Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15
MRS. HARRlSONS CONDITION,
1t is Very Critical and Her Recovery
Is Doubtful.

what the Physicians say--The President
at Her Bedside and Will Not Leave
Until She is Better.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Loon LAKE, N. ", Sept. IA Doctors
f. L. Gardner and +. Il. Dougherty OF
New York, and L. l.. Trude-ue OF
Saranac, had consultation at the
Presidents cottage this morning, in re-
card to the case of Mrs. Harrison, and
at its close issued the following state
ment of her condition.
"Primary disease, pulmonary tuber-
culosis of right side, associated with
nervous prostration, recent complica.
ton, sub-acute pleurisy, with rapid
cffusion of water in the right chest, ne
cessitating two tappings, with some
relief; present condition, critical on
account of tendency to reproduction OF
fluid removal to Washington at present
impossible. Representation as to i'm
mediate future uncertain"
ADVISED TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST.
The President and his family take no
encouragement from the bulletin, and
such Of them as have shown themselves
this morning make no effort to conceal
their great alarm at the situation.
The physicians advise them to prepare
for the worst They admit that they
are uncertain as to the result, and have,
| SO it is said, quietly intimated to the
President the strong probability OF a
fatal result.
The President is most faithful COM
panion, and rarely leaves Mrs. Harrison
q moment.
Mrs. Russell Harrison will probably
be here in day or two. Mrs. Dimmick
and Mrs. Parker, nieces of Mrs. Harrl-
son, and Lieutenant Parker, accom-
panied Mrs. Harrison here and have
ever since been unremitting in theii
attention TO her.
THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT LEAVE.
The Presidents grandchildren, Bonnie
and Mary Mckee, are with their mother
but are purposely kept in Ignorance o.
the true situation. All hope for the bes
but all are discouraged.
Unless there should be a decided i'm
provement in Mrs. Harrison's condition
within the next few days, of which thert
is very little hope. the President will no
return to Washington in time for tn
Grand Army encampment next week
if indeed, he is not detained here for sew
eral weeks beyond that period"
In the words of Lieutenant Parker
this morning: "The President will re
main with Mrs. Harrison until she get
better, and will go to no other piac
whatever. 1t is therefore apparent tina
his stay here and his future movement
are altogether contingent and indefinite
I one of Mrs. Ilarrson's physician
: has authorized the following statemen
| OF her case She was first taken with
+ severe attack of the grip in Washingto
in the winter Of 1880, followed an
/ aggravated by chills and pulmouar
: trouble, lasting some time. While Z
/ Cape May in the summer Of 1891 sh
/ took heavy cold and the bronchiG
! troubles reappearcd it was some week
/ before this attack yielded to treatmen
r Last winter she had 4 second attac
4 Of the grip, which this time was fo
) lowed by catarrhal pulmonary troublt
Y After that she was troubled by u sever
r cold, followed in March last with
c slight hemorrhage Of the right lung, 10
' lowed By consolidation Of the rightape1
. This consolidation has gradually il
creased up TO the present time, accom-
panied throughout with nervous pro
J. tration.
FAILURE TO IMPROVE.
7. In conclusion the physicians said TIL
Loon Lake was selected as the be
c possible place for treatment Of her cas-
j. but that as a matter of fact there h
II been no real Improvement in her cond
z. ton since her arrival here in the en-
k summer,
DIR. Douehcrty will remain here a fe
! days, to ascertain the treatment Of Il
$. case, and will see that nothing is omittt
e that can possibly contribute To her cot
i fort and possible Improvement.