The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-20
WIN. ROCKEFELLER LAID UP.
SERIOUS ILLNESS CAUSED BIZ A NAIL
IN MS NEW SHOES.

Mrs.. Rockefeller Also Contracts blood Poi.
sonIng In Attending Him, and 10th Have
Heen In the Surgeons Hnnds--wiTe Con.
vaiescing-lHusbnsd Not Out OF Danger.
William Rockefeller. President OF tho Stand
ard OIL Company. and his wife are both Ill with
blood poisoning at their home at $50 Fifth
avenue. Mr.. Rockefeller Is seriously I'll. and
although his physicians say that he will re-
cover. they admit that he is not out Of dan
ger. Mrs. Rockefeller Is convalescing. and
will probably be able to leave her room to-day
or tomorrow.
1t oil came about In very curious manner.
On Friday morning. Jan. 9. Mr.. Rockefeller
wore for the first time pair Of cork soled
button shoes that he had ordered few days
before. He found them little tight. but as
the pressure was uniform he thought they
would stretch into good shape after few
days wear. Mr. Rockefeller Is a great walker.
He walked about the greater part Of the morn
ing. When he sh down at noon he felt sharp
pain in the toe Of his right foot. A few hours
later. while at directors meeting. the pain
became 80 sharp that he took the shoe of The
stocking under the ball Of the big toe was
stained with blood.
Mr. Rockefeller thrust his hand into the shoe
and felt ut tho tin the point OF an iron shoe
nail. He tried to break 1t down with the back
Of his. penknife. but he could not get at II,
Then he put the shoe on again and resumed
With his brcther. John D.. RoeEefeilerHt
usually walk home from % Broadway to Fifty
fourth strickland In the earnestness OF con-
When he reached home. however. he was re-
minded Of 1t very. sharply and forcibly: The
nail had punctured the skin and penetrated an
4 physician was summoned. who left pre-
scription for healing lotion. The next morn
dence at Tarrytown. Although tho day was
cold and the ground was covered with snow he
this on Sunday. too. but that day
his toe bsgann to Ian hin n again a and ne fst
As soon as h rsachsd tho city next morning
f D Robs1t %sr Of - w ssSHa fssS
street. wel-known surgeon. DR.. Weir said /;
result; i may even Be too late now,
incision Was made along the tor, Of the toe. Il
was found that abscesses had already formed
the sesea The and m
That afternoon Mrs. Rockefeller showed tho
sSe IS sthe matter with
IT, It's all intamed and i hurts dLeadt9lly"
asEss whetSsr sEs
Yes. dressed 1t on Friday night when 1t
first hurt him."
-" Did you have any cut or scratches on your
finger" v,
know. l scratched myself on the tip Of the
finger. the day before. But that was mere
An hour later Mrs. Rockefeller was in bed.
and they had cut open almost the whole length
OF her finger and removed a quantity OF mat
ter. slight fever set in. but the infiamma-
ton did not spread. and after four days Mrs;
Rockefell er WAS out OF danger: though still
very weak and considerably frightened Mr..
Rockefeller was not SO fortunate. After the
operation the Inflammation spread and lyp-
phangitis: set in. The poison lodged IN the
Mr.. Rockefeller suffered great pain and grew
more and more feverish until the day before
yesterday. when second operation was per-
formed.
Mr.. Rockefeller was anRsthetzed. and DR..
Weir removed the poisoned glands. A few
hours later the patient was feeling much bet
ter. though still very feyerish. Yesterday he
continued to improve although the foyer had
not left him altogether His brother. John D,
Rockefeller. visits him daily.