Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-26
ROSCOE COHKLIAa DEAD.
After Weeks of Suffering the Great
Statesman Closes his Earth
IN Careey.

The daily papers have for weeks furnish
ed & bulletin REGARDING the condition Of
Hon. Roscoe Conkling, whose life during
that time hung by the merest thread,
which finally snapped at about two o'clock
on the 18th OF April.
REVIEW OF HIS ILLNESS.
MIR Conkling's illness is supposed TO have
been due originally to the exposure which
the ex-senator suffered during the blizzard OF
Mach II On that day he attempted to walk
from his office, Wall street, TO the New York
club on Madison square. He found himself
unable to proceed when he was in the middle
OF linton square, and had he not been res
oued by an officer, he would undoubtedly
have died that day. Several days after he
complained 10 friends in the Hoffman
house and elsewhere that he was
feeling uuwell He continued ailing until
on Friday, April q, after he had been ex-
posed TO a severe draft in Judge Horace
Russelfs office at reference the day before
his illness came 20 a point. DR. Cornelius
r. Agnew. who is now himself lying at
the point OF death, was called in to
attend the sick man, and, recognizing at
once the seriousness of the case, called in
consultation DIR. Fordyoe Barker and DR.
Henry b Sands Upon examination. those
physicians concluded that an abscess had
formed between the patients brain and skull
Immediately behind the left ear and had
involved the auditory canals on that side of
tho head The necessity of an operation
was indicated by the symptoms, and on April
o, at D. m, pr. Henry B. Sands performed
the operation Of trepanning by the modern
method, which has already been described
TIE relief OF the pressure on the brain
caused an Immediate Improvement
In the patients condition This con-
tinued for several days, dnriug which the
ex-senator gradually developed delirious
condition and was reduced TO state
of weakness from a lack OF nourish-
ment, for he refused almost all food To-
ward the end of last week, his condition
was calculating from day to day, but
seemed 20 promise ultimate recovery
Last Saturday night, Dr. Barker noticed
with alarm, the appearance Of an inyolun-
tsry twitching OF the muscles known as
siibsaltns On SUNDAY night an attack of
bronchitis began to show itself, and from
that time the ex-senator has gradually
declined. although his condition improved
slightly at intervals During the whole
period of Illness, Mrs Conkling, who
came to the Hoffman Anuex from Utica on
Sunday, April s, remained at the bedside
taking but few hours rest Mrs Oak
man, Mr. Conkling's daughter. was equally
f,lithtuL DR., Anderton, who is DR.. Bankers
assistant, ard DR. Hartley. of Dr., Sands
Office, have alternated in carefully watching
tae patient
HIS LIFE.
Mr. Conkling was born on the 30th Of Dc
teber. 1s29 Hewas son of the Hon Alfred
Conkling. who held a number of high point
teal trusts, including seat in the Seven
teenth congress and the position of minister
to Mexico He was also an author of eonsid-
cradle note, and several very valuable law
hooks were written by him Roscoe Conk-
ling was educated at an academy In his ma
tive city, aud studied law at Auburn and
';eneva He was very brilliant young man,