New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-16

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BERLIN March 15.-Amid al the mourning for
the late Emperor, as sincere as it is universal /
doubt whether the health OF the living Emperor
is not as much in German thou ghts. 70 say that
there is loyal solicitude for recovery is to say
not..ing There is passionate anxiety for it, En-
preston Of this has become more frequent
since the procamations appeared. Reports arc
numerous and not always consistent. People 90
not put complete faith in the bulletins. Will the
Emperor live; and how long? is the question on
| everybody's lips. Berlin is not Overhopeful nor
well informed. There is disposition 10 fear the
worst; and not in Berlin only. There Is not
capital in Europe where many statesmen do rot
believe, rightly or wrongly. that the peace OF
Europe d, pends on the life of Frederick III.
/ must begin by saying that the important
= statement which | am about to make respecting
the Emperor must he accepted, if at ALL wholly
on my own authority. / believe it to be abso-
lutey true as far it goes ] am not at lib-
erty to give the whole truth What l do give
is from sources that to be trusted. j have
interviewed nobody and nobody is responsible
except myself for the account, in whole or in
part.
Before left London dispatch from San Reno
! had been published in all the papers, signed by
| all the doctors in attendance on the Grown
| Prince They announced themselves to be agreed
on the diagnosis and treatment Of the disease
! On this, London doctors said that one of two
things must be true: Either Sir Morell Macl1eE-
( zie has come round to DIR. Bergmann's theory
! of cancer, or DR.. Won Bergman has come round
to Sir Morells. This specious dilemma is only
specious. Neither conclusion is correct The
position Of neither Sir Morell nor Or. Won Berg
mann has been fully understood. Sir Morel
never said that the disease was not cancer lie
/ long since explained himself to his medical
| friends The evidence not decisive. Pro-
fcssor virchow's analysis did not prove nega-
tive, which left the question open. Sir Morell
based his opinion on the result Of microscopic
ANALYSIS. Dr. Won Bergman preferred to draw
his own conclusions from various data, and be-
leved that the probabilities pointed to cancer.
Professor Virchow, as all the world knows, found
no definite proof of cancer.
Dr. Waldeyer summoned to San Reno and
made fresh analysis DR.. Wadeyer, though
called a pupil of Professor vrchow is fortyfve
years old and belongs now {" a school materially
diverging from Professor Virchow His report
has never been published, nor has any correct abb
stract Of it. Dr. Wadeyer is supposed TO have
affirmed the existence Of cancer He did not
His analysis revealed cells OF alveolar
structure or deeply seated in the tissues as to
make the existence of cancer certain. But he /
did find cells respecting which he inferred, from
their number and for other reasons that they
probably came from cahcerous growth. 1t
was not demonsi ration. IL was Inference. lhat
is why Sir Morell and DR.. Won Bergman both
found themselves able to sign that bulletin.
Beyond doubt DR.. Waldeyers analysis made
the existence Of cancer more probable But that |
did not materially modify the treatment OF the |
disease Moreover, cancer cancer Dir |
Morcn is understood by his German colleagues to
adhere firmly to his original advice against ex-
cision Of the larynx; perhaps more firmly than
ever. The result of the operation for trdche- |
otomy-an operation trivial in ltsef-has con- /
WINGED him that the Emper,r could not probably
have endured the other immeasuraby more seri- /
Gus one All the physicians agree that the En- J
peror has never rallied, as was hoped and ex-
pected from the tracheotomy London experts
never thought that that operation was slulfully /
performed. / have been told in London again /
and again that English specialists believe them /
selves to be many years ahead Of the Germans. /
There is sufficient testimony to the fact that the
methods now used in Berlin are methods that
were relinquished in London years since. The ,
Germans are still using the Lister process
Though first supplied by him. DR.. Lister himself (
now seldom operates with the spray. Antiseptc
surgery has advanced In the country of its orr
Gin The Germans have not advanced with II.
All that was said at the time against the opera
tiOn against the German tube, and against the .
subsequent methods of dealing with the wound,
has satisfied the highest English authority.
There was another reason The Emperors
temperament was against him. He had courage,
but very low recuperative power lie Is ex-
tremely phlegmatic and deficient in nervous force
lie ought long since to have thrown oil all the
effects of the operation, but he has not The
irritation produced by the ill-shapcd tube has
never subsded, though the violent cough, due
to the same cause, is gone. If the recent journey
from San Reno TO Berlin occasioned anxiety, that
why. Two days have now elapsed since his
arrival, and the doctors all satisfied that no
harm WAS done by the journey. Neither the
fatigue, nor the change Of air nor the cold, nor
the long drive at midnight from the station to
the Palace, has left any traces The Emperor is
even allowed to talk little, though silence is
imposed as rule, because talking brings on fits
of coughing No attempt is made TO obtain an
even Temperature in the rooms which the Emperor
occupies 1t is sudden changes that are to be
avoided.
The bulletins which are daily published con
tain a considerable degree of truth. His Majesty
eats we'll sleeps WE'LL is in fairly good spirits
and suffers pain. His appetite is indeed de-
scribed as almost too good. No restrictions IN
diet are imposed. He is deep in business, and
even overwork is thought to be better for him
than brooding His habit is to sit at small
desk, with a saddle for chair. Some one of his
many doctors is always within call Scmi-of-
cial papers continue to write as if 1t were poss
BILE that the Kaiser might be present in Berlin at
his fathers funeral 1t Is medically impossible.
Not one of his doctors would consent. They do not
regard his condition AS mminently criticaLbut they
will listen to nothing that involves any avoidable
risk The Emperor himself has pleaded hard,
but they all inexorabe.
Among them all man bears so heavy
load of responsibility as Sir Morell Mackenzie.
None has much reason to pray for the haisers
life to be spared Professional Jealousy has spread
far beyond the limits Of the profession since
came TO Berlin I have heard 1t and heard OF 10
in every quarter the highest The late En-
pcror the present Emperor and some Of his most
intimate advisers and the Empress, gave and