Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
KING EDWARD is DEAD.
Death Ends the Reign of Great Brit
ian's Sovereiun.


ian's Sovereign.
King Edward VII, of Great Britain
died rather Unexpectedly last Friday
night at 11.45 O'Clock, after being
confined to his bed a week and after
a critical illness of only a few days
,f pneumonia following an attack nl
bronchitis. and his oldest living son
who under the law, succeeded auto
matically, was on yesterday proclaim
ed throughout the kingdom as kint
George V.
1t was known throughout England
that the king was quite sick; but there
was little information as to the serl-
BUSINESS of his condition and even tn"
great newspapers were surprised with
the information which did not come
until the first early morning editions
had gone to press. The information
was withheld for about half an noul
after the king had passed away; but
within an hour or two afterward the
news was spread over England and
throughout the world.
Albert Edward was the Oldest son
and second child of Queen Victoria
and was born at Buckingham palace
on November 8, 1S41. He was Great
ed Prince of Wales shortly after his
birth, and after receiving a careful
education under private tutors, studi-
ed at the universities of Edinburgh
Oxford and Cambridge. During 1860
he undertook trip through the Brit
ish possessions around the world, al
terward became connected with the
army, and in 1863 married the Prin-
cess Alexandra, the eldest daughter
Of the King of Denmark. Some years
later he took another trip around a
considerable portion of the world ac-
companied by the queen.
By the death of his mother on jan
uary %. 1901, Albert Edward became
king of Great Britain and Ireland
and Emperor of India and elected to
be known as Edward VII.
To him and Queen Alexandra have
been born Albert Victor Christian Ed
ward, Duke of Clarence and AvOndale,
who died January, 1892: George Fred
erick Ernest Albert, Duke of Corn
wall and York, who will now take his
fathers place as ruler of the British
Empire; Princess Louise Victoria AL
exandra Dagnlar, Princess Victoria
Alexandra Olga Mary, and Princess
Maude Charlotte Mary Victoria, who
married Prince Charles, the second
son of the Crown Prince of Denmark.
But for the Boer war the rule of
King Edward would have been one of
peace. Since he ascended the throne
Great Britain and ner possessions have
prospered, and the shadow of war,
when ii has at times fallen upon the
land, has been quickly dispelled. The
conflict in the Transvaal, which for a
time taxed England heavily. ended in
1902, shortly after he became king.
King Edward was a wise and bencvo-
IL II 10 a
that peace has been maintained IN
Europe during the past ten years. II
is believed that the kings death has
occurred at an exceedingly in-oppor-
tune time and that ii is not impOSsi-
BILE that results will follow, which will
render his passing disaster, not r1ly
to his own subjects, but to the whole
of Europe.
Throughout Great Britain, through
out Canada, throughout Australia,
the British possessions, on
which the sun never sets. men Will
mourn today. King Edward eXempli-
fed many of the virtues and traits of
character which are distinctive of the
best and highest type of Englishman.
A refined and cultured gentleman, a
thorough and fair-minded sportsman,
q diplomat whose methods We're al
ways aboveboard and clean. there was
little in Edwards life and in his ca
reer as ruler of the most powerful ma
ton i'm the world, of which he or the
subjects that mourn him today, need
be ashamed.
George Frederick Ernest Albert,
formerly prince of Wales. is now king
of Great Britain and Ireland and EN-
peror of India. His queen was the
Princess Victoria Mary, of Teck,
whom he married July 6, 1893. In
England the title of prince of Wales
is given always to the eldest son of
the sovereign. who is heir-apparent to
the throne. The title'is created and is
not hereditary. 1t dates from the
reign of Edward III. A statute of
the Order of the Garter, declares that
the prince of Wales as soon as he re-
ceives his title, becomes knight Of the
Garter. The arms of the prince of
Wales are the royal arms. with the ad-
dition of a label of three points argent.