The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-13
From the National Republican

GslnS. l ne news SCFuck alh Classes anu
! parties by surprise. The hotel corridors
| soon became the scenes OF earnest discus
| sionS and large gatherings, and every atom
OF information was quickly digested. 4
stream Of prominent persons Soon made
their way towards Mr.. Blainc's hoz,se, on
Fifteenth street near /, but only ie7v were
admitted.
! 1t appears that Mr.. Blaine, who is 81 man
! Of powerful build and great endurance, be-
sides strong nervous system, had rather
ovcrwor6ed himself for the past month, sud
some OF his friends feared disastrous conse-
qucnceS TO his health, especially rs he was
quite i'll when he commenced his recent
campaign in Congress. On Saturday nighs
| he was feeling better than he had felt for Il
| long time. Sunday morning he felt bright
As 4 lark. and prepared to accompany his
wife to church. Before going, however, he
received n dispatch to the effect that his
friend. Hon. Z. lockwood Hoar, OF Nassa-
chuSettS. had changed front and was going to
do all he could to defeat him nj Cincinnati.
This seemed
TO DISTRESS HIM GREATLY,
and Mrs. Blaine says it seemed 10 affect him
more than anything else that had occurred
| during the canvass.
They walked quietly down to the Congre-
gational church, corner OF Tenth and G.
streets. and just as they mounted the steps
| Mr.. Blaine pulled out his handkerchief and
| wiped his forehead and eyes, and sat down
on the top step leading TO the church. He
told Mrs. Blaine that the back OF his head
panied him, and he believed he was about
10 be sunStruck. He asked that he be taken
! home. and that DR.. Pope, the family physi-
| clan. be sent for. Mrs. Blaine sent for a
carriage. but there was none in the neigh
horhood. He laid his head on Mrs. Blaine's
lap. perfectly helpless, and soon grew I'M
conscious. Fortunately. there was Mount
Pleasant omnibus III front Of the church,
and some gentlemen on the spot lifted him
into il and took him comfortably home.
When he got TO the house sofa was rolled
out into the hall, when he returned to con-
seriousness. looked Mt the sofa, and said to
Mr.. y. {. Forncy: "No; put me down on
the floor" He was laid on the floor until a
bed was brought down stairs and put in the
front parlor. lie was put in the bed. still
unconscious. and remained there 4 sufferer
from about II in the morning till ! O'Clock
in the afternoon.
DR.. Pope the family physician, and Sur
ccon-G General Barnes soon arrived, followed
By DrS. Bliss. Verdi. and Cox. In g con-
sultation it was decided that the case was
very serious. At first there was q question
Is to what treatment should be given, but
the differences between homeopathy and
alopathy were not discussed, the general
symptoms
BETOHENISG GREAT DANGER,
and the allopathS gave way to the homeo-
paths. fearing that scientific discussions
might prove fatal. Homeopathy having
been the treatment OF his life, DR.. Pope's
treatment was adopted.
DR.. Pope contended that it was simple
sunStroke, and should lie treated as such.
Dr.. Verdi was inclined to the same view,
with some miSgivings, but advocated homo
opathy. DR.. Barnes seemed to think that
the elspingS for breath were the struggles
OF dying man. DrS. Bliss and Cox seemed
70 think that there was an ettuSion OF the
brain, either through hemorrhagical infrac-
ton OF vessel, or sanguinary effusion or
an etfuSion of water, either OF which might
cause apoplexy or paralysis. 1t was sug-
gested by one OF the physicians that Lnala-
. ria had pcrmoated his system and affected
the membranes so that the ordinary contrac-
ton OF blood-vessels leading to the head
did not take place to prevent arush Of blood
to the head. 1t was finally agreed that
every indication pointed to this view. Still
all hoped for the best, and every known
scientific method was applied.
ABOUT T. O'CLOCK his BREAST
was filed with plasters to create healthy
| respiration, If possible, and relieve pain in
the stomach. The front windows were
thrown open to make the test Of noting the
effect OF sunlight on the eye, but the same
vacant stare continued. The room was
, darkened, and the lightcd-candle test
brought the same unencouraging result
: Everything was then tried to create re-
action. without success, until about $3.50
O'Clock the pupil OF the eye contracted in
response to the flare Of :! match. This was
deemed hopeful sign, especially as he swa!,
lowed the medicine. The occasional natural
movement Of either leg or arm dissipated
the fdea OF paralysis, and DR.. Pope grew
. quite clated Mr.. Blainc's little daughter,
who had been the most distressed person
4 there, noting the encouraged doctors, skip
ped through the hall as IL she wanted tc
: hurrah.
: About 1880 O'Clock he showed signs o!
: consciousness, when Mrs. Blaine, who had
: been constantly tanning him and watching
;, every feature for four hours, asked him il
: he knew her.
= lie ANSWERED. - YES; IT'S MANILA
This was the first symptom of recognition
She asked him how lie felt. and he respond.
= ed, "What is it," Electricity and the
: usual remedies were kept up, and the effort
. was to get him into good sleep. He went
: from full consciousness, and quite weak
u condition, into quiet, natural. and sound
sleep about : =. VI. During the day visit.
ors were quite numerous. Among the frs.
callers was General Sherman, who disputed
! the doctors statements that he was i'll great
danger, and said that Mr.. Blaine would
make an excellent soldier yet. He cheered
, Mrs. Blaine and Miss Dodge (' Gail Hamil-
, ton y. who were deeply distressed, and left
q glow Of sunshine behind. Postmaster
General Jewell was there long time.
Mr.. Dane's son is q student at college
near Hartford. Mr.. Jewell telcgraphed to
the Hartford post-office to send a carriage
for him, and bring him to New York on the
I i. NJ. Sunday maiG train, and let him ride
in tie mail car, where no passengers were
allowed on the trains between Hartford and
Washington, the idea being to get him here
this N1onday) morning, il possible Secre-
tary Chandler was on hand, and rs earnestly
hoping fer hr. Blaine's recovery rs Mrs.
Blaine could.
HIS LONG ARMS
were raised and brought down yehemcntly
in expressing his determined opinion that
there was not much the matter with Mr..
Blaine. He felt the danger, but seemed to
think he would get well il the doctors
didn't kill him. Secretary Robson was on
hand promptly to offer his most kindly ala,
and Mrs. Robson, too, called anu tearlully
offered her sympathy. But they reallzea