Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-25
HISTORY OF ThE CASE.
DIR. Gardner Tells OF the Brave Struggle
Against the Destroyer.

DR.. Gardner Tells of the Brave Struggle
Against the Destroyer.
To reporter for the United Press,
DR.. Gardner, the faithful attendant
upon Mrs. Harrison throughout the
long and tedious illness which :ermln-
ated with her death, gave the follow
ing history of the case: Mrs. Harrl-
sons illness dates from the attack of
the grip which seized her during the
winter of ls90-9l. This was followed
10y bronchitis which lasted number of
weeks. but without ANY apparently Sc
rlous results. during the summer OF
1891 she contracted, while at Cape
| May, q severe cold and the bronchitis
turned and lasted during the entire
summer. Yet no danger was appre-
hended.
"In January. 1892, the cough again
made its appearance lasting tive or SIX
weeks, not severe enough to cause her
TO remain indoors but enough TO com
pei her TO seek medical advice. | was
| called IN and prescribed for her. IL
March. Mrs. Harrison had a second at
tack of the grip, followed by pneumo-
MIA. The grip symptoms lasted four
days and the pneumonia proper nine
| days. Ii was n simple case of catar-
rahal pneumonia and no alarm was
felt by those around Mrs. Harrison,
myself included. After recovering
from the pneumonia Mrs. Harrison's
cough seemed TO be more persistent
than ever, coming on III paroxlsms,
and with more or less bloody expector-
atoms.
On the first of May there was quite
severe hemorrhage from the lungs.
The Danger Signal.
This was the first danger signal. At
once her lungs were sounded by per
cussion and u slight duliness was found
IN the apex of the right lung. Soon
after DR.. f. +. Doughty of New York,
was called IN consultation and 1t was
then decii ID that Mrs. Harrison had
tuberculosis of the lung IN the inclp-
lent stage.
after the hemorrhage, there was
distinct attack OF hectic fever, her
temperature rising to about l03 degrees
each night. This condition lasted
until after Mrs. Harrison was taken TO
Loon Lake on July 6, last. After the
first week at Loon Lake she seemed to
improve IN her general condition, the
cough grew less, the temperature was
somewhat reduced, ehe became
stronger and her appetite improved
considerably.
But this Improvement was of short
duration, perhaps three and one-half
weeks. Soon the cough returned with
renewed vigOr, the fever increased and
the appetite failed. On about Septem-
an examination revealed a rapid pro-
gress of the disease and 1t WAS found
that two-thirds of the right lung had
consolidated. The left was at this
time untouched apparently by the dis
ease. Five DAYS later sub-acute plu-
rlsy came on, with serious affection
into the cavity of the right pleura.
Operation Performed
"An operation was performed on
September 10 and about one and a half
plnts of fluid was removed. but IN
twenty-four hours the cavity filled
again and a second tapping was seen
to toe necessary. This was done on
September ii and about one and half
pints withdrawn. 1t was then
seen that the disease had made
rapid progress IN the lett lung. With
sill this there was an extreme degree of
nervous exhaustion, which WAS very
bad complication. While at Loon Lake.
Or. Trudeau, who has q large sanltar-
ium at Ssranloe lake for the treatment
of pulmonary disease and who Is recog-
nized ss one of the leading specialists
IN the country, was called tor consul
tation with Or. Doughty and myself,
but there was nothing further that
could be done. and II WAS decided that
the best thing to do was to bring Mrs.
Harrison back 20 Washington while it
could be done
when WAS the president made
aware of the desperate character of
Mrs UArrsOn's iiinesf'
during the first week IN MAY the
president was { ia by ne replied Or.
Gardner. "that Mrs. Harrison had tub
erCOloss of the lungs n the inc plent
stage. Before the atlent was removed
from Loon Lake, and alter the consul
tauOn with pT. Tfudssu. the president
wss told that there wa. no hope. HIS
wife had been g. climate
deemed most favorable for such all
meuts. yet the q -esse had progressed
rapidly despite sll efforts. and there
was nothing Tor "a TO hone.
Inherited the Disease
Can YOU sav anYtn ng "a TO Mrs. Hsr-
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disease made Its appearance
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