New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-16
HOPE FOR MR.. CONKLING.
m. BARKER SEEMS ENCOURAGED.
,rurR REPORTS coNPLIcT-How THE PATIENT
pAs u

>-urp REPORTS CONFLICT-How THE PATIENT
PAssiD THE DAY.
v.ster3av was another day Of anxiety for the
s.,onds Of ex- Senator Conlling AT times during
,,,a dav matters looked decidedly unpromising.
a0s ranorts Of the patients condition as received
,le servants Of the scSrooin and the assistant
s.,.,oon who is in constant attendance differed
isr,a,,v from those of DE-. Barker. The latter
's...oa mnch encouraged with the condition OF
,h;ros during the day.
a1sose who spent the night at the distinguished
-.,,spt,s bedside noticed with alarm new de-
r,'s,onment In the case Alr. ConlSlng's sleep was
,rsonently disturbed by violent fits of cough
,ar which racked his whole body. He was also
,nors restless than he has been for several days,
cha result being that he slept but three hours all
night .,,. TT
About o'clock yesterday morning Charles H.
rbomas the colored nurse, who had not ieit MI
ConlSling's room for over week, found u nee
essary to take o rest and was relieved. AS ne
came down the steps Of No. west twenty
fourth.st. he said: Mr.. Conklings cough Doth
cred him terribly. think he is weakening rap
;a,v. lie cannot last much longer"
Indce A. G. Coke had not remained with his
.nsls during the night, but was replaced in his
...srv watch by Mr.. Conlkling's daughter, Mrs.
osrman. Mrs ConlSling had gone to bed at
about 1 o'clock, almost worn out with fatigue
and slept until the doctors arrived. Dr. Barker
made his arst call at o o'clock In his report on
the case he said that there had been no very
serious change, but that Mr. Conkfing had hao d
slight attack of bronchitis, such as pauen.S
afflicted with high fever are likely to have. t'lS
mise at this time was 90, his temperature 70 L.
Thers trere still signs of subsaltus the spohVa-
neous twitchng Of the muscles
ain 60 this time to-day" said the doctor, " MT
conklinp has taken twenty-six ounces OF Kumyss
and milk Nevertheless ne seems weaker IMAM
he was last night" IL,
Al n quarter after DR.. Barker came again.
His bulletin was non-committaI put ne sv"'eu
that the patient had taken more nourlshlncnO
Al balf-past 2 Dr. Anderton stepped ouO Oh 'lie
house to catch o breath of fresh air. Inc ca
Senator is low" he said. lie Is IN sOaVo u
coma. which condition has developed during uhe
last two days. lie recognizes no one, ana seems
10 have no appreciation of his surroundings ne
,s so weak now that one man can easily hoiu
him. which will be suggestive to those VINO hio"
Mr. Conklings great physical powers.
DIS Barker and Sands met again in consultation
n, 3 O'clock last evening. Dr. Sands had nothing
IA say. DR. Barker said: Our patient Vo-nlsnS
is no worse and, on the whole, l thlnK ne mas
improved slightly since saw n n a and rum and
water. lie recognized me- and squeezed my hand
with surprising strength. He has made no enOrO
70 get up from his bed" -, ...
among the kilograms received during the day
was this one from f. Prcntiss Bailey, OF Otca
represent the solicitude of all our cltizens IN
asking for the latest information regardlhg M MT
Cnnki}nr I will post answer at once for puollc
information. The sympathy Of all people here Is
beyond measure" The answer sent by Judge
Coke was: Mr.. Conkling has not improved To-
day. but we still have hopes" c..
L. Nj. Barlow filed telegram to Senator
Jones at about noon 1t read: Much weaker
4 telegram OF sympathy was received from "
sp. Huntington, at Del Monte, CAL during the
afternoon. Among the caIlers during the day were
State Senator Cornelius Van C9tt behlamHIn a. u
Field August Belmont Isaac II: Bailey n. u.
barnes. ex Judge ShipMan and Mayor Hewitt.