Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-07

London May liking Edward VII,
who returned to England from a va
alton ten DAYS ago in the best of
health. died at 1145 o'clock last night
fn ille presence of his family, after an
illness of less than a week. which was
serious hardly more than three days
Prince of Wales Succeeds at Once.
The Prince Of Wales succeeded to
the crown Immediately, according to
the laws of the kingdom, without Off
ciaI ceremony.
His frst official act was to despatch
10 the lord mayor the announces ment
of his fathers death, in pursuance of
custom. His telegram read:
4 am deeply grieved to inform you
that my beloved father, the king, pass
I'd away peacefully at 11.45 tonight.
tSigned) GEORGE
Physicians, Official Bulletin.
The physicians soon afterwards is :
sued their official bulletin, which was
as follows:
May s. 11.50 .. m-His majesty
The king, breathed his last at 11.45 to-
night, in the presence of her majesty,
Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales, the Princess Royal, the
Duchess of Fife and Princess Victoria
end Princess Louise, the Duchess of
Argyll
REID.
POWELL.
DAWSON
pneumonia FoHOWiUQ BTonSniIiSs
Pneumonia following bronchitis is
believed TO have been the cause of
& cath but the doctors thus far have
-eTused to make a. statement Some of
the Kings friends are convinced that
worry over the critical political situa-
1ion which confronted him. with sleep
less nights aggravated il it did not
cause the fatal illness
Besides the nearest reiative in Eng
land the Duke of. Fife and the Arch
f1Sn0n OF f,anTeTD i'm l0ta
death chamber. The kings brother
the Duke of ConEaugfIt with his fam
Siy. IS at Suez. hastemng home from
-africa- The kings daughter Queen
SIaud Of Norway, Will start for Eng
land tomorrow.
Not Surprise at the Last.
The intelligence that the end OF
aSing Edwards reign had come was not
g surprise at the last The people had
been expecting To hear it at any hour
since the evenings bulletin was posted
st buckingham Palace and flashed
throughout the kingdom. The capital
received 1t Without excitement but
sadly. for the king with his own peo-
1rle was unquestionably one of the
most popular rulers in the world. They
pegarded him as one of the strongest
forces making for the stability of the
peace OF the empire.
The fashionable restaurants were
gust enptying and a few groups of late
siFeater-goers were making their way
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small crowd still hung about the pal
see. when the streets were filed sud-
nenly with newsboys shrilly crying:
Death of the king" The papers were
quickly seized and the people discuss
I'd the mOmentous event quietly and
soon dispersed. The streets were de-
serted by 1 o'clock. Within a few
sainutes after the death of the king
she home Office was teIegraphing the |
Intelligence to the heads of other gov |
ernments and the British diplomats |
q nd colonial officials throughout the |
world.
Described as an Unruly Patient.
All who knew the king anticipated |
that his death would be sudden, and it |
r-ould not have occasioned great sur |
prise II II had occurred without warn |
ing at some social function, as a re- |
Gt1it of heart trouble. Almost to the .
end he refused TO take to his bed and
vas sitting UP Yesterday in a large
chair. so the palace stories go, COR
soborating the description of him as
an unruly patient which DR.. OFT gave
a. 2 Vienna Interview last evening:
One of the last utterances attributed
TO King Edward was:
Well it is sll over: but I thinA
have done my duty
He seemed then to have reached
FUN realization that his end was fast
pproaciling-
Royal Family Constantly in Sick Room
The queen and others of the royal
NHAIilF anu IDUE QOCIOTS fldQ Deen COn-
stantly in the sick room throughout
zhe t1sV. Several hours before his
death the king was in a comatose con-
6!tiou. but ne rallied slightly between
and 10 O'Clock and appeared to rec
Senize his family. Then he lapsed in
70 unccnsciousness which ended IN his
passing away.
Great Throat Specialist Called.
When DR. st. Clair Thompson, the
great throat specialist, was called in
> eesterday morning it was expected
tilat an operation on the throat would
Se necessary. but after a consultation
u was decided that the lungs were the
Reat Of the most serious symptoms.
Experts We're held in rea diness to ad
fEinistet an anesthetic. but there was
Year that the weakness of the kings
y cart might result i'll a fatal issue and
mn operation was set aside as a last
resort
Body Lies III Kings Chamber.
The body lies in the kings cham
Der in the northwest wing of Buck
Palace. which is brilliantly
H GIFTED. while the rest of the great
gloomy building, except Lordd KnoHy's
bf1ce IS entirely darkened 1t was hale
pm hour after the king breathed his
hast when Lord KnoHy walked into
the office and said to the waiting re-
forters.
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