Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-28
How the News Was
Sent Broadcast.

WAsHiSoros. Jan. 27.-Jsmes q.
blame Is dead. The end came thu
morning shortly before IL O'Clock IL
vas preeeded by = sudden relapse and
the doctors sent word TO the members
Of the cabinet that the worst was
feared. yes 80 often bad the same re-
pors been made that 10 wss treated less
s<rioasly than Il should have been.
The secretaries, however. scarce had
time to turn 10 their department duties
before word came that the great man
had succumbed 10 the sickness with
wh.en he bad bAttIsd 80 stubborniy.
since December Is. the Sunday when
he vas - near death that the physi-
csns hardly dared say that there was
any hope. Mr.. Blaine bad shown
such great vitality that many had teen
led % believe that he m ght be restored
90 health. The physicians and others
familiar With his msiady and rs usual
course knew that there wxs no ground
for hoping further than that Mr..
B,aine's life might b prolonged few
weeks or months
Dea,h came peacefully. As tho end
dres near the members OF the family
drew around the bedside and tsere
they staid until oil vas over. Drr.
Hyatt aud Johnson came out OF the
red house . few minutes after the
death and gave she news 10 the death
safcn.
Dr. Hyatt said. 'sThe end vac peace
fal ~ any nave seen. We thought ki
80 that ho CO uld not live through the
dsy. He had st that time suffered
ths relapse. and although We admins
tered the most powerful restoratlvss.
they failed to produce the slightest Ap-
prrc,sbie effect. ON the contrary. re
oontausd % slns but a. the end az
rrusshcd ia old.tme clssfness 0f
mind came back and MS nertsi
strtngta sesmed 90 Increase At the
same tine be aid not speak.
The members Of tie family we're sll
summoned. ard gathering around the
b<d ~slcbed Win anxious eyes FOR
sonfe s,gnr II revissi. We coationcd
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