Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-08
INTERESTING STORY
Ab.ut the Crown Prince WilIiam-Hou
His Arm Became Crlppsed-Wny He
Deteststhe English.
An Account Calculated to Disabuse the
Minds of Those Who Thing dc II At
fiicted With ssrofula.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
NEW YORK, May 4-Tnere will appear
In this weeks issue of the Medical
Record, which has given the subject OF
the late Emperor Williams and the pres
emit German Emperor's illness more than
ordinary attention, an account Of Crown
Prince William and the causes to which
sre due his crippled arm. 1t will go far
toward dIssbusing people OF the belief
that Prince William is afflicted with any
disease Of scrofulous nature, reports to
that effect having recently been sent to
English and American papers from Berlin.
The authority for the Record story Is 8
physician who attended the gymnsism
with Crown Prince William, and DR..
Snrady says his information is entirely
trustworthy.
THE STORY
is 90 follows:
"The present difficulty of the Crown
Prince William dates from his birth,
when fracture OF the left arm occurred,
which resulted in that member being
about two inches shorter than the other,
and has given rise to the stories OF his
being afflicted with scrofula.
"Prior to the birth of her child, En-
press Victoria, the then Crown Princess,
was seriously ill, and her mother, Queen
victoris, dispatched from London two
English oostetricians to attend her
These physicians found themselves una
BILE to cope with the difficulty that pre-
scented itself, and then arrived The neces-
sity for consultation.
"A messenger was dispatched Tor Prof.
Martin, the elder, since dead, who at the
time stood high In the circles Of the
court, and president OF one Of the uni
versities. Piqued at the introduction OF
the Epglishmen in the case, to the ex-
clusion of those of the Fatherland, the
eminent scientist returned this answer
III was not able to attend to the Crown
Princess in the first place am not able
to do it now
Uniformed of this brusque reply OF
Prot. Martin, Emperor William, at that
time King Of Prussia, issued an
IMPERIAL EDICT
o :dering the sobdurate physician to at
tend the Crown Princess. Such . sum
mons had to be observed. Prof. Martin
went to the palace. He was conducted
into the presence of the Crown Princess,
| where were the two English obstetricians
Saluting the Crown Prince, who was In
the department, the German physician
silently gave his attention to the Royal
| N ether, overcame the difficulty that had
puzzled the London doctors, placed the
newborn infant in the arms Of the nurse.
bowed stiffly to the two professional gen.
tlemen from England and retired from
the apartment without uttering word.
"Here WAS the spectacle of proud
scientific man who would
NOT UNBKND FOR ROYALTY.
He had performed his duty, in tsciturr
manner it is true, but that was all.
"Professor Martin was dismissed from
court.
"When the little Prince was three OIL
four years old it was discovered that his
left arm was fractured short distance
from the shoulder.
"Who broke it? Did the accident &C.
cur through the agency Of Professor Mar
tin, or while the babe was in the care OF
it's English attendants? That question
has never been nswered-prObably never
| will be. The doctor who broke the arm
felt the snap Of the little bone. From
the nature of things he would keep the
news to himself, fearing to have it known
that to him belonged the blame.
"The fracture of newly born infants
arm is NOT an unusual occurrence, snd il
is not regarded in the medical profession
| as serious or attended BY
GREAT DANGER.
In this case, however. when the bonei
knit the left arm OF the Prince WAS shorter
than the right arm, and it has ever since
30 remained.
"Is has been stated at different times
that Prince Williams eyes were bad. Hac
this been the case he could never have
passed through the gymnasium. Wher
he graduated the young Prince, though
| bright and possessed Of q thorough edu.
cation, yet stood No. II in class. Thi!
! shows the impsrtialiiy Of the German
professors in dealing with students OF tht
royal blood.
"From this story there can be no won.
der at the
DEEP ROOTED PREJUDICE
in the Princes mind against what he nst-
urally considers the interference Of for
eigu, particularly English, doctors in the
case of his father. Whenever he glances
down at his shortened left arm there mus
occur to him the thought that but for the
meddl1ng in his case " might have beer
as perfect as he is in every other p,rticu
lar"