Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-02-02

The following is the official statement
of the attending ply sicians as to the
cause of Mr. Blaine's death:
The beginning of Mr.. Blaine's illness
dates back some years. The earliest signs
| of i'll health were associated with, and
no doubt due to, equity tendency which
manifested itself in sub-acute attacks of
govt. disturbances of digestion and pro-
gressive innutrition and anemia. Subse-
quent events prove that at this time
changes were going on in the arteries of
| the body, hich res ulted later in symp-
toms of oblitera tion of vessels and in
chronic disease of the kidneys. The at
tack of paralysis in 1887 was connected
with similar alterations in the blood-ves-
sells of the brain. During the summer
of 1892 the evidences of failing health
were more decided, and in November,
after his return to Washington, his
symptoms suddenly assumed an aggra-
waited form. From this time, although
there were periods of apparent improve
ment, he continued to grow worse from
week to week. The symptoms were, at
first, more directly connected with the
kidneys. and examinations of the urine
showed that there was progressive in
ter'titial change going On in that organ,
.
In December signs of lung complica-
ton appeared, which were no doubt con-
nected with the general disease, but as
tubercle bscilli were found in the sputa
it is probable that there was some tuber-
cular infection as well. Much of the
distress which Mr.. Blaine suffered was
associated with this disease of the lungs
and his death was certainly fastened by
it. Toward the end of December the
heart began to show signs of unusual
weakness from cardiac degeneration and
dilation, and on December Is he had an
alarming attack of heart exhaustion
from this he rallied, but others of the
same nature required on several occa-
sious. From the middle of January these
attacks ceased, and the action of the
heart was more uniformly good. There
was, however, a daily loss of flesh and
strength. For three days before Mr..
Blaines death there was no mark
change in his condition.; each day he
seemed somewhat more feeble than OF
the day before, and on the night before
his death he did not seem to be in any
| immediate danger. Toward the morning
of The q h his pulse was observed to be
very feeble and his breathing more en-
oilds AS ICSuiU VI UIlC
heart action, Gdema of the lungs oc-
Cured. and he died without much suffer
ing at II o'clock.
During the whole of Mr.. Blaine's i'll
ness the digestion was well performed.
and liquid food Chiefly milk was taken
in full quantities. His mind was general
| ly clear, except when clouded by uraemia
and disturbed brain circulation, and al
! though unable to express him self in
words, he recognized all the members of
his family up to within few moments
of his death. Doctors Janeway and
Loomis of New York were called in con-
sultation, and rendered important SER
vice by their advice.
| (signed) VIM. w. JOHNSTON, M. D.
FRANK HYATT, M d.
This statement of the physicians will
not be supplemented by an autopsy up.
on the body of Mr.. Blaine, the members
of the family bling thoroughly satisfied
as to the cause of de ath. The body will
not be embalmed for burial, the family
| Directing to any disturbance of it.