Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-10
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To.D.sI.:s TExEaRdPHIc DIsF.sTcHE
,gr. coukliug,s Condition.

terday morning Mr.. Conkling's pulae was
100 ard he was entirely unconscious. Dr.
Barker called in to consult with Dr.. Agnew
and himself DR.. Henry B. Sands and Dr.
Francis Delafed. They agreed that the
Senator vas suffering from Inflammation Of
the brain, due to the collection Of pus, prob
ABLY back cfthe ear, and that this pus must
be removed Immediately.
Senator Conkling was highly delirious
when the time for the operation came, and
it took Dr. Barker half an hour to induce
him to lie down on the operating table. pr.
Delalield then put the ether cone over the
Senator's face and the patient was soon
asleep and dull to all pain.
DR.. Sands then turned Senator Conkline's
head over upon its right eide and cut a lat
era incision in The seal Two inches behind
the left ear The incsion was about three
inches long. The scalp parted, aGd the
student attendants dried The aslght hemor.
rhage that followed The skull lay ex-
posed Quickly DR.. Sands ran the edge Of
little steel chisel under The scale like plate
of the temporal bone back of the ear. He
gave three or four taps with mallet upon
his ohsel and raised the body plate AS he
did 30 the pus gushed out.
The diagnosis OF DR.. Barker was confirm
ell. A pocket OF pus had formed back of
the car and was pressing upon the brain.
DR.. Sands held the plate raised for a little
while and let az much pus ooza cut as would.
About an ounce thus came out. Then DR..
Sands let the plate back. The operation
had been primarily successful, and meas-
ure Of relief at least, had been afforded.
The actual operation took only fifteen min
utes Senator Conkling recovered nicely
from The effect of the ether, but went back
to his old coudi,on of alternate delirum
aud insensibility.
NEW YORK, Apri! 10-At o'clock this
morning Mrs. Conklng was seen. She said
Mr.. Conkling passed comparatively easy
night and is feeling somewhat better. Hewa
resting quietly and has not had any more at
lacks of delirium and in every way seemed
TO be much improved.
AL $50 o'clock this morning DR.. FOrdyce
Barker said that Mr. Roscoe Coukling's con-
dtion was much improved this morning and
that the operation that had been performed
seemed to have accomplished all that had
been expected. His temperature had fallen
to 80 and his pulse 10 80. He had slept three
hours during the night. The doctors will
have consultation about O'Clock this ef
| ternooD.
At 50a. Ia, Judge Alfred G. Coke, of
| Utica, nephew or the ex Senator, visited
! the patient and within ten minutes he ap.
psared again at the door. He said that on.
| ly DIR. Anderson and the narso were in the
patients room. MIR. Conkling passed a
restless night" said Mr.. Coke, "but he ia
considered to be somewhat better. He WAS
awake when Was in the room, but did not
speak to mo-" DR.. Barker wond make no
statement this morning as 10 MIR. Conk!ing's
chances Of recovery. Ed Stokes called at
the sick room shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning He said that Mr.. Conkling was
conscious and lying in bed. He refused TO
take medicine from any person but MIR.
Stokes. Among other callers in the early
morning were ex-Judgo Horace Russell, ex-
Gov. Hoadly, Col. Edward Gebhard, and
Durcas Barnes.
At II o'clock Senator Conkling was re-
ported as not being so we'll as in the early
morning houra, he being conscious only at
intervals of short duration. The effect of
the operation is beginning to show itself in
the way OF causing heavy strain on his
system.
AT noon it was stated that Mr.. Conklipg
had frequently arisen from his bed and paced
his room in state Of deirum until SO oz-
hausled that he was compelled to return to
his couch. During these periodical attacks
Mrs. Conkling remains in the room with her
husband. For over an hour Mrs Conkling
has kept the door Of her room locked AMI
refuses to see or speak with anybody. Mira.
Conkling also refuses to receive letters or
notes, which remain outside the door I'm.
opened.
At II 80 a. M, Col Frederick A. Conkling,
brother OF the ex Senator, in answer to
question as to his brothers. condition, said
VERY low, very low" When asked if there
was any hope of his recovery, he replied
81 fear not, I fear not" The outlook at
noon was very bad for the Senator, but pre-.
dictions cannot be safely made.
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