The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-25
MRS. HARRISON is DEAD.
u HiSTfs tEsS OF THE WHITE HOUSE
PASSES AWAY ATI.4G Am.
faer SihKih@ Hours-The Watchers
History of Her Disease-Death-
bed Scene.

h1oI SHINING hours-fhe Watchers |
History Of Her Disease-Death-
bed Scene.
BY Telegraph TO the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Abont six
o'clock private secretary Haliord said
that DR.. Gardner had stated that Mrs.
Harrison might live until o'clock.
AT o'clock a message was received
from John N. Scott, Mrs. Harrison's
brother, stating that he would leave
Port Townsend, Washington, at once.
The family had been endeavoring to
reach Mr.. Scott, who is Mrs. Harrisons
only brother, since Saturday, but bad
been unable to locate him until TODAY.
He had been absent from home on busi
ness. 1t will be impossible for him to
reach here before Friday or Saturday.
The president passed the entire day at
the oedade OF his dying wife. He did
not enter the Office portion of the build
ing. In the morning, during the two
hours when it seemed that death was i'm
minent, he stood over the bedside hold
ing the hand of his stricken partner aud
breath by breath they fought back the
invader together and won few mere
hours of earthly companionship. The
result OF the strain ON the president is a
matter OF serious concern to his friends,
but 1t is believed that he will
be able to endure it to the
eno with the same confidence and
trust that has made him such
| consoler TO others in the hours of their
deepest distress. A few minutes before
| eight o'clock DR.. Gardner made his fifth
visit of the day to the white house and
as that had been the probable hour fixed
by him when change would occur, his
temperance was anxiousiy awaited by
the newspaper men gathered about the
door. In the mean while it was learned
that for the third time in the course of
the day, had Mrs. Harrison overcome
what it seemed must be fatal nervous at
tacks. Most Of the family were at the
supper table and we've summoned thence
to the sick room. The patient how
ever, again rallied and entered upon
the sleep that follows these Incl
dents Of the progress of the disease.
Marvellous is the only word that ftly
characterizes the vitality which Mrs
Harrison displayed in these repeated at
with Mrs. Harrison and sent word to the
ushers to direct that his carriage be
driven home without him. From dawn
there was steady stream of callers who
left their cards after making inquiries Of
Mrs. Harrison's condition In nearly
J every instance messages Of love and
! sympathy were inscribed on the cards
for the president and Mrs. Mckee. The
!. coming and the seiny of DR.. Gardner
were watched by crowd of newspape,
people congregated on the portico, and
they eagerly received the physicians
. statement of the condition of his patient,
{ at the close of each visit. DR.. Gard
: ners responses to inquiries were always
+ frank and full, concealing and with hold
ing nothing. The executive force Of the
n mansion gathered at their usual desks
but no labor was done beyond the re
ceiving and dispatcbing of kilograms
1t was impossible to do work under tn,
shadow that lay over the house. TIL,
force remained after the closing hou
\ and were joined during the evening b,
:. representatives of the press association
20 and several other newspaper men. Th
er scene was reminder of that which occur
re red every day and night during the lon
na lll period when President Garfield lay in tn
r. same room as the patient OF to-day
wounded unto death. To a reporter fo
the United Press, DR.. Gardner, the faith
full attendant upon Mrs. Harrison, CAV
- the following history of the case: "Mr.
"a Harrison's illness dates from the attac
N, of the grip which seized her during th
winter of 1S90-'91. This was followe
By bronchitis which lasted number
3D. weeks, but without any apparently seriol
nj results. During the summer of 1891 81
to contracted while at Cape May PoiI
81 severe cold and the bronchit
en en returned and lasted during II
a. entire summer. Yet no danger W,
Of apprehended. In January, 1892, th
ge cough again made its appearance, las
a.. ing five or six weeks, not severe enoug
pa to cause her to remain in doors, bl
ID enough to compel her to seek medici
~ advice. / was called in and prescribe
ie for her. In March Mrs. Harrison had
I'D second attack of the grip, followed
- pneumonia. The grip symptoms laste
81 four days and the pneumonia prope
Of nine days. 1t was simple case
NO catarrhal pneumonia and no alarm w
lu- felt by any of those around Mrs. Harr
fo. fo. son, including myself. After recove
I'd. from the pneumonia Mrs. Harrison
rs, cough seemed to be more persisted ths
nd ever, coming On in paroxysms and Wi
tvs tvs more or less bloody expectoration
sn On the first of May there was qui
1ne a severe hemorrhage from Il
lungs. This was the first dang
, signal; at once her lungs We're souud'
by percussion and slight dullness W
y found in the apex of the right lun
- Soon afterward DR.. E. E, Doughty,
> New York, was called in consulate
and it was then decided that Mrs. Har
.n'o are son had tuberculosis of the lungs in t
' insipient stage After the hemorrha
there was a distinct attack of hec
fever, the temperature arising to abe
1913 degrees each night. This conditi
md lasted until after MIR. Harrison "
ini- taken to Loon Lake, on July
last After the first week
Loon Lake she seemed to
prove in her general conditit
Her the cough grew less, the temporal,
No was somewhat reduced, she beca
cod stronger and her appetite improy
considerably. But this improvemt
was of short duration-perhaps tn
and half weeks. Soon the cough
are turned IN renewed vlgor, the fever
cord creasing and the appetite failed.
about the first of September an exami
>. ton revealed a rapid progress in the q
ease and it was found that two thirds
ma the right lung had consolidated.
y. left was at this time untouched, app
entity, by the disease. Five days la
that ~ 1,;.rr 90 ~ -,
hich eHuslohs III In.o 'no ."'''! VI W
Ger pleura. lhis Huid lncreaseu W sucii
erer extent that spiration was demand
like The operation was performed on
aled .enth Of September, and about one 6
long holf n;nto of f1uid was removed. bu
with man Pii'' Va A -, eI,od q :,