The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-20
HE MAY BE A CRIPPLE.
The Injury to Emperor Williams Knee
Thought to he Permanent.

Thought to he Permanent.
LONDON. Aug 1.-THE condition OF
the emperor Of Germany is beginning
to excite the greatest fears here. The
first kilograms which were received
here tended to diminish the inn
portance of the accident on the
bridge of the Hohenzollern, but
the Times has sounded note of
alarm in Berlin dispatch from its
own correspondent. saying that despite
the assuring kilograms of the German
official telegraph bureau various ru-
mors have indicated the serious state
Of his majesty's health. and also that
DR.. Esmarch has been summoned from
Berlin.
No doubt the emperor's condition has
demanded the greatest care. The Off
cial kilograms describing the injury
admit that when he fell Emperor Will
liam ruptured some of the muscles of
the knee joint and displaced the knee
cap This bulletin was issued on high
medical authority and adds that the in
iuries are not calculated to give rise to
great anxiety. This opinion. in view
of the actual injuries, is not inaorsed
by the medical authorities here. There
is no doubt that the disloeation Of the
| knee cap. both in its present and ulti-
ordinary fracture.
The knee was first secured in firm
bandages. which are now replaced by
plaster of paris. and as the slightest
movement of the leg tends not only to
prevent healing. but reestablish the
original lesion. there Is strong pros
/ pect, ii nothing worse results, that En-
peror William will be permanently
crippled.
Moreover, the situation is greatly
complicated by the emperor's general
condition. lie is of a nervous, irritable
temper and he is now almost all the
time lying on his back in bed in his
apartment on the yacht. Fears of
fever are generally expressed and the
doctors are at present trying to prevent
that contingency. Ills hatred of
all restraint. however. aggravates
the injury and his insistence
on trying his knee in attempting to
walk will retard the cure. His use OF
the .eg after the first bandaging by the
surgeon from kiel added to the injury,
and only the most strenuous effort. of
Prof. Esmarch induced him to take to
his bed or chair and keep still so as to
give an opportunity to the ruptured
muscles and ligaments to knit.
The empress is by his side, having
been summoned at once on his return to
kieL All information as to his con
dition is strictly guarded. The lIohen-
zollern is surrounded by police boats
and no other craft is allowed 200 yards
off the ship. Except Admiral knoou
Chancellor yon Capriyi and the sur
geons and the necessary state Functions
aries nobody is allowed on board.
1t is freely stated that just as in hi.
fathers case there is disagreement
between the doctors. The emperor.
private physician is DIR. LeEtho.d, whe
accompanies him everywhere. Wher
the accident took place DIR
Leuthold, not being a surgeon
felt unequal to cope with the difficulty
which caused return to kiel under
full steam and fastened message fol
kiel surgeon, who bandaged the
limb. When Prof. Esmarch arrived or
board he found fault with DIR. Lieut.
holds prescriptions and substituted hi.
own. as DIR. Leuthold's medicine wa
adapted to the aggravation of tn,
malady of the ear due to the accident
and was not specially designed to NEE
the fever and the other exigencics o
the present case.
DIR. Leuthold has officially declare,
that he considers it incompatible witt
the oath of responsibility vested il
him to conceal the true physical con
dition of Emperor William. lie say
further he could not refrain publishin.
a bulletin to this effect, no
could he omit making reports whicl
showed that the emperor is not in full
possession of his normal faculties. DR.
Leuthold further states that after thi
} declaration had been made DIR. Es
: march was appointed medical attendan
to the emperor, upon his consenting t.
withhold from the public all informa
tion concerning the emperors rea
, IN entail condition.
, II veritication of the critical condi
tion of the emperor's health the indie
ptuucut papers nave UuDlISHCu q stdtS
ment concerning Prince. Henry's visi
to England, which says that thi
visit has for It's object the constitu
, ton of a regency, in anticipation
, of any accident happening to tn
emperor. 1t is authoritatively state
that this regency shall consist 0
, a council for the government of Gel
many consisting of Prince Henry, III
king of Saxony, the grand duke o
, Baden and Chancellor Won Caprivi
!, The council for the kingdom of prus
sia is to consist of the present empress
, Prince Henry. Duke Ernest Gunther
of Schleswig Holstein, Chancello
, Won Caprivi and Count Wedell Ties
, dorf In order that the necessary step
shall be taken to insure the appoint
ment Of this regency the journey Q
Prince Henry to England is made wit
the view of holding family council i
which the queen and the empress shal
!, be first consulted and then the matte
be placed before the other members G
, the family.
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