Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15
THE END NEAR.
Every Hope Of Emperor Fredericks Re-
c0very RelinquiShed.

PoTsDAM, June IA bulletin issued at
10 o'clock this morning says the emperor Is
much worse His strength has been fail
ing since last evening.
POTsDASI, June "A, II m.-The crown
prince and crown princess and Prince
Henry have arrived at the castle.
Empress Victoria has watched by the
bedside of the emperor since O'Clock this
morning. All the members of the family
have been summoned to his bedside.
LONDON, June Il, 2:30 p. ma dispatch
Just received from Berlin says the lungs of
the emperor have become infamed and the
end is approaching.
POTsDAM, June IA, las p. MT is now
learned that the pulmonary affection which
the physicians feared on Tuesday last
would attack the emperor superyened last
evening.
PoTsDAM. June A. $50 p m.-The worst
symptoms have set in in the case of the
emperor. His strength is visibly waning
and he shows less interest than heretofore
in what Is going on about him.
The North German Gazette, in its issue
this afternoon, says, referring to the crit
zeal condition of the emperor: eve must
expect an imminent catastrophe"
LONDON, June 1.-THE queen and the
P0tsdam, stating that Emperor Frederick
is living at the point OF death and may die
at any moment. There is a constant in
terchange of Geographic messages between
the Prussian and British royal houses
with regard to the emperor's condition.
VIENNA, June 1.-THE NeUe Erie Press
saws that Emperor Frederick dying agony
has commenced.
LONDON, June 14-In the house Of COM
mons this afternoon the Hon. William
Henry Smith. first lord of the treasury
said the government had received a dis
patch from Berlin, dated 3 D. ~, Stain z
that the emperor was very much worse
and that there was no hope of his recoy-
cry. inflammation of the lungs had set in.
The emperor's intellect was perfectly
clear He was suffering no pain.
LONDON, June IA dispatch to the EX-
change telegraph company sent from
Potsdam at 6:,3S p. M, says the emperor
remains in a comatoSe condition. The
whole court is assembled at the Frederick
son palace.
BULLETIN.
PoTsDAN, June Il, 5;l5 o. m.-The condi-
ton OF the emperor remains almost IN
changed. His power TO clear his throat
by coughing decreases. The crown prince
will remain at the palace all night Prince
Bismarck and General Won SchellendorfT
Prussian minister of war, have returned
to Berlin. DR.. Friedberg, minister of jus
tice. remains beside the emperor. The
royal theater has been ordered to be closed.
$50 y. m.-The emperor Is now unable to
take food. Dr.. Mackenzie tried in vain to
feed him by 3 tube.
S:15 p. m.-The emperor is now suffering
from successive conyulsive fits and swoons.
PoTSDAM. June Il, 1880 D. m.-Whea
lying down the emperor is apathelic. At
other times he is fully conscious. Early
this afternoon while reclining In an arm
chair. he wrote few farewell words TO
Prince Bismarck Afterward he took
sip OF food through the tube, a little coca
inc being administered. The doctors be
lieve that the death agony will come soon
after midnight The dowager Empress
Augusta and the grand duchess OF Baden
will arrive tomorrow.
Toward midnight on Wednesday the
emperor became worse. His pulse quick
ened and his temperature rose to overt forty
degrees. The difficulty he experienced II
breathing indicated inflammation Of the
lungs The morning hours We're awaited
with greatest anxiety. At 3 O'Clock the
empress was informed of the change and
has not left her husbands bedside since
Doctors Mackenzie, Bardelben, Wegner
and Howell exhausted their skill in trying
70 relieve the patient, but in spite of
ali their efforts his strepgah rapidly d.
minlShed. Toward morning the emperor
refused 70 take medicine. At O'Clock the
other doctors came only to confirm the
previous diagnosis. The emperor became
slightly more animated about noon and
asked 20 see ais daughter Sophia, yester-
day being her eighteenth birthday. Dur