The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07
INDIANAPOLIS THURSDAY Z,

tion. but from abundant caution pre-
scribed a single draught of imewater,
with few drops OF carbollc acid. The
Secretary then got mp and walked to his
carriage without any apparent effort. He
was then taken home. and 1 have not seen
him since.n
DR.. Van Reypen said he felt delicacy in
talking about the case, but upon being in
formed of the alarming rumors in circula-
tion on the subject, dictated the following
statement: "Chief Clerk Brown came to
my Office about 12:30 to-day and asked me
TO step up stairs and see the Secretary, who
was, he said. suffering from an attack OF
indigestion. Surgeon McClurg... of the
navy, was in my office at the time, and
accompanied me to Mr.. Blaine's office. We
found him lying on the sofa perfectly ra-
tional. He had recovered from an attack
OF nausea. having already elected the con-
tents of his stomach. His whole trouble
was in consequence of having eaten too
much richly-seasoned food for breakfast.
He suffered the penalty of having q good
cook. After he had vomited his trouble
was over. l applied mustard-plaster to
his stomach to allay any irritation that
may have been remaining, and that was all
the treatment he required. DR.. Hyatt
called just as i had removed the plaster.
1 transferred the patient to his care. The
Secretary at that time had quite recovered
toms present at any time. excepting those
OF an overloaded stomach"
NO SYMPTOMS OF APoPLExY.
This concluded DE-. Van Reypen's state
ment He was then asked if there were. as
rumored, symptoms of apoplexy in the case.
and he replied: None whatever, nor in
deed were there symptoms of any trouble
other than have already indicated"
DR.. Frank Hyatt. who is Mr.. Blaine's
regular physician, stated in the most posi-
farF fhof plo,v oto lxxau 1nxv
was sim ply an attack of acute indigestion
resulting from hard work, lack of exercise
and heavy breakfast. and nothing else"
he said Mr.. Blaine rallied quickly and
thoroughly from the attack and was soon
able to proceed home in his carriage
without assistance. He said he called
on Mr.. Blaine about o'clock
this afternoon and found hlm IN very good
condition, the nausea having entirely dis
appeared. his pulse and temperature being
normal. He was not suffering In the least
at that time. and the physician added that
there was nothing in his condition at pres
ent to require any further attention at his
hands He would not call again tonight.
because he did not think it necessary, but
he proposed as matter of prudence to
make another visit to the Secretary to-
morrow about noon. He expressed the
opinion that days attack was partially
due to cold contracted by the Secretary
two days ago while working for some time
in room with the thermometer down nearly
to coo. This, together with hard work and
lack of his customary exercise. due to the
bad weather. had made him more suscep-
tible to indigestion than he otherwise
would have been. Dr.. Hyatt said he was
very much encouraged at the manner IN
which Mr.. Blaine rallied from the attack.
He went through it, he said, as well as o
young and hearty man would have done.
DR.. Hyatt denied most emphatically that
there were any symptoms of apoplexy In
the case, and said that, on the contrary, he
doubted il person predisposed to apoplexy
could have successfully stood the ordeal of
violent vomiting through which Mr.. Blaine
had passed. He said the fact that Mr..
Blaine had rallied so completely from thIs
attack, was satisfactory proof to him that
his physical condition was remarkably
good.
At midnight it was stated at Mr.. Blaine's
residence that he was much improved and
was resting quietly. He had been sleep
ing the greater portion of the evening.
The doctor has not been with him since
late in the afternoon.