Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07

will be asked by President Taft to rep
resent America at the royal funeral.
Previous to his death the king re-
manned sitting In his chair. Violent
spells Of coughing every now. and
again caused him great discomfort,
while ON two occasions fainting fits
caused the greatest alarm to his at
tendants. At other times his majesty
was fully conscious and insisted upon
transacting some of his public busi-
ness. Among other things regarding
which he made inquiries were about
the arrangements which had been
made for the reception of Prince Sa-
danaru Fushimi, who is visiting Eng
land to represent the mikado at the
opening of the Anglo-Japanese exhibit
ton. He made many criticisms of the
arrangements and insisted they should
be altered in certain particulars. 1t be-
came evident during the afternoon,
however, that the condition of the
king was steadily growing worse.
When In the evening the royal physi-
clans again gathered for another gem
eral examination they found the fears
they had entertained In the morning
were more thin justified. The CON
stant strain of coughing and the diff
Guilty experienced In breathing by his
majesty had affected his heart, the
left ventricle of which was failing to
act Another alarming symptom was
the fact that the oxygen which was
pclhg administered was giving none of
the relief it was designed TO achieve.
A little after o'clock Ambassador
Reid came from the kings room and
handed Lord Knollys an exceedingly
grave bulletin stating that his maj
esty's condition was critical.
The Prince of Wales was still at the
palace, but the Princess of Wales left
soon after O'clock. At 630 an urgent
message was sent to her. 1t was so
urgent that she did not walt to order
her own motor, but hastily entered the
car Of the Duchess of Albany, who
was visiting her. Similarly urgent
summons was sent to the other men,
bers Of the royal family who were not
at the palace. The grave preparations
made 1t clear that the worst was fear
ed, and thrill Of apprehension ran
through the royal household. In rapid
sequence all the principal members Of
the royal family followed the Prince
OF Wales to the palace until by 730
practically every relative of the king
now in London had gathered there.
The archbishop of Canterbury, who
had been at the palace three times
during the day, and Attorney General
Sir William Robson also came in an
swer to an urgent summons. Winston
Churchill, home secretary, was sum
moned by special messenger Just
before s O'Clock the archbishop Of Can
terbury left the palace to attend
meeting of the Christian Social union,
where he said, u ask you as Chris
tians to stand for minute in silence
and lift up your prayers to God for
our sovereign, who is hanging this
moment between life and death"
When told that his FLY Witch had
won the Spring Plate race the king
insisted upon being shown and read
ing the bulletin which the doctors had
issued. Six nurses were summoned tol
the kings bedside, including Miss
Fletcher, who cared for him after the
operation he underwent the year of ais
accession. She was at Riarritz during
bis first attack Of bronchitis early in
March
The sudden death of the king found
England face to face with one Of the
most interesting dramatic situations in
its national life and political history
While London In particular has been
contemplating the Inauguration Of the
social season, which promised to rival
in brilliancy and eclat any since the
second jubilee Of Queen Victoria, there
was hardly part Of the empire which
was not hoping to have the opp0rtu-
nifty of welcoming some royal visitor
this year. Two Of the most notewor-
thy instances were the inaugurations
of the union parliament in South At |
rica by the Prince and Princess Of
Wales, while the Duke of Connaught
was to attend the national exhibition
in Canada.
The death of the king will cause the
of the projected visit Of
the Prince and Princess Of Wales to
South Africa to inaugurate the new
union parliament. 1t is likely that the
Duke and Duchess Of Connaught will /
go out in their stead.
At 1:10 this morning the great gates
Of the palace were closed by the police,
and the people slowly went home.
A pathetic incident occurred outside
the palace when the death Of the king
became known. An aged woman knels /
fcouffnned on nare AZ