Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
ARIHUR'S AILMENTS.
The chisf' hagisterial Stomach Re-
bells at the Gastrinonic Pro-
psusitis, ,sofits Proprietor.
The Result is ths Severe Ipdisposl-
tion of His ExcsIlsnsy--The
President Wa ak but Better.
The FooIishasss Of the Excursion
Fliuht Of Sanford, the Repated
Proposer Of tie Trip.

s.y.xsAH. Ga. April 2lA-President Ar
thur WAS q very sick man st 8 O'Clock yes
terday morning, and for sever hours 'nete
was much alarm. for he has n, It been so III
for many years. His trouble was some
thing like oo1gestive chill IN an scu's
attack of bilionsness, which ca used hin
great pain and suffering. He haA spent an
active and exciting day on TtNrsssr, w.
no doubt superindEeed the dtSprtef. Aue'
leaving the Tallspoosa early N tue morn
ing, he drove about the cfyr at'sei'ueu
long and tiresome reception ana uanioi
pal feed, and vent out to the Srheu'azen
Park, where the Savannah Rife Asoha
ton gave him champagne and soft shril
crab lunch, ate hearty dinner at :. o'hosA
IN the evening, and
Smoked Strong Cigars
all day. This proved too much for tEs
stomach. which was little weak frOm ms
experience on the rough sea the dsy se
fore II is probable, however, that MI
Arthur caught little cold. lie lett Mr.
Botts house, where he dined late in the
evening, and walked down TO the .anding
with a number OF friends, who were busily
engaged in making plans for the morrow,
which included lunch at 10 o'dock
and a trip down 70 the river late IN the
day. Mr.. Arthur bid his friends good
night apparently in the best OF healt but
he had been bat few minutes on the TAI
lapOosa, when lie found It necessary 70 re-
tire. The chilly symptoms excited the NJ
most alarm. and Dr. Black OF the Idiia
poosa, used every precauuon TO "aru or
the chill, with some success. The fresi-
den. was then attacked with violent coilc,
which lasted several hours. and left hun
quite exhausted. At > o clock he was SUIT
ferinC somuch that 1t Was thought il would
be necessary 10
Telegraph to Washington
for physician. He improved somewhat
soon after and il was decided that il would
be safe to wait until daylight. Att o'clock
the treatment of DR.. Back began to show
favorable results and the President con
tinued to improve. He laid in his berth,
which is a most comfortable one, all day,
attended By Aleck Powell, who did not
leave the staterOom moment ana was
closely watched by the doctor. He ate
nothing until late this afternoon, when he
took little toast and tea. Shortly after y
0 clock be determined TO get up, somewhat
in opposition 10 the wishes of the doctor
and sat for all hour or more on deck in an
easy chair. When questioned as 70 his
health, Mr.. Arthur Sall ne ltll octIueuty
better and thought he would
Iinprsye Rapidly.
He said his sickness was the result Of cold
and the weak condition OF his stomach and
expos ure IN the hot sun. The Presidents
face plainly showed that he had been sick.
He was deCidedly pale. There was consid.
erablc secrecy about the Presidents cOndi.
ton on the Ialldp0OSa. The portion OF the
deck on which his stateroOm is located Vas
roped oil during the entire day and no one
was allowed to 90 on that side Of the ship
for iaar Of disturbing him. The President
sickness disarranged the piaHs of yesterday
entirely il was intended that the Tdlla.
pocsa sn"uld sail for Washington with the
Presidential party TO day, Mr.. hrthur's
condition was SuCn that this could not he
thought of. II the President is able il is
now expected he will 90 North thi,
afternoon in Tn" private car he Usci IN
Com;rp south, watch awaits orders here.