The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-11
NEAR 70 DEATH.
Mr.. Blaine Has Another Attack
Of Heart Failure
AND FOR SEVERAL HOURS
His Life Hangs in the BalanCs-POr the
First Time
THE DOCTORS ADMIT
AND FOR SEVERAL HOURS
THE DOCTORS ADMIT

into the valley of the shadow OF death
and that even those who had been mos
sanguinc in anticipation now held n
hope Of his recovery, became known il
Washington, and by means of press bul
letins, to the country at large early yes
terday morning Notwithstanding th,
hopeful views with which the family
and the attending physicians by thei
direction had from time to time eiver
out for publication, no expectation o
Mr.. Blaine's ultimate recovery has beer
entertained by any one in position t.
acquire knowledge OF the real facts o
his case since the issue Of the signif.
cant bulletil Of December II last
1t is sign dcaus Indication of the
interest which the whole country has
taken in It's distinguished citizen, that
since that day the press wires leading
from Washington 70 the great news
centers of the country have never foi
one single moment remained unnamed.
Night and day operators and reporters
have remained on duty, relieving each
other without cessation, and Mt stated
intervals every night bulletins have
been wired TO Indicate ut least that nc
change for the worse had set in. Many
more or less well founded assertions OF
failing vitality and dangerous relapses
have since then found publicity, but
none have been officially admitted un.
til Saturday night On the contrary,
the daily statements of the sick states
mars condition have been so progres.
sively on scale of "a little better"
every morning that they had they been
grounded on substantial basis, would
long since have landed the invalid on o
pinnacle of robust health. But Satur-
day night the physicians admitted that
Mr.. Blaine was worse, and much
weaker.
Even then this admission was quail
fed by the announcement that no i'm.
mediate danger was anticipated and
that the doctors would not return dur
ing the night unless sent for. The exi.
gencies Of the case, however, brushed
aside this intention, II it was eyer Sc.
riously entertained, and from the hour
of a. m one or the other of the physi-
Glars remained In constant attendance
at the bedside, each relieving the other.
Sunday noon the physicians authorized
this statement:
Yesterday Mr.. Blaine lost strength
but last night his weakness became
more decided for few hours, and he
seemed in danger Of speedy termina-
hon. Since morning, however, he Is
somewhat stronger, and at the present
moment shows more decided evidences
OF rallying. But no great hope can be
felt unless the improvement shall be-
come moro marked than at present and |
be continued for some hours. His pres
ent symptoms are connected with an !
irregular and feeble action Of the
heart"
The doctors bulletin, alarming as Il
was, left many facts to be supplied by
outside inquiries II was about mid
night Saturday night that his condition
became so alarming that the trained
nurse, who is constantly at his bedside,
had DIR. Johnston aroused and hastily
summoned DR.. Johnston arrived at
o'clock and found Mr. Blaine sinking
rapidly and he worked over him for
some time before signs Of any recovery
became evident His condition was SO
alarming that the family looked for the
end before the dawn of Sabbath morn.
ing and remained awake and within
immediate call of his bedside all night
The powerful heart restoratives applied
by the doctors, which are stated TO have
been the most potent known To medi-
cal science, were successful In rallyinQ
and making more steady the feeble and
htful pulsations Of the heart, so that by
the time the church-goers passed the
family residence on Lafayette square
Mr.. Blaine's condition was shade bet.
ter.
At o'clock DR. Johnston left the
house and hurried through Lafayette
park on his way 10 breakfast at his
home few blocks away.
To reporter who intercepted him
DIR, Johnston said that Mr.. Blaine at
that hour was in really dangerous con-
dition. Dr. Johnston is very conserva-
tive man and this was the most decided
statement he has ever made respecting
Mr. Blaine. Mr. Blaine, he said, began
70 grow weSker Saturday afternoon and
his condition grew worse with the on
coming OF the night Mr.. Blaine sank
as the vital forces of nature ebbed. He
was at that time 30 low that there was
cause for apprchensions Of the worst
In respone 10 an inquiry rs TO Mr..
Blaines chances for rallying as COM
pared with the dangerous elements in
the case, DR.. Johnston stated that the
probabilities wore In the direction OF
The patients failing.
Soon after II o'clock an intimate
lriend Of the family left the residence
Ind was driven 10 tho telegraph Office,
where kilograms were sent for relatives
u the family. These stated, II is un-
terstood, that The family were without
hope that Mr.. Blaine would recover.
A warm personal friend Of Mr.. Blaine,
md one who has access TO what trans.
pires In the sick room, said yesterday
afternoon: ''Mr. Blaine has not had a
connected thought for thirty days past
rbe heart while nourishing the or
sans, has not been strong enough 10
urnish the necessary blood for the
'rain. Hence 10 Is that, like the ancient
'ine. Mr. Blaine has been slowly perish.
ng at the top. But Mr.. Blaine dies
Ike philosopher at last, dis.asteful as :