Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-01-09
| SINKING.
Mr.. Blaine in a Critical
Condition.
Irregular Action of the Heart
Is the Cause.
Physicians Can Give No Hope
at All for Recovery
And Say That the Chances are Nos
Decidedly Against Him.
End Probably Very Near---It May
be Hours, Possibly, Days.
Little Easier was Condition Of Distins uished
Patient at Latest Report.
End Probably Very Near---It May
be Hours, Possibly, Days.
Little Easier" was Condition Of Distins uished
Patient at Latest Report


this morning. When questioned he said
that he was summoned to Mr.. Blane's bed
side Mt o'clock this morning and been il
attendance since.
MIR. Blaine, he said, began to grow
weaker YESTERDAY afternoon. and this condi.
ton grew worse as night came on and con
tinue,l through the night; this morning Mr.
Blaine was in really Il dangerous condition.
50 much so as to cause apprehension fof
the worst
When asked il Mr.. Blaine's chances for
rallying were equal with the unfayorablc
possibilities, DIR. Johnston replied that the
chances leaned toward failing OH the part
of the patient.
Dr. Hyatt was called in early this morn
ing and arrived at the house shortly before
seven. After a consultation by the two
physicians, DIR. Johnston, at s A. NJ, went
home for breakfast, leaving DR.. Hyatt ii
MIR. Blainc's bedside.
Dr. Johnston returned 10 MIR. blaine :
residence shortly before 10, and few min
utes later Dr. Hyatt went to breakfast.
He stated that Mr.. Blaine had rallied
somewhat since early morning. and that lac
responded more freely 10 the medicines
administered They revived him somewhat
and the action of the heart was better.
Mr.. Blaine is still very feeble, though
there in an Improvement from his very
critcal condition of the early morning. Dr.
Hyatt returned TO the house after break
fast.
Mr.. Blaincs physicians at noon made
following statement;
Yesterday MIR. Blaine lost strength, and
last night the weakness became more de-
cidcd and for few hours he seemed in
danger of speedy termination. Since
morning he is somewhat stronger, and at
the present moment shows more decided
evidence of rallying, but no grca, hope can
be felt unless the improvement becomes
more marked than at present and continued
for some hours. HE present symptoms
are connected with an irregular action Of
the heart"
Towards evening Mr. Blaine rallied
slightly from the attack of the mornn.
This rally was effected by the doctors AL
ministering nitro-glycerine to stimulate the
action of the heart, which, it is believed. is
almost cIogged by uracmic poisoning. This
drug is the most powerful known to medical
science and never used except on desperate
occasions. Repeated doses OF the medicine
were given during the day.
After the noon hour Mr.. Blaine grad
ually fell into Il scml-s,upor, his sleep be
coming more rcs,fui as it continued, and 1t
) O'Clock DR.. Johnston SAID Mr.. Blaine
condition showed u slight improvement
over the morning and noonlimc.
lie left the house 1T j O'Clock and Dr.
Hyatt. who had been out, returned almost
immediately II asccrtaincd that there were
three distinct relapscs during The night.
At A NJ, when Mr.. Blaine was frs
seized with heart failure, his ply
cian really thought the end
had come. NJ. Blaine was sinking rapidly
and Dr. Johnston worked over him for
some time before signs Of recovery became
evident. His condition was 20 alarming
that the family looked for tie end before
lawn and remained awake for the rest ai
the night.
BY aid of s,imulants, clafiog and The
usual accessories Mr. Blaine rallied. lie
soon after relarsed into stupor
Suddenly ai j o'clock this morning hu
opened his eyes, which were clear as ever.
and seeing the physician, exclaimed doc
tor. am glad YOU have come.
The tones of his voice were remarkably
clear and strong for man almost in cx-
trcInis. Five minutes later he had see
on1 attack Of heart failure. Strange Ia
relate he again rallied, oniy TO he seized
the third time. three hours later.
The powerful heart rcstoraii,es applied
hv the doctors were successful in railyiug
and making more steady tho feeble AMI 1T
fui pulsatipns of the heart. so that by the
lime church gocrs passed the family resi-
dence Mr.. Baine's condition was Shade
better.
lie was still so weak and pr0stra;etl that
the doctors did not dare leave him both ai
tltr same time fearing that another attack
and the final summons might come at any
morncnt.
Representative and Mrs. Hit intimate
and personal friends of the Blaine family
were about the earliest callers of the day
They learned from members of the fainil,
that Mr.. Blsine had passed very bad night
End that the worst was to he feared; and
then wes, away. Mr. Hit was hearfSiea
At the news anil his face showed pisiniy
the grief hc felt at the coming dissolution
Of his loDg-iime friend. He sorrowfulI,
admitted ti,at he did not think either Mrs
Blaine or the other members of the faniIs
hoped for ultimate recovery, and said Mrs
Blaine was evidently prepared for the
worse.
Robert Blaine, brother of the .ick man
called about ! | and relsincd longer thar
On any Of Iiis visits Of previous days. suh
! seqifent to leaving the house H. said hi
bro,Iier was quite low and he dii not thinl
il possible for ans material improvement &
manifest itself.
Soon after II, intimate friends Of til,
family left the residence AMI were driven {,
the Western UH.on Telegraph office, wher,
kilograms were sent 10 relatives Of the fam
iIg announcing The latest stale OF his i'll
ness These sl,tes!, II Is undcrsio,~i. tia
the family was without hope that Mr.
Blsine wu1ld recover.
All during the afternoon visitors wsr,
conipg 10 and going frui8 the Elaine man
sioii. tin. news ~ his dangerous euaditio,
having travelled with great ragidisy in Off
| cisl AMI social eirciss-.
!, Among the rsllsrs were Nne presaiefl
Mertoa. Representative Donteile
Secretary of State Foster an,
. Private Secretary fisiforf. Vice Prtsi
I dent Morton sas members of thu family
! and while they did not dare hope for an,
permanent improvement, they expressed
themselves as not anticipating an snmet:ia;.
collapse.
Similar Information was given othei
close friends by members of the family
and doctors. though the latter usnaily quail
flied any expression of opnisp, b saying
that If no unusual or unlocked for chang
occur. the pa;isnt is in no immediate dan
ger
"a the sha,les Of nigh, fell on the man
sion tlirn light appeared ia the sick roon
on the third floor, south, fisiiors becam'
fewer, and people on the street harrrd b,
the house 10 tlie COLI. only stopping m,l
ment to ask Of Mr.. Blainc's coBGition fral
the newspaper ms u about The house. Sine
Mr. Biaio.-'s relapse. three weeks ago, II,
press wires leading from Washington 10 ii,
great news ccntres of the country have i.t
for one moment remained unrf,sn.sfi.
warm PERSONAL friend of Mr. Biai.s