The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
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MACKENZIE ON THE RACK
GERMAN DOCTORS ACCUSE HIM
OF BAD BLUNDERS.

Gerhardt Charges Him With Remov-
ing a Piece from the Healthy In
stead Of the Diseased Part of the
Late Emperor's Throat-The English
man Speaks of Tissue Of False
Hoods
BERLIN, July 10.-Dr Gerhardt, acting
under direction of the other German doctors,
who attended the late Emperor Frederick,
has drawn up report stating that early in
1887, the German physiciansi promo unced
the disease from which he was suffering to
be of cancerous nature. They decided to
opon the larynx and preparations were
made to perform the operation on May 20,
when DR., Mackenzie saw Emperor Frederick
and declared that the disease was not can
Ger and opposed an operation. DR.. Mac
kenzie removed portion OF the growth,
which Prof Virchow examined, but there
was no proof that the piece was taken from
an actually affected part
A GRAVE ACCUSATION.
DR.. Gerhardt examined Emperor Fred
erick's throat after the part had been re-
moved and accused DR.. Mackenzie of
removing piece from an unaffected part
of the throat, instead of from the diseased
part. DIR, Mackenzie replied that it was
possible that he had done so.
The German doctors protested against
Dr. Mackeuzie's treatment throughout.
Prof. Won Bergman cOrroborates DR..
Gerhardts statements, and gives the reason
why he lost confidence in Dr. Mackenzie.
DIR. sCRHoETTER's REPORT.
In his report on Emperor Frederick's
illness, DR.. Schroeder says that he first ex-
amined the patients throat In November
1897, and decided that he was suffering
from cancer, so far developed as to make it
necessary to extirpate tho larynx. DIR.
Mackenzie, he says, then admitted that the
growth looked like cancer, but Emperor
Frederick rejected the plan of extirpation
because OF the risks attaching to it. The
German doctors thereupon signed declara-
tion placing the responsibility of the case
upon the physician who overlooked the
growth, even contestiug its existence till
too late.
DIR. BERGMAN's PLAN.
DIR. Bergman, in his report, says that as
early as May, 1887, he wanted to open tho
patients larynx, and excise the growth on
the left vocal chord The small operation
promised the best results. OF seven such
operations which he performed in Berlin all
were successful. There was then no ques-
tion Of total extirpation Of the larynx.
The operation would neither have
endangered the life of the patient nor would
it have destroyed his voice, although it
would have left it hoarse. At that time, in
an intelligible voice, Emperor Frederick
said: "Dr. Bergman, this tumor must be
| removed. TX il cannot be done on the
inside, cut from the outside"
VETOED BY MACKENZIE.
Everything was ready for the operation
when the plan was vetoed by DIR. Mac
kenZie, who repeated his assurance that
after few weeks of his mild treatment the
patient would recover his voice and be able
| to command the autumn military maneu-
vers DIR. Bergmann censures DIR. Mac
kenzie for defective manipulation of the
larynx, for affording no guarantee that he
! ever reached the growth, and for trying to
shift the responsibility upon Prof Virchow.
He also blames DR., Mackenzie for infu-
encing the press Though communications
about the details Of the emperor's illness.
TISSUE OF FALsEHooDs.
LONDON, July l0.-Dr Mackenzie, in an
interview to-day, said that the report Of
the German physicians on Emperor Fred
ericl's malady was tissue of talsehoods,
and that any specialist in larynx d iseases
would see that their review of the case was
ridiculous. The doctor said that In the
course Of a few days he might enter into
details as to the character and conduct of
the case, but for the present he must remain
silent for state reasons, principally con-
corning the Dowager Empress Victoria.
PARTISAN STATEMENT.
The FreiSinnige Zeitung says: "The re-
port on the late Emperor Frederick's
maady leaves the impression of being a
partisan statement rather than n scientific
medical description, as it does not contain
the opinions of the English physicians on
their German adherents. Even the most
partial reader cannot Acquit it Of one
sidedness"