Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-09
News BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
MR.. BLAINE'S RELAPSE.
Physicians Thought the End
Had Come.
ANTICIPATING The FINAL CALL,
Protest Against Home Rule
For Ireland.
ACCUSATION AGAINST A PRELATE.
Arson and Burglary in
Bridgeport.
ACCUSATION AGAINST A pRELArE.
FEARING THE WORST.

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FEARING THE WORST.
Mr.. Blaine Suffers Several Relapses-
Weakness of the Ieart-W1thoul
Hope of Ultimate Recovery-DyiDe
Like a PhilOsOpher-Presby
Clergyman Prnys-The Physicians
Midnight Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Dr. johnson is-
sued from the Blaine mansion at o'clock
this morning. When questioned he said
that he was summoned to Mr.. Blaine's bed
side at O'Clock this morning and had
been in attendance since that hour. Mr..
Blaine, he said, began to grow weaker
yesterday afternoon and this condition
grew worse as night came on and con.
tinued through the night, and this morn.
ipg Mr.. Blaine was In a really dangerous
condition-so much 80 as to cause sppre-
hension for the worst. When asked If
Mr.. Blaine's chances for rallying were
equal with the unfavorable possibilities,
Dr.. johnson replied that the chsnces
leaned toward failing on the part of the
patient.
Dr.. Hyatt was called in early this morn
ing and arrived at the house shortly g.
fore 7 o'clock. After a consultation the
two physicians, DIR. Johnston at 8 q. m.
went home, leaving DR.. Hyatt at Mr..
Blaines bedside. DIR. johnson returned
to Mr.. Blaine's residence shortly before 10
o'clock, and few minutes later DR.. Hyatt
came out of the house and went to break
fast. He stated that Mr.. Blaine had raj
~ -
that he responded more freely to the medi-
cines administered to him. They had re-
vived him somewhat and the action of the
heart was better. Mr.. Blaine was still
very feeble, but there was an improve
ment from the very critical condition of
the early morning. DR.. Hyatt returned to
the house after he had breakfssted. Mr..
Blaines physicians at noon made the fol-
lowing statement:
Yesterday Mr.. Blaine lost strength, but
last night the weakness became more de-
cided for few hours and he seemed in
danger of a speedy termination. Since
morning, however, he is somewhat stronger
and now shows decided evidence of rally
ing, but no great hope can be felt unless
the improvements become more marked.
His present symptoms are connected
with an irregular action of the heart"
Towards the evening Mr.. Blaine rallied
slightly from his attack. This rally was
effected by the doctors administering
nitro elycerine to stimulate the action of
the heart, which, it is believed, is almost
clogged by uraemic poisoning. This drug
| is the most powerful known to medical
science and IL never used except on des-
psrate occasions. Repeated doses of the
| medicines were given during the day and
this afternoon. After noon Mr.. 1.aine
Col iv,&o oor,{ of his S1aaf,
becoming more restful as 1t continued, and
at O'Clock DR.. johnson said Mr.. Blaine's
| condition showed slight improvement over
| the morning at noon time. He lett the house
| at O'Clock and DR.. Hyatt, who had been
| out, returned almost Immediately. It is
| ascertained there we're three relapses dur
| ing the night. At a. NJ, when he was
| first seized with heart failure, Mr.. Blaine'i
| physician thought the end had come. Mr..
| Blaine was sinking rapidly and DR.. John,
i son worked over him for some time before
/ signs of any recovery became evident. His
| condition was SO alarming that the family
| fearfully looked for the end before dawn
| and 80 remained awake for the rest of the
| night. By the aid of stimulsnts, chatting
| and the usual accessories Mr.. Blaine rallied
| He soon sitter, however, relapsed into 6
| stupor. Suddenly at o'clock this morn
| ing he opened his eyes. which were as cleal
Il AS Lu6y cNoE "o2Cy nhe, DSSAH6 oAo kAy -
| clan, exclaimed:
| doctor, am glad you have come"
| The tones of his voice were remarkably
| clear end strong for a man almost in ex
| tremss. Five minutes later still he had {
| second attack of heart failure. Strange Il
relate, he again rallied, only to be seizec
| the third time three hours later. The
| powerful heart restoratives applied by thu
doctors were successful in rallyiug anc
making more steady the feeble aud fitfu
| pulsations of the heart, SO that by tn
time the church goers passed the famil.
residence Mr. Blaine's condition was
shade better. He WAS still, however, e.
weak and Frustrated that the doctors di'
not dare to leave him both at the same
fearing that another attack and the fins
| summons might come at any moment.
Representative and Mre. Hit, intimat
personal friends of the family, were abou
the earliest callers of the day. The
learned from members of the family tbs
Mr. Blaine had passed bad night and th
worst was to be feared and then wer
away. Mr.. Hit was heartsick at the new
He sorrowfully admitted he did not thin
either Mrs. Blaine or other members of tt
family hoped for an ultimate recover,
and said that Mrs. Blaine WAS EVIDENT
prepared for the worst.
| MI. IoOOlt DJdiAe, q oioehSh ~ VAN SA>
Z man, called about II O'Clock and RENAME
q longer than on any of his visits on previo'
days. Subsequently to leaving the hou
he said his brother was low and he did NJ
thin i. possible for any material improv
,. ment to manifest itself.
/. Soon after IL O'Clock an intimate frier
: of the family left tho residence and W
@ driven 10 the Western Union Office, whe
II kilograms were sent to relatives announ
!. ing the latest state of the Illness. The
stated, 1t is understood, that the fami
were without hope that Mr.. Blaine won
= | recover During the afternoon visito
~ were coming to and going from the ma
sion. Among the callers were Vice Pre-
dent Morton, Congressman Boutelle, 81
,, rotary of State Foster and Private Secl
tary Halford.
Vice President Morton saw members
the family and while they did not ds
hope for any permanent improveme
they expressed themselves as not anticip
ing an Immediate collapse.
Similar information wac given otf
- Glove friends by members of the family a
by the doctors, though the latter usua
qualified any expression of opinion by 81
ing If no unusual or uulooked-for char
occurred the patient was in no immedi
danger.
AS the shades of night fell upon the M
sion dim light appeared in the sick TO
on the third floor south side.
A warm personal friend of Mr.. Bls
said to-day.
.'Mr. Blaine has not had a connec
thought for thirty days past. The he
,le while nourishing other organs has not b
strong enough for furnishing the necess
blood for the brain. Hence it Is that
y Blaine is slowly periehipg at the I
"A But Mr.. Blaine dies likely philc
"a pher at last, distasteful as
subject of death has boon to
~ in other and stronger days. A
~ weeks since he called his family about
0C and calmly told them that he did not
pect to recover. He was in full possess
Of his mental faculties, and went over
Il affairs in detail and said to each of
/ children what he had to cay. In the
tervening period the members of the fl
" have become reconciled to the end wi
lie impending. When the history is "
ra ten of Mr. Blaine's illness the touching
votion of the wife ard mother will be
y. of its interesting chapters. No one,
cept the members of the family, are abb
annreciate her fidelity Watchfulness