DEATH OF THE QUEEN.

Evening Star, Issue 11454, 23 January 1901, Page 2

DEATH OF THE QUEEN.

£ER MAJESTY'S COfIDITIONJ LITTLE ROOM FOR HOPE. 1 INTENSE AND UNIVERSAL! SYMPATHY. I "SLQWLY SINKING." I THOUGHTFUL THROUGH 1 ALL. I EMPRESS OF GERMANY 1 WORSE. I Press Association-By Tclcgraph-Copyright.| LONDON, January 22. 1 Tho doctors pumped oxygen into ihel Qneen's room. Her sleep at dawn proved re-| freshing. g Dr Barrow, the authority rm cerebral af-1 'fectaons, signed a bulletin declaring that! there yvax no further loss of strength, hut the! announcement that there is brain lesion has! intensified the alarm. Mi Tho Bishop of Winchester remained! throughout Sunday night at Osborne. 1 According to the opinion of outside medi-1 cal men, the Queen's illness is due to a| thrombosis clot in the brain. f; A bulletin at midnight (Mondav) stated! that there was no material change. The! slight improvement of the morning was! maintained throughout the day. Food waal taken fairly well, and some tranquil sleep! secured. [| There was a slight improvement in thai afternoon. Tho Queen awoke from a re-| freshing sheep at four o'clock, took some! champagne and slight nourishment, and kiw| and spoke feebly. .The Kaiser and the Dukel of Connaught, on leaving, were both visib'yl touched. At five o'clock the Queen feill asleep in the Princes?of Wales's arms. She! enjoyed a further sleep. | It was unofficially stated at ten o'clock in | ilvo morning that the Queen was, if any-1 tiling, a little better, justifying a glimmer | oi hope. .She suffers little pain. fe Osborne, 8 a.m.—There arc signs: that the| Queen's strength is diminishing. The aspect | is serious. % C T } } ? Ris,l0 P of Winchester and the Rector | of Wh'mpingham, have been summoned to $ the Queen's bedside. | PREPARING FOR THE WORST. | LONDON. January 22. | On Monday afternoon the Kaiser and the | Duke of Connaught, in company with the |j Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. i| visited the Seamen's Home at East Oowes, 'm containing invalided soldiers from the front % whom the Queen visited on New Year's Day. f$ Thv- Kaiser sleeps at Osborne to-night, and | the Duke of Connaught at Osborne Lodge. 1 In view of the Queen's gnivo condition the | officials are preparing the Royal apartments 1 at Windsor, also at. St. James's Palace, in | readiness for any sudden return of the Court. S The crowds at Oshorne are respectfully silent hj and unohtrusive. If Hundreds of notabilities have inscribed % their names in the callers' book at Rucking- (jl ham Palace. jjs Many city men participated in the ordin- I ary morning service at St. Paul's, the collect 1 for ;ul sorts and conditions of men intro-1 during mention of tho_ Queen. The whole # population of tho East and West End is | much .iffecled. Equipages and pedestrians | stopped to scan the bulletins. I Mr Kruger has sent a message of sympathy I to the Queen. ' 2 Tho Pope, through Cardinal Vaughan. has | expressed his earnest solicitude. Many tela-1 gr.ims have been received from the Czar, g Indian princes, and diplomatists the world % over. ft The Stock Exchange is depressed. Con- | tols are down to £96 2s 6d. | DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK. | THE VISIT TO AUSTRALIA VIRTU- | ALLY ABANDONED. | LONDON, January 22. I (Rereived January 23, at 7.45 a.m.) | The Imperial officers consider that thca Duke and Duchess of York's visit to Aus-1 \raiia is virtually abandoned % PRAYERS AT THE CAPE. | LONDON, January 22. | Special prayers for the Queen are being! offered in the Dutch churches at the Cape. I AMERICA'S GRIEF. I LONDON, January 22. | The Americans are deeply affected"by thel bulletins, which are awaited with an anxietv jl equal to that shown in England. ' t\ The Chaplain of the United States Sen offered up a most pathetic prayer for thi'o ?reat and good Queen. '% FRANCE'S SYMPATHY. 1 THE EMPRESS FREDERICK WORSE.I LONDON, January 22. | (Received January 23, at 7.40 a!m.) 1 The Prince of Wales warmly acknow-1 ledged President Loubet's telegram of deep! sympathy. % . The French Press eulogise the Queen. B ;_■ The health of the Empress Frederick of | Germany is worse. «j MINISTERS READY TO LEAVE. | LONDON, January 22. 1 (Received January 23, at 4.50 a.m.) | Special trains and steamers are in readi-Tj ness to convey all the Ministers to Osbornel if their presence is required. % THE ONLY HOPE. 8 LONDON, January 22. | (Received January 23, at 4.50 a.m.') | The only gleam of hope is the Queen's!! strong constitution. §s "; TROOPS CHEER THE NEWS. 1 , LONDON, January 22. | Sir A. Lushington. with 500 of the Third! Dragoon Guards, embarked at Queenstownlj for the. Cape at five o'clock. They warmly! clirered the tidings received from Osbornel that the Queen was slightly better. I THE EMrEROR A.ND THE QUEEN. 1 HER TOUCHING~FORETHOUGHT. I LONDON, January 22. | The Kaiser's interview with the' Queenl took place shortly after his arrival. 1 The ' Standard's' correspondent states! that stimulants were given to the Queen,| who showed a return to consciousness at thel sound of her grandson's voice. 0 The Queen desired that the news of herl illness be withheld from Berlin as long as! possible, lest a vein of sadness mar the bi-|f centenary festivities. m The Kaiser, on reading the earliest bul-ij touching fore-|§

J thought, and her spontaneous wish has given|| widespread pleasure. -.- §§' ' The Times ' states that there are faintly-lf * reviving hopes at Osborne since midnight. f| f| The Queen's drowsiness in the. daytimes' gj and her languor were noticeable during i;erf|l I many recent drives, when she was keptfl. awake with difficulty. m SLOWLY SINKING. 1 THE LATESTMESSAGE. 1 LONDON, January 22. §1 (Received January 23, at 4.17 a.m.. de-ffi spatclied at 1.25 p.m. on the 22nd.) P, The latest bulletin shows no change- forf| the worse since the morning. || The Queen recognised the Royalties*! around her. She is now sleeping. " M LONDON, January 22. W. (Received January 25, at 6.19 a.m.) P An official bulletin at four o'clock stutesM that the Queen is sinking slowly. ||