The Indianapolis journal., 1888-04-14
COMBINES CONDITION.
The Ex-senator Takes Nourishment Without
Difficulty, and Is Generally Better.

New York. April 13.-Another night of
wholesome rest is placed on record for Mr.
Conkling to-day. The patient only awoke twice
during the night, and then only to doze of
quickly again. Patient, doctors and attendants
were all resting at 7 a.
DIR. Anderton left the house at 7:30 o'clock and
returned soon altar o'clock. When asked what
the condition of Mr. Conkling was this morning
he said:
'.AIr. Conklirg rested we'll all night, and slept
quite well the night previous. He only
awoke when called upon to take his medicine"
DR.. Anderton told a reporter this morning
that the patient no longer walks the room as he
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. He he's now
passed out of the first acute stages of the
disease" said the Doctor ''and he does not suffer
the pain that he did at first He has taken more
nonrishment last night than any previous
night. The patient had not lost sixty pounds of
flesh. He never had much spare flesh. but was
always very muscular man. He has a great
fund of strength left, even now. But the fact
is, that his disease is not in acute stage as it
was
At5P. NJ DR.. Barker issued the following
bulletin: Mr. Conkling is not quite SO well
at p NJ. He has had nervous twitching of the
muscles. and he objects to taking his milk
nourishment No official observations
taken as it was not thought desirable to disturb
the patient, who was sleeping
At 6lO P. NJ Henry Melville. Mr. Conkline's
law partner. came out of the house and said
there change in Mr. Conklings con-
dtion. The family, he said, were very anxious.
The physicians had predicted that Mr. Conkling
would be better inside of three days. The pre-
diction had not been fulfilled In the Hoffman
House it is believed that MIR Conkling is very
sick man. The twisch,ng of muscles spoken of
in the last bulletins is believed to
indicate an accumulation of more
pus, and is regarded a bad sign.
It 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 indicated in the bull
erins of Dr.. Fordyce Barker. It is known that
the ply stefan does not wish to unnecessarily
alarm the public while there is shadow of hope
left for the life of one of New Yorks most brill
liant men, While some of the bulletins have
been favorable, yet there seems to be world of
reservation in all that DIR Barker has gwen out
On the other hand. not single favorable bull
letin has been issued while the distinguished
patient was otherwise than asleep, at least in
coze. While awake he is eithsr very nervous
time his strength IS recedine hourly
To-day came the most unfavorabe symptom in
bis refusal to take the milk on which be has
subssted. and in the nervous twitching or the
hands. Dr. Barker did not have his usual
affable emile this afternoon. and he is evidently
much worried at the turn the case has taken
Drs Barker and Sands called at $40 P. 81
When DR.. Sands came out at $3.50. he was asked
the condition of Mr. Conklng. and replied that
there WAS change. and referred the reporter
TO DR. Barker. DIR. Barker, subsequently,
leaving the house said: This afternoon l
feared a failure of the nerve ce1ters. Mr.
Conkling asleep a. 5 p. NJ, but it was not
normal, healthy sleep. He was only doing,
and be talked aud muttered 20 him
self He refused TO take his nour-
ishment, and had only taken two ounces
has been change for the better. Ee has given
mp his twitching, and now takes his milk. His
wound has not been dressed to-day. His tenn
perature is lO4 4-5, slight increase; ruie 92,
which is very good. and respiration almost nor
NAL. / will be satisfied if there is no change for
the worse before call again at Ill p. n, and if
] then and him the ! will go home and
take googl nights rest
DIR Baker called on Mr.. Conkling shortly
after II o'clock and staid half an hour. He
shook hands with the Doctor. and seemed 10 be
comfortable. He fell aelsep before the Doctor
left. He is still taking his nourshment without
difficulty. consisting of milk and little whisky.
His temperature has risen slightly since the Doc
tors previous visit; otherwise he is unchanged.