Evening journal., 1888-09-08
Thurman Is All RIGHT
Thus Said MIR. Barnum After
Visiting the Old Roman.
TO SPEAK AT NEwAnK TONIGHT

He Remained Quietly in His Room Alb
Day Yesterday, caatted with His
Daughters aud Received Many DistIn--
gaished Callers.
New YORK, Sept. S--.Endg,aThurman slept
until very late yesterday forenoon, and was
wakened by his son and physician, who came
into his room. Mr. Thurman ate a light
breakfast and then received number Of
friends
fire had been ligh:ed in his room, and
early ia Che day his two married daughters,
Mrs. Mccormick Of jamaica l.. T.. and Mrs.
Coles of Richmond Hill, l.. l., called and
spent the day with hir1
After be had dressed and hreakfasted he
smoked a cigar and chaited cheerfully with
Dr. Goldthwaite and bis son. lie assured
thcm that beyond the natural feeling Of
wenriness aud soreness across the chest ha
was all right, and he sat up the .reater part
Of the day.
Hundreds Of persons called 10 pay their
respects 70 the old Democrat, though most OF
them simply sent up their cards.
Among them were Hon. w H. Burnett.
district attorney of Cincinnati: j. Barton
Key, August Belmont, State Senator G.
Rdgeley Goodwin, of Maryland; tx Senator
John w. Daniel. OF Vi ginia; ex- Lieutenant
Governor Chauncey T. Black, OF Pennsvlvn-
mia; j. B. Thurman, of this city; De Iancev
Cleveland, Eugene Dol Mar, Hon Waldo
Hutchins, Stephen b. Eklns, Governor
Green, Of New Jersey; ex-senator Ransom.
Of North Carolina; ex-senator w. r. Muf-
tha, ex-senator Barnum, Theodore O. Cook.
senator M. G. Butler, OF South Carolnn;
Capt G. J. Walker, Deshler Welsh, Of Ohio;
Hon. Beriah Wilkins, Thomas Mast and Mr..
and Mrs George G. Gorham, OF Washing ton.
Mr. Barnum was one Of the lirst TO sea
him. lie was at the hotel waiting at an
early hour, and appeared anxious aud i'll ak
ease until he came Gown from the visit
"Oh, Thurman's all right he sid to
friend who met him at the foot O tue stairs.
TOM Mast chatted with NJ Taurman
pleasantly for i've or ten minutes, and
Stephen Elkins, who had called 70 sympa-
thize with an old personal friend, was at
once invited upstairs.
Half dozen others visited Judge Thur
man, andial found him bright ana cheerful.
aud feeling worse over the sAppointment
his illness had occasioncd than anything
else.
Ii the afternoon August Belmont called
and rendered to Mr.. Thurman an invitation
70 an informal reception at the Manhattan
club, MFR. Thurman accepted but upon iha
adyice ol pr Goldthwaita gave il up later in
the nfturn00n
After consulting with Mr.. Thurman and
his son in the afternoon, Chairmen Brice aud
Barnum informed the Newark committees
TINT Mr. Thurman would speak there as an.
nouneed tonight.
He viii SO over to Newars this evening on
the local train which leaves Jersey CITY at 4
o'clock, IN Col. Brices private car The car
win be side tracked at. Newark while MIR.
Thurman speaks nt the Bellevue avenus
rink, after which IL will be attached to
western train, and tine party will leave for
home.
We're Il not for his western dates, Judge
Thurman said yesterday that he should in
sist on staying aud making speech in New
York
Ex-Congressman Bookwalter, Of Ohio.
spent half an hour with him last night, leav-
ing about o'clock, and half an nouY later
the old gentleman retired.
Mr.. Booswater said "rhere is no reason
why Mr. Thurman should not speak to-mor.
row night He is all right, and "a remarkably
vigorous and well preserved man. He was
feeling very bright Tonight, aud smoked q
cigar as we talked.n
The only other callers admitted last q zen.
ing were Col Brice and Mr.. Barnum