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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
2
The Daily Telegraph, Standard, and The Times weigh in on the nation’s bereavement. They discuss bearing further sorrow, Roosevelt’s condolence, and the impracticality of grand national homage in Westminster Abbey and related ceremonies.
The Times reports Indian military contingents encamped at Fulham after being welcomed by the Bishop of London in the palace garden. They retired to their camp and held a prayer meeting for the King. The event reflects a ceremonial display of loyalty as the British capital marks the royal occasion.
Paris dispatch describes widespread sorrow in Paris across classes and diplomats for King Edward VII as illness disrupts anticipated rejoicings. French papers like Figaro Gaulois and Journal des Débats express sympathy with Britain and praise Edward as friend to France while noting historical ties and recent monarchic ties. President Loubet visits Carnot tomb in Panthéon.
Ottawa withdraws proclamation naming Thursday coronation day as a public holiday due to King Edward VII illness. Montreal Halifax and other cities report consternation, cancellations of festivities, postponed church services, and a postponed military and naval review.
London dispatch reports Makowney, the Special Envoy to Emperor Menelik's coronation, sent a large cross to Westminster Abbey with prayers for the King's recovery. The Dean accepted the offering immediately.
A Washington cable announced that King Edward VII’s coronation was postponed due to illness. President Roosevelt sent sympathy to Buckingham Palace as Cabinet members expressed regret and officials noted the postponement without a new date.
Two months of preparations but all coronation celebrations except the dinner to be given in the King's name to the poor of London were definitively abandoned.
In Kingston on June 24 Jamaica residents react to King Edward’s illness and the postponement of the coronation. Preparations had been completed for a nationwide celebration, but sadness and disappointment dominate as the nation shifts to concern for the monarch’s condition.
Five eminent doctors sign the king’s medical bulletins. Sir Frederick Treves, renowned abdominal specialist, led the operation and holds multiple honors. Lord Joseph Lister, famed for antiseptic methods, heads the list with senior royal ties. Others include Sir Thomas Smith, Sir Francis Henry Laking, and Sir Thomas Barlow, all noted surgeons with royal appointments and hospital leaderships.
In London on June 25 the House of Commons and the Lords heard updates on the king's illness after a major operation. Balfour reported progress while Campbell-Bannerman and Lord Salisbury urged calm, with reporters noting a somber tone and mournful public scenes outside Parliament and on the Terrace as citizens awaited clarity on the monarch's condition.
The stock market fell on the news of King Edward's illness with London selling 25 000 shares and New York prices retreating briefly. Buying by large financiers soon recovered losses and by 2 pm prices firmed with most stocks off only fractionally.
Sir Frederick Treves discusses the King Edward surgery and mortality in perityphlitis with abscess formation. He notes death is likeliest between days five and eight, urges delaying knife unless immediate need, and cites statistics from his System of Medicine on age distribution and outcomes.
A fragment notes the highest death rate occurs between the seventh and eighth days, signaling a delayed peak in fatalities. The terse line suggests a timeline pattern without additional context or data.
Lawyer Charles Strauss explains that paying for viewing rights creates a contract. If the promiser cannot deliver the promised location or facilities, purchasers are entitled to restitution. The rule applies where consideration was paid in advance for viewing privileges, even if nondelivery is not the promisor’s fault.
The article recalls King Edward's only prior serious illness, typhoid in December 1871 while at Scarborough, affecting the Prince of Wales then. The illness appeared after a pheasant shoot and followed by the Earl of Chesterfield’s death from typhoid. Public prayers marked the prince’s recovery, culminating in his state visit to St. Pauls on February 27, 1872.
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