The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-27
THE. king MAY DIE
l-. d.
Edward WI. British Sovereign,
is Most Sorely w..
optRAitD on FOR APPENDICITIS
Anxious PopuIace by Physicians In
Cbsrgc-sudden Collapse Causes
CONSERVATION Other News.

A London, June %. dispatch says:
The coronation has been indefinitely
postponed because of the illness of
King Edward.
With dramatic %snddenness the king
has been stricken down upon the eve
Of his coronation. Today he lies i'm IA
critical state at Buckingham palace.
.Indescribable CONSERVATION prevails
throughout the country, and this con
sternation is reflected in the cable
grams received from all the centers Of
the universe.
King Edward is in a room facing the
beautiful gardens of Buckingham pal
ace and far from the street and the
crowd.
If last nights progress is maintained
he will probably tide over the effects
of his severe operation. which has sue
cessfully removed the local trouble.
But should any complication occur,
such as septic pcritonitis or blood
poisoning. IL is feared his majesty's
present physical nervous condition
would prove unequal to the strain in
volved. There is, consequently, in
tense anxiety as to the outcome. The
kings doctors believe that his majesty
would have been dead before now OK
cept for the operation.
At twenty minutes past 4 o'clock
this "wednesday morning the officer
OF the guard at Buckingham palace in
formed n representative of the Asso-
ciated press that he understood there
was no new development in the kings
condition.
At that hour the palace was every
where closed and there were no signs
of life about the building except the
sentries outside and a small lot of
messengers and reporters awaiting a
possible bulletin.
No official bulletin regarding King
Edwards condition has been issued
this morning and there is little proba-
bility of any medical statement being
made before 1890 n. m The Asso-
ciated press learns. however. that the
kings progress continues satisfactory.
The following bulletin was issued at
ll:lO y. m. Tuesday:
THE kings condition is as good az
could be expected after SO serious an
operation. His strength Is maintained.
there is less pain and his majesty has
taken a little nOuIishment.
1T will he some days before IL will
be possible TO say that King Edward
is out OF danger. (SigncdD
"TREVES.
TAKING.
= BARLOW"
His condition became so alarming
Monday night that at one time it was
feared death might ensuc before the
surgeons knife could afford him re-
lief. Intense swelling of the eX-
tremities, accompanied by alarming
symptoms of modification, constituted
the emergency which demanded an i'm
mediate operation, To the last the
king tried to avoid this. and he was
willing to be- carried to the abbey for
the coronation ceremony in order that
1t should occur az arranged.
The influence of Queen Alexandra
was enlisted, however. and at an early
hour Tuesday morning the royal pa
,ient was prepared Tor the operation
which, even in the siilful hands of
England's best surgeons, was fraught
with grave danger.
shortly before > o'clock TUESDAY af-
tcrnOOn his majesty was moved from
his couch 10 the operating table and
the ,anaesthetic Was administered. Sir
Frederick Trrycs made the incision
near the patients groin and carried il
upwards, with an outward slant. for
nearly four inches. The obstruction
Mas removed and a tubing was placed
in the affected intestine.
King Edwards FIRST words when he
returned to consciousness We're to ask
for George" and the Prince of Wales
who was waiting IN the next room,
was Immediately admitted To his faith
er's presence,
When the operation was being per-
formed the great central court yard of
buckingham palace, so lately the scene
of such brilliant gatherings. was ut
terly deserted, and an impressive ST.
lonve reigned throughout the building.
The eQuerfieS, talked in whispers.
servants tip-toed about and the tension
grew almost unhearahle. Then the
word was passed around that AN had
gone we'll"