Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-15
Ex.President Arthur.s Health.

HIS STOMACH UNABLE To DIGEST HIS FOOD,
From the New York Star. April IL.
Ex-President Arthur is seriously ill. His
sister, Mrs. McElroy, of Albany, is constantly
by his bedside, and his physician visits him
once or twice every day. DIR. Peters said
last night:
"There has been no improvement in the ex-
Presidents condition for the past three weeks.
would prefer not to discuss the state of his
health. 1t is a professional secret between q
patient and his physician, and do not feel JUS
tilted In making 1t public"
Mr. r. q. McCord rang the door bell of Mr..
Arthurs residence, No. 123 Lexington avenue,
yesterday morning. After whispered consul
Cord turned sadly away and retraced his steps
down the brown stone stOOp. In reply to u
ultimate recovery; but he has been a very i'll
man. His family are now hoping that he will
rally sufficiently to permit them to take him
away from the city. They have planned a trip
to Il European watering place, but time alone
will tell whether Mr.. Arthur will be able to bear
the fatigues Incidental to passage across
the Atlantic. lie is slightly better now than
he was six weeks ago. AT that time his life
was despaired OF, and anxious friends watched
by his bedside day and night l met one OF the
gentlemen vino was in constant attendance on
Mr.. Arthur during these weary hours OF dam
ger, and he told me at the time that 1t was eX-
lremely problematical that he would recover
saw the same man several days ago. and he
then assured me that the crisis in the malady
was passed"
"What do you understand to be the matter
with the eX-PreSident?"
MIR. McCord hesitated and then replied: ~
cannot call the disease by its technical name;
but / understand that IL is a functional de-
rangement of the stomach. The stomach is
worn out and refuses to perform its office. Dur.
ing the crisis in the disease DIR. Peters was in
constant fear lest kidney trouble would set i'm.
The ex-Presldents system has run down and he
Is in an enieebied state, almost amounting to
complete prostration. Fortunately, kidney dis
ease has not as yet made its dreaded presence
manifest. If IT can be STAYED Oft, and If Mr.
Arthur hddh can get away from the city, his friends
restore him to his normal health"
"Have you heard that DIR. Peters Anticipated
danger from heart diseaSe:"
al have not understood that the possibility of
such a catastrophe has been taken into con-
sideratiOn. Mr.. Arthur's extreme and pro-
opinion, his most unfavOrable symptom 1t has
caused all of no little apprehension to see
him go ON from day to day without gaining in
slightly stronger, but for weeks past the never.
varying answer has been: No visible improve
ment. Personally am sanguine that the gene
raj will weather the storm; but at the same
time recognize that there exists grave cause
for apprehension"
dent, LETT the house few minutes after Mr. Nc
Cord departed. His face wore an anxious look
as he conversed about his fathers illness. 1.-THE
kidney disease which We all were SO fearful of
has not developed" he said. "My father is
still pitiably week. 1 left him only a few mo-
ments ago, and 1t appeared to me that there
was decided change for the better Why. he
actually spoke few words about salmon fish
Ing on the Restigouche in Canada, and won
dered whether lie would be well enough to 90
up there this summer and try his hand at it
again. He has not left his room since Febru-
airy 1st; but II this fine weather continues in q
fortnight or so We will try and get him out for
an airing. Yes, he has been very dangerously
III; but we all think that the crisis is past
Strength is now what is lacking. He was re-
Ginning In a large arm chair when left him
just now, and was In u CHEEKY, hopeful mood.
tom, his recovery will be assured. y,