The Magnolia gazette., 1891-07-18
nLAINE.s CONDITION.
Nictin Of Brghf's Disease aud q
Complication of Nervous bis
orders.


in NeS YORK have hc.n So ciAiilc
Ing ana confusing tllai the ST. Lou
is Republic sent its Washington
ce respondent 10 l;ar ilafbuf "a
ascertain thetruth The correspond
mt AeIlt on tins ctrand IL personal
W frealy to Mr.. Blaine, and has
no disposition 10 describe lis IT,
dilion ~ worse taan 1T really is.
Ills account which follows shows
that the end of gieat career, it
u1l o great man, Is cyld ntly near
At hand.
BH Batbor, Me, jnly 4. jam
q Blaine, recording to The N 81 ~
lahle reports available, is nemin
H. end " iiscy nllul and exciting
lie Ills family ana friends ",
doing thoir best 10 keep his cudi
ton from the public, und the doe
tor, attending hm me pledged -
see cce. III SPITE 0flhe most s'rn
non. efforts, hoNeycf. trr stat "a
the SeeteGry meotal aud phys
cll helth Is gfadu lly bceomi g
known. He isA VIC mt Bfight's
IA, asr of lhe kidneys, togetbc
witli complication oi ucrvuus dis
iidcrs added TO his physical
pains aui penalties his min is ina
,tatcofeolapsc. llismemory,whch
was tie wonder of lis friends, IL
shalto tered, ud he has lost interest
~ his surroundings, and IN his
lucid moments has no hope Of rc
eovpry,
Tie Blaine mansion Is the finest
ia Bar ilhrhOr II IL situated on
a blntl overlooking the sea. Il
hns a broad yerania. large win-
lows aud looks The picture of sum
'nirr comfort The clrriageua
leads ~ to u side door that is shcl
lcrcd from pubic view by large
fence. Through this door MIR
Blaine is teuderly lifted every fine
day, placed Ia - carriage and
driven for mile or two III the
country When driving, no mat.
ter how warm the weather, he X
wrapped ~ an oyercoll, hls neck
euyrlopcd ia shaWls, aud pillows
support his bnck antl feet
Those who knew Blaine couple
OF years ago, would scarcely
recognize him leaning back IN his
nniagr, support Il by his wife or
daughter, There is i death pnllot
on his face. There are deep, black
circles under his eyes; he is very
thin aud lareard; ihc bones seem
ready 20 protudc through the skin;
the lips are rs blue rs in,ligo; the
eyes are CLASSY ana dull he seems
to hc always shiyeriug AS ifchille l..
lie is not able 10 stand alone: IN
fact il is doubtful II he could sil on
1 chair without assistance.
There are SIX doctors in regular
attendance on Mn Blaine. Four
of them are residents of Bar llar
hor one is from Augusta aud
uuoiher from Boston. The latter,
j prominent practitioner, has been
an inmate 81 the blaine house toi.
| the past zen days The doctors
rriuse u say anything concerning
/ Mr.. Blaines condition. Itum
other sources, hut entirely reliable,
your correspondent learns that the
doctors have agreed that MIR.
Blaine's life cannot be prolonged
much longer. lie may live Tor a
few months, AMI may pass away
within Il few weeks. rnat he can
ever resume public ie no ote in
Bar Harhor for momeut thinks,
Mr.. Blaine Is q very popular
mau here. Every I sidpnt OF this
beautiful resort is his friend. II
WAS Blaine's wont when driving
out TO bow right aud lett to his ac.
quautances. He knew every resi-
dent OF the pace aud they ,ll
knew him. Now. however, wheu
driving out. only SenselesS stare
meets the salutes of his ielaw.
tnwnsmen. IL is not his fault
Only at brief intervals is he abb,
Tor ecognize ANY one, even the
members ofuis own family.
He talks necessarily, and hi'
mind wanders. Sometimes he i,
fighting the presidential campaign
of 1854 over again. Sometimes h,
is making speech accepting th'
Presidential nomiration ot hi,
party; again, he is discussing til,
New Orleans lYnching with BaroI
Fava, or with MIR. Harrison, an,
anon he will eNtol his reciprocil,
schemes aud denounce the Me
kmley hill. Sometimes he grow
furious and denounces the Demo
cracN will something akin to hi
Old Nigor, and then, OF a sudden
he will collapse and remain almoS
la state of coma for six or Sevei
lhours nj umc. Sometimes lee re-
mains IN possession It his facul
ties for day at time. Then h,
couverses pleasantly with his wife
children an doctor, when of ;
sudden he viii say something
about his dead son Walker, OF IN
dead daughter, Mrs, G ppingrr
aud ht rst into tears. Then hi,
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