The Red Cloud chief., 1892-12-23
IN EXTREMIS.
ALI Hope Abandoned of Mr.. Blaine's
Recovery.
IN The GRASP OF BRICHT'S DISEASE.
Admitted ny rhysiciaos Tina the Dreaded
Maindy Has Possession of the Dis-
tinguished American-An .
Alarmi1g Attack.

than an hour in the forenoon hope was
abandoned and the end was momentar-
lily expected by physicians, family and
friends. All stimulation was thrown
aside in the apparent imminent pres
cnce of death, and the suppressed facts
OF his i~llness-the long denied but now
admitted .Bright's disease, the OCCASION
al intervals of dclirium, the long hours
when he has been incapable of speech
or motion, and other distressing fea-
lures of his illness, all incident to the
one overpowering organic trouble
(Brights discase), aggravated of late
by n cold and by malarial fevcr-were
tacitly admitted.
The physicians assert that there have
not been any hemorrhages The first
crisis was reached between 10 and II a.
m, when n sinking spell set in from
which the worst was feared. His family
was called round the bedside and ply
sicians sent messenger after messenger
to the nearest drug store with prcscrip-
tions requiring hasty attention. His
pulse, which had almost ceased to
beat became fitful. At . o'clock his
physicians, Drs. w. w. johnson and
Hyatt, considered him so much i'm
proved, however, as to render their con
slant presence at the bedside unneces-
sary. Although there had been no
marked improvement, and no change in
his condition upon which hopes of ulti-
mate recovery could be based, the i'm
mediate crisis had passed. At 2;30 a
reporter saw James q. Blaine, Jr., at
the family residence. He said that his
fathers attack was very bad. His on
dition had become so that it was feared
that In the event of q recurrence death
must be the consequence.
Mrs. Hale, wife of Senator Hale, of
Maine, one Of Mr.. Blaine's closest friends,
was ut the house for several hours dur
ing the day, and made a second call late
in the afternoon. About 5 o'clock she
left, and soon after Mr.. Hale called.
He remarked that Mr.. Blaine's condi-
ton seemed more comfortable than it
had been early in the day, but his con.
dition appeared to be critical.
1T may be-" he said, that he will
recover. but those who have an interest
in him have reason to be alarmed. In
fact his condition is alarming. It is
difficult to name the trouble. 1t is gen.
eral. There are the ordinary complica-
tons. His mind is perfectly clear"
The house was lighted up early and
all the lower shutters closed. Drs.
Hyatt and Johnston, who were u meet
mt the house for u consultation between
Z and 8 o'clock, were sent for just be.
fore 8 o'clock. DIR. Hyatt was the first
to arrive. lie reached the house about
five minutes alters and was followed
by DR.. Johnston.
A little after 6 o'clock both doctors
left. DIR. Hyatt said Mr.. Blaine's con-
dition showed a slight improvement
over the morning. They did not con-
slider IL necessary to issue another bull
letin similar to the one of Saturday
night. DIR. Hyatt said that he thought
that there was no doubt that Mr.. Blaine
would live through the night At the
same time he is undoubtedly critically
i'll and any complication that may arise
would doubtless cause a fatal termina-
ton of his illness.
A little after $3.50 o'clock Mr.. J.. G..
Blaine, Jr, came out and said to the re-
porters: 1--WE think that father is con-
siderably batter than he was in the
morning. He was dangerously i'll dur
ing the afternoon; however, he seems
to have rallied somewhat. The phys
icians have been here this evening and
we now think that he will live during
the night and we hope for the best.
Still, IL 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 Harrison, accompanied by
his private secretary, Mr.. Halford,
walked over from the White house to
the ex-secretary's residence last even.
ing to personally inquire as to his con-
dition, and expressed relief and gratif-
cation at being informed that there had
been some abatement Of the more
alarming symptoms.
The excitement throughout the city
was intense as the news of Mr.. Blaine's
condition spread, and though it was
Sunday the papers issued extras, which
found q rapid sale. From an intimate
friend of the family 1t was learned that
IL was only when Mr.. Blaine was sud-
denly seized with a sinking spell in the
morning, which threatened for some
minutes to terminate in heart failure,
that his family suddenly realized how
near he was TO death. For a few
seconds 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 physi-
clans who had been hastily summoned
were In the meantime not idle. They
piled him with stimulative cordials, the
trained nurses chafed his extremities
ana it was only after working over the
patient for upward of thirty minutes
and the application of every art known
Il the medical profession that Mr..
Blaine slowly revived.
Drs. Johnston and Hyatt called at the
Blaine mansion at 12 o'clock and found
Mr.. Blaine doing so well that they told
the family that they had no apprehen-
sion of dissolution taking place within
the next twenty-four hours. After they