Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-07

and afterwhile Don Gonzalo. both Of whom are said to Be
mentally deficient.
Then it was announced in 1880 that the Prince of
Asturlas had been restored to health. The Spanish peo-
pie wondered. His disease was incurable. Many con-
sldered the cure a rumor. Until the throne was upset they
were still wondering what to do about a king to succeed
Alfonso XIII.
Another granddaughter Of Queen Victoria Of ENGLAND
introduced the same tragic disease Of ~haemophiia into the
Russian royal family.
Princess Alx Of Hesse. whose mother was Alice. sec
ond daughter of Victoria. married Gar Nicholas III of
Russia in 1894. She was related to the car. for her
father was the Grand Duke Of Hesse and the cars pa
temal grandmother had been a princess Of Hesse. lust
the same. the union was made. as everybody knew, Just for
purposes OF state.
DRINCESS ALIX had four daughters. The car
waited for a son. In 1904 the Czarevitch Alexis
400 NSoholaievheh was born. The cathedral bells rang.
ZOO shots were hred from the royal yacht. and the golden
Carriage took the royal family to the christening. For eight
years all was well. The heir to the crown was attractive
and bright.
Then. all Of a sudden. strange rumors drifted from he
palace. The czarevtch always had a violent hemonhage.
after the smallest cut. it was reported. Something had
happened. He was i'll now. And he always would be,
so the people learned. for he was a haemopRlliac.
he had a strange and very painful form Of the disease.
one that is seldom found. His bleeding occurred IN bs
joints and under the skin. making him almost a cripple. He
couldn't exercise very much. for the exeEtion would have
ended In death.
One day court etiquet required the czarevitch 10 al on
a horse tor a little while. The regiment Of which he was
nominal colonel was passing by. He must review il. The
little prince sat very quietly until he tainted. When his
clothing was removed il was discovered that his back was
a great. bleeding wound.
"A single rough spot in his clothing would start terrible
bleeding. IL took weeks and weeks for the smallest wound
TO heal: IL was quite plain that the car didn't have am
heir to his throne. "A haemophiliac could not fulfill all the
active duties Of an emperor.
The czarevtch suffered along until he was killed during
the revolution with his parents and sisters. He was 81
years old at the time.
Oueen Virtoria's voun,..t 49, H.. III. All
was a victim OF haemophlia. He couldn't 20 10 school or
scrImmage. might have caused his death. The bow was
reared very carefully. He grew up. married and had chill
dren. But the disease conquered. while he was still quite
young. and he died.
VlSCOUNT TREMATON. nephew Of Queen Mary
and heir to the Earl Of Athlone. bled to death with
this disease three years ago. HE was motoring I'm
france when a crash occurred. His scratches were AZ.
trivial that a normal person wouldn't have needed A doctor.
But the vscount bled to death.
he, too. was a great-grandson Of Queen Victoria, and
his father and mother were cousins. He was the Oldest son
of Queen Mays brother. the Earl Of Athlone, who in
turn was a grandson Of the Duke Of Cambridge. an uncle
Of Queen Victoria.
Unlike the Duke Of Albany. the viscount had never
before shown outward signs Of being afflicted With this dis
ease. he had been athletic and energetic. But a few
little scratches killed him.
Prince Waldemar. of Russia. is another victim Of this
malady. He is az years old. an old age for a haemo-
phlIac. Yet he has to live quietly. taking extreme care
TO avoid all scratches. He knows that the slightest one
would probably make him bleed to death. But with tAe
new cure he. too. has n chance al life.