Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-14
Yesterday His Sleep was not so
Restful as That Of the Pre-
ceeding Day.
DR.. Barker Still has Hopes of the Senator's
RecOvery-Dr. Agnew Submits to
an Operation.
One and One.Third Rates to be Secured to
the Meeting of the Loyal Legion.
in Wichita, April q.

New YORK, April 13.-Another nights
wholesome rest is placed on record for
Conkling today. The patient only owoke
twice during the night, then only to dose
off quickly again. The patient, doctors
and attendants are all resting at a. m.
/ DIR. Anderton left the house at $50 and
returned soon after O'Clock. When asked
what the condition of the patient was this
morning be said: ''Conkling rested we'll all
night. He slept quite as well as on the
previous night He only awoke when
called upon to take medicine"
At Sis Mrs Conkling came down stairs.
There was marked change for the better
| in her appearance She had also enjoyed a
good second nights rest. She spoke hope
! fully about her husband. The doctors, she
said, had spoken to her in a most encour-
aging manner with regard to Mr..
| Conkling's condition.
! The favorable symptoms in the patient s
condition continued to increase during tbs
| morning. No very definite hopes for his
recovery are expressed, nor have such
hopes been advanced, at any time
| by the doctors. DR.. Anderton
! told a reporter this morning that
did two days ago He gets up at intervals
and moves around, but not in the same
nervous and excited way that he formerly
did.
DR.. Barker issued the following bulletin
at 2:06 p. m:
For the last two and half hours Mr..
| Conkling has been sleeping quietly. Inls
morning he walked around for lIttle Dlt.
| He has taken sixteen ounces of milk since
| 10 a. NJ, and there is little improvement
since this morning.
When DR.. Barker entered the sick room
| this afternoon Mr. Conkling woke up and
recognized him but Immediately went to
! sleep.
At p. m Dr. Barker issued the follow
ing bulletin:
| Mr.. Conkling is not quite so well as at
p. m. He has had nervous twitchlngs OF
| the muscles and he objects to taking his
milk nourishment. No official obserya-
tons were taken as it was not thought de-
! sirable to disturb the patient, VINO was
! sleeping.
Dr. Anderton came out of the house at
o'clock and when he was asked concern
! ing the statement Of DR.. Barker that Mr..
Conkling was not doing so well this after
noon he said: mo; Mr.. Conkling has lost
some ground this afternoon"
At 6l0 p. III. Henry Melville, Mr.. Conk-
and said that there was no change in Mr.
Conklirg's condition. The family, he said,
were very anxious. The physicians had
predicted that Mr.. Conkling would be bet
ter inside of three days. The prediction
! had not been fulfilled.
| In the Hoffman house it is believed that
! MIR. Conkling is a very sick man. The
! twitching of muscles spoken OF In the last
! bulletins is believed to indicate an accum-
/ ulation of more pus and Is regarded as a
! bad sign. 1t is generally believed that he
cannot hold out much longer. The
general impression at the Hoffman house
| Is that Mr. Conkling's condition is more
precarious than predicted in the bulletins
of DR.. FOrdice Barker 1T is known that
! the physicians does not wish to unneces-
Sarily alarm the public while there is a
shadow of hope left for the life of one of
! New York's most brilliant men. While
some of the bulletins have been favorable,
vet there seems to be a world of reserva-
tion in all that DR.. Barker has given out
On the other hand not a single favorable
bulletin has been published while the dis
tinguished patient was otherwise than
asleep at least in doZe. While awake he
is either very nervous or even worse, eX-
cited.
In the meantime his strength is receding
hourly. Today came the most unfavora-
| BILE symptom in his refusal TO take milk,
on which he has subsisted, and IN the
nervous twitching OF the hands. Dr. Bar
ker did not have his usual atfable smile
this afternoon. He is evidently much
worried at the turn the case has taken.
Dr. Barker and DR.. Sands called at $40
p. III. When DR.. Sands came out at $50
ne was asked the condition of Mir. Conk-
ling and replied there was no change and
referred the reporter TO DR.. Barker. Dr.
Barker. on subsequently, leaving the house
said: This afternoon l feared failure
of the nerve centers Mr.. Conkling
was asleep at p. M, but it was not nor
nal. healthy sleep. He was only doing
and he talked and muttered TO himself
He refused to take his nourishment and
had only received two ounces of milk dur
ing the day Since $50 p. m. there has
been change for the better
He has given up his twitching and
now takes his milk. His wound has
not been dressed today. His temperature
is 104 As. a slight increase, pulse ", which
is very good and respiration almost
normal | will be satisfied If there is no
change for the worse before | call again at
IL D. m. and if | then find him the same, |
will go home and take good nights rest.
DR.. Barker called on Mr. Conkling
shortly after IL O'Clock and stayed half an
hour. He shook hands with the doctor
and seemed to be comfortable. He fell
asleep before the doctor left. He is still
taking his nourishment without difficulty,
consisting of milk and little whisky.
His temperature has risen slightly since
the doctors previous visit, otherwise he
was unchanged.