The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
MIR. BLAINE'S CONDITION.
HIS SOW INSISTS THAT NE rs NOT
CRIITCILLY Ill.
The Family and Physicians Refuse ANY In-
formation Regarding tho Nature OF His
MaindN-dr. blaine Contradicts tho Re-
port that lie Has Become u Catholic,

Maindy-ssr. Blaine ContradIcts tho Ike.
port that lie Has Become IL Catholic.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1G. Jamos G. blaine re-
mains In the Same condition to. night that he
has been In for the past week. He is very i'll.
and for two or three days has been seriously
80. That he Is in danger Of Immediate death.
his physicians or the members of his family
Will not admit. He has received no visitors
since Monday last, no ono but tho doctors and
members OF the family being permitted to see
him. Tonight the lower part OF tho house is
closed. but nr stairs. on the raror ard bed
room floors the shutters are OPEN and bright
light shines through the windows of all the
rooms. There are no carriages before the
door and no indications of anything unusual
occurring.
A close friend Of the Blaine family. who has
always. heretofore. been admitted to Mr.
Blaino's room at any time. day or night, said
to-day that he knows Mr.. Blaine is very sick
man. for when he called yesterday he was un-
able to SEQ even Mrs. Blaine. The attending
physician still refuses absolutely to state the
nature of Mr.. Blaine's disease or discuss his
condition from any standpoint. Ho says he is
led to this determination BY the earnest np.
rcals OF Mrs. Blaine. who wants nothing to be
given to the newspapers. except tho fact that
her husband is confined to his room by indis-
position. The public generally now regard
| Mr.. Blaine as on his deathbed. and the knowl-
edge OF this IMPRESSION distrcsses Mrs. Elaine
| Gerry much. She aud her hus' and have always
been very sensitive to newspaper accounts OF
their political disanpointmonts and domestic
| troubles. and for tho last few days Mrs.
Eaine has attempted to keep the, newspapers
| the reports Of his illness might have upon
| him. This aversion 10 havingthe public know
his real condition is ina measure resn3n siblo
re ss o IT. "eHI1 his hssn
version TO tho Catholic Church seem to have
Nc, foundation, The reported visits Of Carolina!
! Gibbons and Father Ducey led to the hclief
| that Mr.. Blaine had been received into tho
! The Sun to publish the statement that Father
| Ducey has not seen Mr.. Blaine during his pros
| ent illness or for n long timo prior thereto. lio
says, moreover. in the, most emphatic manner.
that Father Ducey. will not see him. indicating
| very plainly by his manner that the enmity
between tho Blaines and the priest growing
| not been. and will not he. wiped out.
James q. Rlaine. Jr.. is now q. clerk in the
! passenger department OF the Bal tmore and
! Senate. Sewell of New ,'ersNy Is Pre- sdent. He
goes about in society and talks more freely to
| newspaper reporters about his fathers conli-
tion than does any other membe OF the family.
| He insists that his father is not critically ill.,
, AMI says that the stories as to his conversion
| to Catholicism are absurd and wholly untrue.
| As none OF the other liaines will talk for pub
| LEGATION. the statements hy tho son must be
| taken as representing tho true condition OF
| affairs.
| This letter has just been given to tho press
Il MArisoS PL.cY. WASHINGTON. Dec. IL, 1892.
Mrs Raine. in reply to the many letters of anxious
/ injury her this SUBJECT. asks me stat,
Ma nS5. moi me .slss Kan m e rSn1T ,ha
and that nothing could be further from his thought q,
| JAMES G. BLAINE. ia.