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roscoe Conkling has been IN tho 49, s"u,
ueath will doubtless prove s',-r 49, ~
ana shock to the immediate friends an aS
SeqGaintances Of the ex-senator NJ
I,ohklings illness is directly attribnt
aoie 10 the blizzard, but Il Il now honaa
ms vigorous constitution will enable him
20 overcome the sickness thot has
stricken him and that his name will NOT
De added TO the long list Of the bl;1,asJ
victims Throughout last Thursday and
fhaay Mr., Conkling's condition was
serious, but on Saturday a change for
the better ensued and the Improvement
was so marked that his wife was ner.
United to see him for short time YES.
terday afternoon. -
While struggling home throuob ,ho
storm OF March ~ Mr.. ConkIino Lost b;s
way IN Union square. and wanJeraJ
around in the snowdrifts for over tif,aan
minutes hiluies before regaining knowledge of
ms II " whereabouts. He finally reached the
norman house in an Riiaost exhausted
condition, and although he had M.
paireently recovered the following day. n
cold which he had contracted grew worse
uhtll about a fortnight since he com.
planned OF pain in his head and ears,
friday, March 30, DIR. Cornelius Agnew
was summoned, and pronounced him 10
De suffering from an abcess in the ear
The aiiment increased until meningitis
was developed. Mr.. Conkling's brain
became affected, and Thursday he be-
came violently deliriOus. Since then the
physicians have concealed his true CON
dition and kept everybody away from
him, not even allowing his wife in the
sick room until yesterday. He is appa-
rently somewhat improved this morn
ing.
Conkling's condition changed much
for the worse last night. He was
buoyed up in the evening by the pres.
ence OF his wife, WLaIn he had not been
permitted 10 j. s.nce his illness be-
came serious. After her departure he
sank into stupor. from which he
aroused but at long intervals and threat
ened 20 develop symptoms Of delirinm.
| DR.. AgneT, the eminent occulist, called
At C0nkling's residence last night. At
the time Of his leaving the patient
( seemed be not mach worse, though his
I temperature had risen perceptibly. DIR.
/ Fordyes Barker said to-day that he
| feared Conkling's ocular trouble had
/ caused an affection OF the brain which
may prove fatal. IAN care To say Just
/ now, said DR.. Barker, SIS that Mr..
/ Conkiing has had bad change within
I the uasi twenty. fOnr hours and is very
I poorly indeed. | have called in DIR.
Sands aud DR.. Delafeld and they, in
eompanY with DIR. Agnew and myself,
will visit the patient this afternoon.
AT ESQ ~ m Conkling's condition
was unchanged from the last report.
Al 9 o'clock Drs Sands. Drlafeld, Bar.
ker aud Agne-y called NJ Conkl ing
house and had consultation. few
minutes after Hamilton Fish called
hni WAS not admitted. DIR. Barker, Al
the conclusion 81 the conference, saiC
the patients condition was very nm
promising: that he was suffering from
Inflammation of the ear, which had ex
tended 80 the membranes Of the brain
The probabilities we're that Conklinl
would not recover, though there was |
possibility that he might get well. Hi
tnmfcratnro was 1881 aud his pulse 100
DIR Barker did not think there woul,
be any marked change in the patient
condition for perhaps twelve hours
There Il no person admitted 10 the sic
noon lint the nurse and Mrs. Conkling
and al callers 81 tho house are denie
admittance
The surgeons in attendance deter
mined this afternoon that an operniio
was the only way b. save the life OF IN
ex-senator. They therefore cut away
norton 81 the temporal bone and foun
a secretion Of matter which was re
moved. The operation was a very sue
cessful one aud gives the patient chanc
az life. AT o'clock y m. Conkling r
mains unconscious, but the surgeons ef
teytain homes 81 his recovery now.
Az midnight Mr. Conkling was walt
ing M and down his room in half d'
iirious condition He sent for Edwar
8 Stokes. and when he arrived, Conf
linz said 10 him: ed, II is no use.
am conc. | have fought against tn
far some time, and cannot stand
any longer. Stokes in going out saw "
! sands n The door. He asked the doctt
n conkling had any chance. DIT sane
s,id. ole NAV live forty.cight hour
hut I donbt IL Conkling insists Q
rising and walking about his room, pl
docs 10 in q delirium, ~ he has not n
Gained consciousness.