The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-25
LONDON TURNS FROM JOY TO GRIEF
The Coronation Festivities Have Been Abandoned and
Suspense Lies Heavy on All Hearts.

postponement of the coronation, but the
workmen in that part of London stolid-
ly continued to finish their work.
AT about l o'clock in the afternoon
three copies of the signed medical bull
letin were posted on different parts of
the railing surrounding the front of
buckingham Palace. The crowd which
had been SO numerous during the earlier
part of the day by that time dwindled
to few hundreds, but a constantly in
creasing number of fashionable pccu-
pants of passing carriages descended to
read the bulletins.
In the course of the early afternoon
the bulletin from Buckingham Palace
announcing that the operation had been
successful, that a large abscess had
! been evacuated, and that the Kings
condition was satisfactory was issued
and posted at the various points where
people were congregated, and shortly
afterwards a court official informed a
representative of the Associated Press
that His Majesty was recovering salts
factorily from the effects of the anesthe-
tic. The King treated the idea of the
operation very lightly, his great con-
Germ being for the disappointment of
the people.
This, however" added the official,
was entirely unavoidable as up to the
last moment the medical attendants con-
fidently hoped the patient would be able
to go through at all events the more i'm
portant of the coronation ceremonies"
Immediately after recovering from the
operation the King asked for the Prince
of Wales. Queen Alexandra is terribly
upset and nervous The royal grand
children were driven to the palace from
York House shortly after one o'clock
The Prince and Princess OF Wales re-
mained at buckingham Palace through
out the afternoon, receiving the visiting
members of the royal families who drove
up to the inner court yard
AT about 4:30 D. m. the Prince and
Princess of Wales left the palace in an
open carriage, looking decidedly more
cheerful than when they entered it, and
both OF them repeatedly acknowledged
the silent and sympathetic greetings of
the people gathered around the palace
gates and in the Mall
At the ambassadors entrance an end
less stream of smart carriages deposited
distinguished people of all nations who
struggled to get in and write their names
IN the visitors book, forming a brilliant
scene as the women wore light summer
dresses and nearly all drove up in
atstae. The small hall where the visi-
tors book is kept became packed. AS
some of the visitors departed others en-
tered and the crowd gathered outside
steadily increased the number
Until p. m. close vigil was kent
within the palace. Nearly all the MEM
oers of the royal families with whom
were Lord Salisbury, Mr. Balfour, Lord
Roberts and other leading men Of Eng
land, anxiCusly awaited word from the
sick room. After the o'clock bulletin
had been issued, the watchers, one by
one went out, all looking more cheerful.
The Duke of Connaught, who was in full
uniform, seemed to be particularly
pleased with his brothers condition.
The best opinion seems to be that no
less than three months postponement of
the coronation is inevitable, and even in
the event of the Kings recovery the
crowning of His Majesty will certainly
De shorn of all it's arranged for glories.
Inc work of demolishing the stands
ana all the paraphernalia prepared for
'he coronation pageant was in full
SWING during the latter part of the after
noon Hundreds of workmen who this
morning were engaged in putting finish
ing touches on the various iobs were al
work tearing down all that has taken
weeks TO accomplish The barriers in
the streets were being removed, the bar c