The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-09

house after he had break tasted.
Mr.. Blaine's physicians at noon made
the following statement: Saturday Mr..
Blaine lost strength, but at night the
Weakness Became Moro Decided
for few hours and he seemed In danger
of a speedy termination. Since morning,
however, he is somewhat stronger, and at
the present moment shows more decided
evidence of rallying, but no great hope
can be felt unless the improvement shall
become more marked than at present and
be continued for some hours"
Towards evening Mr.. Blaine rallied
slightly from his attack Of the morning.
This rally was effected by the doctors ad :
min nistering nitro glycerine to stimulate
the action OF the heart, which II Is believed
IL almost ologged by ur@mic poisoning.
This drug Is the most powerful known to
medical science and Is never used except
on desperate occasions. Repeated dose
OF the medicine were given during the
day.
After the noon hour Mr. Blaine grad .
ually fell into a semi-stupor, his sleer
becoming more restful as II continues.
and at 8 o'clock DIR. Johnston said tina
Mr.. Blaine's condition showed slight i'm
provement over the morning and moor
time. He left the house at 5 o'clock, and
DIR. Hyatt, who had been out, returned
almost Immediately.
1t is ascertained that there were three
distinct relapses during the night. AT ]
a. m, when Mr.. Blaine was first seized
with heart failure, his physicians really
thought the end had come. Mr.. Blain,
was sinking rapidly and DIR. Johnston
worked over him for some time before
signs OF any recovery became evident.
His condition gas so alarming that the
family looked for the end before dawn,
and so remained awake for the rest of the
night. BY the aid Of stimulants, chatting
and the usual accessories Mr.. Blaine raj
lied.
He soon after, however,
ReIapsed Into a stupor.
Suddenly at o'clock he opened hi,
eyes, which were as clear as they ever
were, and seeing his physician, exclaimed !:
"Doctor, am glad you have come" The
tones OF his voice were remarkably clear
and strong for man almost in extremis
Five minutes later he had q second at
tack Of heart failure.
Strange TO relate he again rallied, only to
be seized the third time three hours later
The powerful heart restorative applied by
the doctors was successful in rallying and
making more steady the feeble and pulsa-
tions OF the heart, so that by the tim
INC Cuurcu gOtTs DdSStu l0c 1Hfnl-
ly residence Mr.. Blaine's condition was
shade better. He was still, however, SC
weak and prostrated that the doctors die
not dare to leave him both at the sam
time, fearing that another attack and th
final summons might come at any mo.
ment.
Representative and Mrs. Hit, intimate
friends of the Blaine family, were abou.
the earliest callers of the day. They
learned from members OF the family tha.
Mr.. Blaine had passed a very hard nigh
and that the worst was to be feared, anC
then went away.
Mr.. Robert Blaine, a brother OF the sick
man, called about IL o'clock and r.
mained longer than on any of his visits
on previous days. Subsequent to LEAVING
the house he said his brother was quite
low and he did not think IL possible for
any material Improvement TO manifest it
self
Soon after II O'Clock an intimate friend
OF the family left the residence and was
driven 10 the Western Union Telegraph
Company, where kilograms were sent %
relatives OF the family announcing the
latest staae of the illness. These stated, Il
ia understood, that the family were with
out hope that Mr.. Blaine would recover
All during the afternoon visitors were
coming TO and going from the Blaine
mansion, the news OF
His Dangerous Condition
having travelled with great rapidity in
social circles. Among the callers were
Vice. President Morton, Representative
Boutelle, Secretary OF State Foster and
Private Secretary Halford.
As the shades OF night fell upon the
mansion, dim light appeared in the sick
room on the third floor south; visitors
became fewer, and the people on the
street hurried by the house in the cold
only stopping a moment to ask of Mr.
Blaine's condition from the newspaper
men about the house.
A warm personal friend of Mr.. Blaine
and one who knows what transpires in
the sick room, said yesterday: "Mr.
Blaine has not had connected thought
for thirty days past. The, heart, while
uourishing other organs, has not been
strong enough to furnish the necessary
blood for the brain. Hence it is that Mr..
Blaine has been slowly perishing at the
top. But Mr.. Blaine dies like philoso-
pher at last, distasteful as the subject of
death has been to him in other and strong
or days.
"a few weeks since he called his family
about him and calmly told them that he
did not expect TO recover. He was in full
possession OF his mental faculties and went
over his affairs in detail, and said to each
OF his children all that he had to say. In
The intervening period the members of the
family have gradually become reconciled
TO the end which is impending.
"Wben the history Is written OF Mr..
Blaine's illness, the touching devotion of
the wife and mother will be one of its in
teresting chapters. No one, except the
intimates OF the family, are able TO appre-
cinte her fidelity and watchfulness and
"Mrs. Blaine has remained at the bed
side of her husband almost unintermit-
tingly, watching every indication or
change and aiding promptly in every case
Of emergency. Through all the stages OF
and grief which Mr.. Blaine
has passed of late, she has been at his
side to cheer and soothe and strengthen
him."
AT 8 o'clock, when It was feared that
MIR. Blaine was dying, messenger was
sent for Rev. l. 8. Hamlin, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church OF the Covenant.
DR.. Hamlin arrived at the house at Z
o'clock. He entered the sick room and
prayed by Mr.. Blaine's bedside. Mr..
Blaine rented q pew at the Church OF the
Covenant, and it was the only church he