The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10

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earldoms and made twelve viscounts.
CONTINENTAL SYMPATHY
Advices from the Continent show tina
the European Parliaments have paid eE
raordinaFy tributes to the memory o
King Edward
After the members Of the Reichstag a
Berlin had listened to-day 90 an appro
pirate reference 70 the dead monarch b,
the Vice President the members arose II
order to express their sympathy. The
Socialists Joined in the demonstration.
The Berlin Vorvaris. the Socialist organ
prints an appreciative reference 20 th'
dead King which is unprecedented In the
history Of German Socialism
kilograms from 81. Petersburg. how
ever. state that tho Russian Socialists
absented themselves from the sessions
Of the DumA when 10 became known that
the President would refer 10 the Kings
death. The President delivered an eulo-
| CYSTIC address and was followed by others
and the house arose.
| When the President proposed. however,
sending a telegram OF sympathy To the
I
notorious reactionary, Purishkeyitch
nOislly protested against the proposed
action on the ground that the House Of
| Commons had used what he consld Tered
Objectionable phrases IN expressing sym
pathy with Russian reiormers. The pro-
! tests angerpd the other members Of the
Duma present and the President ordered
that Puriahkevitch h. excluded from three
sessions
MEDICAL DICTA
The British Medical Journal. a leading
medical organ. IN dealing with King
Edwards illness from a medical point
Ut view, after declaring that the case WIS
perfectly simple and that there was moth
lnE mysterious about the causes 81 his
Maiesty's death makes the following
authoritative statement.
For years the hing suffered from EN-
Ehysema and a tendency more or lees acute
TO bronchitis with tho usual symptoms
Of distressing ineffective cough and
difiiculty Of breathing There was crepi-
iation az the bases Il both lungs. indicat-
ing a chronic lmpedlment 10 the free pas
sag~ ~ arr IN the smaller bronchial tube
Tie was subject to attacks ~ laryngitiH,
which produced slight spasms of the
vocal cords. but exrept for some lnhamma-
tory thiCkenlng az the h nder par ot the
gluttls ana chrome catsrrh Of the throl'
thern wac, We are m a position 20 state.
no trace Of disease m the upper air pas
sages.
sMoKER's THROAT.
The King. in short. had what IL known
as a smokers throat This and the con
gestion and thiCkeulng due n this cause,
combined with the loss of elasticity Ia the I
lungs. made q increasingly difficult for .
hlm 10 clear bis chest. Inc strain thrown .
upon the hear by the obstruction 20 the F
passage NJ blood through th, lungs .
caused by the collection Of secretion .
10 the bronchial tubes had its natural
sequel In the dilatatIon NJ the right ven
InCie and the actual cause OF death wac
heart failure due 10 increasing difficulty
IN the pulmonary circulation
In short Il WIS a case 81 type % b.
seep eve y day IN thousands II elderly
peTsons The ctuss IT death In such cases
i purely mechanical, tho overlatn heart
being stopped by the increasing resistance
N the lungs. tould tho King have been
Induced . spare himself more. he prob
.bly would have lived many years longer.
he had indeed suffered from glvcdsiiria
4 varying degree for a long time bus
his did not. 30 far az can be Judged. Z
end o. shorten his life
Another condition which must have
'aused considerable discomfort az times
vas certain weakness m the abdominal
vail AZ the site of the operation for
which WIS performed IN
sc
Fatal ioURSET q
After referring % the Kings illness a Z
iiarritz. the w. iic1i jOurHci says he felt
.hhRed 20 return home 60 play hi part ,
n the constitutional crisis tie therefore
= L.. l.
The hurried Journey would have taxed
10 strength even had he been IN perfect
ealth suffering 10 he vas from the
fleets II rrcont illness. the King might
lirly have he~n excused from facing tho
.sk of returning from the south ~ che
Loudly skies. cold winds and showers
{ the trel cherDus English spring The
'sult might almost have hesn f0retold
hough the end came with startling sud-
enness % his pHople n was clear IN thos,
bout him that the snd WIS imminent
efor" any whisper u alarm found ~
ay outside the paaoe The first bulletin
sued On Thur~iGy revealed the rp,l
liura n the situation ~ those who =,
,uld read between the lines
THr 'rANCEr's- vFPsIoS.
Tho Lancet another leading medical
urnal VS. In view ~ tho prevg Ienca 81
incorrect surmisag haseA on ~. %
.cssnca NJ tho lrte Kings bedside II an OF
nin@nt arvngoioEst, We think u night NJ
-7y that the cduz" - death WIS c,rii,r r'
thur" following upon hr1nchitf, Tho n
~ hours II his late M ie-iy wern ah1o- a.
trly reaccful and painless a
THE KAIsER GOING To LONDON %
BtErIv. May ct was Announced :,
h afternoon that the Kai4er has .
hnitely decided ~ 60 to London u AZ
nj the funeral ~ his uncla. tho late
ng Edward This decision was reached h'
ly after an intImati0n had been con- ~
yed % the German ruler that the EngIsh -
val family would ha greatly pIaased 10
his presence ~ the ohssguies While ta'
London he vii he a guest NJ Bucking. o.,
~ Palace wher' the late King died
The kaiser'> Yacht Hphenzollern has %
'n ortered - ID" ready o. convey tho E7
lrsror - Enghnd An
CHINESE CONDoLENCFs 'ir
'EKIN Nav 2 Prince ChtIn the Reye,, g ~.
ed a. the British Legation this morning -
o1er his condolences on the destn ~
~ Edward VII A Chinese Prince viii
sent - London . offer svnlnat,v
high officials have been ordered - OF
lCel their entertainments The Taore,
shanghai and other cities "a Ned ~ The
1ous British COnsulatea TODAY ma
'red condolences on the death o. tbe
lg
SHOCK ron PRINCESS BEATRICE
ANS My s-Princeas Be,tri,,
Their 81 the Queen 81 Spain ana sisso, ma,
hc Ito King EdwPrd, II is learned A
know thgt her brother was dead ,,Dtii
srrved here from Msdrid whsrs ~ D.
been on a visit She vas met AZ The
ion here by the spanish Ambassador
MS stan and noticed that pII wers utt
lecp mourning She divined tho r.,.,i W.