Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-19
KING GEORGE HASTENS TO
EXPRESS HEARTFELT LOSS
Illness Really Dated from Cold Caught on Voy-
age to England after Entertaining Duke of
Connaught at New York--Dangerous
Condition Not Realized.

London. Dec. l5.-Whitelaw Reid. the
American ambassador to Great Britain !
since 1905 died at his London residence. |
Dorchester House. shortly after noon to-
day from pulmonary oedema. The end
was quite peaceful. Mrs Reid and their
daughter. Mrs John Hubert Ward, were
at the bedside.
The ambassador had been unconscious
since nine O'Clock in the morning and at
intervals during the previous "a hours he
had been slightly delirious as result
of the drugs administered to induce
sleep.
Sir Thomas Barlow. physician to the
. ing, who was called in last week when
! Mr.. Reds Illness became acute, and his
regular physician. DR.. VIM. Hale White
issued the following bulletin as to the
cause OF death
"A fortnight ago the American ambas-
sador had slight bronchial attack
similar to others from which he had
suffered at intervals On Wednesday last
asthma supervened and the asthmatic
paroxysms became very severe ieaolns
| to extreme exhaustion.
ut was hoped that he might rally as
no pneumonic symptoms had appeared
W
were got under control, but Sunday
morning the exhaustion became extreme
and he died from pulmonary ocdema at
1910 p. NJ"
The Hon John Hubert Ward. who
with his wife had been at Dorchester
House continually since the ambassadors
condition became serious. notified the
staff Of the embassy when the patient
began to sink and when death.- occurred
he sent word to the King and Queen
at Buckingham Palace, the Queen
Mother Alexandra at Sandrngham and
the officials Of the court
Almost Immediately the King SEM his
equerry. Sir Harry Legge. to express the
condolences of himself and the Queen.
During the afternoon messages convey
ing the warmest sympathy were received
from the Queen Mother Alexandra and
the other members of the royal family.
the court officials, members OF the gov
eminent and OF the various embassies
and legations while many who had
heard the news of the ambassadors
death or who had seen the flags at
half mast on Dorchester House, called at
the embassy.
\ wireless message was also sent
sador, who left New York yesterday
in the hope of reaching his fathers
bedside before death
BODY TO BE BROUGHT HOME.
The body will be sent home and will
probably be Inferred In sleepy Hollow.
but the details will not be decided
upon until some communication is re-
ceived from ogden Reid and it is
learned what action the British gov
eminent may desire to take. Mrs.
; Reid hopes to sail on Saturday next,
: should her son reach England in time
to accompany her. but in all probable
, ity the government will place a war
ship at the disposal OF the family for
the transport of the body of the am
! bassador to the United States
There will also doubtless be me-
mortal service in one of the great
cathedrals in London. in addition to
= services in some small chapel for the
: members of the family and the STAFF
of the embassy. This being sunday
nothing could be done. but if Mrs
Reid has her way she will start for
home at the earliest possible moment
While Mr. Reids condition had been
serious only since Thursday last and
he had been confined to the house only
for a fortnight, ais illness really latcs
from his return from New York last
: February after his visit there for the
y purpose of entertaining the Duke o.
Connaught On the voyage he con
! tracted n cold. to which he was very
susceptible. and found great difficulty
In shaking it off When he did ne was
for a time quite feeble. His friends
noticed a great change, Still he in
D.. sisted upon going to the embassy every
day and carrying on his heavy CORES
pondence both there and at home
However. Mr.. Reid made consid-
: cradle recovery and during the Lon Ion
season May, June and July. was &C
tive, and with Mrs. Reid gave the us
: ual entertainments for whicl they hod
- made Dorchester House famous. While
these were not on such large scale
as some previous entertainments. VIII
King Edward. Queen Alexandra and
:, later King George and Queen Mars
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
, and other distinguished personag"s
: were guests they proved to be a con
siderable strain on his strength
When August came. the ambassador
went to Harrogate to take the cure. lr
September he made hurried trip to tn,
a United States and presided at the dedi
= cation OF the new education building al
r Albany. lie returned to England some
4 what fatigued. but no anxiety waS fsl
o over his condition. However, on Octo
d Der 81 he went to Wales and delivered
n an address on Thomas Jefferson at tn,
University College, and since then suf
fered from colds. Although he had moi
k complained of throat trouble from which
= he had suffered at intervals for years
. there were minor ailments which depress
I "a him.
q Having invited = shooting Marty to
y wrest Park. whS~ there hsd Seen MANY
It distinguished gatherings since Mr.. Rsie
}. became ambassador. he called in Sir vii
liam osler. who examined him and De
d ciared that there was nothing wrong
d The ambassador was greatly cheered by
o this report, and with his wife Joined hi'
Eussts At his oAuntry house He Sstaynsl