The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-07
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Her Loss

LONDON, May king Edward
VIZ who returned to England from
vacation ten days ago in the best ot
health, died at l1.A5 o'clock Friday
night In the presence Of his family,
after an Illness Of less than three
days.
The Prince Of Walos succeeds to the
crown Immediately, according to tho
laws Of the Kingdom, without official
ceremony. HIS first official act was TO
despatch to the Lord Mayor the an.
hogncennt d his fathers death, In
pufsnanee oigcustom.
HIS telegram read:
am deeply grieyed to inform you
that my beloved father, the king,
passed away peacefully at 11;45 TO-.
night. Isignedl GEORGE"
The piiysicianS soon atterward IS,
sued their otHcipf bulletin, which was
as follows: !,
May 9. e.1i:bo n, Mills Majesty
the king breathed his last at 11;45 to-
hight. in the presence Of Her Majesty,
queen Alexandra, the Prince and Prin.
cess OF Wales, Princess Royal, the.
Duchess Of Fife, Princess Victoria and
Princess Louise, the Duckett of Argyle
lslgnedJ "LAK1NG,"
TREAD"
POWELL"
DAWSON"
Pneumonia, following bronchitis, IS
believed to have been the cause Of
death; ;tBSt the doctors thus far have
refused to make q statement Some
I'll the kings friends are convinced
tiiat worry over THE political situation
which confronted him with sleepless
riights. aggravated, II 1t did not cause
tie fatal Illness.
Rseeiysa Without Emotion,
Besides the nearest relatives I'M
silsIand, the Duke ot Fife and the
Archbishop 81 csnterbury were in,the,I
death chan Ser. Fhe kings brother
the pateofs sconHapght, with his fam.
III. Is sat sueE fastening home from
Africa. The l,ihg's daughter. Queen
Maud Of Norway viii start for Eng
ndsto.moFrow.
The intelligence that the end Of
King Edwards reign had come was
not a surprise atlast, The people had
been expecting to hear it at any hour
since the evenings bulletin was
posted at Ducklngham's palace and!
flashed throughout the kingdom. The.
capital received it without excitement
but sadly, for the king, with his own
people. was unquestlonably one OF the
most popular rulers in the world
A Strong Personality.
They regarded him as one of the.
strongest forces making for the sta
biiity Of the empire.
The fashionable restaurants were
Iust enptying, and a few groups Of
late thsater goers were making their
way homeward through the rain,
while a small crowd still hung about.
the palace. when the streets we're
oiled suddenly with newsboys shrily
crying: Death Of the king
The papers were quickly seized and
!. die people discussed the momentouS
event quietly and soon di9persed. The
streets we're deserted by l'o'clock.
Within few minutes after the
! death Of the king the home office was
telegraphing the intelligence to the
sileads Of other governments and the
British diplomats and colonial officials
throughout the world.
All @ho knew the king anticipated
his death would be sudden, and 1t,
would not have oceasloped great sur
prise Il Ii had occurred without warn
ihg, as q result Of heart trouble.
Almost to the end he refused to take
te his bed and was sitting up yester
day in a large chair so the palace,
stories 60, eorroboFating the descrlp'I
tion OF him as an unruly patient,
which, Or. OFT gave to Viennt inter
Newer last evening