The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-25
MIR. wArrNRsON.
A Recital OF the Causes which Led 10 His
severe Illness,


toms never assumed an alarming na'
turr until within the past ten 1aya.
hr WattersOn left LOulayille on the
night OF January 7 for Columbus. o
having accepted an invitation from the
Jackson Clun, OF that city, 10 attend a
ba' quet on the evening Of "JackaOn'a
Day. the 9th, and 10 Respond TO toast
10 " The Democratic Pfeaa." Tho Intense
ly cold period OF January was Just be
ginning when no left home, aud had
reached an extreme point before his re-
turn,
At the Meeting he delivered a some
what lengthy speech, NJ the conclusion
Il Will b. IN he afterwa arda related, he
was In II state Of profnae perspiration,
without putting hia OyercOaJ or other
wrap about him when IN had lihi-hed
appealing, he sat down by Judge Thur
nan, with whom he engaged In cOnyer-
aalion, ln short time he experienced
-enaatiOua Of chlllinesa, aud not long
,ftefWa d was 4, I'D with very severe
Ghill. He at once retired from the hall
aud, iagilg a carriage, was hnrredly
'riyen 10 the residence OF Governor
II adly, After suffering for about three
n0nfa he iell asleep, b1t, according TO
hia previous request, was called nj an
early hour 10 take train for home,
The wea,h,r was bitterly cold, aud no
lrageied MI day with much discomfort,
arriving IN Louisville about midnight,
A carriage could not be obtained, aud
ha walked from the Fourteenth atfeet
depot tO the COurleT.JOuTnal Office, a
distance Of thirteen bl0cka Proceeding
10 the room OF the managing editor, he
sank into chair, Temarking that he
was III and very tired. HIS face was
much paltr than usual, and he had a
general air Of exhaustion. After de-
tailing The ttatementa ~ above given,
Mr. waiter on Ia carriage having been
secured for him) drove TO his home. liz
did not return 10 the Oillca for several
days, Alally coming In aud remaiaing
for but short time, Then he remained
for much longer period, confined To
his room, coming down TO tho Office but
Ouce, saying 10 one OF the alali: IL llrat
had 10 have some fferh air" He soon
r. urned home, and has not since left
II. He grew worse slowly, but very
surely He was cheerful even IN tho
. esencP Of the demon OF insomnia, aud
his hlway active mind was phenomenal
iy alert aud brilliant, his almost oOn'
'tlnuOna conversation with the few
callers who saw him being marvellous
Tor his range Of thought and the grace
Of ~ expression When General Han
cock died, The at0re-hOuse OF hla mind
was opened, and no poured out story
after story OF the campaign OF 1880
Then came suddenly the dangerous
Illness which now menaces him, and HI
sank into q silence from which no II
only ar1nsed by an effort upon the par
OF those who no tenderly watch by hil
bedside. bra. Yandrll, Hewitt ant
Roberts, the attending physicians, dag
nose his disease as sub-acu 10 meningitis
| which affects the membrane OF TN
brain. Thig agreed upon, the hair wa
closely clipped from the back I the heaC
and u powerful blister applied. ThI
other useful remedies are also In use.
Ii regard TO the most marked feature
| Of Mr.. WaltersOn's ailment, the medical
authorities say that by meniDgitia II
generally meant Inflammation OF thC
| pia mater aud aracnnOld, The pla ma
ter In the vascular membrane immedl
ately Investing the brain, ana the arach
mold IN the thin, semi transparent mem
brane between the pia mater and thl
stronger outer membrane called thI
DIVA IN Ter. The arachnOid n 40 calleC
from ils resemblance to spider web
Sub acute meningitis comes with ellgh
but Increasing pains In the head aGi
irrlta6ilily, but the gravity OF the dl9
ease is always nj once apparent. Their
are three periods Of the disease, one o.
excitement, q second of transition AM
the Las VI collapse. These are not al
ways clearly marked, but pass from on,
10 the other alm0a, imperceptlbly. Mi
Watterson Ia In the third stage, the IN
| dicatlOna Of which are aOmnOleUce, Tn
most marked In his case, tempOrar.
paralysis Of certain facial muscles, dlla
tation Of the pupils OF the eyes an,
alowness and irregnlarlty Of the pdlsC
Contrary 10 the popular notion, the dis
ease seldom leaves any trace upon th0s
who recover.
Yesterday Mr.. Wattersons father
Hon. Harvey NJ. Watterson, acc0mpinie
by MIR. o 0 Stealey, arrived from Wash
lngton. When aroused he recognize
each OF these gentlemen and bripa
expressed his pleasure at SEE
Ia them. In response to hia father
anxious question. "Do you know M
Henry2" no responded by putting hi
arm about bls neck and eayiUg, 70
course know you, father, and am gla
you are here;" almost immediately laT
sing again Into slumber Ile Ind greet
cd Nr. Stealey In almost similar man
Der n few minutes previous.
Az 10 O'Clock last night Dre. Yandel
Hewitt aud Roberts saw Mr.. WUtterao
together, aud they report hle temper0
ture NJ l02 degs, his pulse III, yer
slight rtGnctlon from tho correspond
Ing period "a hours previous. Dr.. Yundel
summed up the case by saying that MI
Watierson was, on the v hole, shad
better, but that the chonces are stlI
against him, but his condition durln
the next three days will be n very daD
! ger0ue one,
kilograms Of inquiry continue 10 pou
In from all over the Union, 40 areO
10 tho desire to know NJ once
there has been o change AT all Nh
churches where services were held i
tho city last evening prayers were Of
fered In behalf OF the sufferer. De- Ho0b
Of the F.rst Christian Church, offered
most touching plea.
Az | o'clock this morning there In
been no change from the condition o
MIR. Watterson as reported NJ 10 0'clOcl
He IL forty.six years old to-day
| Courier.Journal, 10th.