The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-21
EMPEROR OF JAPAN IS CRITICALLY ILL Improves Slightly During
 the Night THE FAMILY GATHERS News of Emperor's Illness Causes Consternation in Tokio---The City Is Silent--Illness Diagnosed
 as Uremia
THE FAMILY GATHERS

Tokio, July 21--The critical illness of Mutsuhito, the Emperor of Jatan, is caus- ing the gravest anxiety.
 The court physicians have pronounced the case nephritis with alarming symp- roms of uremia. It was believed yesterday day afternoon the Emperor was sinlSins and all the ministers of state assembled at the Emperors palace, but his majesty rallied somewhat During the night the temperature of the patient sibsided ap- preciably and he was able to take lit- tie nourishment. His temperament at midnight was o2.2, and physicians were somewhat encouraged
 At o'clock this morning the secretary of the imperial household gave out the statement that his majesty's condition was unchanged. He was sleeping at , O clock and was. very weak. The Empress. who has been in almost constant attendance at his bedside since the acute illness of the Emperor, is under physicians care.
 Tn. following bulletin was issued at 10 o'clock this morning:
 Temperature, 1922 pulse. 1o2; respira- ton. 32. Drowsiness continues; when awake consciousness is clearer. Nourish- n,ent was given his majesty this morning. Condition remains unchanged
 History of Illness
 A bulletin issued by the attending physicians gives the history of the En- peror's illness as follows:
 since Juiy IA his majesty has been tpt taS drowsiness followed the early attacks. this symptom increasing rapidly. July IS his majesty became unconscious and his brain was affected. On the even ing of tho 18th the fever suddenly in creased, showing a temperature of 104.7. The pulse rate was 104 and the respiration 3S"
 It was announced early in the morn ing that uremia had developed.
 Weather Very Hot
 The weather is very hot. the temper ature registering 90 degrees in the shade. His majesty's bed has been removed to A sitting room in the palace. The Elm press renf ined at the bedside of her hus- band during the day. The crown prince, Yoshihi.o, who is recovering from case of chicken pox, and who Is sfill confined to his bed, received the news of his fath-
  been able to visit the palace.
 The imperial princes have been sum- moned from their summer residences, and together with all the notables at present in the capital they repaired to the palace. where they await the latest news from the sick chamber.
 The present situation Is witi1or .rprece- dent fin the history of the country. The announcement of his illness came as an absolute surprise, and it resulted in the quick collapse of prices on the local stock exchange. The return to Tokio of Prince Katsura the former premier. who left some days ago on a mission to Europe. is expected The prince was among the first to be of ficially notified by telegraph of the Em- perors illness. z It became known today that his majesty was unconscious from this illness yester- day.
 The announcement of the critical illness of his majesty came as a severe shock to the people of the capital. It first appeared in the Niehi Sichi at 1915 o'clock this afternoon and 1t spread rapidly through the entire empire.
 At ? p. m. the entire city of Tokio was mpressiyely quiet Anxious crowds assembled about the newspaper bulletin boards.
 The Emperor of Japan
 Mutsuhito, the one hundred and twenty first Emperor of Japan, was born at kioto November 3. 1852 the second son of the late Emperor Komej. gpon whose death in 1867 he succeeded to the throne. He was crowned at Kioto October 12.
 
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