Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-28
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Chronic Bright's Disease with 0theI
Complications


WAsutNGroN, Jan 27.--'Thc official
statement of the attending physicians as to
he cause of Mr.. Blainc's death is as fol
iiows. The beginning of Mr.. Blainc's ILL.,
sness dates back some years. The earliest
R-igns of i'll health we're associated with and
mo doubt due to n gouty tendency which
manifested itself in sub-aente attacks oi
5gout, disturbances of digestion progressive
.innutrition ami anTmia.
Subsequent events prove tina, at this time
changes were going on in the arteries o.
itbe body, which resulted later in symptom
I If obliferaiinn of the vcssrls, and chroui'
Iiseasc of the kidneys. An attack of pa
-Hlysis III 1885, vas connected with simiioi
itpratiuns IN the blood vessels of til,
sprain.
During the summer of 1892 tie evidence,
IF FILLING health were more decided and il
4 November, after his return 10 Washington
? ,is symptoms suddenly assumed an aggra
4 ssted form. From tbis time although ther'
dsere periods of apparent improvement, l..
1 continued to grow worse from week Il
seek.
! The symptoms were at frs, more Direct,
connected with the HI in-y- AMI txamns
ions of the urine showed that a progressive
nter-ttial change was going on in tht
organ and that he had form Of ehroni
Brigins disease.
y Ia December signs Of lung co,nplicatj0,
4 ,ppeare,i no doubt connected with 'be gen
: raj disease. and as tnbercle h,cilii ver'
Hound in the sp'ita i is proifahle that Their
asas sutnc fHhcrcuiar Infection as prll
Much of the distress Mr. Blaine sufFer.'
sas associst II wiii, this disease Of the lun :
/ ,ul his death Was cersihIy FASTENED by j;
Nroward the cnI of December the hear
2began 10 shos -igus of unusual veakness
kfrom esriisc degeneration ant diltation
hand on December is b. bad an alarmin
!; stack of heart 1haustion. From this h.
2raIiieti. bur others of the same nature re
Rcurrei on several occasions.
= From the mi,.fll- OF January these attack
.[ceasei, md the action of the heart va
$faore uniformly good. There vas a dali,
s'ess of ilesl, and strength. For three day
Sbefore Mr.. BIsine's death. there was ~
4 snarked change in lis condition; hrt eacI
sAalay he seemed somewhat more feeble thai
3an the day before.
On the night he fore his death he did no
seem in anv immediate danger.
q Towari The morning of the 2,tls lsi4 pulls
ras ohst rived to tx very feeble afffi h
i 2ercaibing more embarrassed. As resul
y # the failing heart action, elema of ts,.
FIuBgs occurred asl he die,i without unci
fsuiferiug NJ O'Clock.
& Duriag ,Ee wlisIs of Mr. Bisinefs Hines
g digestion was well performed. and lfai'
&fooi chiefly miIE) was taken in full qgan
Ssisies His mini was generally ciesr. er
Sceps vIle8 cIout!ed by nranis and ,iisssrtse,
7orain circulation, ami although unsiiie I,
Express himself in ~orsl-. he recognized 81
6nenihers OF bis family mp TO within fes
tnoineSfs of Death
Doctors Janeway and Loomis os Ncs
HYerk were called in consultation and rem
tered important service by advice
{Signed} WV. W. JonssToS. ". D.
4 FRaxK HYsrT. N. -"
4 This statement Of the physicians win nn
be supplemented by an autopsy uT~yn Ii
holy Of Mr.. Blaine, the members Of III
famiIy being thoroughly saiisiied ~ 10 III
Z2csnse Of death. The body will not be EN-
4baIiBed for burial, the family objecting 4
any disturbance of il.