Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-01-09

| a cannectest thought for sn days past lii
I heart, whiic nouIisting other organs, 'sas
not been strong caeesl, IL fesmisii ths nee
essary blood for the hrssia. ileaee, Mr
/ Blaine has been slowly pesishins a, the iap
MIR Riaine dies hike philosopher Al
last, slistast,fui as the saajeet has been IL
him in other aud stronger days, A few
weeks since he called iss family about him
and told them that he did not expect to NJ
lower. He was in full possession of his
sss-uhies and went over affairs in detail
an, said to each of his rhiiiren what he
/ had 10 say.
In the iaier,tnieg period memhers of
| family gradual, become reeoneilrd TO tbs
end impensling, When the history Is writ
ten of Mr., Blaiue's Illness, the touching de,
votiou OF the wife and mother will be one
eff interesting chapters. No one, except
the inlimairs o. the family, is able to ap.
preeia,c her fidelity. watchfa'aess aml
courage.
Mrs, Blaine has remained At the bedside
of her husband almost uninterm.,ingis
watching every indication and change, and
aiding prumptly in every case OF emer-
geney. Through all tho stages of desfon'
dcney and grief Mr. Blsinc has passed OF
i5sts sttt Has ftSu AT Hss sHst W ttNNA,
soothe and strengthen HIM
At & O'Clock this morning, when ii was
feared that Mr.. Blaine was dying, mes
sensrr was sent for Rev. Dr. l. 5. iiamlin,
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church of the
Covenant. pr. ilamliu arrived at the house
at :, He entered the sick room and prayed
by Mr.. Blaiie's bedside,
Mr.. Blaine rented a pew at the Church
of the Covenant, which WAS the only church
he attended since his return To Washington
in the autunn. lie visited il on one oeca-
sisn only Dr. lIamlin visited the house
again later in the day.
At Midnight,
Al tmidnight Mr. Blaine's ply sieians is
sued the following bulletin MIR. Blaine's
condition Is more favorable than this after
noon. He is now sleeping quietly and
shows fair degree of strength The prob
abilities are that no change for the verse
will take place tonight. although no pos
tive assurance can he given on this point,
As compared with last nigh, and this morn
ing he is better.
Both the ph, sci,,ls viii remain through
the night and the family will probably re-
new the vigil of last night or at least re-
mann dtftsStoie III u hlviitih t.ht-
The only near relatives not now present
are rrof Damrosch api Mrs. Emn'ons
Blaine, both of whom are understood to he
on their way here, Miss Gail Hamilton, he
iicve,l to be on the way from Boston, AMI
Col. Coppinger, who married MIR. Blaine's
eldest daughter.
The immediate members of the household
present IN the honse are Mrs. Blaine, her
unmarried daughter, Miss Harriet, and
her son, James g. Blaine, Jr.
her married daughter. Mrs. Damrosch and
child and tine children Of Col Coppinger.
The Latest
From the iime Of the issuance of tie
midnight bulletin up To | a, NJ. no one en-
tered or left the Blaine house, and every
INDIGESTION pointed to some hours of tran
guilty The blinds were drawn down
closer, lights turned lower aud all had set
tied into quictude.
Inquiry from the President.
Shortly before 10 the President sent \
member of his household over from the
White House to inquire after Mr.. Blaincs
condition. lie was informed that the pa
ticnt was resting comfortably and it was
hoped and expected that lie would live
through the night.