Telegram-herald., 1891-08-15
NAY BEALIlI CRIPPLE
The Injury to Emperor Williams
Knee said 20 oe Permanent.
he Vas VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED
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Eette gives aa authentic account Of ths
accident To ths ksissE DO was lean
ing against the door cf his cabin IN an
animated talk with one Of his suite.
when he suddenly turned and siipped
on the lnolsum. Or. Leuthoid found
that the right knee cap was disiocated-
The kaiser bore uzninchingiy the pain
full operation of replacing IT,
Lospox. Aug. 1.-The condition OF
the emperor of Germany is beginning
10 excite the greatest fears here The
frst kilograms which were received
here tended 70 diminish tho inn
portAncs OF ths accident on the
bridge Of the Hohenzoilern. but
the Times has sounded . note Of
alarm In . Berlin dispatch fron iss
own correspondent, saying that despite
the assuring telegrams Of the German
official telegraph bureau various ru-
of his msjesty's health. ana also that
Dr. Esmarch has been summoned from
Berlin
No doubt the emperor's condition has
demanded the greatest care. Tho ofi-
ciAl tslesrans describing the injury
admit tkss when he fell Emperor VIII
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
turies are not calculated TO give rise to
great anxiety. This opinion. In view
OF the actual iniuEies. Is not indorsed
by the medical authorities here. There
Is no doubt that the dislocation of the
knee cap. both in its present and ulti-
mate effects, Is moro serious than an
ordinary fracture.
The knee was first secured In firm
baadases. which ere now replaced by
plaster Of paris, and as tho slightest
movement OF the leg tends not only to
prevent healing. but reestabiish the
original lesion. there Is . strong pros
pect. II nothing worse rcsulta that Em-
peror William viii b permanently
crippled
Moreover. the situation Is greatly
complicated by tie smperor's general
condition He Is sf nervous irritable
temper and nc Is VOW almost all the
time lying On his back in bed in his
apartment o. the yacht Fears of
fever are generally expressed and the
doctors are AZ present trying to prevent
that contingency. His hatred OF
ali restraint however. aggravates
ths injury and his insistence
on tryipg his hnee in attempting to
walk will rctard the cure- His use OF
the leg after the first bandaging by the
surgeon from Kiel added TO the injury.
and only tie most strenuous efforts OF
Prof. Esmarch induced him 70 take ia
his bed or chair and keep still 90 as tc
give an opportunity TO the ruptured
muscles and ligaments 70 knit
The empress is By his side, having
been summoned At once on his return tc
dition Is strictly guarded Tho Hohen-
sollern is surrounded by police boats
and no other craft Is allowed 200 yard.
OF the ship. Except Admiral Knoou
Chancellor Won Caprivi and the sur
gcous and the necessary state function.
aries nobody is allowed on board.
II IL freely stated that Just as in hi,
fathers case there Is disagreement
between the doctors The emperor's
private physician is Or. Leuthold, who
accompanies him everywhere Wher
the ssccident took place DR.
Leuthold, not being surgeon
felt unequal TO cope with the difficulty
which caused a return to Kiel unde,
full steam and hastened message fol
. Kiel surgeon, who bandaged the
limb. When Prof. Esmarch arrived OF
board he found fault with DIR. Lieut.
holds prescriptions and substituted his
own. as DR.. Leuthold's medicine wa,
adapted to the aggravation of the
nalady ot the ear due to the accident t.
and was not specially designed to neei
the fever and the other exigencies o
the present case.
DIR. Leuthold has officially declared
that he considers 1t incompatible will
the oath of responsibility vested In
him to conceal the true physical con
dition OF Emperor William. He say,
further ne could not refrain publishing
o bulletin TO this effect, MOI
could he omit making reports which
showed that the emperor is not IN ful
possession Of his normal faculties DIR
Leuthold further states that after thi:
declaration had been made DIR. Es
march WIS appointed medical attendan
10 the EMPEROR. upon his consensing te
withhold from the public all informa-
ton concerning the emperor's rea
mental condition.
In veriicstion Of the critical cond;
ton of the emperor's health the inds
pendent papers have published . state
ment concerning Prince Fienry's visi
70 England, which says that this
visit has for It's object the conssitu
tion of . regency. in anticipation
Of any accident happening TO tn
emperor. Il Is suthorltstlveIy states
that this regency shall consist o.
a council for the government of Ger
many consisting of Prince Henry, tn.
king of ssxony, the grand duke o
Baden and Chancellor von Caprivi
The council for the kingdom Of Prus
sis is 10 consist Of the present empress
Prince Henry. Duke Ernest Gunther
Of sehleswig HoIstein. chaacelle,
Won Caprivi aud Count wedel Ties
derf In order that the necessary step
shall be taken 10 lnsure the appoint
mens Of this regency the Journey o
Prince Henry 20 Eaglsnd is made will
the view of holding family council In
which the queen and the empress shall
be srst consulted sad then she matte
b. placed before the ether members o
The family