The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-19


lowed. at the desire OF the Impress, by two de-
tectives
What DIR. shrady Says of the Case.
New York Mail and Express.
The only man in America who has been daily
associated with all of the problems of the Ger
man empire, since the death hand has been d-
rected against tho most conspicuous members of
of the Hohsnzollern family. has been DR.. Shra-
dy, who, in the cases of two Presidents, Gar
field and Grant, secured world wide attention as
the consulting physician and surgeon in those
emergencies. When the Grown Prince became
afflicted. DR.. Shrady, through the cable. was
consulted on all phases of his disease and treat
ment. His opinions, published or otherwise.
have been cabled consta ntly to the other side or
the Atlantic, and. If an ything, this commitments
exhibits respect for American advancement in
medicine and surgery not often paid to us.
DIR. Shrady, In response to reporter as TO the
future life of Frederick III, this morning, said:
THE possibilities of his recovery OF course
man can limit or define The nature OF his dis
ease is still an uncertainty; and of course, as my
opinions are quoted in Europe by cable, often
prooaoiy with inaccuracy, must De very care
full what say. ! must not go beyond what
know and believe"
''But, Doctor. this recent journey to Berlin
from San Reno, and it's consequences, the effect
the mind and constitution of man like the
new Emperor-how would you estimate the re-
sults?"
ne OOCtor tnougnG AWnlles ealQ the question
was difficult one to answer hap,hazard. but
then, with an intellectual illumination common
to men of deep thought. said
From my knowledge and etaud-point. and
from my experience, / have no hesitation in say
ing that Frederick III will improve from now
On. unless / gravelv misunderstood his trouble
and have been misnformed ABOUT his symptoms.
Now let me tell you this. The Crown Prince
has been in the vale of depression; he has been
one of II ose unfortunate men against whom a
pitiless sympathy has been bombarded. and of
hat 10 mi Al Dylpnr n ".
cry. But let me cite the case of General Grant,
which is entirely ana1ogous--cer tainly in so far
as the grit of mind and faith is concerned He
was very low, very low indeed. when he began to
write his great book about the civil war; his
disease was In an alarming condition. but when
he began to exercise his mind. 10 recall the
achievements of his versatile military, personal
and political experience. the frailties of the body
gave way, the encroachments of fatal corrup-
ton of tissue stopped and his body became
passive instrument TO the mind The period
when General Grant wrote his memoirs, now
admitted to be written with marvellous die
rectness. clearness and fairness of vision and
literary strength was only the interreenum be-
tween the precipIce of health and the gulf OF
death at Mount McGreeor. To the professional
mind, to the phiosoper. too, ard also 10 the
man who witnesses ply steal suffering heroically
endured, Grants case stands conspicuous in our
profession. But when his appointed task was
done, the very work upon which he had set his
heart and SOUL and the interests of his family
land his own historic famel, then suffering
der cruel misfortune. had been secured, there
had consented to halt while his towering mind
was active, again asserted its sway. His final
decline began. The doctors tried to divert him
by reading, oy Investigations into all sorts of
topics, but it was Of no avail, he sank and he
died"
''And the analogy exists in the case of the
Grown Prince. now Emperor
II think it does-that is, II I am correctly in
formed TO his physical condition. His acces-
sion to power as Emperor. his genial nature
his ambition as the ruler of the strongest empire
OF nj Eur0na Will III a
powerful influence in staying the progress of his
malady. Imagine such thing. a slug
gisn lnaglnatlon-a nation aecialmlne MIN the
natural climax of a career achieved. yet his pol
tiles not yet declared I tell you, many forms
OF organic disease have been known to give way
before less formidable forces than these. l.
think withal his Journey TO Berlin has shown
recuperAtive powers in the direction L have
named, and his self-consciousness as Emperor.
a chance of independent development the
leading European ruler, will have very salu-
tary effect on his general health"
But are there examples of this kind of recov-
cry existingr
Certainly! Recall the case of Napoleon Ill
Hurled from power in September, 1870. after a
long and lingering disease we'll known to
profession, he only survived little over year
But during the many wears of the empire. while
he fingered in pain. he was happy In dynastic
achievement and intellectual power. The
ment he fell in rule, so he fell in physique. This
is the rule, curiously enough, of men subjected
to organic troubles on the one Land, or to exag-
gerated mental strain on the other"
Your conclusion, then. IS, Doctor. that the
succession of Frederick III is better harbinger
of his future heath2
81 have doubt of it." said DIR. Shrady, who
afterwards exhibited TO the reporter some OF the
instruments of the kind recently applied to the
neck of the unfortunate potentate.
DIR. Mackenzie's Unpleasant Position.
G.. w. snGaey's Cable Special to New York Tribune
Among all the Emperors physicians none
bears so heavy load of responsibility Sir
Morell Mackenzie None has so much reason
to pray for the Kaiser's lifa TO be spared. Pro-
fessional jealousy has spread far beyond the
limits of the profession. SINGS came to Ber-
lin have heard il sud heard of it in every
quarter save the highest The late Emperor,
the present Emperor and some of his most in
give Sir Morell their complete confidence. Al
most everybody else is az ainst
him. Berlin, in howell and palace ali Ike
rage against him, They say that
Emperor. They believe he will die in Sir Mo-
rells hands. Threats heard. Germa an
friends tell me he could not walk up Inter den
Linden without the certainty of being insulted,
probably mobbed and possibly killed. They
perfectly aware of how shameful is this state of
things and of what monstrous injustice is done
TO Sir Morell. He has been warned. He knows
that his German colleagues are not responsible
for this state of things. Though they have diff
fered professionally. they have remained on
friendly terms personally. Sir Morell mean
time continues quietly in attendance on the
Kaiser at Charlottenburg Schloss. The EN-
peror will not consent to his return to London.
How long he will remain, and how long his pa
tent will need him. are questions to which no
answer can DO given.
THE IRISH NATToNALEsTs.