The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
BLAINE'S CASE HOPELESS
HE WAS MUCH BETTER YEsTER-
DAY, BUT CAN'T RECOVER

Waxy Degeneration of the Kidneys
Accompanied by Ursmic Poisoning
His Ailment-AlI Eis Organs At
fected by the General Prostration
OF His System-An Eminent Special
ist Summoned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Mr. Blaine dis
proved the predictions that he would die
last night. He not only lived through the
night, but he got considerable sleep and
was really better this morning, there being
no return of the heart failure which brought
him to deaths door yesterday morning.
Napoleon's famous remark about the man
who lied like an official bulletin was on
many lips to-day because the physicians
did not announce in their morning bulletin
that Mr.. Blaine was dying. But as mat
ter of fact the bulletin was truthful as far
as ii went, and it went as far as regard for
the family would permit, for, In spite of
all that has been said to the
contrary, the family have not given up
hope and were so encouraged by the COM
paratively favorable symptoms to-day as to
see all their special friends who called, and
to greet them with smiles and cheerful
words. At the same time it must be said
that no one outside the family, not even the
physicians, shares this hope.
THE PHYSICIANS NOT HOPEFUL.
The physicians decline to put their fears
In words, but there is no doubt that they
are expecting Mr.. Blaine to die and would
be as much surprised as outsiders IL he
should recover. They still decline TO name
the disease to the public, but they
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eral prostration OF his whole system, which
affects all his organs, Mr.. Blaine is suffer
ing, aud has been for long time, from
"waxy degeneration of the kidneys, ac-
companied by urBmio poisoning" The
action of the uric acid on the blood pro-
duces all the alarming symptoms which
have been observed. While, therefore, Mr..
Blaine has not Brights disease, he has dis
ease of the kidneys which is just as likely TO
terminate in death, and it snow evident that
recovery from it in his enfeebled condition
is practically out Of the question. The fact
that the eminent specialist, DR.. alfred l..
Loomis OF New York, who arrived this
morning, left at noon for New York, does
not of course, indicate that Mr.. Blaine's
condition is not serious, but simply that
there was no use in his remaining any
longer, inasmuch as after approving
of the general treatment which has been
directed TO the defense and strengthening
of Mr.. Blaine's system, he made such sug-
Restions as he could and really had nothing
more TO say or do.
Mr.. Blaines condition was the topic Of
conversation everywhere in Washington to-
day. At the white house. in the depart
partments, and at the capitol the latest
news from the red house was anxiously
asked for, and the sincere sympathy of all
Washington was manifested in many ways.
Although Mr.. Blaine is now a private citi-
zen, the President and congress will, in the
event of his death, take formal official notice
of it in some impressive way, and his
funeral will be as elaborate as his family
will permit.
'Mr. Blaine maintains this evening the
hold he secured this morning, when his
condition showed a slight improvement,
said Dr. Johnston tonight.
A SPECIALIST SUMMONED.
New York, Dec. 19.--Dr. Alfred D.
Loomis. the leading specialist Of New York
on Bright's disease, has been summoned TO
Washington TO attend ex- Secretary Blaine.
DR.. Loomis left on the midnight train for
the canital