New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28
THE DOCTORS STATEMENT.
KIDNEY DISEASE THE CHIEF ALTMAN.
THE nEGIyN1NG WAS An ATTACK OF GOVT
HEART AND Lung TROUBLES CoN'
PuCATED THE DISEASE.

THE BEGINNING WAS An ATTACK OF Gour-
HEART AND LUNG TROUBLES CON-
rrICATED THE DISEASE.
Washington Jan. 27.-The following Is the omo@
statement OF the attending physicians is 10 'ne 'A"''
OF death:
The beginning OF Mr. Blanes Illness dates back SOM:
wears The earliest signs Of i'll health were ass'S
with and no doubt due equity tendency when MANI
tested Itself Il; subacute attacks OF govt Disturbance
digestion and progressive innutrition ana shaemia'
subsequent events prove that at this uhc chanse. WV
oonc ON in the arteries OF the body, which resuteo @
IN svmnons NJ obteraton OF vessels and In chronic VI"
ease Of the kidneys The attack Of paralysis In 1881 ~
with similar alterations In the blood Nesse'
the brain. ,u,.
During the summer Of 1892 the evidences OF ia'ns
healsh werr more decided, and in November a'er M
,s,,,n IN washington his symptoms suddenly assumo "
aggravated form. From this t!me although tnee VIZ
perlods OF apparent improvement, he conthueo " -
worse from week week. The symptoms were ~ a'"
moro directly connected with the kidneys and examinations
NJ the urine showed that there was progressive n.e
s,,iol change soIng that organ, and that nc nA0
form OF chronic Brehts disease -.
!, Decsmbcr signs OF lung complication sppeA'eN,
which were no doubt connected with the genera 0i'e'
Inn, M tnbcrcle bacilli were found In inc spuS'' ~
that there tubercular infectioh a. "
,Iucb Of the distress which Mr.. Blaine suffered was "
soated with this disease Of the lungs and his de''h We"
certainly fastened by H. .ow
signs OF unusual weakness from cardiac degenefaol %
d,laa,lon and on December Is he had an alarming sA
Of heart exhaustion; from this he rallied ou' oeno
tho sam, nature occurred several occasions From ne
middle o, January these attacks ceased and the SCUM
tho heart was more uniformly good. There "a' INV
evcr a daily loss OF flesh and strength
For three days before MI. BaIne's deatn tue'e vas "
mn r,ed change In his condition each day ne scen.1 ~
what more feeble than the day before anu m Tue s
before his death did not seem 10 be IN any ~.
danger Toward the morning OF the eth Instant ~
pulse was observed be very feeble and MS oe .'
more cmbarra sscd. result OF the railing mar -
ocdoma OF the lungs occurred and ne ded "''"o''
suffering at IL o'clock 49, .,,..usa
During the whole OF Mr.. Blaine's illness tne 49,. s
ras well performed and liquid food chiefly MILK was ~
4, fuI quantities His mind generally clear eNep
when cloudcd by uraemia and disturbed orain o,
and although unable 10 express himself in words ne ~
,yoa all the members OF his family up 10 WITHIN ~"
moments OF his death. s.1ed
prs Janeway and Loomis. OF New-York, were ' .s.,
I'm consultation and rendered important service
aavco WILLIAM W. JOHNSTON, NJ "
FRANK HYATT. NJ. d.
This statement Of the physicians will not ., vi,
plemented by an autopsy upon the BODY mi,
Dlnne the members OF the family being l.,y vii
Satisfied ne 10 the cause OF deatn Inc u'"'
not be embalmed for BURIAL
Dr. Alfred l.. Loomls. the SPECIALIST VIZ WV vr
summoned to Washington several umes VIM" ,.ns
Blaine was III for consultation with the ph' 80
there declined last night to make s'a'e"e A.
cordinp the disease which caused the dea hvs Drs
.y Secretary lie said he wouia r''Iei ~ s.rs,rA
rohnston and Hyatt do the talking and ne linn
that they had prepared statement iof p"'