The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-20
MR.. BLAINE STILL ALIVE.
nut hrs PHYSICIANS GTvE NO HOPE
OF HIS RECOvERY.

| OF MS RECOVERY.
| Another Attack OF Heart Failure, Which
May Occur nj Any Moment. Would Doubt
| less Result in Death-An Iatimatc Friend
| OF the Family says TINT He Is Kept Alive
| Only by Cordini- and sstIrsuIants, and Dr.
| Loomis Is Reported ne Saying that Hts
| Case - Hopeless Messages OF sympathy
Received from Every Part Of the Land.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Yesterday's excite.
ment, caused BY the knowledge that James G.
Blaine is on his death bed. has materially sub
sided to-day. but yet there Is universal inter-
est in his condition and the progress OF his
disease. Although II has been we'll known in
Washington for more than a fortnight that Mr.
Blaine was seriously i'll. IL was not until a
day or two ago that the public realized his
critical condition. and not until yesterday
was It known to be hopeless. There
has been no crowd about the Blaine
residence to-day. because the first bulletin
| of the doctors was rcassuring and announced
that there 10 no danger OF the immediate
death OF their distinguished patient. They
hold out no hopes however. and it is plain
| from their statements. and their manner
! while making them. that Mr.. Blaine has but a
very short time to live. Tho family realize
this fully. and are calmly waiting for tho end
| Mrs. Blaine is at her husbands bedside.
| where she has been constantly during his
Hines. His daughters. Mrs. Damrosch and
| Miss Harriet Blaine: his son. James
| q. Blaine. Jr. and the widow OF his
second son. Emmons Blaine. nre all at
| the big red house. as Is also Miss Abigail
| Dodge Gail Hamilton. the sister OF Mrs.
| Blaine who has heen great favorite and
| close companion and valuable helpmeet to
Mr. Blaine during his entire public career.
| Notwithstanding the excitement caused by the
| Saturday night announcement Of tho physi-
| clans that Mr.. Blaine was suffering from a
fatal malady. the members OF the family feel
! relieved that the public has at last been taken
| into their confidence. and it 10 intmated that
| they are somewhat regretful that they did not
| allow tho physicians to speak sooner than
! they did.
! All dav long messages OF sympathy and hope
have poured In upon the Blaine household
| from every part Of the land. A few OF them tho
sick man has been allowed to see but only a
few. All day long. too. callers have stopped at
the historic old house to inquire into the cond-
ton OF Mr. Blaine. and to hope that he had
improved. But few Of them gained admission
| to the house. but all went away cheered by the
information that tho patient is much better
| to-day than yesterday. Aside from this
there has heen nothing to-day to indi-
cato that anything unusual Is occur
ring within the big house. The blinds
were all thrown back. tho shades were
up. and the house has presented most cheer
ing appearance for one containing the sick
| chamber OF so distinguished patient. Young
| Mr.. Blaine was making himself very agrees.
bic to the callers and very conspicuous to the
iders on the street. He was constantly COM
ing to the door to accompany ladies to their
| carriages. to receive messages. and to talk to
| reporters. and once or twice he walked half
block away from the house without his hat.
and seemingly regardless OF the fact that tho
weather Was very raw aud Gold Late in the
drive through the monument ctounds in the
| carriage Of their neighbor. Senator Cameron.
day that Mr.. Biains's present condition is dn.
to II recurrence Of an attack which he has had
s sH,0 S than "s ohss
and he was by no me means IN condition to With
sa. wall n' 9rsin 5on IS sv wn H
been draw.s on ths future and sx
been, working under high pressure .un;
til his whole system ri, has ., been tired
which he has suffered from, time to time
are understood to have been dive to
more susceptible to cold and prostitution from
overwork. The progress Of the disease has
sihe by skilful medical treatment. This same
gentleman said that be had discussed the sit.
he r1 ha
s that tine s sod 9,y Be- that
Dr. Alfred LOOMS Of New York. a special
list in tho disease with which Mr.. Blaine is
rived this morning and, went at once to
the Bans mansion Whsrs or he mai
hour. DR., LOOMS colneided with his col
| leagues in this city in their view of the case
regard to the s trestmsnt tnat had follow
tors tor gave 90 out tie following statement: ' WV
Although Mr. Blnines condition during the last week
SI sn n
10 ". ri: "Fp 'y.. more feel
IN. \, 5 I;sa5: Il :, ~
doctors will not say. however. that Mr. Blaine
is anything like out OF danger. Still. one OF
S sa that %s he had a / 4ss s.
possible for him to be removed to se Ig, more
All tho fns the hoss
e eR stI the
patient was hayIng very eomf Or after
auest:i that the statement that Mr.. Blaine
TO a friend who met him at tho Arlington
| Hotel lust as he was proceeding to the train
6aH 3D. that ST. bsns was too a
| gone for him to render any assistance. He
| added that Mr.. Blaine might lingsr for several
| days. perhaps longer, but recovery is not DOS
| sihle. 49,
| HYATT held u consultation In the sick room.
When they came out DR.. Johnston said TO a
| reporter:
| "Mr. Blaine maintains this evening the hold
| he secured this morning. when ais condition
showed slight Improvement. ne is still in
| full possession OF his faculties. and whils very
| weak he is. nevertheless. as cheerful
after ths trying ordeal 81 YESTERDAY
as freely as he is permitted to do by
| his family and partakes regularly OF nourish-
ment. u impossible to state how long Mr..
such subject would simply. be idle nonsense.
| do not think Mr.. Bla line is In any danger Of
| dying tonight. Further than that no not
| care to state
4 friend Of the family says that Mr.. Blaine
| is liable to recurrent attack Of heart failure
/ ut ~ MON ant. and that the family haYA been