The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-07
World-Famed Sovereign Lost in His Battle
Against Dread Pneumonia Ends at
Midnight While Royal Family Hastens
to Be With Him in Last Hour
London and World in Gloom.

pdllcHt, WHICH LII. OLL gave w NlSh
ma interviewer last evening.
One Of the last utterances attrlbu-
ted to King Edward was
well, it is all over, but think |
have done my duty"
He seemed then to have reached a
full realization that death was ap-
preaching.
Just "A hours after the first news
was broken to the public, as from a
clear sky, that the king was suffer
ing from bronchitis, with the physi-
clans statement that his condition
causes some anxiety" came the off
cial proiouncement that his majes-
tys condition is now critical"
The public Immediately interpreted
these significant words to mean that
4 the kings case was absolutely hope
I less. That conviction peryaded Lon.
don and the entire kingdom. The
bulletin was transmitted to all the
/ royal relatives before it was made
public, and the rapid sequence or ar
rivals of royalties at the palace with
in the next hour confirmed, so far as
confirmation was needed, the most
alarming views.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
and the Duchess of Albany who had
left the palace shortly before the is
snance of the bulletin, both ladies
showing marked signs Of grief, soon
hastened back. Princess Victoria and
the Duke of Fife followed. The Duke
and Duchess Of Connaught, who today
arrived at Suez from an African
shooting expedition, were notified,
and Queen Maud telegraphed from
Christiania that she would start for
London at once.
Sir William Robson, the royal ply
sician, in attendance, hurried to the
palace, as he explained, on urgent Of
fetal business and remained half an
hour. The archbishop of Canterbury,
who visited the queen in the morning,
paid a second call before dinner He
talked with the Prince of Wales and
hurried away with signs of great emo
tion, to preside at a meeting. He re-
turned to the palace at $3.50 o'clock
in the evening.
Prayers Were Offered in Vain.
All religious bodies issued calls for
special prayers and special services
had been arranged for today for in
! te cessions for the king. The Cath
olic archbishop of Westminster, be-
fore he realized the kings critical
state, called for special services in
the churches Of his diocese on Sun
day, while the heads of the Congrega-
tional Baptist and other donomina-
tions requested services and family
prayers.
The archbishop of Canterbury pre-
sided last evening at large Chart
able meeting between his visits to the
palace. He said impressi-cly:
Sickness and sorrow and the great
issues of life and death level all earth
ly barriers ask you as Christians
TO stand for a minute in silence and
lift up your p ayers for our sovereign
hanging this moment between life and
DEATH
The audience rose, and after a mo
ment of silence, joined in the Lords
Prayer.
From early in the morning through
a day OF brilliant sunshine, followed
by stormy evening with flequenj
heavy showers, vast crowd filled the
open space n front of Buckingham
palace, awaiting news of the king
condition. Even after evening pass
ed into night, groups stood about the
gates and hung to the iron rallings
of the big gold-topped fence, watch
ing the coming and going of the
members of the royal family, the ply
sicians, officials and other notable
persons, until the police, shortly be
fore midnight, with view to clearing
the streets announced that no further
bulletins would be issued until morn
ing.
Then the stragglers reluctantly ef
their posts Of vantage and sadly
started homeward, filled with appre
hension. Some had spent hours at tn,
fence, having provided themselves
with sandwiches, making 1t unneces
sary for them to leave even for thei
meals. At the same time a STEADY
stream Of callers passed through th'
diplomatic entrance to sign the Wis
itors' book and make inquiries. Dur
ing the afternoon the stream grew Il
such proportions that more than on
ambassador had to wait over an hou
and half before he could reach thi
desk.
These visitors received no more IL
, formation than the waiting crowd
! outside, being simply shown the bu
etins which had been posted Tor tn
public.
The more intimate friends an
members of the royal family were rt
ceiyed at the entrance to the wing O
the palace in which the kings aparI
ments are located, but officials of tn
! household gave them the latest new
, from the sick room.
It was nearly half an hour after tn
q king breathed his last when Lor
. Knollys walked into the office an
! said to the waiting reporters:
!. Gentlemen, His Majesty Is dead
I The people outside the palace onl
learned the news when boys appea
cd with papers- a sf7
so sudden was the kings deaf
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I GARD OF THANKS