Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-20
III is SAD WAITING
Blaine May Live Three or Four
Days More.
HAS CANCER OF THE BOWELS
He Physicisns Say He was Q Little
Better" Last Nighs-No
Callsss Received


maintains tnis evening the hold he ss-
cured this morning when his condition
showed slight improvement" Was the
reply Of Dr. Johnston, Mr.. Blsins's
physician. when asked how his dis
tinguisnsd patent was by . United
Prsss reporter. Dr. Hyatt. the con
suIting physician, Who WAS present. con-
Cured IN the statement. They had just
come from the sick room where they
had held fifteen minute consultation.
MIR. Blaine 10 stiil ia full possession
of MS faculties" continued DR.. John
ston. land while very weak, he is
nevertheless "a cheerful after the try
lnx ordeal OF Yesterday as could bs ex-
pected. He converscs as freely as he
Is permitted to by his family and par
takes regularly Of pourshment- IL is
imposslbls 10 state how long Mr.. Blaine
Is likely TO survive. Speculation on
such a subject would simply he idle
nonsense. | don; think Mr.. Blaine is
IN any canger OF dying tonight.
Further than that l do not care u
state"
A frierd Of the family stated that
Mr.. Blaine is liable to recurrent attack
of heart failure at any moment and
that the family have been warned to
prepare tor the worst when it comes.
"When" said the gentlemen, the
physician states that Mr.. Blaine IS bet
ter. thsy empty mean that he is alive
and that IS about the true statement of
MS condition. Cordials- of . s,imula-
tive nature and other liquid nourish-
ment are gwen him at frequent inter-
walls and these alone keep him alive.
tie lies helpless on his bed and cannot
change his posture without the Aid of
his attendants. Mr.. Blame may not
live twenty-four hours and he may
survive three or four days. but 1 doub.
it,"
Callers shut Oas.
At o o'clock this morning the news
paper watch vac relieved by the corres-
respondents for tho afternoon papers
and an hour later the doctors drove up
10 the house and entered. A knot OF
curious people gathered around the
cab and regarded the csbman as per-
sonage OF importance. But neither the
vehicle nor the driver could tell any-
thing. and when she doctors appeared
they walked straight to the Gao, and.
without paying heed to any questions,
jumped In and we're driven away.
shortly after . O'Clock the callers be-
gan to come. The first WAS an old
whIte-hesded man, who had known
Blame for . quarter OF . century, he
said, bat be got no farther than tho
door. And the only information he
received was yhat gwen To the news
paper men. A handsomely dressed
woman drove up IN . respleudent
squipagc. A footman opened the car.
riage door and she stepped with digni-
fed mlen to the house She made as
II TO enter when the utter appeared,
bus he shook his head. and the stately
dame marched back TO her carriage
and disappeared down the avenue.
Doctors Buitssis-
A little before 10 O'Clock the doctors,
accompanied by Dr.. Loomls. OF Brook
lyn, who had come in on the early
train In response TO n telegram, re-
turned to the house and remained there
Cor nearly an hour. Then Drs. john
son and Hyatt came out and gave to
the correspondents the following bull
letln:
Although Mr.. Bla,ne's condition
during the last week has given serious
anxiety, yet at the present moment he
IL decidedly better and in no I'm Immediate
DAGGER. II IL impossible to- predict what
changes may occur, but his condition
this morning gives q more hopeful feel
ing as 10 the progress OF his disease.
''ATFREp l.. LOOMS. VI. u.
"FRaSK HYATT, N. ID.
ssX w JOuxso< ~ d.
To a correspondent Or. Johnson said
that Mr. Blaine was in bed covered up
and was resting very comfortably. The
doctor did not cav so IN so many
words, but he intimsted very PLAINLY
that nis patient will grow steadily
worse until he dies.
The fact that the doctors are willing
10 say so much after their former
s.ierce indicates plainly how critical
IN. condition OF Mr.. Blaine must be.
The exact nature of his disease they de-
cline even now to speak OF. but there
- more reason than ever to belfevs that
the initial report published about his
having cancer is correct. The doctors
viii neither deny nor confirm the re-
port. They simply decline 10 say any
tnlng more about the disease than they
have ssid.
Ne Has eaneer
The only differences in the report
which is gwen cut By The same author
ity Iodsy . that the cancer. instead OF
being N she stomach, ls IN hIs bowels.
Besides theresa kidney trouble, which.
tozesnsr with the prostratsd nervous
condition OF the patient, - sufficient To
warrant the statement that tue ex -ssc-
retary ~ doomed TO an early death.
The doctors n'sy believe him Of pain,
sud for = few more times bring him out
cf the snklug spells into shicn he falls.
Hs suffers from excruclstug pain at
times, and apistes have 20 b. ssiminss-
tered e. prevent bin crying out IN MS
sgony. hut that = ail the doctor. can
DO. but they cannot restore him t0
health. Mr.. Blame has not been out
of his oed since Saturday. and TIE hal.
lncinations which visited him on Fr,-
asy have not appeared. BE has been
UNCONSCIOUS a great part of the tire.
bat q vas becs1sr of the opistes al .
n,insstered. when be has come from
th@ir inhneuca ne has talked ittle
with hlx a.dtiuse accustomed eiesr1ess.
Bst hs doe. nos tsik mucn. He - TOO
weak No one 30: the doctors and
memters u tne fsmily are permitted
% see BAN.
wksHfxafox. Dec. - -'sMf. Ris.nr
70 resting easily, ssls Dr. Jehas.on. hi'
onyseisn. az midnixht. IN repfy 81 thr
is.lal 4asetsSnsng "NeTy auen 20 nf9
erst. t.fiestiSa I f0ond hgns sstka and
sgosfsativ cas~rfai. Tie nsd psFtaksn
81 notsrsshfn~nf throughout ths even.
~ ssa the family we're alrs n1ofe