The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-19
CONKLING.
Unfavorable Symptoms Again Set
In, Particularly Muscular
Twitchings.
Doctor Barker Less Hopeful.
Life Trembling in the
Balance.

New YORK, April 13.-Another night of
wholesome rest is placed on record for
Mr.. Conkling to-day. He only awoke
twice during the night and then only to
doze off quickly again. Patient, doctors
and attendants were all resting at a. m.
Doctor Barker issued the following bull
letin at 2:06 p. M:
"For the last two and a half hours Mr..
Conkling has been sleeping quietly. This
morning he walked around for little bit.
He has taken sixteen ounces of milk since
10 a. IN and there is little improvement
since this morning"
When Doctor Barker entered the sick
room this evening, Mr.. Conkling woke up
and recognized him, but Immediately after
went to sleep.
At p. m. Doctor Barker issued the FOL
lowing bulletin:
"Mr. Conkling is not quite so well as a.
2 p. m. He has had nervous twitching of
the muscles, and he objects to taking his
milk nourishment. No official observa-
tions were taken, as it was not thought
desirable to disturb him while sleeping"
Doctor Anderson came out of the house
at O'Clock, and when he was asked con-
cerning the statement of Doctor Barker
that Mr.. Conkling was not doing so we'll
this after rnoon, he said:
'No Mr.. Conkling has los some ground
this afternoon"
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY.
Doctor Anderson said this morning that
Mr. Oonkling has now passed out of the
acute stage of the disease, and he does
not suffer the pain that he did at fest.
He has taken more nourishme tent last night
than on any previous night. The patient
had lost sixty pounds of flesh He never
had had much spare flesh, but was always
very muscular man. He has a great
fund of strength left, but the fact is that
his dis, ase is not in so acute a stage as il
was.
At $3.50 O'Clock a. m. Doctor Barker is
sued the following bulletin:
"Mr, Conkling passed good night. He
slept well, and his mind is clear this morn.
ing. His pulse is "a, aud his temperature
99.'
The doctor gives the chances of
his recovery now as one to six.
LATEST FROM ooNKLtNG.
At 6:10 p. m. Henry Melville, Conklings
law partner, came out of the house and
said there was no change in his condition.
The family, he said, was very anxious.
The physician had predicted that Oonk-
ling would be better inside of three days.
The prediction had not been fulfilled. In
the Hoffman House it is believed Oonk-
ling'is very sick man. The twitching
of he4nuseles spoken of In the last bule
tin, is believed to indicate an accumula.
ton of more pus, and is regarded as bad
sign.
1t is generally believed he can't stand il
much longer. The general impression al
the Hoffman house is that Conkling's con.
dition is more precsrious than indicated
in the bulletins of Doctor Fordyce Bar.
ker. 1t is known that the physician does
notwlsh to unnecessarily alarm the pub
lie, while there is shadow OF hope left
for one of New York's most brilliant men
While some of the bulletins have beer
favorable, yet there seems to be wOrlG
of rese walton in all that Doctor Barker
has given out. On the other hand
not a single favorably worded bulletin has
been issued. While awake he is either
| very nervous or excited. In the mean
time his strength is receding hourly.
To-day came the most unfavorable
sym ptoIn III his refusal 10 take milk, on
which he has subsided, and in the nervous
twitchipg of the hands. Doctor Barker
did not have his usually affable smile this
morning. He is evidently much worried
at the turn the case has taken.