Show I Condition of the Duke of Clarence LoNDoN Jan 13Great apprehension is felt by all classes of society regarding the condition of the Duke of Clarence ana I Avondale heir presumptive i to the throne from Too attack of congestion or the lungs whioh ho is suffering has developed into avery a-very serious case and the opinion Is openly expressed that the duke will not recover A bulletin issued this morning from Sand ringham Hal states grave symptoms have supervened in the case and that the condition condi-tion of the duke is critical No change in his condition up to 1 oclock was noted The condition of the duke is the sole topic of conversation in clubs hotels railway stations and In every place where people congregate There is n denying the fact that no such anxiety and exqitement have been displayed dis-played since 1S71 when it was thought the Prince of Wales would die from tho attack of typhoid from which he was then suffering suffer-ing Great crowds of people of all classes gathered around Sandringham Hall and at the Mansion House whore bulletins are posted and much excitement Is shown over their contents At 5 oclock a bulletin was issued stating there had been a slight change for the bet in the dukos condition Tho ter the greatest anxiety prevails at the Osborna House Isle of Wight where the Queen is at present pres-ent sojourninpf She is connected by wire directly with Sandringham Hall bulletin issued at 7 oclock states the condition of the duke continues critical The best feature of tho case is that the strength of the duke is well retained Until yeaterduy evening only ono lung was seriously affected This morning however an examination showed both lungs were congested The patient suffers suf-fers frequently from acute pains and his breathing is difficult The patient is assiduously assid-uously nursed by his mother who is occasionally oc-casionally assisted by Princess Mary The regular nurse is Miss Hallaiu known as Sister Victoria A bulletin issued at 1 oclock Thursday morninsr savs the condition of the duke if moring D U LUU uuuuJU U4 LUU UUV i anything is slightly bettor The malady developed so rapidly that early this morning that his mother remained re-mained at his bedside refusing to take any rest throughout the night Large groups of persons waited anxiously outside out-side tho gates of Sanaringeam Hall during dur-ing the day trying to glean any information infor-mation that that could be obtained ob-tained in regard to the condition of the patient Princess Mary told a friend this was tho seventh day of the dukes illness Wednesday last she said the duke was a member of a party shooting over the game covers situated along a-long distance from Sandingham Hall At luncheon he complained of not feeling well was seen to shiver and said he felt that he was taking cold but after the meal he continued shooting At the conclusion of the shoot he walked home instead of driving That evening ho dined with the assembled company but was obliged to retire early On Thursday Thurs-day efforts were made to dissuade him rom joining a shooting party but ho Insisted on doing so saying ho felt equal to the exercise After luncheon however he said he felt compelled to return home and left the party going on foot Princess Mary accompanied him He seemed rather better during the evening but his malady began to declare Itself Friday |