Death of Cecil Rhodes.
Obituary—Right Hon. Cecil Rhodes,
THE DEATHBED SCENE,
Cecil Rhodes slept quietly through the morning and afternoon. His breathing at five o’clock became difficult, but he was conscious for a few minutes and muttered faintly, farewelling his brother, Major Elmhurst Rhodes, and other at the bedside. His death was quiet and painless, and came at six o’clock, and was due to extreme weakness, resulting from two attacks of heart failure. His admirers in London are preparing to hold a memorial service in Westminster Abbey. A PUBLIC FUNERAL. Cecil Rhodes wished to be buried on the Matoppo Hills. Sir Gordon Sprigg, the Cape Premier, has decided to give the deceased a public funeral. The service will be held iu the Capetown Cathedral.
Warm tributes are paid to him in the newspapers as an Empire-builder, with a great ideal. Widespread regret is expressed, but it is recognised that his death will not materially affect South African enterprise, inasmuch as the broad Hue of Imperialistic policy has been firmly laid. The pro-Boer verdict on the Continent is that Rhodes was a good sower, not destined to reap the harvest. Some writers are virulent.
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Manawatu Herald, 29 March 1902, Page 2
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193Death of Cecil Rhodes. Manawatu Herald, 29 March 1902, Page 2
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