 a. n-The transition frord
the pleasurable excitement of an imperial reveH
to dismay and grief the Illness Of the KIND
has been almost theatrical in its suddennessI
The tidings of the postponement of the corona3
ton came about noon. when the thousands oh
carpenters. painters and decorators were puttius4
the finishing touches on the circuit of the trt-S
umphal progress of royalty, where sixty thou@
sand troops were under orders for guarding ths4
route; when the fleet was at anchor at Spit-
head for an unparalleled naval review. whens
every foreign nation was represented by a spe-s
cia1 envoy. and every section of the empire by>
native princes colonial statesmen and guards Of
honor and when the streets We're filed with hoIf-
day thronss of unexamped magnitude The
disappointment of the gay and noisy capital was
as unique as the magnificent pageant to tb,
Abbey would have been If the carefully -
hearsed ceremonial had been enacted with pon,
| and glory.
The transformation from joy to anxiety could
yva-a
hammering and the crowds were roufckinr 1,r7s-
after the bright co!ored imperial bubble had
burst Croakers who had been insisting tha.
the King had stroke of paralysis at Aldersbot
and was fatally i'll have not been well informed.
even If their forecast that the corona ton would
not take place has been justified There was no
doubt that the King ten days ago suffered from
indigestion an Intestinal rJiSo-la- s-.ox
which he was apparently recovering when he.
left Windsor. He dined heavily at AIdersboc,
after A fatiguing day. when he had been ex-
posed to damp weather and had eaten little *
breakfast and luncheon There were symptora..
of what the doctors describe as peri
typhlitis. but these subsided and they did nos
consider themselves justified in interdictng thes
coronation until there was recrudescence of ths
disorder on Monday night. There are pessinist4
who contend that the King had been aIarr,fnsry4
Ill for ten days. and that the truth haz
been deliberately concealed by court of1ciaIsl
who have been deceiving the public while thes
physicians, careful OF their professional repu-
tation. have been silent. 1t is utterly unrea<
sonable . suppose that the Queen would havsd
gone tt Ascot, the Duke of Connaught havs}
announced that the Prince of Wales would mako
a journey to India next December or that al
large company of princes and prfncesses wouIdd
have been allowed to come from the Continen5
on Monday. if it had been known at court thai
the King critically ILL., and that surgicaa
operation impending. The statementS
signed by five of the most distinguished sur-S
geons and physicians in England must be ac-j
cepted as a truthful account of the Kings nI-
ness.
The court officials evidently believed untra
yesterday that the coronation could be carried
through. although it might be necessary ta
shorten the service and relieve the King fronr1
fatigue as far possible The King hinseIc
must also be credited with sincere desire to.
prevent the disappointment of the public and.
with courage and fortitude in undertaking To-.
play the coronation part for which he Iackeda
both heart and strength.
There scurrying of messengers to ant
from Downing Street during the morning. aud
the House of Commons crowded in the:
afternoon for Mr.. BaIfours brief explanations,
The bulletin boards at the hotels and clubs were
watched hour after hour by anxious groups. and
buckingham Palace surrounded by
NOUS crowds OF men and women pressing silent
ly toward the gates to read the physicians an
nouncements. while the faces of these watchers
lighted up with relief when favorable reports
were posted of the Kings condition after the
operation and again in the evening.
There was anxious discussion in the clubs
among those conversant with the medical as-
poets of the The fact was recalledi
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