The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-10-25

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the right lung. Soon afterward DR.. +.
r. Dougherty, of New York, was called
IN consultation and it was then decided
that Mrs. Harrison had tuberculosis of
| the lung in the incipient stage.
After the hemorrhage there was
distinct attack of hectic fever, the tenn
| perature rising to about 103 degrees
each night. This condition lasted until
| after Mrs. Harrison was taken to Loon
Lake on July 6 last After the first
week at Loon Lake she seemed to i'm
| prove in her general condition, the
cough grew less, the temperature was
| somewhat reduced, she became stronger
and her appetite improved considerably.
But this Improvement was of short
duration-perhaps three ands a half
weeks. Soon the cough returned in re-
newed vigor, the fever increased and
the appetite failed.
ION about the first of September an
examination revealed rapid progress
OF the disease, it was found that two
thirds of the right lung had consoli-
dated. The left was at this time I'M
touched apparently by the disease. Five
days later sub-acute pleurisy came on,
with serious illusions into the cavity of
the right pleura This fluid increased
demanded. The operation was per-
formed on the 10th of September, and
about one and half pints of fluid was
removed, but in twenty-four hours the
cavity filled again and second tapping
was seen to be necessity. This was
done on the l4th, and about one and
half pints withdrawn. 1t was then seen
that the disease had made rapid progress
in the left lung.
"With all this there was an extreme
degree of nervous exhaustion which was
a very serious complication. While at
Loon Lake DIR. Trudeau who has large
sanitarium at Saranac Lake. for the
treatment OF pulmonary diseases and is
recognized as one of the leading special
lists in the country was called in for con-
sultation with DR.. Dougherty and my
self but there was nothing further that
could be done, and it was decided that
the best thing to do was to bring Mrs.
Harrison back to Washington while it
could be done"
''When was the president made aware
of the desperate character of Mrs. Har-
risoh's illness!' asked the reporter.
During the first week in May the
president was told by me-" replied DR..
Gardner; that Mrs. Harrison had
tuberculosis of the lungs in the incipient
stage. Before the patient was removed
from Loon Lake and after the consulta-
ton with DR.. Trudeau, the president
was told that there was no hope. His
wife had been taken to climate which
was deemed most favorable for such all
ments, yet the disease had progressed
rapidly despite all efforts, and there was
nothing for us to hope"
Can you say anything as to Mrs.
Harrisons general condition before the
disease made its appearance
"Yes she inherits tuberculosis. there
having been some cases that we have
found. Her brother and sister, under
stand, died from the disease"
"What about the nature of the treat |
ment ("
1--WE did all that could be done, faced |
with the certain knowledge that there is |
nothing known that will cure consump- |
ton. / am not willing to give to the |
public such information as would caus,
comment from physicians of opposing |
schools. Suffice it to say that in consul |
tation at Loon Lake it was agreed that |
no other treatment was possible. Dr. |
Dougherty lis an allopath and DR.. Treu-
deau and are homeopathic. So we rep
resent both sides of the medical contro-
versy, and inasmuch as we agreed il
should be enough for the world. There
has been no hope for Mrs. Harrisons TO.
covery since her first severe attack of the
grip"
Biographical.
What changes are wrought in half
century! III that time the boy may be
born, grow into manhood and becop
the president of the United States. I
highest station to which it is possible
for woman to attain in politico-social
life in this country is that of wife of Il /,
chief executive of the nation. But
twenty-three women have enjoyed this
proud distinction. The last of these
was Mrs Benjamin Harrison, who has
just passed away.
In 1888 daughter was born to Rev.
and Mrs. John Witherspoon Scott. Mr..
Scott was at the time professor in til
Oxford (O.) female college. The little
stranger was christened Carrie Scott.
DIR. Scott belonged to an old Penusyl-
vania family, his birth occurrins in
Bucks county, that state, in the fir
year OF the century. When he was a
youth in Philadelphia he met young
woman named Mary Neal The young
people became much attached to each
other, but circumstances interviewed to
separate them. The young lady's father
was a bank cashier in Philadelphia.
About the time she was entering the
most interesting age of maiden life he
removed to Washington, Pa, taking his
family with him, to found and manage
a bank in the interests of eastern capt.
talists
About the same time Mr.. Scott, hay
ing completed his educational and theo-
logical studies, came to Washington.
Pa, as an instructor in the old Wasl
ngton college before it was united wi
is rival, Jefferson. The old acquaint-
nee was ranaWad and soon after Mary