Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-06
Edward VII. in Critical
State--DOCt0rS Issue
Alarming Bulletin.
WHOLE EMPIRE HANGS ON
NEWS FROM PALACE
Archbishop of Canterbury Calls
for Prayers for Stricken
Monarch.

over, but think I have done my Duty
These words fell from the lips of King
Edward VII, in waking Interval late
this afternoon.
His Majesty's condition is declared
critical by the attending physicians.
Gloom has settled over the city and
provinces following the issuance Of to-
nights distressing bulletin.
The Kings physicians have just is-
sued a bulletin stating that the symp-
tons of His Majesty are worse and TINT
his condition is critical.
The bulletin ON the Kings health
was issued from Buckingham palace at
8,1s p. m. Ii was signed by Drs. LalxinE,
Reid Powell and Dawson.
All members of the royal family
have been summoned TO the royal paI-
nee.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury tele-
graphed to all the bishops of England
and Wales this afternoon as follows:
Prayers by the church and people OF
England are desired on behalf of his
majesty King Edward in his grave HI
ness
The rate of insurance offered by
Iloyds against loss in the event of the
kings death was raised sharply follow
ing the issuance of this mornings more
alarming bulletin. Sixty guineas Ier
cent. is demanded to insure against
losses in the event of death within a
month. The earlier morning rate had
been so guineas per cent.
The Prince OF Wales arrived at the
palace at 10 o'clock this morning and
entered almost unobserved. In addi-
tion to the three physicians who were
In attendance throughout the night and
are now spending the day at the palace
Sir Francis Laking. Sir James Reid and
Sir Richard Douglas Powell. the special
list, there was summoned this morning
DIR. Bertrand Dawson and DIR. st. Clair
Thomson. All of the medical party
remained within call of the sick
chamber.
The day was bright and sunny and
before noon great crowd was loiter-N
ing in front of the palace in the vicih-
ity of the new memorial Victoria build
ing, and many carriages gathered in
st James's Park From early morn.
when workmen on the way to the scene
of their labors stopped to inquire con-
cernng the Kings condition, from the
police at the palace gates, the throng
increased steadily until the police were
obliged to take measures to keep the
crowds moving. Only officials were
admitted to the palace precincts.
So dense was the throng and so abb
sorbed were the people In his maj
csty's illness that the arrival of the
Prince of Wales attracted practically
no attention. Early in the afternoon
the members of the diplomatic corps
called and signed the visitors book, as
Gid many other prominent personages.
a. .. I.4', h,, = ,.fv-
expressions the fears entertained
The prospect OF the death or long
Illness of the sovereign confronts the
country at the worst possible time in
years. From a political and other
points Of view such an outcome would
be particularly disastrous. The great
est constitutional crisis in generations
hangs over Great Britain. King Ed
ward is familiar with all features of
the sitretion which would be particu-
larly irving to his successor. who, upon
The threshold of his reign. would be
called uron to deal with the question
of employing the authority Of the
crown to curb the powers of the peers
Affects RooseveIt's Visit.
From social and business stand
Point the monarchs demise would be
equally unfortunate. The social sea-
SON when families are flocking from
the country to London and the mer-
chants couTting upon big business, Is
Just beginning and was expected this
Year to be the most brilliant of many
seasons. The Kings death would
throw the court and country into
mourning and end the social activities
Incidentally Mr.. Rooseveit's visit.
which all England has anticipated ais
an Unique event, might he cancelled or
at least be made extremely quiet.
tonsos which to great extent are
a barometer of the business feeling
dropped from 81 11-16, when the mar
ket closed Yesterday, to 81 at noon to-
lay Leading financiers when inter-
tiewed EXPRESSED the opinion that the
rnonarch's illness or death would have
only a temporary effect upon securities
generally, and that the decline already
recorded represents the marking down
of quotations by brokers in anticipa-
ton Of the selling which usually fol-
lows any startling news.
The stock exchange was much ex-
cited in the early hours by conflicting
r,,,nors. one of which had it that the
King had died The market opened
weak under offerings, but the general
lone soon improved when the sensa
fional report was disproved. Quite a
number Of buying orders appeared, and
thcre was no real pressure to sell. The
weakness was considered as purely
sentimental 1t was expected that
Paris houses would send selling orders.
Al was the case when runors of the
Kings illness were current earlier In
the year
There are unmistakable signs that
all the members OF the palace entour-
age are greatly alarmed.