Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-07
Death Of King Edward.

COU, ~ IA.fo cioCE ia!I biso"
latest dispatches from London, published
10 yesterday 3 Gszatte, shoRed the mon-
srch's condition to be grave sId gro"ing
verse bouriy ard the announcement OF
his death eariy last nigh: Was not uuex.
pecied.
King E'wsrd returned t, England
from his vacation 10 dsyssgo apparently
In The b. S. If heslth and it wsa bu. three
days ego when i. was realized that &c
sas Dangerously IL.
The Primes of Wales succeeded to tao
crown Immediately, according to the laws
of the kingdom, Wita0u: officisI ceremony.
HIS first official sc! Vas 10 di.ps'cb to
the lord mayer The announcement OF
his fa,h'r's dsa,h, in punussee of Gus
tom. His telegram read:
II SO, deeply grieved to inform yon
that my bsloved f. thsr, the king passed
away peacefully a. 11.45 tonight.
GEORGE"
Tie physicians soon afterSs issued
their official bulIelio, which follows:
"May 6, 11.50 p. o., His mi 'st7
the king, breahed his last 1T ll.45 to-.
night, in the presence OF her majesty
Gu zen Alexandra, the Prince and Pfin-
&c. Of Wsles, Prize SO Royal the Duchess
of Fife, Princess Victoria and Princess
L uise, the Duchess of Argyll"
Pneumonia, following bronchitis, is
believed 10 have been The cause of death,
but the doctors taus f.s hsVe refused 10
make statement. S)me OF the Kings
friends are convinced that worry over the
critical political situation which con-
| fronted him With s!etpless nights, sggra-
vsted, II it did not cause, The 'a;ai III
! ness.
B;sides the nearest relatives In Eng
land, toe Duke OF Fife and the A.chbish-
op OF Canterbury Were in tne death
| chamber The kings brother, The Dnka
| Of Oonnaoght vito bis family is at suez
ha. ,ning home from Africa. The kings
! daughter, Queen Msud of Norway, will
stsrt for England today.
The fashionable restaurants we're just
en- plying and few groups of lsts thea
terguers we're making their way home
ssrd through the rain, while a small
crowd still hung abr Il the palace, when
tae street, we're filed suideo!y with
| negsboys, shrily crying: "Debth OF the
siDp!" The papers were quickly sez'd
| and the people discussed the momentous
| event quietly sud soou dispersed. The
streets ware deserted by l O'clock
i Within lew mir u!Cs after the death
| OF tie king, the Home Office was tele
graphing the Intelligence to the heads OF
| other governments and the B:itish dIplc-
mats and colonial fficisls throughout the
| void.
All who knew the kiog anticipated
that mis- death would be sudteo, sud it
gould not have accustomed great surprise
| If It he'd occurred without wsrning al
,ome social function Ga q retuit OF heart
trouble. Almost to the end he ielu}ed
| 20 take 10 bis bed, md WIS sitting up
| Yesterday 10 large chair, 50 the palace
| stories gc, corrobo'ati0g the description
OF him as an unru'Y patient, which Dl
OFT gave to Vienna interviewer las;
evening.
Oae Of the last ntteraacss attributed 10
King Edward was:
well, it 10 all over, but [ thick |
have done my duty He seemed then
! to have resched full realization that
his end WIS fast approaching. The
gu aen and others OF the royal family sad
tour doctors have been coustouIly in the
sick room throughout the day. SsVerhi
| hours before his death the king was 10 s
comatose coalition, ut he rallied slight.
IL between and 10 O'Clock, aud sp-
peared to recognzs his family. Then
| he respsed into Inconsistencies, Which
ended ia his death.
The body lies in the kings chamber
in The northeast Wing OF buckingham
Palacr, which is brilliantly iiga,ed,
whiis nsarlS all the rest OF The great
gloomy build'ug ia entirely darksne6.
Tho people outside tia palsce o5ly
learned the news whea boys appeared
with paperz, the news having heen sert
t, other quarters OF The city before tle
encouragement Of the kings desth WAS
made to taa crowd 10 front of the
palace.
Edward VII was born al Buckingham
Palace November 9, lS4l, be having
been the eldest son OF Qleen Victoria
and tbs Prince Oousort Aiber>. He
married, March 10, 1863, Princess
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte
Louiss Julia. eldest daughter OF King
Christian TX OF Dsnmsrk. He sue
ceeded to the throne January %, 1901.
Eiwsrd VII vas one of the greatest
royal diplomats the world hGs e7er
known, force for peace and jua!ice.
His de- th at crisis 10 the history OF
England removes a wise and benehctnt
| ruler, 9ho by tact and discretion ever
advanced tie interests OF his oEn Gun
| try and prorl.t,d hsrnnny 10 The coz
cert OF ua!ions. Naturally Of quick,
ioapu!sive and energetic disposition, 8
man of action, who for nearly 'cu' de-
csdes Eas Obliged to hold his posers 10
restraint, he became not the "Merry
Monarch" the 1isfacrcs believed he
Would be, but wise, aclfnl and able
king. He came OF an esrneHt and prac-
teal rsce, which, although It wore The
insigaia OF royalty, was democratic at
beRr:.
As Prince of Wales Albert, as he gas
then called, visited Canada snd this
country in 1860. He travelled " tlou.
osten tslion aud was kuo"u o. the ie'st
OF bis titles, Lord RepfreT. The prince
remalaed FIVE days s! the White b use
IS the cues. OF Pses'dant Bu:hsoaD.
With Inc president AID his Cabinet tae