Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
4 Sudden Failure Of the Heart
Valves Brings the Patient
Near to Death.
The Greatly Improved Condition Of the
Stricken Man Unexpectedly Changes
for the Worse.
Los Angeles Wins the LatOnia Derby
The st. Louis Fair Derby Won by
Falcon-Base Ball.
BULLETIN.


| WASHINGTON, May 26.-General Sheri
| dams condition is extremely critical to
| night and his death at any moment would
not be unexpected. He had a recurrence
of the heart trouble about 5 o'clock this
afternoon, accompanied by "a serious
sinking spell which gave great alarm to
| his physicians, who Immediately took
prompt and powerful measures tC
rally him. These remedies have
only given partial relief, and
at 1920 O'Clock tonight the four physicians
who have been in attendance are at his
side closely, anXiously watching every
symptom. The action of heart is still very
feeble and has responded but imperfectly
to the remedies administered to him. The
attack came almost without premonition,
slight feeling of faintness being the only
thing which warned the physicians
that crisis might be at hand.
Up to about ten minutes to
) the general had been doing well and the
family were in cheerful spirits at the
strength and interest in passing events
shown by the sick man. No symptoms OF
a recurrence of the failure of the valves of
the heart to properly close had appeared.
and as the attacks of the day previous had
occurred in the morning it was hoped that
he would quickly rally and become
better able to meet any future dangers. AS
soon as it became evident, however, that
valvular failure of the heart had again set
in, they saw that their cherished hopes of
a successful day would not be realized.
Everything possible was done for the
patient, but with only imperfect success.
Digitallis and whisky were admin
istered and finally blister was put over
the heart. These applications stimulated
the heart to increased action, though not
to the extent that was desired The bis
ter was not intended so much to coun-
teract the present attack as to prevent u
subsequent one. The general return to
nearly the normal condition in which
he has been since his illness was slower
than from any of the previous attacks, and
the doctor said of the attack it wac pretty
severe.
At o'clock he had recovered somewhat
from this attack and was getting on COM
paratively comfortable. He is still
an object OF earnest solicitude, how
ever, and the doctors. did not
leave his side, Mrs. Sheridan also re-
manned constantly near. The attack was
unaccompanied by pain and he was con-
scious and thoroughly aware of the gravity
of the situation.
A bulletin stating his condition was to
have been given to the press at $50
O'Clock, but owing to the extremely
critical condition of the general
it was not issued until 10 o'clock. A few
minutes after that hour one of his aides
stepped out of the house on to the porch
and gave to the newspaper men who gath
cred around him the official statement of
the physicians. 1t reads:
WASHINGTON, May 20, 10 p. m.-General
Sheridan passed a comfortable day,
took plenty Of nOurishmen, spoke
cheerfulfy and hopeful; and generally
did well until ten minutes before o'clock
this afternoon, when the action of the
heart became very feeble from which con
diton it has reacted imperfectly at this
time. He is suffering neither pain nor dis
tress. He thoroughly understands, as ne
and all his family have done from the
beginning, the gravity of the stu
dtion, but is now and has been quite tran
quill, undismayed and hopeful for the best
[Signed. r. VI. O'RELLY.
WASHINGTON MATTHEWS.
CHARLES B. BYRNE.
B. G. IARROW
At midnight there was no change in
General Sheridans condition.