The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-05
THE MEDICAL RECORD"
PRESENTS AN ACCOUNT OF THE EN-
PERORS' ILLNESS
And One OF the Cripple. Prince Will
iam--It Will Disabuse the Idea That
Their Causes are Due to 5crofulous
Diseases.

NEW YoRK, May 4.-There will appear
IN this weeks issue OF the Medicdi Record
which has given the subject of the late
Emperor Williams and the present
Emperor's illness more than ordinary at
tention, on account OF Crown Prince
William and the causes TO which are due
his crippled arm. II will go far toward
disabusing people Of the belief that Prince
William is afflicted with any disease OF
scrofulous nature, reports TO that effect
having been recently sent TO English and
American papers from Berlin.
The authority for the Record story is a
physician who ATTENDED tho gymnasium
with Crown Prince William, and DR..
shady says his information is entirely
Trustworthy. The story is M follows
''The present difficulty OF tho Crown
Prince William dates from his birth, when
fracture Of the left arm, which resulted
In that member being about two inches
shorter than the other, and has
given rise TO the stories OF his being ai-
ilicted with scroiula. Prior to the birth Of
her child, Empress Victoria, the then
crown princess was seriously III, and her
mother, Queen Victoria, dispatched from
London two English obstetricians TO at.
tend her These physicians found thom-
selves unable 10 cope with the difficulty
that presented itself and then arrived the
necessity for accumulation. A messenger
was dispatched Tor Prof. Martin, the elder,
since dead, who ut the time was high IN
the circles Of the court, and president OF
one Of the universities. Piqucd ut the In
PRODUCTION OF the Englshmcn in the case
10 the exclusion of those OF the Fathcrland,
the eminent scientist returned this answer:
III was not able 10 attend the crown
princess in the ilrst place, | am not able 10
do Il now
Uniformed OF this hrusque reply Of Prof
Martin, Emperor William, ut that time
King OF Prussia issued an imperial cdict
ordering the obdurato physician TO attend
the crown princess. Such a summons had
TO be obcyed. Prof Martin went TO the
palace. lie was conducted into the parlor
Of the crown princess, where were the two
English obstrotrcians. Saluiingthe crown
prince, who was in the apartment the
German physician silently gave his atten.
ton to the royal mother, oycrcamo the
difficulty that had puzzled the London
physicians, placed the new born infant In
lllf AlliAN " n ANiN'f WfMNh HAhhe w NAN
two professional gentlemen from England
aud retired from the apartment without
uilenng n word.
''llcrc was the spectacle OF proud, sci
entihc man who would not unbcnd foi
royalty. lie had performed his duty, In q
iaciiurn manner il IL true. but that was
al. Prof Martin was dismissed from
court
"Whcn the little prince was three or
four days old. II was discovered that his
LEFT ann was fractured short distance
nom the shoulder.
"Who broke ~ Did the accident occur
through the agency II Prof. Martini or
while the babe was Ia the caro- of its I'm
clsh nttondantsl That question has never
been answered. probably mover will De.
Tho doctor who broke tho arm felt tho
snap 81 the iniantile bone. From the ma
iure OF things lac would keep the noWs To
himself, i'arinr 20 have II known that to
lirgi heiongcd the blame.
''rhc fracture OF a ncwly-bon iuianti
ann * not an unusual occurrence, and Il u
not rcgnrlcd Ia tho medical profession ~
ssrious or attended by great danger IN
this case, however when the bonra knit
the LEFT arm oi the prince was shorter than
the nght, and Il has ever since remained
~.
1T has been stated NJ different times
that Prince Williams eyes were bad. Had
this been the case he could never have
passed through the gymnasium. When lac
graduated the Young prince, though bright
aud possessed OF a thorough education,
yet Stood No. Il in his class. This shows
The impartiality Of the German prolctaou
In dealing with students OF the royal blood
From this story there can be- no wonder NJ
the deep rooted prejudice In the prince
mind against what ho naturally consider
tie interference OF foreign lcspcrally I'm
glishl docton IN the ease Of his inihcr
Whenever hc glancos down at his hhur
left arm there must occur 30 him thl
thought that but for the mcddling Ia hi
ease Il might have been us perfect ~ lac ]
IN every other particular
HKuiiy, May A bulletin issued TAI
morning SAYS "Iho Empgtor WIS fire
from ioycr This morning. and was able
rlss. Ills strength Is gradually increasing
No further bulletins viii be- isucd miC,
The EnpOrr WlaIees."
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