Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-14
MACKENZIE'S BLAST.
His Description OF Bergmsnn's Fatal OPP
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LONDON, October 13.-Dr. Mackenzie
thus describes the fatal operation OF DIR
Bergmann on the Emperor:
Ol the fatal day, April 10Th, the En-
psror was rsp'dly sinking, and DR.. Mac
k.nzie determined to try new tube. de
saws: Gas soon as the new tute was
ready l dispatched q messenger to Prof.
Won Bergman to request him to come to
me as soon as possible, meaning, OF
course, that I was anxious to proceed
TO change the tube without delay.
In sending off that M sssge little did /
think that it would have such fatal con-
sequences. Had I the slightest idea OF
what was to follow should certainly lot
have allowed any oyer-punctilious notions
of etiuuette to mislead me into taking 90
disast: ous a sttp At that moment, how
ever, it appeared to be the right thing
TO do"
DR.. Mackenzie says Prof Won Bergman
greatly excited when he arrived, and be-
bayed in o most unaccountable manner.
He continues: "We then procs led TO the
Emperor's room. We found the Emperor
sngs ged in writing His respiration was
distinctly audible, but beyoad this there
was not the slightest indication OF any
dificul.y in breathing. DIR. Won Berg
mann placed a chair opposite the win
dow and asked the Emperor to sit down
upon it, and tteceupon, without making
any remark, he quickly undid the tape
which kept the csnula in position, pulled
the latter out, ard, with considerable
force, epdeavored to insert one which he
had in his hand, and which was MT pro-
vided with a pilot instrument. 1t was
forced into tie Ie,k, hut no air came
through it. The Emperor's breathing
thereupon bscame very much emb rrsssed,
and the Professor Withdrew the tube. This
was followed by violent fit Of coughing,
aud there was considerable hemorfra:e.
"Prof. Won Bergman next seized TOM
pon canula covered with sporge, cut the
sponge quickly of, and tried to push the
tube into the windpipe. Again no air
came through the canul', and it was clear
that instead of entering the air passage 1t
had been forced downwards to the front
trachea ploughipg up the soft tissues in
that location aDd making what Is tech
nicalIy kIOwn as false passsgh
Again the Professor had to poll ont the
tute, and sgain it's withdrawal ~ss fol-
lowed byv:olent coughing and streams OF
blood. To my CONSERVATION, Prof Won
Bergman then pushed his finger deep into
the wound, and on withdrawing it tried
to insert another tuba. he again failed,
ard again the attempt was followed as he
fore by the most distressing coughing and
copious bleeding"
The re3uls OF this bupgling, DIR. Mac
kerz'e goes on 20 cay, was that Pref Won
Bergmann's assistant was called in to flush
the job. Afer the operation, says DR..
Mackenzie, "the Emperor sent for me and
asked, Why did Bergmarn put bis finger
into my throat?' His Mijesty then went
on TO saw: 4 hope you will not allow
Prof. Won Bergman to do
any furthsr operations oa me-
I answered: After what I have seen to-day,
sir, beg most respectfully to say that ]
can no longer have the honor Of continu-
ing in attendance on your Imperial High
ness if Prof. Won B'rgmarn is to be permit.
tel TO to1ch your throat again DR.. Won
Bergnaun's roughness was never for
gotten by the Emperor, al hough the TO-
bility of bis nature prevented him from
showing any resentment
There is nothirg particularly new in DR..
Mack enzie's account of the last hours OF
the Emperor, but he alleges that a few
hours after the Euperor's death Price
Bismarck tried to get him into trap by
demanding hasty official report. TIE
remainder of the book is devoted to contro-
velsli topics AID statistical matters which
vii intere,t scarcely any but professional
men,