New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-20
MR.. BLAINE HOLDS HIS OWN.
no IMMEDIATE DANGER CT DEATH.
DE-. LOOMS. or NETWORK. CALLED IL con
SULTATION-N STATEMENT Gs-UED
BY TIE pOCTOGS.

SULTATIDN-A STATEMENT Is CEo
by TIE pocroES.
Washington. Dee I9.-"Mr Blaine maintains this
evening the hold he secured this morning, when
his condition showed slight Improvement, was
the reply of Dr ". W. Johnston. Mr. Blaine'S
physician, when lsicd how his distinguished pa
ticnt was Dr.. iy9tt. ihe colSaltns physician,
who Wis present. concurrel in the statement
They had iusi come from the sick room, where
lhcy had held 2 fifteen minutes consultation
Mr.. Bai1c is still in fall possession of his
facultics,' continued DR.. Johnston, and while
very weak, he is nclrrthclcSS aS cheerful after
the trying ordeal of yesterday ~ could fe cN-
pcctol lie convcrscs rs freely he is per
mit'cd 70 do h. his family and partakcs reg''-
larly Of nourShmcnt. 1t is impossible 10 state
how long Mr.. blaine l. likely T. survive. Specu-
lation IN such Il subject would simply be idic
nonsense I do not think Mr.. Blaine is in any
dancer of dyinq tonight. Further than that
90 not TO state.
Jane, G.. Blaine. ir this morning in Response
70 query said that his father was mich lct"r.
Mir Blaine dcplorcd what he tcrmcl tic sna''
,onal reports sent ont TO his fathers CONDITION.
lie sail willie his family has had th' gr'ntcst con-
Gdcncc IN the Judgment of ia" attending plySi-
clans. still. they felt that they would like TO
have The opinion of 4 distinguished pNyslcl' "no
was a specialist in the discs with which Alr
Elaine appears 10 be- afflicted. and at the icluoo'
of the family Dr. Alfred l.. LOOMS, of Ncw-l oTF,
had bc, ,rnt for.
Dr. Ioomis arrived this mornin, and went at
once to the Blaine mansion, where hc remained
with Drs. Johnston and Hyatt for more thal an
hour Or Loom's conceded with his colleague
in tbs Cit and in their vicv Of IN" case. and
agreed with them in every particular in regard to
Al. had fo., f,If
At the clos. OF the conversation the doctors
gave or, the following statement.
Although Mr.. Blaine cordton during the last week
ha. given sc.iou, ETY. yct a. The pros mt nonen, he
3. decidedly better oi4 In no lmmeiiai" danr'r u is
Impossible predict what changes NAV occur but hs
condition ths morning gives moe hopeful feeling as ~
the p'oerc,- 4 his dica>"
ALFRED I. LOOMS N. D..
FRANK HYATT. " D..
". W. JOHNSTON, VI. y.
This bulletin was issued Mt II o'clock. The
doctors would not s'y however, th't Ar. Blame
va, anyilug like being out Of danger. Nul'
one of them said that J." bad strong hopes that
MIR Blaine IN .ht improve so that it would b'
possible Tor him 10 30 removed - some NOR"
c,ng,nial climate. presumably california, whore
re G anr" hc thosrlt, wouh be beneficial, II 1t
I'D ro' vosk Il mplctc cuIc.
/. IS ..a;cd that Nr. Blaine sat up for short
t..ac this morning and talked with th" members
Of t'e family in a cheerful frame oi mind. IN
oil friend oi t'c family called aAd was surprised
TO be- received hy Miss l!a't" Eoinc in manner
tLai Indicated molc than word, the feeling oi
Lorpinc-7 tlat po scss'd hcr She said that he"
lthcr bad e comfortable night and aw'A" TN
morning refreshed and bright II" took som"
nouri>hmont and was decidedly better than hc
la. been for = few days past tn" %nkins spell
Il Yesterday lao lost it, effect. and the reaction
had apgarrnily left the invalid stronger than ie
wa. before.
Many callers cam" ~ inlur" after th" condition
II }lr Blaine and on,e words of sympathy with
'ac mrmi,r- Of The family. Among these were
Secretary To,irr. who stopped his way 10 the
State D-,aifn"gf. and remained in th" hons" per-
b,p, fifteen minutes the Secretary spoke "nconr-
,.ir.ly of Mr. Hlainr's condition. bat Snttor
,alc. afto. his cill. W.. loath ~ tall. senator
Cha cr Is, wl, anon thos wio spent part of
tie morning with the fimil} ard had good report
20 n.a. to iho-c who inquired.
Nrs Lmmons Biinc arrived las evening. an
tho ii'uily circ" i now complete
Rcpr...n,afi,o I,9utnllc. at Maine. spent abour
Ialf au hour with tie Blaine family this morning.
On lavin. tie house hc sail 10 the group of news
ri1rr Ilrn Gathered about thc house that Nr.
f. ain- condition VIZ dc 'i'"l; b'tfrr t'lan n any
time du.iu- ;hr las lc" days. did not Sc the
Iffi'Tf, Il' ~1li, pNf | was iS -hn'l ny Ni~.
pln .n" ard the other m"mb"rs Of the family that
he. rourIi- IN rce'r to Mr.. Blaine condition were
lcltiv exaggerated. Tn" statement that h" had
Il hcmorihaac j. cruel ial~hood. without the
slightest found1ton in fact. While hc l. still in
y.r. w..,, condition. there l. 10 fear of immr-
dat. dissolution"
Th', statement wae subsautia'cd by thr con-
duet of Ms Damro~oh. who during thr fore
noon Wa in pleasant frame Of mind ~hi" enter
tanning the visitors who called 10 80" her about
hc. fathers con:ition. All IA" physician, lett
the ol,. att"- thc issue Of In" ! O'Clock bulletin.
4: O'Clock. in response - an inquiry. Mrs.
Blaine sent down word that the patient was pass
in. comfortable afternoon. and that the Nom
b.-- OF the family apprchcnd"1 no immediate
danger She requested that th" stntcn"H; that
Mr. W1inc had lcmorriagc j." denied. ~ tier"
was no truth IN it, d. I.oumls returned to
NeW-Norl; on the noon train.
MIS- cTATNE'S DISPATCH TO ME- NNNIIY