Show riijiy Of LATE QUEEN Royal Family Will Gather Around I It I t Today f 1 BRIEF SERVICES TO BE HELD I II Prior to Rending the Services for the I Dead orQ Pew Hours the Public I Will Be Admitted to Boom Where tho Body Lies and Allowed to View the Remains 6f tho Sovereign Who for So Long Ruled Over Theni Tho Body Will Rest in Osbonie House I Until Monday Cpwes Isle of Wight Jan 21 I 1 a mAt m-At 11 oclock this morning the members mem-bers of tho royal family will gather around the body C iB i > late Queen which lies in a simple cofiln tho chap elle ardente festooned With red and white hangings The Bishop of Winchester Win-chester standing before an altar removed re-moved for the occasion from the pri vate chapel will read a portion of the service for the dead The cpflln rests on a specially erected platform draped with royal purple the feet lying to the eXist The head faces the simple altar Over the features is a thin vail PUBLIC MAY VIEW REMAINS For a few hours before this service l the public will be admitted to the room and allowed to view the remains of the sovereign who for so long ruled over them The body will rest there until Sunday and It Js probable thatnorc moviil will occur lov ten days CAUSE OF QUEENS DEATH The correspondent of the Associated Press learns that the cause of the Queens death as ofllclally given was senile decay The doctora have adopted this expression us most suitable suit-able and truthful They attribute tho jfimilysJs which attacked her as secondary sec-ondary to the general weaknoas of her condition nor Is It considered advisable advisa-ble for reasons of state to intimate that her Intellect was dimmed for that particular form of disease DETAILS OF DYING HOURS Details of the dying hours were not obtainable until last evening It appears ap-pears that the Queen was moved on Sunday from her big bed Into a small cot especially built with springs which was surrounded by a screen This was to enable the doctors to reach the patient pa-tient easily on both sides which was I impossible when she lay In a bed six feet wide In this small bed she passed away EMPEROR WILLIAMS ARRIVAL When Emperor William arrived he rushed in without taking off his overcoat over-coat to her bedside and the first words he said were words of regret that his mother was unable to come Yes murmured the Queen I wish Vicky could be here using a pet name of I her eldest daughter AWAITING THE END On Tuesday afternoon all the family fam-ily were In readiness the end At 4 oclock the Prince of Wales was summoned I sum-moned Half an hour lateT fie was joined the other members of the family At 5 oclock the Duchess of York arrived and the Queen kissed her saying = 11 am glad you have come Tho Bishop or Winchester began to I pray The Queen slowly sank into unconsciousness un-consciousness At 615 p m the end was thought to have come The Prince of Wales and several 1 others walked out of the room But the vitality of the Queen once more won the day For another fifteen minutes with only the Princess of Wales and a few others present the feeble spark of life was maintained DEATH SOFTENS THE FACE Death has softened the face and the thin veil conceals no terrible defects The hand of the Mighty Leveler dealt with her lovingly and as the last visitation visi-tation of nature has been mercifully mitigated so also have been the pomp and glory which accompany the succession suc-cession of the King Tuesday night neither he nor his wire < would allow their entourage to address them by their correct titles BODY EMBLA lED Queen Victorias body was embalmed last evening and occupies the cent roC r-oC ttte diningroom which is hung with trappings of mourning Outside two officers are on guard Within two Indian In-dian attendants remain In company with the ladles in waiting who are constantly present The body Is attired in black Thence The-nce Is perfectly peaceful and the remains re-mains have been placcd wlth the arms folded On the breast rests it beautiful beauti-ful gold cross The head Is Inclined slightly to the right All about repose quantities of beautiful flowers PATHETIC SCENE The honor of first seeing the body of the Queen was conferred on her per oonal retinue and such a simple pa thetic scene as marked this afternoon could hardly have occurred Iri i nny oth cr monarchy All the servants and tenants were admitted Tho footmen house maids coachmen stable lads and policemen filed through the room for four hours There were no formal ties Bent old men chlldyn and fam flies who had grown up on the estate und who regarded Queen Victoria as a friend and patron rather than as a sovereign took their turn and their grief was the sorrow of those who had lost a friend > In tho meantime many residents of Cowcs and neighboring towns ands and-s me prominent people applied at the Barters lodge for admission but they were told to come tomorrow There Is i no mistaking tho reality of the sorrow of Cowcs |