New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH.
ALARMING REPORTS CURRENT.
STORY OF A SERIOUS SURGICAL OPERATION
PERFORMED ABOARD A YACHT.
THE NETWORK CORRESPONDENT CF THE
PHILADELPHIA PRESS TELLS AN FXrRAoH-
BINARY TALE WITH MUCH DIRECT
NESS AND CIRCUMSTANCE.


NESS AND CIRCUMSTANCE.
From The Philadelphia Press of August 49, regular
New-York correspondence
New-York, Aug 2s-Mr Cleveland returns to
Washington some day this week, If all goes well.
and there unusual reasons why when he is
again in the capital, he should receive most ten
der, considerate and gentle sympathy and support
not only from those who are in public life. but
also from the people themselves. He takes back
10 Washington "A burden and dread which he
might very justly regard of greater moment than
the financial situation which he has requested Con-
gress instantly to amelorate.
1t is useless longer to conceal the fact that MI
Cleveland is sick man, perhaps very
sick man, and that the physicians nave
fear that mortal disease is lurking in his
system. notwithstanding heroic efforts of surgery
10 remove it during the summer. Secretary La
mont, who was here last week and whose anxiety
was impressive and ptiful for his friends to SEE.
said with something of the tone OF sadness in his
voice that there would be and could be no attempt
on the part of the Administration to make any
interference in the local politics of New-Nork' ana
when asked why this So Lamont replied say
ing it to Colonel Monroe: The President is SICK
man. how sick cannot tell A. g..
time has been received from those whose sources
of information are so accurate as TO justly even
some OF whom saw and had part in what is de-
scribed. For the sake OF ne nope Wtlch ,he en-
il may be best not to repor, with absolute fidelity
a8 b bee eoyb to saw that at the time
there is hope that the marvels OF surgery have been
sufficient to meet and master the trouble Whatever
When MIR Cleveland again became President last
March he seemed to be In the best of health al
though it plain to him that he had less vlgoi.
of an Gsr s
when he fst in the Prs Of ms t # %s
10 be inferred that these were merely the iIdica-
tons that the lapse of years ana the extr9orGindy
were essening. although not unnaturaliY' ms VI
He seemed to bear the strain. however. with much
of and comparative comfort having rom tH ~,
those early embarrass ments and pressure when
await a newly inaugurated President. lie curtailed
n nn, ann5reciabe effect and after the number of
those who besieged him for otfcia, Teeosn:tqh D-
few days md healthy reaction from the nervous
But there was a mental strain one that called
for much greater draft upon his vital resources ,
the sudden overwhelming and extraordinary imam,
cia situation. Mr. Cleveland realized i1iIE Wn, J IL
shonid be- confronted immeiiatey gpon aScssso9
then produced ruin to many interests financial dis
tress the gravest danger TO the banking system
money VAS ia% %he ana o MN lie seed
and worried over it, He realized that the conn,Ii.
OF meeting emergencies. however great; as th,y
right time. now expected that he bad hut to raise
his hand and to utter profound ana unnSua u ,
advice, and the cONdlllOH VI uiS'i'HH ""' ''
would pass away.
GREAT MENTAL STRAIN
II NAV be that this mental strain developed II
II did not create. that disease with which the phE-
sicians have been contending. The doctors 90 not
know 1t. They know only what they nave SEE"
and what their instruments have done IL was
said of General Grant that there followed as con-
seouance Of the awful strain to which he he'd been
submitted after the dishonorable revelations OF
Ferdinand Wards business career that uou"e
which few months after caused the Na'oh 10
mourn.
II was in the late spring that Mr. cleveland De-
gan to be tormented by pain which seemed 10 pro-
coed from q tooth He endured 1t like hero Many
times when congressman ana DINERS ere uhs
ing with him his face was rack"d WIN pahl Mle
the struggle to endure IL without suAhrSuE eiIio-
ton caused him 70 appear to them h1n-te.s, pnGS
matte and unimpressed by the graNi'y {" me pom,
ical situation. The president endured ~ on.i III
can; the pain cost him sleep -, Sn " th rh
matte trouble which has always iufNed III III" S>S
He concealed his SUFFERING from his fanily ana
Il is probable nat no on rSCTHciiS tortur. -
well mental anxiety 70 contenG WIN NJ sIil
did not yeia I e%9mtnaiion Was made or when
the suspicion was created mat ms 'yuo,e VIZ VIZ
due to no expGs1re taeih mv informanis do not
know: they do know that there was "a time shor'N
traordinary session OF congress when IT wa deter
mined that an operation was Inevitable now ~
There We're many things 10 considering family.
the condition of the country me de'eIl ''on and
the necessity, as it seemed Tor preserving pro-
fessiOnal condolences ana therefore silence IeSI'0'
Ing this physical condition of the President. 49,
Il is probable that the decision 10 pelto,,n rV
Renedicts Yacht was due TO several reasons-one.
perhaps that the family beng IN snoI'ilgT nse
s9other that If the operation was performed WIZ
surgical success sD Re & mSat Go hat the
ablest business men Of both parties iooKea Wi" he
confidence upon Mr.. Cleveland rather tl'm i iiS
party and contemplated any contingency by Wh'St
The succession would revert to another VII" "'"'H'
anxiety.
Mr. Cleveland with Mr. Lamont. whose faithful
attendance TO one whom he respects as fr'Siu""''
but regards with another and more delightful seh'i-
ment, which approaches that OF FLAT ahectoh anu
has been a matter Of much comment during 'he
summer left Washington quite suddenly upon '"e
dav when the call for the extraordinary session OF
Congress was issued Arrangements were hlaue
in this city with CELEBRITY, and Mr. Clevelanu, ~n9
met when ne arrived mere y. III I;;ir.o1ck nh OF
other physician ana 10y Dr; s Sha haopage
whom boarded the yacht with him. ne paHs"6 ~
Of these physicians contained the instruments "a ~
surgery and the apparatus Tor afd'S'"e"N ~
mnistration .... :, chorge
He is "A ply sician here who II REGARDED 1s peiIIP
the most expert in the city IN me adnnssi6aaH
bv most OF the ablest surgeons when IT ~ detlnen
son I'd hen Iformed that the operation which
called for his professional services might b- pr,
that therefore il might be necessary for him to be
absent from the city FOR several days. IT. Is t9n
di,ion OBLIGATORY in the reporting OF inns hlhtt'I
that the name of the physician who accompanied
DT Bryant should not he published. ,,., eva
~ Cleveland. almost as soon as ne poard;n ur
zach, retired 10 his stateroom ana fell INTO a heaks
.i,'rmhar The ,ntima ton made TO me thht ne
;nh, 10 ve received a hypodermc injection certain
Is was deemed desirable nat ne h snoo to eH R
si,Tgeon and he did sleep until well INTO 'he heA'
day. .,o p,Asident of the United
States submitted himself TO the surgeon ss
calmly as gently and as Willingly as uhous" VET
he knew That possibly from that SPeTaIbm efo re
nst,' bonre had passed that the people oil me
United States would be oyerwhemed Dy riy sueoF of
sorrow, which is. perhaps The mos ~ hftberto
-. r.cap,gno war that country mas hith'i'"