Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-12
CONKLING'S CHANCES.
His Recovery Not At All
Assured.
THE MIDNIGHT BULLETIN.
Fears of q Return of the DeIir-
iOus Fever When He
Awakes.
Associate Press Dispatches to the HERALD

New York, April 11.-What was
thought to be turning point in ex-
Senator Conkling's condition came
this morning at 6 20 O'Clock, while he
was suffering from a periodi, al attack
OF delirium. Mr.. Conkling paced up
and down the sick chamber and after
ten minutes he became exhausted
and once more sank on the bed. 1t
was not long until he was fast asleep
His physicians said that much de-
pended upon the condition of their
case when he awakened. DR..
Barker called at the patients
residence at ten minutes past 8 O'Clock
and found his patient yet resting
peacefully. The Doctor felt the pa
TENTS pulse and said it was more reg
uiar than it had been for several days.
Just then Mr.. Conkling awoke and
cordially shook hands with his ply
scian, who at once asked him if he
would not take some 500 hing medi-
cine. The sufferer promptly replied
in the affirmative and as promptly
took the medicine offered him. Sub
sequently DR. Barker, in the form OF
an official bulletin, announced to the
members Of the press that Mr.. Conk-
ling was
BEGINNING TO RECOVER.
A marked change for the better, he
added, has taken place during the
night. Afterward DR.. Barker said:
81 don't think the patient is as strong
as he was this morning. He took
some milk and is now sleeping quietly,
but has lost considerable ground.
There is still some hope for his re.
covery, unless complications in the
region of the mastord sets in." A re-
porter in conversation with prominent
physician who does not want his
name published, learn. d some new
facts. The physician said: "With
MIR. Conkling, if he had mastord
trouble alone, the pus having been
removed, he would recover, but if he
had meningitis also he would die"
In view of this statement the reporter
asked DR.. Barker if Mr.. Conkling
had meningitis. The doctor SAID:
"There is a tendency that way, and
should it run into meningitis it would
be only matter of
TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
Edward l.. Stokes visited Mr..
Conkling at 10 o'clock. When Stokes
came out he said: l never was more
surprised in my life than to see the
improved condition of Mr.. Conkling.
Yesterday | believed he would not
recover and sent kilograms to that eff
feet to-day. When l went into the
room Mr.. Conkling was sitting up in
bed and recognized me.
Judge Shipman said shortly before
8 o'clock that he did not believe that
Mr.. Conkling would survive more
than twenty-four hours. DR.. Barker
called on the patient at 80 p. NJ.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE follow
ing was sent this evening from the
United States Senate Chamber:
Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, New York:
The undersigned, friends Of your
distinguished husband, beg to tender
to him and to you our deepest SYM
pathy and to express the earnest hope
bltiL liC lltky OO ICOtOlCo W ucdllu ANU
long spared to his country and family
and to his former associates in public
life. (Signed) d. w. Voorhees,, Jas.
B. Brook, F. M Cockrell, M. w. Ran
som, John H. Reagan, Eli Salisbury,
Richard Coke, John T. Morgan, Isham
G. Harris, A. q. German, Wilkinson
Cook, Joseph E. Brown, j. G. s..
Black burn, James L. Pugh.
At $50 p. NJ. Mr.. Conkling was
resting quietly and had been sleeping
since O'Clock. At z 80 DR.. Ander-
son came out and said that Mr.. Conk-
ling was still asleep. DR.. Barker will
give out an official bulletin at 8 p. NJ.
At 9:l5 DIR. Barker said the patient
had had sound, healthy, deep
sleep from 5 until $40 p. NJ, and
that his mental condition was excel
lent. The sleep took away all strain
from his nerves. The chances of the
Senator's recovery are improved.
Twenty-four hours ago his chances
were one in a hundred, and now the
chances are one in twenty-five that he
will recover. He has been steadily
improving for the past four hours
DR.. Hartley remains with the patient
all night.
FEARS OF RETURNING DELIRIUM.
New YORK, April 11.-Docto r
Hartley issued the following bulletin
at II 80 this morning.: Senator Conk-
ling's condition has changed slightly
for the worse. His temperature is one
degree more than it was and his pulse
beats six degrees faster to the minute
than it did at 8 A. NJ. when it was
ninety. This indicates a return oi
the delirious fever.
THE LATEST OF BULLETIN.
New York. April lie As A. NJ
No change in Conkling's condition
since last report. He is still asleep,
THE STEAMER MOrTsERRAT