The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
MIR. CARPETS pELusIoN.
DR.. Partridge Says That He Is Worse
Than He Was Year Ago.


Than He Was a Year Ago.
From the Ne,c York Tribune, -A,e1. Z.
Though the friends and physicians Of
Robert Garrett. the former president Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, are conserva-
tive in their revelations about his illness at
the Brevoort house, there remains little
doubt as to the patients real condition. He
is mentally and physically exceedingly low,
and the tempoi airy improvement which was
shown yesterday was not sufficiently marked
to give any decided encouragement.
A. B. Crane, Mr.. CARROTS private secre-
tary. was the only member of the party
available yesterday afternoon, and he
showed at once that he was averse to giving
any more information that was necessary.
He asserted, however, that the danger of
Mr. CARROTS illness had been greatly over
estimated
DIR. PARTRIDGE SPEAKS FOR THE FAMILY.
| Dr. E. L. Partridge of No. 10 Fifth ave-
nue., the house surgeon of the Brevoort house,
and who has been in charge Of tn, case for
several days, had been requested by the
family to soc reporters, and was, therefore,
more communicative.
'What>has been Mr. CARROTS condition
during last night and to-dayN he was
| asked.
II consider it an improvement" was the
reply. 1.-The patient slept -FOUR hours last
night and has had more sleep to-day. He
has also eaten with apparent relish, and has
been more cheerful"
"Was the sleep natural"
mir. Garrett has had but little anodyne
treatment Last night / gave him an in
| lection of morphine hypodermically, but
only small dose, which caused him to doze
off gently after two hours"
THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE.
"What is, scientifically, a definition of
Mr.. CARROTS complaint
| "Well, " answered the doctor, hesitatiugly,
| 81 must say that science has no term which
would cover tho case 1t is easier for me to
tell his symptoms than to summarize them.
The history of the case is that Mr. Garrett
was worn out by the heavy responsibilities
which formerly weighted him down. His
nervous system suffered. and he had to take
rest. He returned much improved, but,
unfortunately, at that very time his
brothers tragic death by drowning gave
him a severe mental shock. He became
gloomy and respondent, and the mistake
of sending him 10 Richfeld Springs de-
stroyed the beneficial effects he had expe-
| rienced.
'Mr. Garrett is now no better than he
was a year ago, if he is as we'll. His physi-
cal condition is not SO bad, but he worries
continually over his affairs, worldly aud
spiritual. Though he has large financial
Interests. lis responsibility for them has
been removed; still he does not seem able
to adjust himself to an independence from
business affairs. Every moment that he
emancipateS himself from gloomy forebod-
ings and Authorizations we greet as encour-
aging We all agree that he must have
rest, and he will be taken to a cottage some
where or other in day or two. We do not
| desire to make another mistake, and there
| hill ha AaIi 70 ohn cnlA Nln
| place for him. He will receive every care
and attention, and will be kept away from
all exciting influences. | con deny most
positively that he will be taken to any
asylum, "a l am thoroughly conversant
with the plans of the family
MIR. GARRETT VIOLENT AT TIMES
From another source it was learned that
| the attacks of melancholy and the halluci-
nations to which DR., Partridge referred
are frequently accompanied by fits of vio-
lence, and while in this condition hepatient
has repeatedly made it necessary for the
attendants to restrain him. iGs
The principal and direct cause of Mr.
CARROTS condition is said to be his insom,
mia. Soporifics cannot be used in the case
| except in minute quantities. and then witt
| the utmost care. Otherwise the condition
of his brain would be liable to respond in
too severe and disastrous manner to the
use of such indictments.
Dr. Metcalfe. Mr. CARROTS New York
physician, returned from Saratoga last
evening, and made a professional visit to
| his patient. He was non-committal about
| Mr.. CARROTS illness, but said that he
noticed slight Improvement.