New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-07

moTnlng. ami then il WIS found that he could
not speak Hi. physician. DR.. &. Clair Smith. was
s'nt for, and found wh"r il" camc rs he aftcrwrrd
reported. that the patient had recovered his
speech II was officially announced that Tho
attack wa r.culrcnce of the old trouble Of loss
Of speech. bat it has since been admitted that an
effort was made at first 10 suppress the fact Of tie
extreme seriousness Of IN" ease
The ncNt dav DR. Smith issued bulletin say
ing that Mr.. Booth had fcen attacked by partial
aphasia AMI ,cmc paralysis of his rQht arm and
night side Of his face, in nll probability due TO
Iii ;ht hcmorrhag" in the brain The doctor adj
mitfod that il WAS impossible 10 predict at that
time what the outcome would he On Friday
Mr. McGoniglc. Mr. rooihs brothcr-in-law and
the sup rntcnd,rt Of the club. said that his con
dition vas altogether serious, and that the worst
turn in the might occur at any time
DR.. Smith still held ont faint hope AZ least as
far as his u'tclan""a for publication CON
ccrncd, hut the following day, with numerous
contradictory reports that Mr.. Booth was better
and was worsc. tn" only settled conviction sccmcd
TO he tia; every drnecr was 10 be apprchcndcd
and that there was practically no hope Of the
patients rrcoVcry
EVERY DAY THE SAME REPORTS.
From that timc however. it was constantly re-
ported at the clubhouse, the authority of DR.
81. Clair Smith, that Mr.. Booths condition was
unchanged. on 4 anything little better. Every
day II was the same From other sources thrrc
were varying reports but DR. Smith always made
his official announcement that his patients case
was little more hopeful When Mr.. Booth had
been sick for few days DR.. Fremont, Smith took
mp bis abode at III" club in order that hc mi -It
be constantly near the patient and ready at any
time TO he AT hi side at "A moments notice lie
il the family physician Of Mrs. Grossman. Mr.
Booths daughter, and this arrangement was made
at her request Vt times he spent the whole
night with the patient, but when his danger
seemed TO De less imminent this not regarded
as necessary. There were aho two trained nurses
one or the other Of whom was always with the
patient. Mrs GroSsman visited her father every
day, and was often with him for largo portion
Of the day besides the persons here mentioned
scarcely any one was allowed to enter his room
On Sunday night, April 30. there seemed to he
an absolute crisis, and the patient appeared to b,
sinking rapidly. He sank from a scm-conatosr
state into absolute un~onsciou >ncs- aud the ply
sicians. who were hastily called were unab"
TO do anything which seemed to have the least
beneficial effect Even DR.. st. Clair Smith lost
confidence, and declared that there no hope.
Mr. Booth. il was thoueht. might live for two
II was then reported that besides the clot Of
blood on tho brain which was the source OF So
much danger. Mr. Booth had intcrstical ncphrltls,
paralysis ard Bright's disease
w UNEXPECTED RALLY.
But contrary 10 cNi~ctatioh' ti' pa'"h' r"'''''
the neat d,y from this sinking spell. and DR. ST.
Clair Smith again made his familiar statement
that Mr.. Booth was geatly improved. and Ind
ro. had a better day siac' his fist attack. lie
could sneak. could take and retain nourishmrnt
could usc bi, arms and was resting comfortably.
In short. the report about his unfavorablc turn
on Sunday oight had been exaggerated Since the
re,ort was that he could not live two days. and
since hc did live more than two days. the report
no doubt was exaggerated Judge Joseph F. DAILY
wa. allowed to visit the actor at that time, ana
he confirmed the statement in regard to his I'M
movement. From this time the old announce