The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-07
A SCARE OVER BLAINE.
TIE SECRETARY UNCONSCIOUS
FROM VERT o IN HIS OFFICE.


Physicians Summoned and Remedies
Administered-Hi Daughter Called
To the Department and Greatly
AIarmed-The Secretary Finally Rs-
moved to His Home-The Political
Effect.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Secretary Blaine's
obvious desire uot TO seem to be an invalid
took him to the state department this morn
ing. in spite Of the warning his little i'll
spell of yesterday gave him. Consequently,
he had q more severe Ill spell to-day. which
surprised no one who knew OF his indisposi-
tion yesterday. The attack to-day was
like that which prostrated him last spring.
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Damrosch. in New York, although it was
not so serious. He was coming downstairs.
in Mrs. Dasnrosch's, when he was seized
with vertigo at the foot of the stairway.
and fell to the door in the front hall. TOD
day he felt the attack coming on while be
was sitting at his desk talking with Gen.
Foster about the Venezuelan reciprocity
negotiations, and before the dizziness seized
him be had with Gen. Fosters assistance
gotten to the sofa, where for time he was
unconscious.
PHYSICIANS CALLED.
AS soon as he recovered consciousness.
which was not long, Gen. Foster rang for q
messenger, who brought DIR. St. Clair, chief
OF the consular bureau. who is q physician.
and who promptly administered a dose of
salt aud water as an emetic. When It had
its effect Secretary Blaine was relieved. but
after the retchinR. which was violent, was
80 exhausted that even with the aid Of
mustard plaster, administered by two navy
surgeons, Drs. Vanreypen and McClurg,
who came with other officials in the build
ing when the news spread, it was an hour
before he could be helped TO his carriage
and driven TO his home, where he was
promptly put TO bed bv the direction of his
family physician, DR.. Hyatt.
MISS HATTIE BLAINE ALARMED.
His Youngest daughter. Miss Hattie, who
had been summoned to the department.
while her father was lying unconscious.
wasso impressed by his alarming APPEAR
ance that she wanted her mother summoned.
in spite of her i'll health. The physicians
told her, however, as they are tslling every
body to night, that the attack was not se-
rious aud that her father would be all right
tomorrow. He may be, for there is no
doubt that this is q less serious attack than
that in Rev York, and there is no doubs
that Secretary Blaine il in better condition
to stand such an attack than he was in New
York. Still it would not surprise Wash-l
ington If he should keep closely to tho red
house for a time.
THE POLITICAL EFFECT.
The political effect, whether Secretary
blaine's illness proves temporary or mott
was of course much discussed tonight The
Harrlsoniaus were naturally enough dis
posed to make the most Of 1t. They went
around shaking their heads and saying: II
bold you so.n They seemed TO think all
their predictions about Secretary Blaine's
withdrawal on account Of his
health we're already justified. They
do not see, to quote another favorite ex-
preston, How he can make the race. and
they do not see how the country can think
he can; in short they do not think the
"Baine boom" can survive this latest at.
tack. the Blaine men and the enti-Harri.
son men are visibly affected by a similar
feeling. They are trying to keep stiff
upper lip, but find it difficult 70 meet what
the Harrisonians call the argument OF facts.
THE VEIL OF SECRECY.
The veil Of mysterious secrecy which en-
velopes Secretary Blaine when we'll is
doubly thick when he Ia i'll. When he Ia
well and at the state department Secretary
Blaine does not occupy the rooms assigned
to the Secretary OF State. but a corner Of the
room devoted to conferences with diplomat.
lists, where he Is farther away from possible
intruders and can, through a side door get
quickly and quietly out TO the stairway or
to the elevator. This is typical OF his
habits. Now that he is i'll enough to be in
bed 1t is practically impossible 10 ascertain
just how i'll he is.
NO CALLERS SEE HIM.
So far as can be learned, none of the
many callers at the red house this evening.
from President Harrison down, saw Secrel
tary Blaine. The more distinguished ones
saw Mrs. Blaine, who assured them all
that her husband was better, and would be-
all right tomorrow; but that he could not
be seen, being In bed and, at times at least,
asleep IL is not strange that palpanly ex-
aggerated rumors we're in circulation later
tonight about Secretary Blaine's condition.
SENSATIONAL RUMoRs AFLoAT.
By the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA number Of sem
setional rumors were set afoat tonight
concerning Secretary Blaine's illness, but
Blaine concur that it was nothing mora
than an acute attack of indigestion caused
by over-eating rich food. After he had
been relieved by an emeio and
rested short time he was
able to walk to his carriage and
60 home. But for time there was con-
siderable uneasy excitement at the state de.
partment and at the secrstary's home. The
President called later in the afternoon to in-
quire into the secretarY's condition, but did
not see the secretary as he was asleep. Hd
was assured that Secretary Blaine probabls
would return his call in person tomorrow