The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-11
BLAINE is SINKING
His Doctors Have no Hope of His
Recovery.
HE ISA MERE WRECK ANDSHADOW
He Never Got Over His Defeat-Regrets for the
Personalities of that Campaign-The
End Is Near.

Especial TO THE HERALD-Exarainer Dispatch
NEW YORK. July 10.-The Times has a
startling story this morning and this is the
heading, Blaine Rapidly Sinking. His
doctors have no hope of his recovery.
f1gntlng over his political battles of the
past IN MS delirium. The mere wreck and
shadow OF his former SELF" The article is
as follows:
ST.. Louis, July O.
A stan correspondent of the Republic. who
was sent to Bar Harbor to ascertain the
condition Of MIR. Blaine, sends his news
paper the following: James G. Blaine.
according to the most reliable reports avail
abe, Is nearing the end of his eventfuI and
exciting life. His family and friends are
doing their best to keep his condition from
the public, and the doctors attending him
are pledged to secrecy. In spite Of the
most strenuous efforts, however, the state
OF the secretary's mental and physical
health is gradually becoming known. He
Is the victim of Bright's disease of the kid
neys, together with complication of ner-
vous disorders. Added to his physical pains
anu penalties, his mind is in state OF col
NNAo WHICH the WONDER
OF MS friends, is shattered, and ne has lost
interest IN his surroundings and in his
lucid moments has no hope of
recovery Those who knew Mr..
Blaine couple OF years ago or
even year ago, would scarcely recognize
MIN II they cav him leaning back in his
carriage, supported by his wife or daugh-
ter inere IS death pallor in his face;
there are deep black circles under his ewes:
ne Is very thin ana haggard: the bones
seem ready TO protrude through the skin:
the lips are as blue as indigo; the eyes are
CHASTITY and dull He seems to be always
shlvering as if chilled; ne is not able to
stand alone In fact, it is doubtful if he
could sit on chair without assistance.
There are six doctors in regular attendance
on Mr.. Blaine. Four of them are residents
OF Bar Harbor: one is from Augusta and
another from Boston. The latter, a promi-
nent practitioner, has been an inmate of
the Blaine house Tor the past ten DAYS.
Inc doctors refuse TO say anything con-
corning MIR. Blaine's condition. From
other sources, but entirely reliable, your
correspondent learns the doctors have
agreed that MIR. Blaine's life cannot be
prolonged much longer. He may live for a
few months, and may pass away within a
few weeks. That he can resume public
life no one in Bar Harbor for moment
thinks Mr.. Blaine is very popular
this beautiful resort is his friend II was
Blaine's won't when driving out to bow
right and left to his acquaintance He
knew every resident OF the place and thew
all knew him. Now, whenever driving out
only a senseless stare greets the salutes of
his fellow-townsmen. 1t is not his fault
Only az brief intervals Is he able TO reco1-
niZe anyone, even members of his own
family he talks necessarily and his mind
wanderS; sometimes he is fighting The
presidential campaign Of 1884 over again:
sometimes he is making speech accepting
the presidential nomination of his party:
again he IS discussing the New Orleans
lynchiug with Baron Fava or with Mr.
Harrison, and anon he will extoi lhis reel
procity schemes and denounce the McKin-
ley bill. Sometimes he grows furious and
denoun6es the democracy with something
akin 10 his old vigOr. ana then Of q sudden
he Will collapse and remain almost in a
state of coma for six or seven hours at a
time. Sometimes he remains in possession
OF his faculties for day at a time. Then
he converses pleasantly with his wife,
children and the doctor. Then of sudden
he will say something OF his dead
son, Walker, of his dead daughter,
Mrs Coppinger, and Frank and break
into tears; then his faculties desert HIM
when he talks of his dead children HIS
friends attribute the beginning of MS more
serious illness to the death of his son
Walker, who was his best beloved child
and on whom he most leaned for support
since his defeat for the presidency in 1884.
Mr. Blaine's friends, however, claim he
never got over the presidential contest Of
1854. The excitement and worry OF the,
contest shattered his health and even al
the time threatened his mind. The person
alities of the campaign were what affected
him most. He discussed this subject with
a dear friend of his few months ago and
said he blamed himself for much of the
BRUTAL personality of that campaign. He
said that when the first story affecting Mr..
Cleveland's private character reached him
if he had spurned 1t instead of referring it
to the Republican national committee, the
chances were the Democrats would not
have attacked his personal character and
the campaign would have been fought on
public issues. He blamed himself for the
personalities Of the campaign and said that
he would always regret his part in it.
In his lucid moments il Is said of all his
friends Joe Manly, the Augusta postmaster,
is the only one he inquiries about or seems
to take any interest in. He takes no in
terest at all in public affairs except when
his mind wanders. He is not aware during
his lucid PERIODS that his mind Is affected.
For instance, he thinks he has not been
more than a week or ten days at Bar
Harbor. When he RECEIVERS consciousness
he yawns drearily and complains OF having
had ugly dreams and asks how long he has
been asleep. He has not partaken Of any
solid food for a long time. He is dieted on
milk and whisky and has no appetite what
ever. 1t is the opinion Of his doctors that
he may survive for two months or more,
but they would not be surprised if ne
passed away at any time. That the bril-
liant career Of the best loved Republican In
the United States is drawing to a close,
there is no longer doubt