The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-11
STORK BRINGS
LITTLE PRINCE
All Spain Rejoices Over the
Birth of an Heir to the
Bourbon Throne.
GREAT CROWDS IN WAITING
ANCIENT CUSTOM RiGlDLY
FOLLOWED.

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to Queen Victoria. The news y
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= cur Tuesday noon. In court circles \
= it is desired TO name the baby Carlos. \
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Madrid. May 10.-Queen Victoria
gave birth today to a son, who becomes
heir to the throne of Spain.
The birth of the royal babe has been
awaited with eager interest through
out Spain. The news from the palace
early this morning that the accouche-
ment was imminent spread like Wild
fire, and crowds fiocked to the great
plaza fronting the royal palace The
happy event had taken the capital
somewhat by surprise for only yes
terday afternoon the queen had taken
her customary drive and the court ply
sicians had intimated that another two
weeks would pass before confinement
1t was learned from the palace a,i-
thorities that the queen had been taken
with the first pains of childbirth during
the night. Messengers were hastily
dispatched to the prime minister and
other chief court dignitaries, as the
advent of an heir TO the throne of
Spain is an event of the deepest poiit-
ical significance.
Grand Rush for the Palace.
Through the early morning minis
ters and big functionaries arrived at
the court of the palace.
Meantime word reached the waiting
throngs that the queen was progressing
well. The doctors pronounced her con-
dition normal and satisfactory. King
Alfonso remained at the queens bed
side
At o'clock this morning the king
cancelled the meeting of the council of
ministers which was to have consid-
cred current state affairs.
BY 10 O'Clock the high funcfionaries
of the state and capital. with many
ambassadors and ministers in their
court costumes had reached the palace.
At noon this assemblage of the nobil-
ity and power of Spain was grouped in
the royal apartments set aside for Of
ings of profound emotion the announce
ment of the birth CT the heir.
Arrival of the Stork.
The birth of the babe occurred at
1915 p. m. The announcement was i'm
mediately conveyed TO the waiting Off
Gals and crowds outside the palace,
who received the glad tidings with
mingled feelings of enthusiasm and
blessed with a soma male heir to the
happy event itself.
In no monarchical country in the
world is the ceremonial observed at the
birth of the first offspring of the kind
and queen so rigidly stately and for
NAL as in Spain, and on this occasion.
so significant for the Bourbon dynasty.
when an heir to the throne was so anx-
iously awaited, nothing was omitted
from the courtly etiquette.
From the moment when Queen Vic
toria was officially announced to be
apprehending the period of maternity
the most careful surveillance was cx-
ercised over her. in order that the
hopes of the country should not run
any risk of being blighted.
Many Shrines Visited.
several months before her accouche-
men, according to Spanish royal GUS
tom, the queen took up her residence at
the palace in Madrid to await the anx-
ious moment Thence. accompanied by
the king. she has undertaken from time
to time pilgrimages to various holy
shrines TO pray for safe deliyerance.
in the same way as the hunblest Span
ish woman.
For quite month preceding the aus
piciOuS event, members of the proud
Spanish nobility have been in constant
attendance at the palace as a precau-
ton against the unwelcome surprise of
a premature birth, while the members
of the royal family have taken up their
residence either in the palace itself or
near at hand in the capital
American Minister Present.
When at length DR.. Glendenning. the
young English doctor who attended the
queen. announced that the birth was
a matter of only few hours. urgent
messages were sent to the premier.
Senior Maura, and his colleagues of the
cabinet. the military governor of Ma
drid, the members of the diplomatic
corps, the gra1dees the knights of the
principal orders of chivalry, the lead
ing military and civil authorities. and
all the ladies and gentlemen attached
m tho court