St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-24

shine for her. This has been a sad Sun
day for the president, his family and
the other faithful watchers by Mrs.
HarriSon's bedside. The green lawns
Of the White house grounds were strewn
Today with scared and withered autumn
leaves. and the dying aspect of nature
was but typical of the sad change in
progress within the White house. DR..
Gardner up to 10O'clocf tonight has paid
Six visits to the sick room in the south
west corner OF the presidents home,
and each time he could give 10 word of
encouragement to the anxious family.
The history of the day, as gathered
from the reports Of the doctor, is one of
steady and rapid decline of the little re-
manning strength of his patient, SO that
1t seemed the utmost
Limit of Weakness
co-eXisthnt with life had been reached.
CHE present change for the worse has
Been more alarming than any previous
decline, and set in last night. The pre-
FiOuS night had been a reStful one. but
last night Mrs. Harrison was uneasy
and very restless. This continued
throughout the night, and, as a conse-
quence, she grew weaker. She
was already in a most exhausted
condition, and the further loss
of strength made it question
able whether even her remarkable
vitality could bring about another rally.
Dr.Gardner found no change other than
this great weakness in his early morn
ing visit about s O'Clock. 1t was. how
ever, so pronounced that he was fearful
that the end was very near at hand.
He visited her again very soon, and
found that she had continued to grow
steadily weaker, and could scarcely
move. He said then that Mrs. Harrison,
unless she could again summon strength
enough to tally once more, might pass
away during the night, or even sooner.
Her condition was SO alarming that the
doctor
Repeated His Visit
within short time, and, finding that
all his efforts to rally her had been una
Valling, and that her strength continued
steadily to ebb, he made yet another
cali about two hours later. DR.. Gardner
visited the White house about o'clock
this afternoon, making the fourth time
he had seen Mrs. Harrison during the
day. AS he was driving out of the
grounds he was stopped by represent
atiye of the Associated Press. and, in
response to Inquiries, said that Mrs.
Harrison was i'll state of extreme
exhaustion, and that unless she could
tally from it she was apt to pass away
within few hours. In his opinion she
was now as weak as she possibly could
be and still live. She began failing this
morning, and has gradually become
weaker and weaker. She has displayed
remarkable vitality throughout, but
has nearly reached the limit of her ell
durance. In reply to a direct question
on that point, DR.. Gardner said Mrs.
Harrison might pass away at any time
within few hours. and again she might
Hnger III her present state for forty
eight hours. While he did not exactly
say so. he intimated plainly that he
feared the end would come before morn
Ing. Seven O'Clock again found Dr..
Gardner at the White house. He stayed
there about half au hour. and, when he
zane down stairs, could give
Encouragement.
He said that Mrs. Harrison was so
weak that she had not even strength TO
cough, and that her condition was ''crit-
IcaF' IN the extreme sense of the word
Death might come at any time nOw
At 10 O'Clock DR.. Gardner made another
visit to the White house, and re-
: manned half an hour. When leav-
ing the house he said Mrs. Har.
rison was resting quietly and he
did not think that she would die to-
night. There is still evidence in the
ease of Mrs. Harrison's wonderful vi
tality, for the doctor said that, although
the patient was grain weaker than
when he last saw her, yet she was
stronger than he expected to find her.
Mrs. Harrison has suffered from nerv-
Dusness during the day, and this has
helped to bring about the exhaustion
which is Fastening the decline that has
been in progress all day. She sleeps
about half an hour at time. and takes
very little nourishment. This is re-
stricted to little peptOniZed beef, with
q stimulant. So weak and helpless has
Mrs. Harrison become that she has no
longer strength enough to cough. She
is perfectly conscious. DR.. Gardner, at
the end of this visit, notified the presi-
dent and the members of his household
of the exceedingly precarious condition
of Mrs. Harrison, but said he would not
call again during the night unless sum-
moned by information of a change in
her prese mt condition.
Her Pastor Calls.
Dr. Hamlin, the pastor Of the Church