The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-25
PEOPLE SEEM DAzED'
Official Announcement of the Kings
Condition Creates CONSERVATION
Throughout the Kingdom. The Lat
est Bulletins Issued Declare That
the King is Doing as Well as Could
be Expected.
BY the Associated Press.)

London, June 2i.-12:29 p. m.-The
coronation has been postponed indefinite
" on account of the indisposition OF
Hing Edward.
The sudden announcement of the post
ponement of the coronation, just on the
ever of the ceremony, caused the utmost
CONSERVATION everywhere. The news
spread like wildfire. The tens of thous-
ands of occupants of the streets sud-
denly stood still under the sudden
shock and gazed at one another in silent
dread of what might come next.
On the Stock Exchange, the effect of
the startling news was immediate.
Prices weakened, led by consols with a
fall of half point.
Official announcements of the Kings
serious illness were made to public bod
les as speedily as possible. Word was
sent to the House Of Commons and the
Acting Lord Chamberlain, Lord Church
hill, personally delivered to the Man
sion House, the official residence of the
Lord Mayor, the message regarding His
Majestys illness, and at this morning S
rehearsal of the coronation ceremony in
Westminster Abbey the Bishop of Lon
don, at the request of Lord IGsher the
Deputy Governor OF Windsor Castle,
was as follows:
81 have to make a very sad announce
ment The king is suffering from an ILL
ness which makes an operation neces-
sary today. The coronation, therefore, is
postponed"
The Bishop requested the congregation
to join in the litany out Of the corona
tion service and pray for the recovery
of the King.
During the afternoon the Earl Mar
shall, the Duke of Norfolk, issued the
following notice:
THE Earl Marshal has received the
Kings commands to express His Maj
estys deep sorrow that owing to his Sc
rious illness the coronation ceremony
must be postponed. The celebration in
London will in consequence be likewise
postponed, but it is the Kings earnest
hope that the celebrations in the coun-
try shall be held as already arranged. "
The King also expressed to the Lord
Mayor his desire that His Majesty's
dinner to the poor of London be not post
poned
Outside of Buckingham Palace enor-
nous throngs of people congregated
since early morning for the purpose of
witnessing the arrival of Special Ambas-
sadors, who were to be received by the
King and Queen today. Large numbers
of foreign representatives actually ar
rived, but the shortness of their stay
was noticed, inquiries were made and
state of health was circulated among
the waiting thousands.
At the various palaces and at the
Grosvenor Buckingham, Carlton, Cecil
and other hotels were where the foreign
representatives are staying the news
created the greatest dismay.
Royal carriages We're already drawn
up in readiness to take the guests to the
reception at the palace, but the moment
the "tickers'' announced His Majestys
illness all the preparations for the day
ceased.
In the streets the change which came
over the crowds was most pronounced
Traffic seemed momentarily paralyzed
and it was long before the full effect of
the startling intelligence was felt
Large crowds quickly gathered around
the Mansion House, where the official
notice was put up by police inspector.
who first mounted the steps and read out
the bulletin, which was received with
respectful silence.
The streets. as the day wore on, be-
came more and more congestcd and the |
holiday crowd concentrated into groups !
reading and re-reading the extras"
Most OF the people seemingly felt dazed |
and scarcely appreciated the full import |
of what they read.
Work on the stands erected on all |
sides to enable people to view the coro-
nation procession was gradually discon-
tnued.
In Piccadilly, along nearly the whole /
length of which wOrkmen were COM
pletir" the decoration and a. lwayI
was 7elSed with saa.zeers
were Hug lbe auavya1 the