The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-06
His Condition Causes Grave
Alarm
HAS BEEN i'll TWO DAYS
Physicians Sleep in Palace in Order to
Be at Hand ID Case Of Need.
Condition More Assuring
To-day

London, May 8 The kingdom was
Thrown into eonstfrnation last night By
1.-THE sudden and totally unexpected am
lnouncemcnt that King Edward uas sui.
/ ierng from bronchitis b form which
caused sonic anxiety to his physicians,
two Of whom slept n Buckingham pail
ace last night n order to- be "a nand
! in case ~ need
i The first inlmatan That anything
was amiss was thc failure ol the king
10 meet the queen $40 returned from
the continent last evening, Il has been
the kings invarahle rule to Be pres.
emit on the qHoens arrival from any
out of-town journey and his absence
{ last evening was made the subject 81
general comment Immediately it was
noted
The queen hurried to the palace, and
soon afterwards tha public learned by
an official announcement That tha King
had heen ill for two days The fact
that his illness had htsa thus concealed
from public knowledge ncrerBd tile
alarm King Edward suffered from a
similar attack At BiarFit2, owing 70 the
iuclemant weather AND cold winds. hut
II was supposed that he hid completely
recovered, especially as he attended the
opera gt Covent garden within three
hours OF his arrival 10 London from
Bsrritz last Wednesday
The king spent tie week az Sand
bingham, with the object Of combating
ahe threatened attack. and returned
apparently better. bat the sudden
changes in the weather this week were
trying % His Majesty and finally COM
PEELED him 70 keep III doors re still
ATTENDED 10 state business, however. and
granted audiences, including among 9TH
ers On Tuesday one Is Whtelaw Reid.
thf American ambassador and Lord
Lord Roberts On Wednesday he en-
tertained Grand Duke Michael at luneh-
con
h fact It was only yesterday that
bis physicians we're able TO induce King
Edwsrd 70 keep 10 BIS bed room and
take complete rest The bulletin "a
sued az 80 o'clock last evening showed
that the eminent specialist Sir Rich
ard Douglas Powell had been called ia
He with the kings physicians Sir
Francis Laking and Sir james Reid,
signed the bulletin which read
The king 4 suffering from an at
taci Of bronchitis and has been con
6nei to his rooms for two days His
Majesty's condition causes some anx-
ety.
The King IS ID good spirits despite
bis illness, and b addition to long Wis
lis fron member 81 Gid r0sal family,
he received III audience yesterday morn
ing LORD Ellington the newly appoint
Ell commander iH.chiff Of Nem zeaMnd
sind other colonial officials Both SIR
Francis Taking and Sir James remained
n Buckingham palace thnongl ont the
night II Is stated however flat this
was merely i precautionary measure.
Jas The kings Illness Is not grave a /
eonsultation WIS held late last uieht. /
but ao bulletin was saHed IT being
merely reported that the king was rest
ing comfortably
a eonrt cireulsr, which was sent out
about O'Clock states that hm majesty /
was unable % meet tie queens because (
he was suffering from q severe cold. +
The prince of Wales has been in con
slant Attendance for the psst two days. {
and sst evening tie duchess az Argyll 4
was summoned to the palace 1ne duke /
and duchess a Teck also came. bat