New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-24

HER PHYSICIAN HAS GIVEN UP HOrE'
oxrv QUESTION OF A FEW HoURs-REMARK-
ABLE VITALITY DISPLAYED BY TILE
ppTSIDTNT'S WIFE.

washinoton oct c3-Mrs. Harrison is approaching
the end How long 1t will BE- before death superVehes
cannot be told at this writing. 1t may be OILY ""
hours or 1t may possibly be dly or moro' ou' '""'
she cannot last much longer Is certain ier oo"'
dton tonight is so critical that her phSs'ciah anu .'
family fear a. tpmOrrow's sun may not S'ino io
her. This has been sal sunday for tho PRESIDENT
his family and the other faithful Watchers Desuc 'Is'
Uariison's tedsdo The green lawns OF the "hte
House g.ounds were s;rewn today with scared ana
wltbered autumn leaves, and the dying aspect oi
Nature was but typical OF tie sad change III progress
within the White House.
Dr. Gardner, up to ten O'Clock tonight hah pau
six visits to the sick room in the southwest corner ol
the Presidents home and each time he could givc no
word Of announcement to the anxious family Inc
history OF the day as gathered from the reports OF
the DOCTOR is Of such steady and rapid decline OF
the nttlc remaining strength of his patient that IL
seemed the utmost Limit Of weakness coeXlstent Win
life had been reached.
The present change for the worse, which has been
alarming than any previous decline. set In last
night. The previous night had been rc,ft one but
last night Mrs. Harrison uneasy and very rest
less This continued throughout the night and as q
consequence She grew much weaker She was al
ready I'm an almost exhausted condition, and the
further loss OF strcneth made it questionable whether
even her remarkable vitality could bring about an
ether rally DR.. Gardner found change other than
o'clock. 1t was, however, pronounced that he
was fearful that the ED near at hand.
lie visited her again very soon, and found that
she had continued to grow steadily weaker and could
scarcely He said then that Mrs. Harrison
unless she could again SUMMON strength enough u
rally more, might pass away during the night
oi even sooner. Her condition alarming that
the doctor repeated his visit within short time, and
undlng that all his efforts to rally her had been un-
avaing and that her strength continued steadily TO
ebb he made vet another call about two hours Liter.
At O'Clock, DR.. Gardner made his fourth call As
he was driving of the grounds he was stopped BY
"A representative Of the Associated Press and in re-
sporse to inquiries said that Mrs. Harrison WAS in IA
state Of exhaustion and that ualcsS she could
rally from # she likely to pass away within II
few hOus. In his opinion she was nov as weak as
she possibly could be and stl live she began iaii-
ng tAis morning and had gradually become weahcr
and wc1ker ehe ia1 dl,payc r,m@IhDIs Nl,"ny VIZ W
throughout, but had nearly reached the limit OF hef
point Dr Gai,lner said Mr.. Harrison might pass
away at any time within few hours, and aeain she
ms slt ngcr In her present state Il forty eight hours
While he did not exactly 'ay 80 he 1Eimacn pldiI'S
that he feared the end would come before mOTnpi5.
>eycn ooloch again found Dr.. Gardner at the White
House. lie Stayed there about half an hour, ana
whtn he came down stairs codi give 10 word ot
encour; cement. He said that Mrs. liarrsJn WIS 50
weak tnat she had not even strehsth to cough and
that her condition critical In the rhrene sense
Of e woG Death msns cone ad at any time H9W 't
to the Whi,e House and r"maius sd half an hour
When leivnS the nous ne SdI M nF'; IL iIlson M 1S was
resting quietly, and he did not tmnk that she would
die tonight. There is still evidence in the OF
Mrs Harrson's wonderful vitality. for the doctor
,ald that. although the patient was weaker than
.len he last her Yet she was stronger thar he
expected to ind her. Mis-. Harrison has suffered
from nervousness du4uc the day, and tls has helped
10 bring about the exhaustion wAich Is hastenin :
The decline that hns been in progress ali day he
secrs about half an hour N a time ana taxes very
little n0uri shment now. This Is restricted TO .
little peptonzed beef with stmslant. 50 weak aud
hep!es, has MIS-. Harrison become that she has no
Ionser strength enough TO cough she Is perfectly
con sclouS. ,,. ,,-, a., .
Dr Gardner Mt the end Of this visit Informed the
President and the members OF his household Of the
exceedingly prccarOus condition OF Mrs. Harrison,
hut said he would not call again during the night
nnles, summoned by Information OF "A change IN
her present condition. ,,
Al IL 80 a. m. Mrs. Harrison was resting quietly
There was no change In her condition from the
nrrvous report. The President and the family fear
mi of the worst are sitting up with the invalid.