The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-27
THE STRICKEN KING.
4EDWARD'S CONDITION BECOMES
: WJRSE--AN OPERATION
PEKFOltnI
The Operation is For Perityphiitis aud is
s. SUCCESSFULLY Performed. Tho King
Stands tho Shock Weli--Tho Corona.
tion Ceremonial indefinitely Post.
45 poned-It VIII be Several
Days Before the Royal Pa.
.s tient can be Pronounced
Out of Danger.


tion has been postponed indefinitely,
on account OF the indisposition of
King Edward, who is suffering from
perityphylitis, and who has under
gone a surgical operation.
Sir Francis Knolls, the kings pri-
vate secretary, has issued the official
medical announcement as follows:
"The king is suffering from peri
typhlytis. His condition Saturday
was 80 satisfactory that it was hoped
with care his majesty would be able
to go through the ceremony. On
Monday evening recrudescenoe be,
came manifest, rendering surgical
operation necessary today.
"(Signed) Lister, Thomas Smith,
Laking, Thomas Barlow, Treves'
The first news of the renewed ill.,
ness of the king came from the house
Of commons, where various court Of
ticials gave an intimation that the ar.
rangements for Thursday would bet
ter be suspended forthwith, as the
coronation would be postponed in.
definitely on account of the indispo.
sition Of his majesty.
The sudden announcement of the
postponement of the coronation, lust
on the eve of tho ceremony, caused
the utmost CONSERVATION everywhere.
The news spread like wildfre. The
tens OF thousands Of occupants of the
streets suddenly stood still under the
sudden shock and gazed at one an.
other in silent dread of what might
come next.
On Saturday and Sunday, society
was discussing the reports of the
kings illness, and though tho cir.
cumstancality, detail and sources
from which they came precluded en-
tire disbelief, thcre was Il disposi-
ton to doubt the stories, and when
the positive categorical denial was
officially issued, they we're dismissed
as being unfounded
Hemhorridges, npoplexy and lum-
bago were few of the kiug's mala
dies discussed in the clubs and draw
ing rooms and those discussing them
recalled the stories Of the king even
recently relerating his belief that he
wonld never be crowned.
z On the Stock Exchnuge the effect
T the startling nnws was Immediate.
Prices weakened, led by cousols,
fall Of one half point.
- His majesty, under ordinary con.
&ditlons, was moi looked upon az q
= good subject for operations, and
hough the king passed successfully
Fhrongh tho ordeal, it is believed that
$four weeks must elnpse before he
, be able to undergo the nrduons la.
bors Of the coronation ceremonial.
Therefore no date can vet be indi
Gated for carrying ont the corona
ton.
Official announcement Of the kings
serious illness we're made to public
! bodies as speedily rs possible. Word
was sent to the house of commons
and acting Lord Chamberlain, Lord
Churchill, personally delivered to tho
mansion house, the official residence
OF lord mayor, a message regarding
his majesty's illness and at the morn
ings rehearsal Of the coronation cere.
mony in Westminster Abbey the
bishop of London, the Rt. Rev. A. Il.
Ingram, at the request Of Lord Esher,
the deputy governor Of Windsor cas-.
tie, made statement as follows:
Il have to make very sad an.
nouncement. The king is suffering
from an illness which makes an opera
tion necessary today. The corona
ton, therefore, is postponed"
The bishop requested the congre.
gation to join in tho lit,,ny out of
the coronation service and pray for
the recovery of tho king.
During the afternoon the Earl
Marshall, duke Of Norfolk, issued the
following notice:
"The earl marshal has received the
kings commands to express his mai
esty's deep sorrow that, owing to his
serious illness, the coronation core