Case of Emperor Frederick III (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Case of Emperor Frederick III In January, 1887, the Crown Prince of Germany felt the initial symptoms of the illness to which he finally succumbed on June 15, 1888. The case from the moment that it presented symptoms of a grave character was watched with keenest sympathy and interest by the whole civilized world, and when the courageous struggle for life was finally ended there were few, it can be assumed, who did not feel that the world had lost a man who, aside from his brilliant qualities, had done much to endear himself to all who had come in contact with him. While sorrow was still uppermost in the hearts of those who mourned his early death, and before, we may say, the earth had settled on his grave, in fact, during his life, strange rumors of professional differences and bickerings began to take form, culminating finally, after his decease, in the appearance of a report, claimed to be official, of the German and Austrian physicians who had been connected with the case. This report gave not alone the professional history of the illness from its commencement, but contained, in addition, charges of such a grave nature reflecting on the professional skill and integrity of the gentleman who had been called in consultation and under whose sole charge the case had been finally placed (Dr. Morell Mackenzie) that the impression that the Emperor had been sacrificed, as it were, to professional wrangling, gained ground. Following the report, another, in response, appeared denying not only in toto the allegations in the preceding one, but imputing to the German physicians methods of intrigue, unprofessional conduct and want of skill both shocking and cruel. It is certainly very unfortunate that a controversy which should have been conducted on a purely professional basis has degenerated into crimination, recrimination, and has had introduced a vituperative element certainly not in accord with the standing of the men indulging in it. The two publications differ more in degree than in kind, and abound in statements which we cannot characterize other than ludicrous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.