Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-11

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street car at Thomas Circle, when he first
experienced numbness in his left side.
He was within 100 Y ards of his residence,
and realizing his trouble, endeavored TO
reach it by quickening his pace. His left
leg refused to perform its function, and
became more aud more useless. This
numbness finally extended to the entire
left side
A Mighty Struggle with Fate.
The justice man of determination,
with a mighty effort attempted to drag
himself along. He perhaps would have
succeeded, but at this point he had to
cross a street car track paved with cobble-
stones. Upon these he stumbled, reeled
and almost fell. He recovered himself,
however, and, seemingly aware of APP
preaching Inconsistencies, again put for
ward an effort 20 reach his doorway now
only twenty yards distant. Unconscious
ness overcsme him, however, at this mo-
ment and upon the rough cobble-stone of
the carriageway leading to his residence
the justice fell, his whole left side paral-
yzed He fell upon his face, viii ch was
badly cut by the rough stones.
Shrrieu into House.
All this time his body servant had stood
in the doorway, not noticing that Justice
Miller was approaching. and not until
the justice fell, was he aware of his pres
ence. He Immediately hurried to his as
sistance, and with the help of others, lift
ed Justice Miller up the terraced steps
leading to his residence. When picked
up he WAS totally unconscious After
baiuO cOnVaVa1 IN his rnonn Ia lI,
regained conscious, and later on after the
physicians who had been summoned had
administered medicines, he wholly re.
covered consciousness. His left side,
however still remained numb, and his left
limits were useless.
But Little Hope of Recovery.
His articulation, while it could be IN
derstood, was thick and heavy He is now
resting easily, but return of the paraly-
tic stroke at any moment may carry him
off. He seems TO realize, As do his fam
lily, his precarious condition. His physi-
clans, DrS. Lincoln and Cook, hold out
but little hope of recovery. His son. Mr..
:. F. Miller, Jr., said to the United Press
representative that because of the adj
vanced age of his father, the family en-
tertained but little hope of his recovery
Paralysis, he said, ran in the family and
an aunt on his fathers side, had died of
it. His father had always feared aud at
times had had premonitions of his APP
preaching fate.
His First Stroke.
The fact that this was the first stroke,
lent some little hope that his fathers life
might be spared for several years TO come.
All the evening and late into the night
friends crowded the residence, inquirins
as 10 Justice Miller's condition. Justice
Miller was born in Richmond Ky, April
S, lsl6 In 1862 he was appointed by Pres
ident Lincoln associate justice of the
United States supreme court
In Critical Condition.
At a late hour last night Justice Mil
ler's physicians report his condition AS
extremely critical. The paralysis of the
left side still prevailed. He was conscious,
but the physical and mental failings no.
ticed during the last few hours were such
as to Justify the most alarming fears for
his recovery.
LATER-The latest bulletin from the
bedside of Justice Miller reports no
change in his condition. He was resting
easily