New-York tribune., 1892-12-19

cvcr may have been Mrs Blaines suspicious or
knowledge Of her husbands condition through al
the months of his illness, she has given no out
ward sim that would indicate that she dd ho'
believe in his ultimate recovery. 1t has b'eh
her checrfulncss under most distressing clrcuh-
stances that has soothed her husbands despoh-
dcncy.
Mr.. Blaine has lived about siXty-twO years
said an intimate friend Of the family t0-nlght
but when you appreciate what he has passed
through he has lived far beyond three score an"
ten He has been compared in his public lie
with Mr. Clay. There is close resemblance De-
tween Mr. Blaine and that great tribune OIL 'he
people Clay was magnetic so Is Blaine edo"
was powerful before the people and possesseu Il
genial fellowship that bound men to them WIZ"
hooks of steel. Both had an amDltoh 10 "e
President, and failed. | am inclined 10 oei'cvT' %
however that Mr.. Bainc's public career VIII
stand higher in the esteem of future genera
tions than that of Mr. Clay. Both were fcii''i ~,
bic men. and have left their lasting "np''''
upon the times in which they lived
At 80 o'clock tonight reporter had an III
tcrview with Mr.. Baine's attending physicians
Drs. W. W Johnston and Frank liyaV' 'p'""
ing for them both, DR.. Johnston SAID:
.Nr pl,ine il distinctly better tonight thah
bo ,,o. last nirhf- and much better than he WIS
this morning
~ what was the nature Of the attack today
doctor?7 ;.a
1T was a failure Of his heart to perform It's
functions satisfactorily" o,
Ills trouble il not in his heart ,.o,,ross
NO. it is not. But in the geneTa' t6o argans
,ro,, which Mfr Blaine is suffering, ALI tnc orsans
oro affected and the heart makes manlIe:V m % 'r0
weakness Of the whole system. Mr. BIaihe con-, m
dition has been such that when ne taxes uo;,, ., =
InN~nr
dctorioration of the systcm. For some DAYS Priol m
~ and including YESTERDAY. however, ne W. 80
covn,ino from the effects of the cOlu anu 49, icno,
and last night he was entirely If'T ron nnuditon
%%H" %is nmls, heating strongly, and his cohdi'lon
quite gratifying. !, bd an i'll turn
lis heart beats came more lnnlSiii & "1 ohsorvant
and he was moro languid ana lssS thos.
rnynvcr ho rallied from that CONDITION., thos,' s
syIuptoms disappeared. he has taken h5 ho ia
during the afternoon an 'omIs'i I-o IL ' stronger and
better and brighter iilS puise i ''7
the reaction qu-c inarhcu. - Immediate dis
70 On rho other hand, if he maintains ms
nro.cnt ability 10 take nourishmcnt ana resaihS
rnicient strength TO overcome or obVlate lu' ;
attacks like that Of today im '9r[ off 4 "o'"9
prrcrrnr TO the alarming rumorS that Wtrc cnl n
ront some of which had already got INTO print III
Johnston was asked IL III cNP'''"
would orc"r ro rnason 70 expect it, he answered
4, IL n m. Drs. Johnston and Hyatt saw Nr.
pI.ine AGAIN. and gave out for publication the
followin statcmcntg: N, .;,, from,
- Mr. Blaine seems TO have rallied entlrclE IRON ir9n
his wco lnrs- OF this morning. and appears 10 % ,+
~. vol as hc was at any time. within the las.
Week While it is not possible ti,oI to SAY he ~Dn' r1n
changes may take place in his cond,fon' n' c"'
Shortly after II o'clock closed carriage was
driven T'' rapidly TO the front Of the Blaine n, man.
on from whicH aiiaH'ca h.n MSs bsala ,a'te Gail 0H Ham,
;Iton amJ Mr. Damrosch Tho ladies were closcly
ei Tclri and passed into the hopsc throHgh i% ne
crow Of correspondents and Others g@tnGfai Roine !,
fon, of thc door followed by James T., blalile'
ir''' rLo had inst rcturrrd from few mn
ntcs w,c walk Mr.. Blaine in resronse TO an III
qHry d his ath1T was about roSc t9S 'alne anety and
!; \, onnditinn n,;ui1 wa. otherwise unchanged.