New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
HOPE NOW FOR CONKLING.
HIS CHANCES OF RECOVERY BRIGHTER
THE PATIENT STILL A SICK NAN. BUT HIS ply
sICIANS ARE MORE HOPEFUL THAN AT ANY
PREVIOUS TIME DURING Ills ILLNESS.

sICIANs ARE MORE HOPEFUL THAN AT ANY
PREVIOUS TINE DURING HIS ILLNESS
general suggestion Of greater hope characterized
the entire nelghborhood of the Hoffman Annex yes
teriay Every bulletin from the slchbed OF Roscoe
Conkllng favorable than the preceding one
and the number Of black balls in the xSenators urn
of decreased the white ones became nore nu-
merous. The attending surgeons maintained their
usual caution. and though they were willing to give
10 the public statements Of the facts surrounding thc
case they did not desire TO commit themselves Dy
publishing their deductions from those facts.
DE- HartIey's bulletin at l. 80 a m. yesterday
showed a slight change for the worse, the patients
temperature having risen from 100 degrees to 10l,
and his pulse from go 10 o. The patient was sun
slumbering however. and his light sleep was inter
rupted but at long intervals. by his Ats Of restless
ness Thus the morning wore on. the house being
closed tightly until, shortly after O'Clock, Drsands
arrived The surgeon remained but moment. ana
returned 10 his Office TO bring his bandaees and anu
septic dressing In the meantime, at 20 Dr bar
ke- arrived and was followed bg DR.. sands and the
latters assistant in few moments They had hardy
entered the house when attendant rushed out ana
ran toward tho Twentv-fourth-st entrance 10 the
Hoffman Half a dozen reporters gave chase and as
certained that E. S. Stokes and Patrick Murray,
Hoffman House porter were wanted in the sickrootn
Mr. Stokes was found. but the porter entered the
house. and remained there until the doctors went
away.
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This little incident caused some Wild rumors TO
starte the inhabitants and freduenters Of neghborng
hotels for an hour more. One story had MI CohA-
ling raving in his apartments. while another positively
announced the patients death. These rumors "eIe
quickly dispelled, however, when DR.. Barker made
statement upon leaving the house. about 10 O'CLOCK
Mr. Conkling's pulse" he said. is now SO. tenpers
ture o. and respiration %. His chances for recovery
are now far better than they were YESTERDAY H. az
that time. he had chance In twenty-five ne no"
certainly has In ten. lis long sleep has greay
siren ngthened him. rs his appreciation Of the crcum
stances surrounding him becomes clearer. he natura1s
dslkes to have any one touch his head.' DR.. Barker
returned at IL O'Clock. take look at his patent
and finding him doing quietly. remained only hVe
minutes
AT noon, Dr. Hartley, who had been with Mr
Conkng during the entire night, relieved oy III
AndeIton and left the house. About ociOc@' 'no
patient awoke and began tearing OF the bandase' o'er
the wound in his head DIS. Sands and Barker were
al once sent for and arrived al the house 4"o
servants were called to assist IN holding Mr. ColNine
while his wound as dressed 1t stated by one ot
those present that II took four strong er Tromeed
both In the morning and the afternoon 10 Plso ~
Conkng under the influence OF ether, IN VIuoa tred
able to give the wound such attention as ii Eofu'-
DE- BARKERS CHEERFUL REPORT.
Dr. Barker came out at 40 p. m ana ahnounood
that Mr.. Conblng's condition had improved "ohuoi,
fully. so that ono chance IN ten was rather too mia
to exprcss the situation. The doctor "do AAO4e '"-
pulne than ever during the Senator's Illness Iho
patlents temperature at this time was 90, pulse W.
comparativey large area Of Senator Conklng
curls the left side OF the head haEe hu ~ 80
kuife owing to the tendency OF the patient 10 tc
of the bandages his head has been cohnneu n a Sa
slu-cap which covers the bandaecs. Inc lhlainIi lI
tlOn about the clcatx has gone down almost en.e3,
according TO Dr. Barker, and the dsehaIs5 VI Pupo
has ceased DR. barker visited Mr.. OonhIng aRsn
at 10 I'm the evening. Mr. Conhing sutueniH IcIan
however aud sitting In bed, looked st lhe PnJ
Hello. Dr. Barker am glad you called ne
then fell back on his pillows, aud shortly leH asieoP
again. Dr. Barker noticed the norma Sonuoh s hn " pv
pafients rest and concluded not to disturb him py
fading his temperature and pulse. go, -,
Mr. Conling took fifteen ounces OF MIR hinco
= o'clock this afternoon said Dr. Barker, anu no
beef tea He drank some Of the latter during the
morning but turned away another dose when II was
ndered him In the afternoon. At the same time, he
thanked the nurse with Of his couruy bO"s.
The number Of callers during the day ana evening
was large. Among the cards left were those OF
George Bliss J. D. KerDan "a son OF Mr. Conkllngs olu
Barnes S. /. NJ Barlow, Senator sabln, of Minnesota
Senator Stanford, T. Quincy Hill Mrs. Ed~srq .
Burwynd Colonel Frederick D. Grant, e1-Judge Pea
bodv James u. Nelson, August Belmont, Leslie W.
Russell, Clarence a. seward, J. C. Rein, ex-senator
Warner Miller John Jay and Thomas L. James
Among the teegrams received during the day va, one
from the Republican Congress ona -0nventloh OF tno
XVIII District Of Illinois, signed by l. ;. WILCOX chalf-
man. and George I. Howard, secretary from AOu-
querque " NJ, signed J. A. Williamson, from the
citizens Of Albany, by j McDufe rom Denver!
Col J. b. Belford; from Washington John = Jones
Memphis, Tenn, william T. Moore, and from fredercK
Douglass.