The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-20
lie Is Liable 10 Recurrent Heart AT.
tack Any Time That May Be Fatal.
All Members Of the Family Now at the Red
Mansion - Sorrow Expressed on All sides
AN Evidence Of Mr.. Blains's Popularity.
SORROW AT THE CAPITAL.

Mr.. Blaine's Dyins Condition Causes Sad.
ness Throuehout the Whole City.
Special 20 the Indian apolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. lathe shadow Of
another national sorrow has fallen heavily
upon the capital. The possibility of ths
death Of James q. Blaine at any moment
carried with it feeling of depression into
every department throughout Congress
and into almost every home In Washipgton
to-day. Perhaps never were there more
striking evidences of dying statesmsn's
personal popularity. The rcd house, ss the
residence of Mr.. Blame, within Q stone,s
throw Of the White House, is generally
called. is always an object of interest but
never was this historic manson gszed upon
by 80 many eyes. curious but also respect.
relieved the shadow to-day because the
morning opened with the news that the
patient had slept soundly and naturally
during the night and that he felt much
better. In response to telegram from the
family DR.. Alfred l.. Loomis, of New York,
the celebrated specialist in diseases OF the
kidneys and Of the lungs. arrived in WASH
ington this morning and at once held con.
sultation with Drs. Frank Hyatt and w,
w. Johnston. DIR. Hyatt has for long
time given advice to Mr.. Blaine about his
throat, while DR.. Johnston has general
charge Of Mr.. BIaine's physical condI tion.
DR.. Loomis was called in order that the
family might feel that no resource Of
science had been neglected in battling with
the invalid.
The members of the Blame family
were obviously moro cheerful during
the day, and some of them even ex-
pressed to intimate friends their hope
that the patient might recover sufficient
strength TO be taken TO a climate where hia
life might be considerably prolonged. All
the immediate members of the family ara
New York last week. and the widow Of
Emmons Blaine has also Joined the house
hold. while James q. Blame, il, and Miss
Hattie Blaine have been constantly as-
sisting their mother in attendance upon
the patient Young Mr.. Blaine and Miss
Hattie received most OF the callers ut the
house to-day who included nearly every
membs- Of the Cabinet and Q great many
Senators. beside public men. There were
friends of the family whose names are new
er seen in the political coluzhns of she news
papers,
Mr.. Blaine's condition was the subject Of
sympathetic conversation among members
of Congress, irrespective of party. The Sem
ate was in session but . few moments to-
day. adjourning on account of the death Of
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana. In his
opening prayer ths Chaplain paid touch
ing tribute to the memory Of Mr.. Glib
SON and also implored divine aid
and sympathy for the ex-Secretary OF State.
The Grape on the desk of Senator Gibson,
and the anxiety about Mr.. Blaine. caused
some comment upon the unusual number
of deaths of prominent men which have
marked this administration. Since the in.
auguration of President Harrison there
have died six Senators-Mcssrs Beck, Of
Kentucky; Barbour. of Virginia; Hearst OF
California; Wilson. of Mary land; Plumb. Of
Kansas, and Gibson. Of Louisiana.
Nearly q score Of members of the lower
branch of Congress have died during tha
same period, among them being such WELL
known men as Sunset Cox, Of New York,
samuel J. Randall ana William ID, Kelly.
OF Pennsylvania Lee, of Virginia; Gamble,
of South Dakota; Warwick, of Ohio; stack
house, of South Carolina; Craig. of Penn
sylvania, and Kendall. of Kentucky. Ev-
erybody knows how the administration
itself has been afflicted. The death OF Dr.
Scott. the father of Mrs. Harrison. wac the
ninth among those who lived, or were
employed at the White House. and
the fifteenth of the families of members
of the Cabinet.