Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
MUCH BETTER.
The Friends Of CeDkling are Surprise
at the Greas Improvement In
His Condition.
The Patient May Die Within Twenty Pour
H0uIs, or he may Recover Entirely.
The --latest Bulletins
A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

NEW YORK, April ll.-Dr. Barker
called at the residence of Ex-senator
ConkliDg this morning ST 9:l0 O'Clock and
found his patient resting peacefully. Mr.
Conkling awoke and cordially shook
hands with his physician.
The sufferer promptly took the
medicine offered him. Subsequent,
DR.. Barker announced that Mr.. Conkline
WAS beginning to recover .Amalked change
or the better has t;k9n place DUNG
| ne night. He is much better this morn
| Dg taan he has been for ct lesss ten
Gays. he enjoyed more refreshing
sleep during the night than he has for
over ten days.
Edward Stokes visited Mr. Conklipg st
] 10 o'clock. Wlen he came out he said {:
| II never was more suTpri, ed In my Life
than 10 see the improved condition OF
Mr.. Conkiing. Yesterday believed he
would not recover and seLG telegram TO
that effect. To-day he was sitting up IL
mis- bed and recognized me-"
SLEEPING QUIETLY.
NEW YORK, April IL AT 4.45 p. m
Dr.. Barker arrived at Mr. Conkling's
| rooms, End at 5:05 left the patient. He
said that cir. CoDkling was sleepiog
quietly sirce p. n, and was sleeplrg
when the doctor left.
Dr. Barker denied that Mr.. Conkling
WAS IN state Of siupor. He said that his
pulse was 81, and his temperature has
vlr!ed about = degrees during the day
! Il YVES 102 st 2 p. N. The doctor said
ne cid not apprehend any danger within
tWenty-four hours, unless some COM
| plicItion occurred.
THE NATURE OF THE TROUBLE.
New YORK, April 11.-At o'clock DR..
Barker Gale d on Mr.. ConkliDg. He said:
"1don't think that he Is IS strong Is he was
this morning. He took some milk and is
now sleeping quietly. He has lost con-
| siderable ground since this morning.
There's some hope for his recovery,
Unless some complication In the region of
the mastoid sets in"
A reporter, In conversation with
prominent physician, who does not want
his name published, learned some new
facts. The Physician said: "Mr.
Corkltng, X he had mastoii troubles
alone, the pus having been removed. he
would recover; but, II he had meningitis,
also, he would die"
IL view of this statement the reporter
meningitis. He said: "There is
tendency that way, and should it run into
meningitis, 1t would only be matter OF
twenty-fOur hours"
d.. SiIGs called st $3.50 O'Clock snd
dressed the wound. He found Mr.. Cenk-
Ting sitting up, but unconscious, Col,
T2om2s 2. OchilIee called upon Mrs.
Cooking this afternoon. He found her
much titisued by her long vigil. Sac
said her husband had slept some to-day,
but was weaker than yesterday. Mr.
C0nkiirg's nephew, Judge Alfred G. Cox,
spent sCms time with the patient. He
ssid Mr.. Conbling was weaker but quieter
and moro rstional than yesterday. BE
thought his physical strength might carry
Tim through. Mrs j. D. Platt, niece OF
Mrs Conklidg, called end Mr.. Conkling's
daughter, Mrs. Oaknsp, conversed with
her for about 10 minutes. Mrs. Oakman
also said her father was weaker.
Ell Stokes came out of the house at
$3.50 snd said that Mr.. Conkling WAS rest
lug quietly, and mad been sleeping since
3 O'Clock Mrs. Conkllng and the nurse
we're there alone with the patient. A.
1880 DR.. Anderson came out and ssid
tnat Mr.. ConkliDg was still asleep. DR..
Barker will call again at $3.50, and at
O'Clock give out aR cffi:isl bulletin.
LETTER OF SYMPATHY.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following
message has been sent this evening:
SENATE CHAMBER.
WASHIaGT0N, APP II II, 1883 |
To Mrs; Roscoe Oonkiins, Hoffman House,
New YORK:
The undersigned, friends Of your dis
husband, beg to tender |
to him and to you our
deepest sympathies snd TO express
the earnest hope that he may be restored |
to health and long spared to his country,
his family and his former associates in |
public life. (S'gued) I'D. W. Voorhees,,
J.mes Black, +. M. Cockrell, NJ. w. |
Ransom, j. Fl. Reagan, E i Salisbury,
r. Coke, j. T. Morgan, Ishsm G. Harris,
A. P. German, wilkinson Call, Joseph Z.
Brown, Joseph C. Blackburn, James l..
Pugh.
At Gals Doctors Barker and Sands
fluisbsd their consultation. DR.. Barker
said the patient had mad sound. healthy
sleep from until $40 p. m, and that his
mental condition was excellent. TIE
doctor said sleep wss good for the reason
thatIttook awsy all strain from the nerves.
The chances OF the Senator's recovery
we're improving. Twenty-four hours ago
his chances were one In hundred, now
his chances are one in twenty thst ne
will recover. He has been steadily i'm
proving for the past four hours. The
patient again went to sleep after the de-
parture OF tee doctors. They will not
return uGtI morning. DR.. Hartley re-
manned with the patient all night.
MID HnnUsCn NsJr