New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
OF BEETHOVEN

: brought into public discussion. The
missing pages might have helped US in
/ the chronology of the story, but the
main facts are before US without them.
/ IL was resolved first to go to the
house of Niemetz. who. it was thought,
was privy to Karrs intentions, and
/ then. if necessary, to call in the help
of the police
Meanwhile Karl, having given Holz
the slip. went straight to pawn
broker and pledged his watch. With
the money he bought two pistols pow
der and balls. lie did not dare go TO
/ his lodgings for the pistols, which he
had in readiness for the contemplated
deed, and the new ones were, there
/ fore. necessary. For him the circum-
stance proved fortunate. He drove
out TO Baden and spent the night IN
writing letters. One was to his uncle
and this he inclosed in one TO his
friend Niemetz. The next morning he
climbed up to the ruins of Rauensteln,
in the lovely Helenenthal, which ms
uncle loved so well, and there DIS
charged both pistols toward his LETT
temple He was bungler with hre-
arms. The first bullet flew past harm
lessly: the second ripped up the hesh
and grazed the bone. but did not pene-
trate the skull Holz said afterwards
that had he taken with him the pls-
tolls which he was obliged to leave at
his lodgings he would have peen q
dead man: their barrels were charged
with powder and ball TO above the
middle. A teamster came upon hlm
living among the ruins and. no DOUBT
at his request. transported him to his
mothers house in the city. Ihere
Beethoven found him, whether IN
search for him or because of intelli-
congo brought by the teamster is not
clear The uncle is anxious to learn
tho particulars, but he receives sui
len answer:
at is done. Now, only surgeon
.bo can hold his tongue. Smetana il
he is here. Do not plague me with re-
nroacbes and lamentations; it is past.
later all matters may be adjusted.
"Wben did it happen" Beethoven
osLs and the mother writes the
answer:
TELLING THE SAD STORY.
"Ue has lust come. The teamster
carried him down from rock IN
Baden and has just driven to YOU
beg of you to tell the surgeon
not TO make a report or they VIII
take him away from here at once
and we fear the worst. There Is
bullet in his head on the left SIDE.
Smetana was a physician who mad
treated Karl when he was a BOY at
Gianatasio's school. Beethoven knew
him as a friend. To him he wrote;
"a great misfortune has happened
n Karl accidentally by his own hand.
| hope that he can yet be saved, es-
pecially by you if you come quickly'
Karl has a bullet in his head, now
Won shall learn-only quick, for COD
sake quick, In order TO save time II
was necessary 10 take MIN 10 ms
mothers. where he now Is. The ad-
dress follows"
Holz took this letter for delivery,
hut before he left the house sur
qeon named D0gl had been called IN
Smetana said that Dogel was capa-
bile practitioner, and that IN order
not to compromise him he would not
come unless D6gl desired to see HIM
in consultation. Karl expressed him.
self as satisfied, and the case was
left for the time being IN DogeI
hands. Beethoven went nome DuI
Holz remained some time longer. Inc
matter had TO be reported to the
police authorities, and Holz thought
It best to do this himself, as he
wanted to be able to inform Bee
thoven what the consequences o. the
Young mans act were likely. to be
in case of his recovery. He learned
and so reported. that there would be
severe reprimand and thereafter
police surveillance. He told pee
thoven that after he had left nm
Kari had said: "lf he would only not
show himself again. and: III ne
! would only quit his reproaches! ne
had also threatened to tear the Dand-