The Washington times., 1910-05-07
BEREAYED BRITONS
IN DEEP MOURNING
London Transformed, Its
Gayety Gone, Its Streets
Are Quiet.
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shortly before 5 o'clock he turned to DR..
Lakin and 1nurmured:
L know this is the end: ten the
The first announcement Of death was
made by Lord knollys- the Kings sec
rotary. who informed a waiting group
of newspaper men, The formal official
announcement was made by the new
King, George, who sent TO the Lord
Mayor Of London the following mes
sage:
Il am deepl-- grieved 10 inform YOU
that my beloved father. the King, pass
ed away peacefully at u-45 tonight
This message was signed George"
All the members of the royal family
who were IN London were around the
bedside when the King breathed his
most a physical wreck fTym grief and
sickness, lznelt by the BEDSIDE in the
closing moments and held the King
hand 10 the last
The foreign Office. as soon as the Of
fetal announcement Of death had Keen
made, flashed the news all over the
world, every embassy and legation and
every English colony and dependency
being given the official statement.
II remained Tor King Edwards last
Illness TO reveal the real strength Of his
chars cter- His courage increased as
the prObab bic fatal ending Of MS Illness
became more apparent. He discussed
with his physicians his approaching
death with utmost cafmneSS and gently
reprOSeA one OF the physicians who
attempted to divert his mind from
thoughts Of death.
The King sat Up several times during
The day and in those periods ne discuss
ed matters Of pressing business and left
Instructions for the conclusion OF sew
sraI matters of deepest Importance
Of course. has not been given out
Throat Tom by Cough
Although the Kings death was de-
7r-T
" from a racking cough, before drift
ing into state OF coma. This cough
ing was so violent at times that Il
tore mis- infiamed throat. causing the
King 70 spit up blood But for the use
OF oxygen tanks he would have choked
TO death
II developed today that the physicians
were hopeful until 10 o'clock last night
AT that hour the Kings condition took
a change and the physicians announe ID
formally mat ne was dying The
family Immediately gathered in the
/ death chamber. particularly the Prince
Of Wales who was Intensely attached
20 his father II is reported that the
Prince, now King admitted 20 those
about the death bed his fear OF assum-
1 ing the responsibility Of kingship-
Queens Grief Pathetic.
The Queens grief was likewise pathetic
/ The earlier life Of the King and Queen
! WIS liDt mar hAr4 VIII n great display OF
/ affection on either side, but in late
years an Increasing affection developed
until the royal couple were genuinely
in love with each other. For the Two
/ days preceding the Kings death, the
Queen had been in almost constant at
! tendance During the last hours of his
! Majesty the Queen showed wonderful
/ fOTtiJude. The court physicians say
l that her condition today IS no worse
/ than might be expected and IS not such
/ as 20 cause alarm.
/ The streets around buckingham Pal
/ ace today are filed with dense thronEs
I whose grief renders them sIraugely
] silent, ard all courts. public Offices. and
/ theateTs are closed
! Considerable criticism is heard in Lon.
/ don TODAY OF the Kings physicians
/ chiefly because they permitted him tC
I 20 TO Biarritz I'm March and endure Tho
/ rigorous climate Of that resort The
[ thC King caught the cold that resulted
/ IN his death. was also ni-advised, II
I the opinion OF the public
Harassed by Politics
J II IS conceded. however. that thes'
/ alleged indiscreti0ns merely hastenet
/ the Kings death, which could not hav,
/ been long delayed under the most fav
{ OrabIe circumstance The constant
iharassment Of politics. due 20 the Criti
/ cal breach between the lords and tn.
/ commons and the impOrtuning OF poll
I teal leaEers: undoubtedly FASTENED IN,
Kings 1ieath-
are pouring into the palace today from
a ~1