Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-28

Jgsr After Dsstgas Came the Relapse
whieh hgoughs Death.

80 - 49, ~@ffft- iff%- ~'t-+t~@k -f~'f+ 49,
house TO seid taat flame ~as not 80
vel, and hs doubkrd Il ~ would 1--we
the se~> out. he said, however, tnsTe
was no reason 10 fear All immediate
end. The paEienl passed the signs 81
comfortably that hopes OF another ra-
~ were indulged. inls nioraa3g,
when. shortly after daylight. msns-
Ter of the death watcn called ~ ns
house, Toe butier sad that Mr. H.ains.
hal passed sts Easy nigai asd Was bet
ter. 4 little later. however. the uusse
noticed once more the familiar signs Df
= RELAPSE. 1ae prescribed medicines
we're gwen. bat bis ndtiion bSoame
saaidsaly very tad aid the doc
tors we're summoned IA all haste. Dr.
JohBs1n was the Iirst 10 arrlyo
at the Iedslde Of the dying man.
lie ssw at once that there WAS no tiop be
Tor tho ex. secretary and that the end
oi his long Illness Was close at hand.
Dr. Hyatt was ut the house a very fsw
~ nutrs later and he ana Dr. Johnston
used Their utmost efforts 10 revive Mr..
| Blame. but IL Vas OF no avail.
Al 1880 O'Clock DR.. Hyatt left the
house for lev minutes, and this was
| the fifst intlmatIon that those outside
had that Mr.. Blaine Was any worse
than tie had been for several days past.
Ia response g. y question. DIR. Hyatt
said thai Mr.. Blaine bad had . sinking
spell and Was wor-e than he had been
| At any time yet. This WAS ali he would
cay, and then he stepped 10 the car
risge and drove off rapidly. He re-
turned IN few minutes and entered
the house IN haste.
Everything WAS quiet about the house
then, aud there wAs nothing 10 lead
pAssers bw to think that there had been
any change IN the ex-secrrtary's condi-
ton. By NJ III O'Clock the doctors sp-
peared. "Gentlemen," said DIR. john
ston 10 the correspondents, "Mr. Blame
| IS dead"
The sceise changed, as has been de-
scribcd. The crowds gathered In little
knots sson the sidewalk. on tho unoccu-
pied spots on the streets and in Lafsye elite
park. across the way. They talked OF
! the event. Those who knew the great
man IN life told what they knew OF
| him aud what he had said to them.
There were present those who were
known To have held harsh opinions OF
the Plumed knight, but the occasion
was not one for the utterance OF such
| opinions and the only words that were
spoken were of kindness, sympathy,
admiration and regret.
In answer 10 the direct question
"DId Mr.. Blame die of Bright's dis
esseg' DIR. Johnson said: "While there
had been during the last several
months evidences Of chronic dise ase Of
the kidneys. beings form of what Is
commonly known as Bnghfs disease,
yet this Was not the sole cause OF death.
There we're other CONSECUTIVE cofnpti-
cations which tended to exhaust HIM
and 10 hasten the end. 1nc lapses
winch he has had from time to time
were due to heart exhaustion; that Is,
feeblencss and irregulanty Of the action
OF the heart, accompanied by difficult
breathing. during yesterday nothing
OF Importance occurred. Mr.. Blaine
simply lay there IN feeble condition,
taking but very little nourishment.
Indeed. he has taken but very little
nourishment since hss serious attack OF
December Is, aud this has consisted al.
most wholly of milk. At no time hal
tie had any difficulty with his stomach
and he has been able to digest what
ever food was gwen him. Throughout
his long Illness he mas been able Il
recognize the members OF hls famil,
and physicians. While he has not con
ser.sd 10 any extent, even With hi
family. for some time past, he has al
ways been able to indicate his want
very clearly. To the queations which
have been arked hum he has always re
piied intelligcnily. but in monosyl
iables.
Or. Johnston further said that ther,
had been really no hope Of Mr.. Blame
ultimate recovery since that sunday u
December. but up to within the las
two or three weeks = strong hope hx
been entertained that ms lifc might h
prolonged. Since that time. however
there has been no hope. No effort ha
been made to sustain life by the use o
stimuiants, and practically nothing ha
been done except to glve HIM his norr
ishment. II the family will consent I,
Il the physicians will give out a state
ment OF the progress OF disease, as CIR
cumstantial as the Importance of tn
case and the emlnence OF the ratlen
cal for. IL was further ascertaines
from the physicians that there wa
nothing dramatic or sensational in Mr.
Elaine's last moments. There were n,
last words. lie SIMPLY faded awsy.
Au intimate friend of the family Wh,
mas been at the house al day gave TIA
following account OF the death scene
"Mr. Blaine -ss feeling very we'll ul
TO ai,out s:f5 o'clock. when he hal
one OF bas sinking SPELLS" he said
1T wac not heart failure, but exhsms
ton. and Il - rsmsrksbls that when
ever Mr. Blame ha. had any Houhi
with the heart his brain has beeI
clearer. 20 & was today. f0unl
/ = q. a
On tue way 10 he Office when histathe
Sss taken 90 ~. snt wss Instant,
called back. Af2 o'ctecx All the lam
liy sssf Mrs. Fmnons blaine, VII
= ia Chicago. ard Walter DsmrOseh
rno won't - New York ysstsTday
~ere AZ lae brdsa1e and for two hour
irey never left it. Nf. Elslne's mln'
gre~ clearer ss his Eeart-best srs'
etassr. Although hs colild not speal
he told al Dy his looks that ho real
1sc tnst TIE end Was AT hand. Tn
doctors statement ~lf show that
"a. uoi that suffocaton due "a hear
dfsssses but cain depsstufe 81 1T
iro'fi exhaustion. Mr.. bls!ne knew h
go dying. Only DAY or 80 sso ~
spoke about he iinsss anc sad
Ens's esnnol GET well snd thas Ia
enc not far Of Today hss las
ioos rss p>so@fnl and resigned.
iioth nouses ~ congress saloufnsg
siaio*s mined asely upon ssssnhlins
lii'f usss % the pabIso bss,idings ~sr
nos iosefed- fbey were ALREADY a
Hsf-n'ss', and had baen saee fn
cssfn % General Eutlsf. Hefore a.
tsnle 70 fsse them came Mr.. Hare
aiets sbs tnen sssoc ala jastsee Ia
mar. an nas ne srsstest oi them Al