Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
STILL UNCERTAIN.
Judge Cox Says Cenkltng Is fla SEcksst
Man he Ever Saw Ia
His Life.
rhe Bulletins c oica,e some Improvement,
bat shs eGtieot's Friends Fear He
Is No Better.
PAssRD A QUIET NIGHT.

NEW YORK, April 14.-At 9:l5 o'clock
Drs. Barker and Sands called at Mr..
Conkling's house. They remained in the
sick room about q quarter Of an hour
When coming out Dr.. Barker said: "The
alarming symptoms which exhibited
themselves Yesterday have entirely dissp-
pesred. I feel very much resssured. Mr.
Conkling passed comparatively easy
night, although he is little weaker this
morning. He slept most OF the time
during the night. When he wakes up he
appears to be much more intelligent thsn
heretofore. DR.. Sands dressed the wound.
There was slight discharge Of pus. Mr.
Copklirg's pulse is go, and his tempera-
ture 100 l5. His respiration was natu-
raj st about Is when ne sleptand 20 while
awake.
EVERYTHING SATISFACTORY.
NEW YORK, April IA DIR. Barker in
1890 p. N. bulletin says: "If Mr.. Conk-
ling improves as much in the next twenty
four hours as he did since the morning
visit, at 10 O'Clock, his chances for re-
covery Will be about even. His tempera-
ture is Sc, pulse "A. Everything is salts
factory. The patient hiss slept well and
taken plenty Of nourishnant He tOok
quart of koumis3 since 100 o'clock this
morning"
Notwithstanding the favorable bulletin
Of Dr.. Barker, Mr.. CoHkling's relatives
do not sppesr TO feel the same confidence.
Judge Cox came from the sick room in
Inc afternoon aud said: ''M:. Ccukling
is the sickest man l ever SAW. Yes, we
feel encouraged, aud we always continue
to have some hope. Mr.. Conkling is
very weak and has lost lots of flesh. He
is now dGZ: lg, not asleep"
IN THE SAME CONDITION.
NEW YORK, April II D.. Barker on
leaving COnkling's residence st $50
O'Clock this afternoon, said his patient
WAS IN about the ssme con iihon as at
$3.50 O'Clock. He had not slept much dur.
ing the afternoon but WAS then asleep.
There WAS no change in his Temperature
or pulse. DR.. Barker will publish another
bulletin al 8 80 O'Clock tonight.
THE SANK CONDITION.
NEW YORK, April IA DR.. Barker lsft
Mr.. Conkijng's Rouse at 9 O'Clock. Ha
said that Mr.. Conkling WAC in about the
same condition. His pulse was 80 and
his temperature 90.
At 9:55 p. m. DR.. Barker issued the
following bulletin: Mr. Conkling's tenn
perature is 80 Is and his pulse 90. Pus
has been eyscusting freely from the
wOulu and car, and every
thing indicates = decided improve
ment since Wednesday. There hsve
been sone sym 1toms of subsettus, the
secondary stag of ln~aiE gifts during
the afternoon.
The doctor in reply to questions said
thst this looked 3 little cad, but he added
that it was likely Mr.. Conkling would |
ee all right tomorrow ald that he will |
be convalescent, which means recovery. |
All day long the doctors who sre in at |
stated that :heir patient was |
getting better, and his friends who called |
TO inquire about him went away |
with the encouraging news fhst |
his chances of recovery were |
nearly even. DR.. Barker spent twenty |
use minutes in the house early in the
evening, and on re-appasring, said Mr
Conkllng wss asleep. He had been given
3 large quantity of kumyss, which
had good effect. The head
porter of the Holman house, who |
mas held Mr.. Conkling down during his
periods Of delirium, came out few min
Ites later snd gave Gscour.ging report.
He said: "Mr. Conkling looks to me like
dead man, aud don's see
how he can recover. 1 have noticed
MS falling from time to time. When l
first saw him week ego he looked s'rong
and hearty. Now you would not know
aim, SO changed is he"
Judge Cox, who eama out shortly after,
'sid he saw no change In Mr.. Gambling.
He answered evasivelg the ques-
ions of the reporters, which |
sives rise. to suspicious that |
I'll is not asWell as the occters reports |
seem to show. Judge Cox has heretofore
promptly oil questions put to
him.
At 1:oss. m. Mr.. Conkiing has euRk
INTO slight dcze nrd the doctors have |
eft the house for the night with the ex-
cepGion OF Dr.. Anderson who remains all |
ight. At midnight there was no cAsnge
IN his condition.