Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
BLAINE DEAD.
The End Came Today
at Il O'Clock.
THE STATESMAN'S DEATH
Hts FATAL MALADY
THE DETAILS OF THE
MOURNFUL EVENT. |
His Brilliant Career
A Sketch of the Life of
the Plumed Knight.
ITO UnME M WkuuINnTnN
A Sketch of the Life of
the Plumed Knight.
Hts Home IN WASHINGTON
His Boyhood and His Long
Public Career.

Mr. James G. Blaine IL dead. He succumbed
NJ II this morning to the sickness with which he
has battled 80 stubbornly. Since the 18th OF De-
sember. the Sunday vhsn he waa 50 near
death that the physicians hardly dared say that
there Was any hope. Mr.. Blaine had shown snch
great vitality that some had been led even to be-
heve that he might be restored to health The
physicians and others familiar with his malady
and its usual course knew that there was no
ground for hoping further than that Mr..
Blaines life might be prolonged few weeks or
months
The reports from Mr.. Blaine's sick room this
morning were OF a more alarming character
thar for some days. II was stated that he was
considerably worse.
nr. Johnston visited Mr.. Blaine at $50
O'Clock last night and remained some time
at his bedside When he left he said Mr..
Blaine did not look SO well or seem 30
veil as he had during the past few days. By
this statement the doctor did not wish to convey
the impression that Mr. Blaine had suffered
relapse or that there was any decided change
for the worse
An UNUSUALLY COMFORTABLE NIGHr.
Mr.. Blaine had passed an unusually comfort
able night, so the report said this morning. and
it wss thought that with the return Of pleasant
weather he might vet live for some time. The
attack OF hear: failure came very UNEXPECTEDLY
this morning, AMI occasioned the utmost alarm
among the members Of the family
h. =, L. o-n a.,
than usual and we're apparently considerably
concerned about the condition Of the invalid.
Death Came Ps.eefauy.
Mr.. Blaine's death came quietly and peace
fully at II O'Clock this morning.
4: , O'Clock il was noticed that he had had
very severe sinking spell. The doctors we're
summoned in all haste. DIR. johnson was the
nr-t 10 arrive at the bedside Of the dying man.
Dr. Johnston saw at once that there was no
hope for the ex Secretary and that the end of
hs long illness was cIoee at hand.
Mr. HYATT WAS at the house a very few min
usss later. and be and Dr. Johnston used their
utmost efforts 20 revive Mr.. Blaine, but it Was
Of no avail
SINKING SPILL
A. half-past ten o'clock Dr. HYATT left the
house for few minutes and this was the first
intimAtion that those outside had that Mr.
Blaine was snv worse than he bad been for sew
eral days past.
In response to a question from The STAR
reporter DR. Hyatt said that Mr. Blaine had had
. sinking spell and was worse than he had been
~ any time yet
This Was all Ire would say and then he ..---ed
IN the carriage and drove OF rapidly. e
turned in q few minutes and entered tn, .,,t, 50
IN haste.
Everything was quiet about the house then
and there vas nothing TO lead passers-by to
think that there had been any change in the
sx-sseretary's condition
THE DOCTORS CALLED BACK.
From o clock on Mr.. Blaine sank rapidly
until the end. At IL O'Clock the two doctors
lsft the house together and walked slowly toward
the avenue. They had gone but few
steps from the front door when the attention OF
the newspaper men wss attracted by the butler
rushing madly oas of the house calling for the
doctors.
IA. BLAME 10 DEAD.
He stopped and spoke few words in q Low
tone Of voice, and then Dr. Johnston turned
snd quietly said TO the reporters, ''Gentiemen
Mr.. Elaine is dead
One moro name has been added 10 the list Of
The nAtiou's dead. Once more the thou yhss Of
the people are turned toward the man who u
The "Plumed knight" Was such an object oi
dsvotion- For years he stood In the very 6rsa
ssnk Of tie great men Of the land and few men