The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-25


/ dispatching Of kilograms. 1t was impossii
/ bic 10 do work under the shadow that lay
/ over the house The force remained eft9r
the closing hours and w-re Joined dur
/ ing the evtniue by representatives. OF
! the Press Association and several other
newspaper men. Tho scene WAS re-
! m.ndcr of that which occurred every day
/ and night during the long period when
/ Precedent Garfield lay I'm the same room
/ as the patient Of to-day, wounded unto
/ death.
HISTORY or THE CAsY.
To a reporter for the United Press
! pr. Gardner the faithful attendant upon
/ Mrs Harrison, gave the following his
/ tory Of the case:
Mrs. HarrisOn's Illness dates from the
| attack Of the grip which seized her during
/ the winter Of ls9O-el. This was followed
/ by bronchitis which lasted a number OF
/ weeks. but without any apparently Sc
/ rious results. During the summer OF 1871
/ she contracted, while at Cape May Point,
/ severe cold, and the bronchitis return
/ cd and lasted during the entire summer.
Yet no danger was apprehended. IN
| January. 1892. the cough again made It's
appearance. lasting five or six weeks
not severe enough 30 cause her 10 remain
/ I'm doors but enough 10 compel her TO
seek medical advice. ! was called in ana
prescribed for her. In March Mrs. Har-
rson had a second attack Of the grip
followed by pneumonia. The grip symp-
toms lasted four days and the pneumonia
proper nine days. II was a simple case
OF catarrhal pneumonia. and no alarm
was felt by any Of those around Mrs.
Harrison, including myself.
after recovery from the pneumonia
Mrs. Harrison's cough seemed to be
more persistent than ever, coming on In
paroxNsms. and with more or less
bloody expectOraNons On the lst Of May
there was quite severe hemorrhage
from the lungs. This was the first dan
gcr signal. Al once her lungs were sound
ed by percussion and a slight dullness
was found in the apex Of the right lung.
Soon aftorwlrd Or. +. +. Doughty, Of
New York, was called in consultation,
and II waa then decided that Mrs. Har-
r'son had tuberculosis OF the lung In
th f. oipiont stage.
after the hemorrhage there was dis
tn ? attack Of hectic fever, The tempera-
..re rising to about 103 degrees each
ll-lt This condition lasted until after
Mrs. Harrison was taken TO Loon Lake
on July slh last After the first week at
Loon LAX she seemed 10 improve IN
| her general condition, the cough grew
less the temperature was somewhat re-
duced she became stronger. and her ap-
Improvement was OF short duration-per-
haus three ard a half weeks. Soon the
cough returned in renewed vigOr. the
fever increasing, and the appetite failed.
On about the lst Of September an eXami-
nation revealed a rapid progress OF the
disease. and il was found that tWo-thirdS
Of the right lung had consolidated. Ihe
left was at this time untouched, appar-
emily. by the disease. Five days later
. er.fa "a
effusions into the cavity Of The right
pleura. This fluid increased to such an
extent that aspiration was demanded.
The operation was performed on the lOlh
of September. and about one and halt
pints Of fluid were removed, but in tyenty-
four hours the cavity filed again. and a
second tapping was seen 10 be necessary.
This was done on the 1ith, and about
one and a half pints were Withdrawn. IL
was seen that the disease had made rapid
progress in the left lung.
With all this there was an extreme de-
gree of nervous exhaustion, which was
very serious complication. While at Loon
Lake Dr. Trudeau. who has a large sani-
tarium at Saianac Lake Tor the treatment
of pulmonary diseases, and who Is re-
Cognized as one of the leading specialists
in the country. was called in for consul
tatiOn with Dr. Doughty and myself, but
there was nothing further that could be
done. and il was decided that the best
thing TO do was TO bring Mrs. Harrison
back to Washington while it could be
done"
"Whcn was the President made aware
If the desperate character of Mrs. Har-
ris0ns ilness?" asked the reporter.
THE PRESIDENT INFORMED.
During the first week in May the Pres
ident was told by me-" replied DR.
Gardner, that Mrs. Harrison had tuber-
culosis Of the lungs in the incpient stage
Before the patient was removed from
Loon Lake, and after the consultation
with Or. Trudeau. the President was told
that there was no hope, His wife had
been taken TO a climate which was deemed
most favorable for such ailments, yet the
disease had progressed rapidly, despite
all efforts, and there was nothing for us
10 hope"
"Can you say anything as to Mrs. Har-
risOn's general condition before the dis
ease made it's appearanceT'
Eyes. She inherits tuberculosis. there
having been some cases that we have
found Her brother and sister l under
stand, died from the disease"
"What about the nature Of the treat
ment?'
eve did all that could be done faced
with the certain knowledge that there is
nothing known that will cure consump-
ti0n. ! am not willing to give TO the pub
lie such information as would cause com
ment from physicians of opposing schools.
Suffice il to say, that In our consultation
at Loon Lake it was agreed that no other
treatment was possible. DR. Doughty is
an anopath and Dr. Trudeau and l are
homeopathic. So we represent both sides
OF the medical controversy, and inasmuch
as we agreed, IL should be enough for the
world. There has been no hope for Mrs.
Harrison's recovery since her first severe
attack of the grip
The room in which Mrs. Harrison is iy-
ing is the chamber next 10 the small bou-
dor at the southwest corner Of the man
sion The little room at the corner has
been used for years by former mistresses
Of the mansion as their own private sit
ting-room. 1t has one window facing the
south. The Presidents room adjoins it
on the east next to the library.
SKETCH OF MRS. RARRIsoN's LIFE.
Mrs. Harrison was born in oxford, O..
October /. 1892 and was christened Caro-
line Liyina by the Rev. Henry Little, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church of OK
ford, o. Her father. Dr. John w. Scott,
who still survives her, was many years
AGO a teacher in Miami University, at OK
ford O. When she grew up she was sent
10 school in the girls college Of the town.
Those who knew her in her girlhOod de-
scribe her as quiet and demure, with pc
tite form, brunette complexion and sloe
black eyes. 1t was while at school at