Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-22
Earlier Report.

midnight, in reply to the usual queS-
iOning.
Earlier Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1e-Mr. Blaine is
still alive. Whether this message can
be repeated tomorrow, tonight or
even in an hour it is impossible to say.
The doctors themselves, learned as any
IN the profession, can say no more.
They attended him this morning and
after d thorough examination left the
house, and jumping hurriedly into
cab, drove away before anyone could
question them. The black butler
answered the bell. 1.-THE DOCTOR"
he said, told me to say that Mr..
Blaine passed a fairly comfort
able night and that he is a little bet
ter than he was yesterday" That
was all the information he would i'm
part, and he has been too long under
the tutelage of Mrs. Blaine to be
pumped. The information, though
meager, is half satisfying, for it per-
Ing, according to the family's own
statement, Mr.. Blaine was very low
lower, in fact, than at any time dur
ing his iilness-and the family was
very much alarmed. According to to-
days bulletin, therefore, he is not
gate SO low and the family are not SO
greatly alarmed.
The night was an anxious one for
the family. The physicians left at
late hour, after giving instructions to
be telephoned for at the slightest I'M
favorable symptom The crowd which
since early in the afternoon had stood
on the opposite sidewalk, in the street
and on the walk on either side of the
''Red House" scarcely thinned till the
town clock rang out the hour
of midnight. Then the lights
in the house began to go
out, and as each one disappeared some
of the crowd departed, and when,
about o'clock, the last light went out
and left the house in absolute dark
ness, the remnants of the crowd de-
parted, leaving only the newspaper
death watch behind. The latter, bum
died up in heavy overcoats-for the
night was cold and damp-remained
till morning, pacing slowly back and
forth beneath the trees in Lafayette
! Park, just in front of the house.
But there was nothing unusual to
record The night went by and morn
ing came and the suffering statesman
was still alive. The early birds of toll
paused in their walk for moment to
look at the house and then passed on.
When the newsboy left the morning
paper the butler instantly opened the
door and carried it into the house. He
looked sleepy, the white tie was under
his car and his SwallOw-tail coat was
wrinlled. He had evidently slept in
spond at once to any call that might
be made.
A little before 10 O. clock the doctors,
accompanied by DR.. LOOMS, Of Brook
Ign, who had come in on the early
train in response 10 telegram, re-
turned to the house and remained
there for nearly an hour. Then Drs.
johnson and Hyatt came out and gave
the correspondents the following
bulletin:
"Although GMr. Blaine's condition
during the last week has given seri-
Gus anxiety, yet at the present mo-
ment he is decidedly better and in no
immediate danger. 1t is impossible to
predict what changes may occur, but
his condition this morning gives a
more hopeful feeling as to the progress
of his disease.
''ALFRED L. LOOMS, NJ. D.
FRANK HYATT, M. D.
"W. w. JOHNSON, M. D."
The only difference IN the report
which is given out by the same au-
thority to-day is that the cancer, in
stead of being in the stomach is in his
bowels Besides there is kidney
trouble, which, together with the pros
trated nervous condition of the patient,
Is sufficient to warrant the state
ment that the ex-Secretary is
doomed to an early death. The
doctors may relieve him of pain and
for a few more times bring him
out of the sinking spells into which he
falls. He suffers from excruciating
pain at times, and opiates have to be
administered to prevent him crying
out in his agony, but that is all the
doctors can do-they cannot restore
him to health. Mr.. Blaine has
not been out of his bed since
Saturday. and the Authorizations
which visited him on Friday
have not appeared. He has been un.
conscious great part of the time, but
1t was because of the opiates admin
istered. When he has come from their
influence he has talked little with
his oldtime accustomed clearhess. But
he does not talk much. He is too
weak. No one but this doctors and
members of the family are permitted
to see him.