Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-19

ment to his TamIIy ana IrleLus the reaction
has seemed to modify the feeling of
apprehension for the immediate future
A little after q O'Clock both doctors left
DIR. Hyatt said that Mr. Blaine's condition
showed slight Improvement over the
morning. DR.. Hyatt said he thought there
was no doubt that Mr.. Blaine would live
through the night. A little after $50
o'clock James G. Blaine, Jr. came out and
said to the reporters: eve think that
father is considerably better than he was
this morning. He was dangerously i'll
during the forenoon. During the after
noon, however, he seemed to have rallied
somewhat. The physicians have been here
this evening and we now think that he will
live through the night ann we hope for the
best. Still 1t must be said that he is very
dangerously ill.,"
The sudden Sinking Spell.
These were the strongest statements that
had yet been made by the family or the
physicians as TO the condition of the ex-sec
retary. From intimate friend of the
family it is learned that it was only when
Mr.. Blaine was suddenly zed with the
sinking spell yesterday morning which
threatened for some minutes to terminate
in death that his family fully realized how
onds he seemed to be in extremis and the
watchers bent anxiously over him. The
emaciated face of the dying statesman was
white as marble and his features sadly
drawn. AT times he scarcely seemed to
breathe, and at Others gasped for breath.
The physicians who had been hastily sum-
moned were in the meantime not idle They
piled him with stimulatiye cordials, the
trained nurses chafed his extremities. a..d
it was only after working over the patient
for upwards of thirty minutes and the ap-
phcatiOn of every art know to the medical
profession that Mr. Blaine slowly revived.
Left Him Too Weak to Whisper.
But the battle with death left him ex-
tremely weak. weaker than at any time
when suffering relapse He was too
weak even to whisper, and lay with no sign
of recognition in his half-closed eyes. The
family gathered around the bedside were
all in tears except Mrs, Blaine She main
tained outward composurc throughout the
trying scene, and calmly gave such directions
, TO the attendants as were necessary Her
Will poweT-when in fact her heart was
, Dreaking-is described as somethin pal
thetic and marvellous. Whatever may have
been Mrs Blaine's suspicious or knowled, e
I Of her husbands condition through all the
! intervening months of his illness she has
: given no outward sign that would indie e
that she did not believe in his future recOy-
cry. 1t has been her cheerfulness under
most distressing circumstances that has
soothed her husbands dependency.
Visit from President Harrison.
President Harrison, accompanied by his
| private secretary Mr.. Elijah Halfortl,
walked over from the White House to the
! exsecretary's residence last evening to per-
| sonally inquire as to his condition and ex-
| pressed relief and qualification at being in
| formed that there had been some abate-
! ment of the more alarming symptoms.
! The excitement throughout the city was
! intense as the news of Mr.. Blaine's condi-
J ton spread, and Sunday though il was the
newspapers issued extras viii ch found
rapid sale.
Mrs. Daplrosch and Gail Hamilton.
Shortly after II o'clock p. m. closed
carriage ives driven rapidly to the front
part of the Blaine mansion from which
/ alighted Miss Hattie Blaine, Mrs. Dam
rosth, Miss Abigiol Dodge (Cail Hamilton)
/ and Mr.. DamroSch. The ladies were close
! ly veiled and ran through the crowd of
| correspondents and others gathered in
/ front of the house into the mansion, fol-
! lowed by Mr. James q. Blaine. Jr. who
had Just returned from a few minutes
walk.
1
| At $50 O'Clock last night reporter for
! the United Press had an interview with
| Mr.. Blaine's attending physicians. Drs w.
. W. johnson and Frank Hyatt Speaking
! for them both DR. Johnson 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 to-
| day, dOctors"
at was failure of his heart to perform its
, functions satisfactorily"
His trouble i not in his hearty" was
asked.
No it Is not But in the 2 neral weak
ness from which Mr.. Blaine is sufferin. al
the organs are affected. and the heart
makes manifest the weakness of the va s..
system. Mr.. Biaine's condition has D. y
such that when la takes cold as he d. f.. .
days or two weeks ago, fever followed
causing deterioration OF the system.
Takes Optimistic View.
"FOr some days prior to and inc,u'.u--
yesterday, however was r.coy,si..:
from the effects OF the coid a.. iry,r. ,...
last night he Wa entirely free from fcvar.
his pulse beating strongly and r.> co-s.i
tion quite gratifying. This morn ~. hu.,
ever he had an Ill turn. Dis hear, ;,.,.i ,
became more iudstiuct and Irregular ;..!
he was more lauguid and les ob-cryara.
However, he rallied from that condition.
those symptoms disappeared he has taken
nourishment during the afternoon, and to-
night, as | said, he is better and brighter
His pulse is stronger and the reaction quite
marked
"You apprehend no danger Of immediate
dissolution then?n
mo. On the other hand, if he maintains
his present ability to take nourishment and
regains sufficient strength to overcome OF
obviate future attacks like that of today
there is nothing in his disease that should
carry him off.
AMBITION AN IGNlS FATUuS.
Clay and Blaine, Two Remarkable Men