The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-09
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

the patients condition showed q slight i'm
provement over the morning.
Representative and Mrs. Hit, intimate
friends of the family, were about the
earliest callers during the day. When
leaving Hit sorrowfally admitted that hs
did not think either Mrs. Blaine or the
members of the family hoped for ultimate
recovery, and said that Mrs. Blaine was
evidently prepared for the worst. Robert
Blaine. brother Of the sick man, called
later. and on leaving the house said tho
lamiiy felt more hopeful than >earlier
In the morning. Soon after IL o'clock in
innate friends OF the family sent kilograms
to the relatives of the family announcing
the Latest stage of illness. These stated,
1t Is understood, that the family was
without hope that Blaine would recover.
Secretary of State Foster called, and on
leaving stated that Blaine was somewhat
improved and better than last night.
warm personal friend of Blaine and
who has access 10 what transpires in the
sick room said this afternoon: "Blaine has
not had q connected thought Tor thirty
days past. His heart, while nourishing
the other organs. IS not strong enough TO
furnish the necessary blood to the brain.
Bu. Blaine dies as a philosopher at
last. Distasteful as the subject OF death
has been TO him, in other and stronger
days. few weeks since he called his
family about him and calmly told them
he did not expect 10 recover, went over
his affairs in detail and said 10 each of his
children what he had TO say. When the
history Is written of Blaine's illness the
touching devotion OF the wife and mother
Will be one of the interesting chapters"
All during the afternoon visitors were
coming and going from the Blaine man
sion, among them Vice President Morton
and Secretary IIalfori.
As the day driIted into twilight and the
shades of night fell upon the great red
mansion, q din light appeared in the sick
room on the third floor south, the visitors
became fewer and people in the street her
ried by the house shivering i'll the cod
and only stopping n moment to ask the
sick mans condition from the newspaper
men present
At midnight Blaine's physicians issued
the following bulletin: "blaine's eondi-
tion was more favorable this afternoon.
He is now, at midnight, sleeping quietly.
and shows q fair degree of strength The
probabilities are that no change for ths
worse wi take place tonight, although no
positive assurance can be given on that
point. As compared with last night and
this morning he is better"
Both physicians Will remain throughout
the night, and the family will probably
renew its vigil of last night, or at least re-
main accessible AT 4 moments call. In
view Of the conflicting statements which
have been made concerning Blaine's
religious views, the statement that
Rev. DIR. /. 5. Hamln. pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, was
called to the bedside of the diving man
has more than usual interest. AT O'Clock
this morning, when the family feared that
Blaine was dying. DR.. Hamlin went to tho
house by request and prayed by Mr..
Biaine's bedside. From the time of the
issuance of the midnight bulletin no one
has left or entered the Blame house, and
every indication points To some hours OF
tranquility.