Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
WORRY HELPED TO KILL
KING, SAYS PHYSICIAN
Doctors Who Attended Edward
Tell in Detail Progress
of His Illness

LONDON, May u.-Parliament paid
a high tribute to the memory of King
Edward today, adopting addresses OF
coincidence and congratulations to the
new king.
Premier Asquith in the house of COM
mons, and the Earl of Crewe in the
house of lords, delivered eulogies on
Edward VII.
The day was chiefly devoted to re-
cording the nations official condol-
ences to the royal family. King George
and the queen mother received at Marl-
borough and Buckingham palace, re-
spectively, delegations from the lords
and commons bearing the resolutions.
The announcement that former Pres
ident Roosevelt will attend the funeral
as the special representative of the
United States has been received with
great satisfaction by the British pub
lie.
Among the numerous functions aban-
doned or indefinitely postponed owing
to the death of the king Is the royal
military tournament.
That King Edwards death was part
Iy due to worry over the political sit
uation is officially declared in a state
ment regarding his illness, which his
physicians, Sir Francis Laking, Sir
James Reid and Sir Richard Douglas
Powell, are publishing over their sig
natures in the Lancet tomorrow.
The statement says:
RESERVE POWER MISSING
Ellis majesty had for some years
suffered from emphysema, with atten-
dant bronchial catarrh, signs of which
were permanently present at the bases
of the lungs. On several occasions d.
gestive disturbances had caused his
medical attendants to realize his ma
stitutional power which had stood him
in such splendid stead after his serious
operation in 1902, and that any inter-
current catarrhal or bronchial attack
of a serious kind would at once call
upon both heart and lungs for their
fullest effort.
"It must here be said that those
around him knew how earnestly con-
cerned he was at the present strained
position of political affairs, and this
fact should not be lost sight of in all
round consideration of the king S
health"
Referring to the kings recent visit
to Biarritz, the statement says:
"The first night in Paris his ma
jesty had a severe attack Of acute in
digestion with subsequent dypsnoea
(shortness of breath). On his arrival
at Biarritz this developed into bron-
great anxiety This passed off and his
majesty returned better in every way.
but he contracted a chill at Sandring-
ham while inspecting the gardens"
On his return to London, the state
ment continues, from May the at
tacks of dypsnoea increased. although
the king insisted upon attending to
business of state as late as Thursday,
May 5.
"On that day." the physicians added.
"the attacks became more frequent and
distressing, and with increasing cyan
osis, gravely suggestive of threatened
cardiac failure. With the kings per
mission the doctors issued the first
bulletin on Thursday, but not until 1t
was seen by his majesty, who some
what m .dified it's terms
From Friday morning his condition
rapidly became worse. There We're
several dangerous attacks and his ma
jesty only rallied by the use of power
full remedies.
cat 8 o'clock p. m. consciousness
failed. The end came at Has o'clock.
after a prolonged period of perfect
calm"