The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-12
Official Statement Issued by
Edwards Physicians Is
Virtual Admission.
HEALTH BROKE UNDER
GREAT POLITICAL STRAIN
Crisis Found Ruler Without Vi
tality to Bear the Heavy
Burden.

LONDON, May lf--Parlia paid a
high tribute TO the memory of King Ed
ward today. adopting addresses OF con-
dolence and congratulations 10 the new
king. Premier Asquith. i'll the house
OF commons, and the Earl OF Crewe In
the house OF lords delivered eulogles
on Edward VII
The day was chiefly devoted 10 record
ing the nations official condolences to
The royal family King George and the
queen mother received at Marlborough
and Buckingham Palace. respectively,
deputations from the lords and commons.
bearing the resolutions.
The announcement that eX-President
Roosevelt will attend the FUNERAL as the
special representative or the United
States has been received with great salts
faction by the British public
Among the numerous functions aban-
doned or indefinitely postponed owing 10
the kings death is the royal military
tournament
That King Edwards death was partly
due to worry over the political situation
is officially declared In statement re-
sardlng his illness. which ms physicians,
Sir Francis Laking. Sir James Reid and
Sir Richard Douglas Powell. are publish
ing over their signatures in the Lancet
tomorrow The statement follows:
Physicians Statement.
His majesty had for some years sUf-
fered from cmphysenla, with attendant
bronchial catarrh, signs OF which were
permanently present at the bases of the
lungs. On several occasions, digestive
disturbances had caused his medical at
tendants TO realize his majesty no longer
had the reserve constitutional power
which had stood him IN such splendid
stead after his serious operation In 1902.
and that any in'ercurrent catarrhal OF
bronchial attack OF a serious kind would
at once call upon both heart and lungs
for their fullest effort.
'ft must here be said that those around
him knew how earnestly concerned I've
was at the present strained position of
political affairs. and this fact should not
he lost sight Of in all round consideration
of the kings health.
Referring To the kings recent visit to
BiarritZ the statement says:
Tho first night in Paris his majesty
had a severe attack of acute indigcs-
tion with subsequent dYpsnoca tshort-
ness OF breath). on his arrival at Bar
ritz this developed into bronchitic at
tack, causing his physicians great anN-
lety This passed of. and his majesiy
returned better In every way, but Inc
contracted a chill at Sandrinsham while
inspecting the gardens,
on his return To London. the statement
continues, from May ; the attacks Of
Jypsnoca increased, although the king
insisted upon attending 10 business Of
state as late as Thursday. May >.
ION that day" the physicians added.
''thc attacks became more frequcn: and
distressing. and with increasing cyano-
sis. grayely suggestive OF threatened car
diac failure With The kings perrnis
sion. the doctors issued the first bulletin
on Thursday, but not until il was seen
by his majesty. who somewhat modified
its terms.
''From Friday morning his condition
rapidly became worse. There were sew
ersl dangerous attacks, and his majesty
only rallied by the use of powerful rene
dies At o'clock In the afternoon. con-
sciousness failed The end came n fl:3o
o'clock, after a prolonged period OF per-
feet calm