The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-15
The Patient No Longer Able to Clear His
Throat BY Coughing, and Suffering from
Series Of Convulsive Fits and Swoons.
The Physicians Exhaust All Their Skill,
but Are Unable to Afford Relief.
The Members Of the Royal Family Assembled
About the Bedside Of the Dying Ruler
Public Grief in the German Capital.
TIE DYING EMPEROR.


tors Are Unabisto Afford Relief
PorspAM June 14-Ths bulletin issued at 10
o'clock this morning says tho Emperor Is much
worse His strength has been failing since last
evening.
430 P. M-The worst symptoms have set in
In the case Of the Emperor. dis strength 10 Wis
IDLY waning aud be shows less interest than
heretofore 10 what ia going on about him.
s15 P. M-Ths condition of the Emperor re-
mains almost unchanged. His power to clear
his throat by coughing decreases The Crown
Prince will remain ct the palace oil night
prince Bismarck and General Won Schellen-
dcrf, Prussisn Minister Of War, have returned
70 Berlin Dr.. Frisdbore. Minister Of Justice,
remains beside the Empero-. The Royal Theater
las been ordered to be closed
$50 p. M.-Ths Emperor is now unable to
take food DR.. Mackenzie tried in vain to feed
him BY tube.
Sis p. M.-The Emperor IL now suffering
from successive convulsivs ats and swoons
1l:3o p. M-whsn lying down the Emperor 10
apAthetic; st other times he Is fully conscious
4 Early this afternoon. while reclining in arm
chair, he wrote few farewell words to Prince
bismarck Afterward he took sip of food
through the tube, little cocoains being admin
sissersd-
The doctors believe that the death agony will
come soon after midnight
MrDNIGHr-The whole family spent the even.
ing at the Emperor's bedside. The patients
fever has somewhat abated. bat his temperature
10 still 10S. He is fully conscious. and makes
himself understood by signs. Minister Won
Caprivi and Doctors Leyden and Krauss re-
turned to Berlin shortly after 8 o'clock. There
81 IN enormous crowd before the castle.
Toward midnight on Wednesday the Emper.
or became worse. His pulse quickened and bis
temperature rose to over 400 Reaumur The
difficulty he experienced in breathing indicated
Inflammation Of the lungs. The morning hours
were awaited With the greatest anxiety. AT
o'clock the Empress was informed of the
change and she has not left her husbands bed
side since. Drs. Mackenzie. Bsrdelsben, Veg
ner and Howell exhausted their skill in tryina
to relieve the patient. but in spite OF all their
sfferts his strength rapidly diminished. Toward
morning the Emperor refused to take medicine
At z o'clock the other doctors came only e
confirm the previous diagnosis. The Emperor
became slightly more animated about noon, and
asked TO see his daughter Sophia, yesterday be-
ing her eighteenth birthday During the night
the Emperor remained In Q kind Of stupor The
doctors gave him various stimulants and cam.
phor injections. but the effect was only tenn
porsry. The news received by the Berlin pa
psrs from Potsdam is scanty the press censor
ship being rather rieidly exercised. The EN-
peror sometimes opens his eyes and recognizes
those around him. A pleasant smile liehtens his
face when the Empress or other members of the
family goes to bis bedside.
Tho people Of Berlin cid not realize the ok
trems gravity of the Emperor's condition until
the appearance Of the extras containing tn,
morning bulletin People then felt that hence
forth only the worst news could be looked for
Concern Was universal, and the intense anxiety
increased ~ successive extras announced the
approach Of the last agony. Until long after
nightfan crowds gathered in front of the of
fetal residence in wilhslmstrasse, beiue
especially waichful at the ChanceIlor's residence
Early In the forenoon CouG Won Schellendor
visited Prince Bismarck. AND the two started TO
Potsdsm. where they remained swo hours. re-
turning to the chsncellory together. Severa
ministers visited Prince Bismarck in the even
ing, and On informal council Was held Prince
Bismarck had long conference with the Crows
Prince At Potsdam, after seeing the Emperor
The public grief was especially noticeable on
the Berlin Bourss Silence was strictly oh
served. and any raising his voice above
whisper was Immediately hushsd.
The Emperor 10 weaker, but perfectly con
scious and mindful Of the doines around him
The court officials remain in the palace durins
the night 1t 10 expected that the night viii
pass quietly. The Empress is still at the EN-
perors bedside.