New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14

seat of tho malignant disease in men IS ss n; ~
body to irritation by hot suos,ances.
very early period e Of his connccio With
suspected that the affection was malignant THIS
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Sm Sss vent Z. ss s1% work
&c hs 10 do one not las say hs that
medicine which SIN an rcSss sSlss c " s Shce
tsoS 'tT 90 NOT se sRsS sowoSor that d.
M p RtsSs was
his treatment was too ihoroqsh or was not h9rouSn
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and have led him TO Invoke surgical aid much sooner
To SAR 81, ne o sS alns.Sn d this physcs burn IL
Crown Princes iarynx with red hot wiro, and again
on na as Y III S sS ncuss
It necessary to scar the edge Of the vocal cc,d with
80 Sa iaa agent s i popery Sandos-~ss
uERHAnprs RESPONSIBILITY.
10 sum up, II the growth was benign In the rst in
stance there Is In my opinion only too much reason
10 think that Gerhafts burnines must be held answer
able for its subsequent Transformation into cancer
1t was lignant from the first the disease was I'M
dss u sy SS examined tho
Crown Princes throat, which found in exactly the
Sane oser he left ss Carthage
erately oedemaous and of a bright pnk color The
prominent in the centre than elsewhere and liberated
On the surface Its appearance was altogether unlike
sslsss + ~ ,y i II had !" fact distinctly
imperial Hishnsss that very unfavorable change
had taken place In his throat.
as II cancer?"
much ike Ts IL ssy ass & e ss
srssfped my hand and said with that smile Of peculiar
nss aeS s Te1S1 fS '
u have lately been fearing something OF this sort
Al nv request, Professor Won schroter and DR..
Kfause were summoned TO san Reno. On November
The Hotel de la Netiterranec Professor schroter.
Or schadcr pr kanss pr Howell and :, %y ,ss r oe
growth as had first seen on November g. and con-
cluasd by saying s. M. ,
Professor von schgotter therepg9n SaS ss .ft1r
my ne S,e;S he aSS no IN
TRAoHEoToMY TRIED.
take up the story at the point Ut which 10
finally decided that tracheotomy must be tried on
the august sufferer when everything ready tho
Crown Prince passed through adjoining room into
his ordinary sitting room. where IT was arranged the
operation should be performed. The bed was placed
opposite one Of the windows SO that there was an ex
cellent light DR.. Bramann proceeded to give ohio
oon but as soon as the Crown prnce Secame Tn
krause. while kept finger on the pulse at the left
Shortly after Dr. Bramspn bad made his frst In
cision, noticed that the pulse had become very weak
and the face was blanchsd In fact, there were eyi,
he pupil was seen to be widely dilated The chiolo-
pl s rd Dd n ana M UpaSh w shs
PROCEEDED i, With ~ .ou,sa 70 ho.
prevent him from operating with SKIN In opening
c:son little to the right instead Of in the mdde
line The deviation appeared TO m. 50 slight at the
opening the trachea instead OF at once piunging in
the eanuls. as s usually done by English surgeons.
minute or two until the bleeding had ceased and then
Inserted : very large, long and somewhat funnel
VIII frankly own that TIC delay IN introducing the
plan Of piungne the tube into the wndppe as soon as
i Is opened proceeding which usually sets UP severe
wien the operation was completed congratulated
Ps s. q M E IN NJ success On leaving the room
~. Did you notice that the trachcs vas opened
little 70 t the I right Of the middle line I"
,..a did, but should say considerably rather than
on coming to himself the illustrious patient shook
hands warmly with Dr. Bramann, myself. and. be-
THAT FATAL DAY-ApRIL IL.
fatal day as owing to the unfortunate series Of
events which occurred April H. that day proved
TO -be turning point In the case. On the night of
April HIP the Emperor was seized with severe
coughing between midnight and a m. At half past
Mr.. Howell noticed that although air passed freely
through the canula the breathing accompanied
bEs nose az II there were something projecting below
lhe lower end Of the tube. on removing the canua
We nose CEASED, a ciIcumsta lance which caused Dir.
Howell TO think and this view afterward confirmed,
that the lower edge Of the postorto parf Of the canus
must slightly press into the posteflof wall of the
KS View 70 was as s SI&s By Ea sct h safD
external part Of the canua was pushed forward. Mr.
side aud inserted ped under the lower edge of tbe
shield, to tilt the lower and back edge Of the
was somewhat less after tbs was done, Dq but
4s,,hrs not sn drs o.s cease The Emperor also
ordered several special tubes in Berlin three DAYS
these eanulas rather than try any of those had BIZ
me flnding however that h9 iupes were not quite
maae Of lsal and asked the nstrumsn maker 70 come
not 5. that the ss tube d
me ps any o e H ses
the case had been formally given lp 10 me by Pro
professional courtesy required that should ask him
to be present on the occasion
THE EMPERoRs DEATH WARRANT
M SVou Us inc ITO" tuOc wa reduy, therefore,, L
dispatched messenger to Professor Won Bergman
to request him TO soon as possible
meaning Of course, that was anxious to proceed TO
change the tube without delay 1t is exaggeration
&c say that these hastily scrubbed lines proved to DO
TIE death warrant of the Emperor Had ] had the
tlightest idea of what TO follow should certainly
not have allowed any overpunctiOus notions OF
etiquette 10 nislead Inc into taking so disastrous a
step At tho moment, however, ID appeared to be
the right thing TO do.
II was > O'Clock in the afternoon before Professor
Bergmann arrived. AS he came into my
room noticed that he was in state of great scte-
nent Whether this agitation was due to exaggerated
reports which he may have received as 10 the FIN
ycrors condition or to causes of more personal
nature | unable TO say, but from over cSctenent
or from other cause, Won Bcfgmann behaved IN
most haordinary. indeed altogether unaccount-
able manner.
briefly explained bhe circumstances and showed
him the tubes which I Lad got ready. though Won
peretnann seemed IN too great hurry 10 be Able 10
listen stteatlveiy.. We then proceeded to the En-