Show KING EDWARD DIES JMES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS England's Beloved Ruler Laid Low by Attack o of Pneumonia and Bronchitis The Bronchitis The Prince of Wales Ascends Throne Assuming the Title of George V. V I London Edward Edward VII King of England England Eng Bog land has succumbed to the ravages of disease and the English people people- In fact the whole civilized world is world is mourning the passing of a a. monarch who had shown genuine ability as a statesman and a capacity for ruling his people in a manner that will enshrine en shrine his memory In the hearts of his countrymen King Edward after a bri brief r illness from pneumonia following bronchitis died at 1145 1143 o'clock Friday night May 6 G. Gathered around the bedside of the dying l nine ng were the queen and print prin tosses No hope had been held out through the day for the recovery of his majesty Only a da day or two previous previous pre pre- the king was conducting the business of state and giving audiences but on Wednesday he was waa compelled to submit to physicians' physicians orders Since then until the end his decline 7 as S rapid The king was seriously ill hardly more than three days One of the last utterances ed ad to King Edward vaid was Well it all aU over but I think I I have done duty The Prince of Wales succeeded the throne hrone immediately according the laws of the 1 kingdom without I j ceremony assuming the title George V. V His first official act in iu pl pi nuance to tov custom was to dispatch the lord mayor mayor the ann announcement his fathers father's death r I tt f I l r I Vt ti a u 11 I d tI v 4 j KING EDWARD VII Besides the social gloom which the I kings king's death casts over England several several several sev sev- eral important and planned long-planned official official official of of- events must be abandoned The Prince and Princess of Wales were togo togo to togo go to South Africa with the squadron and the prince was to open the first parliament of the new confederation but his accession to the throne will now prevent this The death of his majesty will also mean mean the abandonment of the principal principal principal pal functions of President ex-President Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roose Roose- velt's welts tour The official receptions and the embassy entertainments will ill be canceled and the presentation of the freedom of the city and th the luncheon at the Guild Hall probably will be given up When Edward VII breathed his last there came to a close the life of a unique personality He was loved almost almost almost al al- most universally first of all as a man wh whose se natural attributes made him dear to the hearts of his subjects and next as a monarch whose ability to fulfill the roll 1011 he was called on to La assume assume as as- sume was demonstrated conspicuously He was born at Buckingham palace November 9 1841 the son on of Queen Victoria and Prince Pi Albert of or Saxe- Saxe Coburg and Gotha Educated by private private private vate tutors on a plan outlined by his father he later studied at Edinburgh Oxford and Cambridge A long period perfo of travel followed during which h ho he went over Europe and the east easl I In III 1860 he made a n triumphant tour tor through the United States StaLes and Canada The prince was married March 10 1863 to La Princess Alexandra oldest daughter of or the Danish prince wh who some months later became King Chris Christian s. s Uan tian IX IY Six children were born two tw of whom the Duke of Clarence an and Prince Alexander died The surviving children are George Frederick Prince Princ e of Wales Duke of Cornwall and York who now becomes king Th Princess Lou Louise I ise who was married to tal the Duke o of I Fife Princess Victoria Alexandra and aud Princess Maud Charlotte who was wa s married to Prince Karl of Denmark enmark now King Haakon VII of Norway Morway l The he king was of the house of Hanover Hanover Han Han- over which dates from the succession to the tin throne one of King George Georg I I. I Iran in 1714 Edward VII assumed the throne on on- the death of Qu Queen en Victoria January 22 1901 so that he ho was ki less th m n ful instrument of the ministry and him to wield more more- influence tl had been conceded the throne in past He was an able diplomat and in the more important questions of 1 eign policy during his short reign made himself felt feIt In domestic p tics he was less active bu but suttee In strengthening the position of monarchy with the masses killing whatever royalist anti se ment existed at the time of his ac ace slon sion His in influence with his ministers advisory capacity was much more i flounced than that of Queen Victo although his attitude on the questions of the day was not defined It was as a sportsman the Brit Bri people loved him most He was an patron of racing and fond of yachting cricket athletics shooting His love of cards was most a passion in his early days his gambling for high stakes got Into trouble several times Umes In personal appearance he was typical Englishman He was rat below average stature of strong heavy build His ruddy face be bet ened good health and good spirits to a short time ago He wore his r rY Y F 4 H br I y st GEORGE V v. v KING OF ENGLAND N beard trimmed to a slim sharp point His thin circle of gray hair diminished until until un un- til he was quite bald Even in his latter days hays lie he continued one of the best dressed men in is Europe and was regarded as asa ti u mod model l' l for quiet of dress and bearing less ass esS' which he lie possessed l ita to tolis lis IS led Prince George Duke o of York July 18 1893 Six children five children five sons son s and one daughter daughter bless aught bless r-bless bless the household d of the new new monarch The eldest Prince Edward Albert now heir apparent ap parent is 13 a manly lad who will be 1 16 6 i years old aid In June He Hc Is serving as a naval cadet Prince Albert Frederick Frederic k the second son and heir heh presumptive e also is a naval cadet He He Is 13 years year es s old The other boys are Prince Henr Henry r I William Prince George Edward an and d Prince John Charles The daughter r re is is Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Alic e I Mary Diary She was born In n 1897 I According to a circular Issued fro from nh Marlborough house Sunday night th the tho e designation of the new queen will b bo be e Queen Mary The role she will play at atthe atthe atthe the new court has been the subject ol of considerable speculation As Prince and Princess of Wales Vales th the new king and queen lived such re re- tired thed lives that It is difficult to form farm forman farman an opinion but it is almost safe afe to toas as assume as assume sume that the court will be far less brilliant than it was under King Ed ward The latter the fullest weight and dignity to the ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies of the kingly office and all alJ state fun functions under hI his reign were invested with the pomp and magnificence magnificence cence he considered befitting the court of a great empire He attracted to his court a brilliant array of wealthy social so cial figures in which American heiresses heiresses heir hell ess esses s married to English aristocracy played a prominent part It is quite certain that great changes willbe will be seen in the constitution constitution tion of the court circle Queen Mary Is credited with great strengths strength of character character character char char- acter and is likely to exert far more influence on the court surroundings than did Queen Alexandra She is deeply religious and has a love for charitable work connected with the church while King George so far as asis asis asis is known is more fond of country life Ufe and pursuits than of courtly pomp Hence there is a general belief that the new court will be of a simpler and more austere type and that many of those who heretofore exercised a a paramount influence will be obliged to seek comparative retirement I |