Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-21
NELVILLE'S FAMILY AFFLICTION
Tie dfctic HerO's Wife Suddenly Stricken
Doom ,cith Nervous DeIirium.


Tie -d'ctic Hero's Wife Suddenly Stricken
DOtcn ,cith Nervous DeIirium.
The joyous anticipations attending the
reunion of Engineer Melville with his little
family at Sharon Hill, Pa. with snch dem
onstrations of public rejoicing, on Satur
day night, have been impaired by sad
sequel. Yesterday morning, at an early
hour, it became known that Mrs Melville
whose suspense and anxiety over the ex-
pected arrival of her husband, for weeks
past, have kept her mind on a continual
strain, had been taken suddenly and alarm
ingly ill the previous night, involving
spells of delirium which, in a short space
of time, changed house of rejoicing into
a house of distress, Before daylight yes
terday morning DR.. Longstreth and ply
stefan from Darby visited the house at
Melvllle's suggestion, and, after an exam
nation of the case, pronounced Mrs. Mel
Vile suffering from nervous prostration
and proceeded to prescribe for her. Her
mind continuing Eighty, it was deemed
best for her not to see her husband while
her condition continued so serious and he
was compelled to remain out of her pres
ence during all of yesterday. Meantime
several of the nearest neighbors of the
family at Sharon Hill were summoned and
took upon themselves for a little while the
care of the household Mrs. Melville
showed a continuous desire to have her
three little girls near her, but in her deli
robustness would become greatly excited at
the mention of the name of her husband.
nd I
advised his remaining for the present away
from her.
During the day there were NO visitors
save the medical attendants and one or
two neighbors who had messages to deliv-
er or to receive to Or from the family. The
front partaof the house remained closed
and Melville did not appear during
the day, Notwithstanding numerous car
riages with curious occupants passed and
rcpassed the house all the afternoon in the
hope that glimpse of him could be OBJ
tanned from door or window. Last night
Mrs. Mellville's condition was regarded at
times as very serious and the physicians.
one of whom remained with her for over
an hour, we're waiting for further devel-
opment of the case before pronouncing def
initely upon her condition. The front of
the house, as well as the streets and the
neighboring houses, still bore yesterday
the emblems of rejoicing which greeted
Melville when he stepped off the train
at the little station after so long an alb
sence on Saturday, and which now hung
as sad reminder of the swiftness of the
change.
Meantime, on account of Mrs. Melville's
sickness, the proposed reception to the en-
gineer and seamen Noros and Ninderman
in Washington has been postponed indefi
nitely. Melville yesterday applied to act
ing secretary of the navy Walker for fur
Their leave of absence and the application
was promptly granted. The arrangements
which had been perfected in Washington
for honoring the Jeanette heroes included
military escort from the depot to Viii
lards hotel, where the reception was to
have been held, which was to have been
followed by serenade by the Marine
band.