The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
BLAINE A VERY SICK MAN,
BUT IT rs SAID TINT THERE rs NO M
MEDIiTE DANGER or HIS DEATH.
III. Physician and Family Decline TO State
the Nature OF His Disease, but from
Other Sources 1t Is Learned His Kid
neys Are Affected, as Well as His Lungs.

Otuef sources IL Learned AId-
neys Arc Affected, as Well ns His Lungs.
WASHINGTON. Dec 15.-Mr. Blaine is not as
we'll tonight rs he was yesterday. This stato-
nent is made on the authority OF his physician.
who also says that reports to the effect that
Mr.. Blaine is lying ut tho point of death are
not warranted by the facts. THE SuN corre-
spondent has endeavored to-day to learn the
true condition OF Mr. Blaine. After conversing
with DR.. w. w. johnson. the attending physi-
clan. and Mr.. James G. Blaine. Jr.. on the SUBJ
jcct. it his belief that. while Mr. Blaine Is q
sick man. there is no immediate danger OF his
death. DR. Johnson and Mr.. Blaine. Jr. arc
avcrse to being quoted. in Difference to tho
wishes OF Mrs. Blaine. who objects to having
the details OF her husbands illness and the
description of the disease from which he Is
suffering set forth in the newspapers.
Mr. Bnine's condition tonight Is BY no
means alarming. Yesterday he was brighter
and more cheerful than he has been for several
days past lie sat UP in bed and joined In tho
conversation with tho doctor and his wife.
He discussed general topics. and appeared to
take an interest in everything going on around
him. To-day he was less cheerful. and was
dis posed to remain in u reclining position in
bed. There is nothn. to indicate that his
lungs nro affected. and there would he no
cause for dcnying it il they were. Tho Blaine
wv IOl lcSt lltu NJ tneSo luctub-
tons in Mr.. Bluines condition. While no may
DO Very poorly tonight. by tomorrow an i'm
provcment may occur. In short. If Mr. Blaine
is dying man his family and his physicians
are being deceived. They refuse to discuss
his ailments further than to say that he has u
bronfhla. affection; hut they insist that his
Tho fact that tho physicians decline to enter
,nn an s SY i OF tine disease eaTes
fuse to be satisfied wit he vague statements
given out officially. For instance. an eminent
physician. VINO is not connected with the case.
SAID TO- night that it was generally, supposed
10y tho medical fraternity that Mr.. Blaine is
sufferer from kidney troubles. When the
affection becomes chronic complications are
npt 10 arise which affect the stomach and
lungs.
Blaine to warmer and less chanceable eli
mate as soon aS he is strong enough to endure
the journey. The. resent sudden changes in
temperature in Washington and the prevail;
to have greatly interfercd with the successful
treatment of Mr.. Blnine's case. and to have
1t is said that he will bc taken either to Aiken.
s. G.. or to some plarein Florida. .,,
ing ELECTS simply the response through an at
,sndant. that" MIR. Blaine's condition is about
the same From another source 1t is learned
that his condition is less favorable than it was
Although there is no danger apparently OF
there is no DOUBT that MIR Blaine is very sick
man. and his present condition eXcites the
grarest fenrs. 1t is in fact SO serious that
covering sufficiently to admit OF his removal
to n mi!dcr climate.
A person qualified t. speak by reason OF re-
lntionship with the family says, 1T is only
within the past four nays that Mr.. Blaine's
life are rapidly running out.
At no period Of his d!ss,c ,in health for
preciate that he was stricken with II disease
that must sooner or later terminate fatally.
but with splendid courage characteristic OF
from his family and carefully performed bis
duties. public and private. Mr.. Blanes dis
ease is OF the kidneys.
Those organs. being. tho weakest. become
congsstcd whenever he takes cold. Mr.. Blaine
sat prescott suffering from n cold contracted
while out driving II few days ago: His throat
which alarms his family and friends most is
that upon the occurrence OF every relapse.
such as tho one from wi ich he is now suffer-
ing. his vital powers show less and less re-
As a mater ter Of fact. Mr. Blaine is growing
weaker and weaker as the days GO BY. Ho is
an aaYs aaa as with ns f9nd
Blaine has not felt inclined to discuss the sub
lect OF death Now he speaks upon that sub
ject freely. is preparing for the end. and is be-
coming recoIciled to the common lot OF man.
"A loving Iather. the death Of three children
within Il comparatively brief period has sorey
stricken him. and his grief has hastened tho
iH ctedS 0 '"' mainly WIN "n'en no Is al
The Hon. Joseph II. Manlcy Of Maine. Mr.
Blaines old personal tr end. came from NASH
inGton last night and put NJ at THO Fifth
in very poor health. ard that two weeks ago
moned to Washi ngton on Mr. Blaine's case
All Of Mr.. Blaine's family are now in Washing
ton: They have been summoned within the