Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-13
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. MR. CONKLING BETTER But The Gain Is Very
 Slight. IA TRAGEDY AT RIVERSIDE. Fatty" Walsh Will
 Leave The TOmbs. BISMARCK WILL NOT RESIGN. The Deadlock Broken In
 The House.
mR. CONKLING A TRIPLE BETTER.

mFk. CONKLING A TRIPLE BETTER. Taking Plenty of Nourlshment and Enjoying Unbroken Sleep.
 NEW YORK, April 12-Dr. Barker came to see MT. Conklipg at 3:45 and left at 4:10 o'clock. He said: MT. Conkling, if any thing, is trife better, but there is no par l ticular gain He has taken plenty of nour- ishment during the day, principally beef tea. He has rested very easily all day and when he went to sleep enjoyed healthy, pleasant rest. When awake he was quiet and free from de- lirium. He recognized Dr. Barker and shtAk hands with him. He also recognized Judge Snipman. who called on him. During the day his temperature and pulse were un- changed An attendant in the Hoffman House told the reporters that an@sthetics were being given to the patient and the doc tors were generally fixing him up. Dr. Bar ker said when spoken to on the subject: 'fThat is one of the things on which do not care to speak. If we tell the public that an- aesthetics are being applied they will consider the situation more serious than it is. I am giving you all the information that consider judicious to give she public proper under standing of the condition of things"
 Among those who called at MT. Conking's during the afternoon were August Belmont and Colonel Fred Grant. About O'clock Edward Stokes called on MT. Conkling and found him very nervous. He recognized his visitor by an inclination of the head. MT. Stokes was very favorably impressed with the sufferers appearance. At TAO Mrs. Conkling informed Frederick A. Conkling that his brother was sleeping and that there was no change for the worse. Henry Mel- vile, MT. Conkling's law partner, reported at 8:30 that the sick man was lying half asleep and that Mrs. Conkling was so much encour- aged that she would retire tonight for the first time in four nights.
 Drs. Barker and Sands called at the house
 at 9:10 and remained in consultation until nearly 10 o'clock. Then the doctors left and Dr. Barker told the reporters that Mir. Conk- ling was in splendid condition. When he
 went into the room MT. Conkling recognized
 him and said: "I am glad to see you, doctor, 1"
 then dropped into quiet sleep. Since 5
 o'clock he had taken fifteen ounces of milk.
 The doctor did not take his pulse or tenapera-
 ture, but felt his pulse and found it good.
 According to Dr. Barker, MT. Conkling now
 has a fair chance of recovery-about one in
 ten.
 The Medical Record of April IA will con-
 tain the following: 'The case of Senator
 public attention, illustrates in striking
 manner the grave results of the extension of
 the inasmmatory process from the middle of
 the ear to the brain. It is quite probable that
 the initiative attack was stitis media, which
 was attended with suppuration in the tympa-
 nic cavity and the adjoining cavity of the
 antrum. Nature failing to make an exit for
 the pus through the drumhead the disease extended itself to the mastoid cells and the
 meningis. The usual severe symptoms mani fested themselves when Dr. Fordyee Barker
 was called to prescribe for what the patient supposed was simple 'boiP in
 the ear.'' The grave aspect of the
 disease is explained by the broken down condition of the patient at the time of
 the attack, it being well known that under
 such conditions the infammatory process is
 virulent and apt to extend into neighboring
 parts, involving not only the mastoid cells
 but the meningis of the brain and the
 juriosteun overlying the msstoid. The
 management of these cases is manifestly in the direction of prompt evacuation of pent
 up sections. At the earliest possible moment free incision is to be made in the abscess,
 which in these cases is far up into the tym-
 panum and which is not generally reached by the ordinary puncture of the drumhead.
 When the disease has progressed further
 Wildes' incision and perforation of the mastoid give relief, but unfortunately both operations are resorted to when too late to be of benefit.
 It is to be hoped that in the case of the dis- tinguished senator the rule regarding the
 operation may have it's exception and ulti
 mate recovery take place; bus as purulent
 pachymenipgitis has already declared itself
 the chances are on the wrong side.