St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-19

may arise would doubtless cause
fatal termination to his illness. A little
after 6:30 o'clock, J. G. Blaine Jr. came
out and said to the reporters
1--WE think that father is considerably
better than lie was this morning. He
was
Dangerously HI
during the forenoon. During the after
noon, however, he seems to have rallied
somewhat. The physicians have been
here this evening, and we now think
that he will live during the night, and
we hope for the best. Still, it must be
said that he is very dangerously ILL.,"
These were the strongest statements
that had yet been made by the family
and physicians as to the condition
of the ex-secretary. President Har-
| rison, accompanied by his private
secretary, Mr.. HalfOrd. walked over
from the White house to the ex-secre-
tary's residence this evening to person
ally inquire as to his condition and eX-
pressed relief and qualification at being
informed that there had been some
abatement of the more alarming symp-
toms. The excitement throughout the
city was intense as the news of Mr..
Blaine's condition spread, and though it
was Sunday the newspapers issued ex-
traS, which found rapid sale. From
an intimate friend of the family il was
learned that it was only when MIR.
Blaine was suddenly seized with
a Sinking Spell
this morning, which threatened for some
minutes to terminate il heart failure,
that his family fully realized how near
he was to death. For few seconds he
seemed to be in eXtremiS, and the
The emaciated face of the dying
statesman was white as marble and his
features sadly drawn. At times he
scrarcely seemed to breathe, aud at
others gasped for breath. The physi-
clans, who had been hastily summoned,
were in the meantime not idle.
They piled him with stimulative
cordials, the trained nurses chafed
his extremitles, and it was only
after working over the patient for
thirty minutes and the application of
every art known to the medical profess
sion on them, that Mr.. Blaine slowly
revived. But the battle with death
found him extremely weak, weaker than
at any time when suffering from re-
lapse. He was too weak even to whisper
and made no sign of recognition. The
family gathered around the bedside, ,and
were all in tears except Mrs. Blaine.
She maintained outward cOmpOSure
throughout the trying scene, and calmly
gave such directions to the attendants
as were necessary: Her will power
when in fact
Her Heart WAS Breaking
is described as something pathetic and
marvellous. Whatever may have been
Mrs. Blaine's suspicious or knowledge
of her husbands condition through ALI
OF the intervening mouths OF his illness,
she has given no outward sign that
would indicate that she did not believe
in his future recovery. 1t has been her
cheerfulne5S under distressing circum-
starces that has soothed her husbands
dependency. OF late Mr.. Blaine'S
physical condition has been such that he
has at times given way to deSpondency.
While manlfesting no fear of death, Mr..
Blaine has often said he diu not want to
die. 'In fact" says an intimate friend
of the family, "Mr. Blaine has fought
death with sublime heroiSu. The world
knows how ambitious he was, and also
knows how much he accomplished in
the pursuit of his ambition. And yet he
dies disappointed, and | was about to
say, heart-broken man, but that
would perhaps be putting it too strong.
| once heard him say that after
all ambition was an ignis fatuus.
and that all the world was hollow out
side of ones family. Then he would
quote these lines by n. Z. Willis:
That is ambition? 'Tis glorious cheat.
The angels of light
Walk not SO daZzlingly
The sapphire walls Of heaven
"Mr Blaine has lived about sixty-two
years, but when you appreciate what he
l,o n hoe frt
beyond threescore and ten. lie has
been compared in
His Public Life
with Mr.. Clay. There is close re-
semblance between Mr.. Blaine and that
great tribune of the people. Clay was
magnetic; SO is Blaine. Each was pow
erful before the people and possessed a
genial fellowship that bound men to
them with hooks of steel. Both had an
ambition to be president and failed. L
am inclined to believe, however, that
Mr.. Blaine's public career will stand
higher in the esteem Of future genera
tions than that of Mr.. Clay. Both were
remarkable men and have left their
lasting impression upon the times In
Which they lived'
At $3.50 o'clock tonight reporter had
an interview with Mr.. Blane's attend
ing physicians, Drs. w. w. Johnston
and Frank Hyatt. Speaking for them
both, DR.. Johnston said:
"Mr. Blaine is distinctly better tonight
than, he was last night and much better
than he was this morning."
-''What WAS the nature of the attack
today, doctor"
Heart Failure.
sit was failure of his heart to per-
form its functions satisfactorily"
'His trouble is not in his heart?' was
asked.
"No, it is not, but in the general
weakness from which MI. Blaine is suf-
fering all the organs are affected, and
the heart makes manifest the weakness
of the whole system. Mr.. Blaine's
condition has been such that when
he takes cold, as he did
ten days or two weeks ago, fever
follows, causing a deterioration of the
system. For some days prior to and in
Guiding yesterday, however, he was re-
covering from the effects OF the cold and
fever, and last night he was entirely
free from fever, his pulse beating
strongly and his condition quite crafty
ing. This morning, however, he had
an i'll turn. His heart beats became
more indlstinct and irregular, and he
was lIlOTc ldllSu Sulu dilli 1858 OUScI fdII.
However, he rallied from that condition,
those symptoms disappeared, he has
taken nourishment during the after
noon, and tonight, as | said, he is better
and brighter. His pulse is stronger and
the reaction quite marked"
No Immediate Danger,
"You apprehend no danger of imme-
date dissolution, then?"
mo On the other nand If Ire main
tains his perfect ability to take nourish-
ment and regains sufficient strength to
overcome or postpone future attacks
like that of today, there Is nothing that
should carry him off,"
Raferring To the alarming rnmnrs that