Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-25
RESTING EASILY NOW.
NOSigns of Fever and Doctors
Say There Is Little Doubt
of Recovery.
FOUR NEW WOUNDS FOUND.
They Are Slight and We're Made by
the Assassin's Dagger.
STILL DANGER FOR A WEEK YET.
He Is Hearing Reports and Attending to
Business Affairs.
FOUR NEW WOUNDS FOUND.
STILL DANGER FOR A WEEK YET.
He Is Hearing Reports and Attending to
Business Affairs,
MR.. CARNEGIE'S WORDS OF CONDoLENCE

condition which bid them hope for his re
covery.
After he reached his home and was car
ried to his room, he was kept in absolute
quiet, except in so far as he talked with tn,
medical attendants, who spent the nigh
with him.
His first act was to send message to hi.
wife who lay weak and i'll in an adiacen
| apartment. He assured her of his safety
but she was not told the full extent of hi.
injuries She was informed that he had
been slightly wounded in the neck by &
crazy man.
Under this belief she passed a fairly
| good night, but yesterday morning through
the oversight of someone she saw the head
lines in one of the papers and be-
came seriously ill in consequence. Her
condition caused much anxiety all day but
she quieted down in the evening, although
still in state that was to be deplored.
Mr. Frick was rested by several hours
sleep, ate the slight breakfast allowed him
with relish and then fell asleep until about
noon. During this time there were count.
less callers at the house where the brothers
of Mrs. Frick received them and informed
them of the condition of the wounded man.
Four New Wounds Discovered.
About 1 o'clock Dr. Litchfeld dressed
the cuts made by Berkman's dagger. There
are no less than six of these cuts OF greater
or lesser degree. In addition to the two
serious ones on the right side, there was a
deep one in the calf of the left leg, which
was not discovered until he was undressed
at home. This wound was inflicted, Mr..
Frick thought, when he turned to force
Berkman against the wall when he at
tempted to disarm him. Besides this there
are two long scratches on the upper part of
the left leg and slight cut on right hip.
To those with whom he talked Mr.. Frick
said that Berkman's knife was held in his
left hand, which was free. His right hand
held the revolver and was grasped by Mr..
Leishman, while Mr.. Fr1ck clutched Berk
mans throat and body. That left hand was
piled buslly by the Anarchist, and if the
knife had been sharper the wounds would,
have probably caused death. /
As it is, there is cause for hearty conS
graduation, for half an inch. difference III
tn, location of any one 6f the four principal
wounds would in Al probability have led to
death, The BAH which passed around the
tteck almost grazed the spinal cord that
which passed out at the side almost touched
the spine; the upper cut on the right side
would have penetrated the lung but for the
edge of the ninth rib, and half an inch more
depth would have carried the large lower
cut into the abdominal cavity. 1t was re-
garded as astonishing that this should be
true of so many wounds.
DR.. Litchfeld has the most profound ad-
miration for the self-control and courage of
his patient. He saws there was scarcely
any result from what the medical men call
'shock," no sudden fall of temperature nor
cold sweat. As the doctor stated to caller
during the afternoon: 'Mr. Frick is doing
well. There is danger from the secondary
effect of the wounds and there will be for
week. He has so far digested his food well
and is doing nicely, and 1 have strong hope
he will recover"
Mr.. Frick Still Transacting Business.
During the afternoon Mr.. Leishman
called and was admitted for short time to
Mr.. Frick's room. The latter was anxious
to know what was new in the labor compli-
cations and in regard to Berkman. A short
time after this Mr.. Frick sent for the news
papers, which were read to him.
As he lay on his sofa in the office on Sat-
urday afternoon he asked for the extra edi-
tions of the afternoon papers, and read them
in part to see what was said of Berkman.
The physicians demonstrated and told him
it was exciting him and causing his temper
ature to rise. He laughed and replied:
'tIt will not hurt me-. This is very inter-
esting reading"
To quote DR.. Litchfeld again: "Not one
man in thousands could have taken this
affair as Mr.. Frick has done. He has shown
marvellous control In reality, the course
of his thoughts was merely interrupted for
about five minutes while he was highly ex-
cited by the actual struggle with his assail-
ant. When he was placed on his sofa and
the man was under arrest he resumed the
current of thought he had dropped-took
up his affairs just where he had been when
interrupted"
Berkm ans Nerve Had Failed.
Speaking of Berkman yesterday Mr..
Frick said: "It is singular this man did
not attack me in the hall where 1 saw him
Just before he entered the office. When 1
came down in the elevator from the fifth
floor / noticed this man walking up and
down. / saw he was stranger and glanced
at him, supposing he was on his way into
the office on some matter of business. He
did not seem excited, but looked at me as L
looked at him. We were within few feet
al 1,,&l l. l.
to me or molest me. passed into the Of
flee, leaving him walking up and down"
1t is evident that Berkmau's courage
failed him at that moment, and it is prob
able he walked down the stairs to the first
floor, and then finally making up his mind
to kill, entered the elevator at the same
time Mr.. Leishman did and got off at the
second floor with him, but did not at once
enter the Office.
Another thing of which both Mr. Frick
and Mr.. Leishman spoke yesterday was the
absolute silence of Berkman during the
whole of the encounter. He made no ex-
clamation of pain when attacked in turn,
nor did he speak when taken into custody,
by crime. Mr.. Frick thinks it is
probable that Berkman had a dynamite
in his mouth when he first entered
the office and this was why he was silent
During the day there were several in
quiries from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie by cable
as to Mr.. Frick's condition and the nature
of his injuries. A iull account of the affair
was sent him last night and a prompt an
swer was received expressing sorrow at the
deed and rendering profound sympathy.
All of His Lieutenants Called.
Superintendent Thomas Lynch, of the
Frick Coke Company, Superintendent Ram
sey, of South West, Messrs Andrew and |
John Mellon, and all the chief employees of