The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-17
FEARS FOR FREDERICK
A SUDDEN CHANGE FOR THE
WORSE IN HIS CONDITION.
An Order Issued Making the Crown

An Order Issued Making the Crown
Prince His Representatives the
Members OF the Imperial Family
Summoned to the Bedside - The
Action of the Physicians.
BERLIN, April 16.--Emperor Frederick
passed bad night. His fever and the
symptoms of bronchitis increased.
The reports from the Emperor have been
uniformly discouraging all day. His
fever is reported high and tending to in
crease. At o'clock tonight he was re-
ported very weak, and inflammation of the
lungs had set in; but at 8 o'clock the report
was rather more favorable The Emperor
had slept an hour, had left his bed and sat
up for short time in an arm chair, and
had received visits from the Empress and
Queen Dowager. The Crown Prince re-
mains at Charlottenburg for the present.
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS.
BERLIN, April II, / A. M.-The report is
confirmed that the Emperor is suffering
from Inflammation of the lungs. At the
evening conference it was found that the
fever and bronchitis were unchanged, Dr.
Mackenzie suggested an abscess in the
vicinity of the trachea as the cause of the
excessive fever, which has been so
puzzling to the doctors. 1t is
undeniable that DR.. Mackenzie this morn
ing believed that the Emperor's end was
approaching. The Empress urgently sum
moned members of the family to hasten TO
the castle. Crown Prince William galloped
from Berlin and arrived first Hew soon
followed by E npress Augusta and others
Prince Bismarck was at tho bedside an hour
after receiving the summons. There is a
marked discharge of bloody mucus from
the Emperor's throat and the swelling is
progressing downward.
A council of the Prussian Ministers was
he ID at the residence of Prince Bismarck
this morning. The conference lasted long
time.
A REGENCY.
BERLIN, April II, 1 80 A. M-Prince Bis
marck, accompanied by the Minister of
Justice, had another interview with the
Emperor last evening, when the Emperor
signed an order appointing the Crown
Prince to act as his representative.
KEPT FROM THE PUBLIC.
The general public were ignorant of the
grave condition of the Emperor until the
evening papers appeared. The Unter den
Linden was thronged with crowds waiting
for the Emperor to drive out.
The Emperor does not feel as sick as he
really is. He wrote several letters in bed
to-day.
An all-night service has been established
at the Charlottenburg telegraph office.
1t is reported that the Prince of Wales is
coming to Berlin.
Count Won Munster, the German Ambas-
sador to France, arrived here from Paris
to-day.
At midnight all the members of the i'm
perial family were summoned 10 the EN-
peror's bedside. The worst is feared.
TRACHEAL DISTURBANCE.
LONDON, April II, 3 A. M.-The Morn
ing Posts Berlin correspondent processes to
give correct version of the latest phase of
Emperor Frederick's illness. He says it
was noticed Wednesday night last that,
although an abundance of air was passing
through the canula, the Emperor's breathing
was attended with a slight noise, indicating
tracheal distur ance, which was attri uted
to slight Inflammation of the tissues around
the trachea, which had been observed for
three days, and upon the first sigu of which
Dr.. Mackenzie had ordered the fresh
canula. This not being ready, DR.. Mac
kenzie, Thursday morning, procured tenn
porary tubes, and invited Prof
Bergman to attend. Prof. Berg
mann considering that he was entitled
to claim the position of operator, DR.. Mac
kenze assisted him. Prof. Bergman tried
TO insert tube of the same angle as Dr.
Mackenzies but of smaller diameter Fail
ing in the attempt he called DIR. Bramann,
who managed to insert a tube of the size
suggested by Mackenzie Immediately after
the operation of tracheotomy, when the
German objected to the use of such tube