The morning call., 1893-03-21

as could be expected. but another serious
trouble DEVELOPED q few days ago.
The symptoms were, it is sad, at first
taken to Indicate Inflammation of the bow
els.
Now it is learned that the trouble is
inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
This is an apparently useless portion of
the human anatomy, but trouble with it is
a serious thing and often. If not generally,
terminates fatally.
Yesterday five physicians. including DR..
j. w. Keeney and DR.. j. F. Morse, held a
consultation over the case. The doctors ana
others in attendance on Mr.. Mackay are
very retieent about the particulars of the
case.
When DR.. Morse, who had been attending
Mr.. Mackay during his Illness, was seen by
a CALL reporter last night, he stated that
he was called in few days ago to attend
Mr.. Mackay, who was suffering from in
fammation of the small appendix of the
bowels.
At that time his condition was not alarm
ing, but he grew a little worse, and yester-
dav it was thought that an operation would
have to be resoTted TO.
But during he day he seemed to I'M
prove somewhat, aud at $3.50 o'clock last
night, when he left Mr.. Mackay's room,
his condition was favorable. AID 10 imme-
diate dsnger was apprehended.
As DR.. Morse had not been called since
that time be considered Mr.. Mackay's con-
dition was stin favorable.
james L. Flood was seen this morning at
1o'eock, coming from the sick chamber. and
his report was not as favorable as that given
by DR.. Morse.
Maet-ay- Y e i'll - ba soil
To-day. as I learned this evening. his
case assumed an alarming aspect lie
seemed to sink rapidly, and for time was
told was not expected to recover.
Just as 1 left him he was much i'm
proved over his condition early In the even
ing, but he is by no means out of danger
turn for the worse may come at any
time. ) ould such occur there can be little
hope. We have Just sent for Richard Dey,
his secretary"
So saying Mr.. Flood jumped into a coupe
and was driven away.
Health Officer Keeney reported very
briefly late last night that Mr.. Mackay's
wound was all right; that his patient was
not 10 immediate danger and was resting
quietly; that it was not certain that an
opera ton would be performed and that
such an operation would be serious matter.
critical condition is not directly the result
of his bullet wound. the physical condition
resulting from it has had much to 10 with
the seriousness Of his new trouble and COM
plicates it.
There is no medical authority for the
cause of the intestinal trouble, but in this
connection 1t is known that about a week or
two ago Mr.. Mackay partoOk very heartily
OF plate Of shTimps, of which food he was
very fond.
Soon after eating them he complained of
nausea, from when lie did not recover for
several DAYS.
A friend who visited the millionaire
shortly after this incident told him that his
daughter had been i'll for several days, aud
That he attributed her sickness to having
partaken too heartily Of a dish of shTimps,
which the gentleman believed had acted on
her system like poison.
Mr.. Mackay at this remark turned 70 his
friend and said that he had experienced the
same symptoms and that he believed that
there was something the matter with the
shrimps at this season, though he had never
known them before to exert a deleterious
effect
Further inquiry by the gentleman whose
daughter had suffered in this way, among
his friends. resulted in the discovery that
several other people had been poisoned by
eating shrmps.
At l o'clock this morning there were no
physicians IN the slcGroom OF the million
AiTe at the Palace Hotel
The bullet which Rippey fired lodged in
the processes Of the spinal column at the
NTH rib. and with the strong constitution Of
the patient illumination was considered the
only danger to easy and complete recovery,
EHppey is on the high road 10 reco very at
the Receiving Hospital.