Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-14
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startling stories from the Court OF
Berlin.

ALondon special says: Public interest in
the medical combat over the body OF the late
Emperor Frederick has been greatly aug
mented to-day by the receipt In various places
and from different sources OF startling state
ments concerning the present position OF the
Empress Victoria. These statements ought TO
be incre iible, but they are not, at least TO any
ene familiar with the way things are carried
on at the Military Court of the military king
dom OF Prussia. There is a general BELIEF
here tonight that the quarrel between the
doctors will become subject OF international
INQUIRY before it ends.
AS lar as the statements OF Drs. GerharH
and Bergman concerning DR.. Mackenzie
were concerned, nobody here took any pro.
found interest in the Berlin opinions. III
was known that DR.. Mackenzie had intro-
duced the iorceps into one hundred human
larvnXes prior TO 1871, to say nothing OF ms
later experiences and triumpbs, While none OF
the German Court doctors either claimed
any special experience in throat problems
or had any patients who could testliy TO
their efficiency without undergoing resur-
rection. The average Englishman would
not trust German doctor to sew up cash
IN his garden hose, and foreign doctors are
unknown In the middle upper classes OF
Il
10 DR.. Mackeuzie's English reputation what
his VIGOROUSLY Jealous aud embiltered col
leagues might say. The first word be
said on arriving at Dover was that he was
moi 10 be interviewed. He declared that
two interviews published, one in tue ndtin
In Paris, and the other in an American
paper. were apocryphal. He said that II the
forthcoming report OF the German doctors
required an answer he was quite ready 10
meet II. but otherwise he should quietly pro-
ceetf with the preparation OF his diary OF the
case. which might not be published until
some people were dead. When the German
doctofs' report was published here on Tues
day be sent word out to press representa-
tive, who called at his house, that II was
tissue of lies, but declined to make any fur
Their statement at present. He has said no
thing else 80 far As known.
One OF the papers publishes this evening
column.snd.s.h3lf answer to bis detract-
ors calliug attention to the absence oil tue
names OF Virchow, Senator, Leydeu, Bar
deleDen, and Krause In the report, and
claiming certain knowledge that DR.. Mac
kenzie's answer Is complete and crushing,
bur that he Is not allowed to publish II.
Tue defence also calls attention 70 the fact
that before Or. Mackenzie's arrisalin Berlin
there had been no real attempt at scien-
tiic diagnosis, and that until be took charge
the ease bad been conducted more or less at
haphszsrd; also that Bergmann's charges
that the portions OF the growth removed by
DR.. Mackenzie for DIR. Virchow's examina-
ton we're insufficient for the purpose, and that
only healthy tissue was extracted, were dis
proved by yuchsw's own report. The tube
1 story Is claimed TO be slightly erroneous. ia
that Dir. Mackenzie saved the Emperer's life
/ from the hands OF Bergman, instead OF uict
rcyso, as Bergmann puts II, and so on.
SO much for the professional side oil the
case. This becomes unimpertant when com.
pared with the political side OF II. Ever
since the Emperor's death there have been Q
number OF queer incidents at Berlin. which
has created much talk among the CORE
/ spondents, but have escaped comment be-
| cause OF the Government supervision oil
| the wires. The first OF these was the 60
sablishmcut and maintenance OF mill
| tary Gordon about Friedrlchskron, an
| entirely unnecessary precsuhcu - TAI
u knswn, and one which BIZ Aerell Nae