The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-12-01
BLAlkE'S HEALTH
All Sorts Of Theories Advanced
as to His Ailment.
he Is DELIRIOUs AT TIMES.
The Family and Physicians Very Retioest
About the Patients Condition.

1t Is Said That the Disease from which
He Is Suffering Has Affected His Brain.
The Lethargy of Dependency Is the
worst Thing the Physicians Have to
Combat.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2G.-The condition
of ex.Secrctary Blaine today is such as
TO arouse the solicitude of his friends as
10 the result of the illness from which
he is suffering. 1t is impossible to state
accurately or definitely the exact nature
of his present illness, for the family de-
cline to discuss II, and acting in accord
ance with the wishes Of the family thus
manifested, the attending physicians re-
ply to all inquiries that that is a matter
which they do not talk about outside the
residence.
just what the disease is which has at.
tackled Mr.. Blaine no one seems TO be
able to say. DIR. johnson, the attending
physician, will not talk. and the family
insist that there have been no new de-
velopments in the case. The informa-
tion which has reached the correspond
ent, however cannot be doubted 1t is
said that the disease has so far progressed
rs to affect Mr.. Blaine's brain, and at
times he has been delirious. There is a
very evident desire on the part of the
family to keep facts from the public.
That they are alarmed is certain, and
that Mr.. Blaine's condition is serious is
true, Notwithstanding the denials of the
family, the refusal of the physician to
talk and the general air of mystery with
which the case is surrounded.
Mr.. Blaine. since his return TO Wash
ington in October, has continued until
recently apparently in good health, as
compared with the long period of phys
ical depression which prevailed during
the summer at Bar Harbor. Persons
who saw him then said that he was a
very sick man. However, upon his re-
turn TO Washington, he resumed work
in his library, and was busily engaged,
1t was said, upon a revision of a con-
tinuance Of his book, Twenty Years in
Congress. On Tuesday of last week
he was seized with a chill, followed by
the appearance Of a light fever. The
night before he complained of a slight
attack of govt in his foot.
DIR. Frank Hyatt, whose treatment of
Mrs Blaine's illness two years ago was
so successful, and who in the interim
maintained close personal relations with
the ex-secretary and family, was called
TO attend Mr.. Blaine. He is a specialist
in diseases of the throat and lungs, and
when he learned the nature Of the com.
plant from which the patient was suf.
fering, he informed the family that il
was case outside of his own province
and that the services of a skillful general
practitioner were needed. This would
of itself, show Conclusively that other
than the bronchial organs are affected
DR.. w. w. johnson was thereupoI
summoned, and is now in attendance
upon the patient, DR.. Hyatt meeting
with him at the bedside.
An occurrence on Wednesday night
which weakened Mr.. Blaine, would lead
to the supposition that this trouble was
an intestinal one, but this is doubted
The only authoritative statement that
has been heard, approaching a definite
description of the ailment from which
Mr.. Blaine is suffering, is that hi'
trouble is recurrence of that from
which he has not been free for the pas
two years. This would indicate thai
the trouble did originate from the stom
ach. The illness which kept him con
fined to the house of his daughter, Mrs
DamrosCh, of New York, for several
weeks in the spring of 1891, is said K
have been case of vertigo. The at
tack which prostrated him while at hi
desk in the state department last spring
as well known, was due to Indigestion
But this is not the most serious feature
of the case. His system refuses to re
spond to the treatment. Progress towarC
recovery goes on TO a certain stage, an(
there stops. The lethargy of despOnd
ency is the worst thing the physicians
have to combat.