The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-05-30

physicians, Drs. johnson and Prentiss
or both, were constantly with him. Dis
pulse reached 100 and he was so feeble
that it could be barely counted. But for
the stimulants he would have died. Nitro
glycerine and strychniue were given
continually hypodermically together with
whisky He was able to take no nourlsa-
ment save in liuid form, principally milk
punches, and the whole effort of the Ply
sicians was directed toward sustaining aud
strengthening him. The right pleurallc
cavity was filled with the effused tn!d
and the lungs compressed so dS TO make
breathing impossible. About $3.50 this
evening he sank so rapidly that death
was momentarily expected. Restoratives
were applied and hypodermic injections OF
nitro glycerine (the most powerful OF all
heart stimulants and stryc1nlne were
made). His blood vessels were IN state
of collapse and his condition was so eS,
tremely critical the physicians decided
that TRANSMISSION was necessary to SUNNI
late the heart.
DR.. Van Ransaeller, an expert young
surgeon, and son-in-law of DIR. johnston,
was hastily sent for. lie opened VEN
in the left arm and infused pint ana
half of normal saline solution. The opera
tion was successful and about
o o'clock the stricken statesman
had revived somewhat. Some criticism
was had about the hotel corridors pc
cause the serum in the pleural cavity had
not been drawn off in the hrst instance.
DR.. Prentiss when asked to reply TO
these structures said:
at is an established principle oil sur
gerry not to tap for pleurisy until lie IS
threatened While the serum can be
easily drawn off, the cavity retllls, not
with serum. however, but with pus. our
treatment was to secure the remover Oh
the serum by absorption
BAD NEWS FALLING FAST.
The news that Secretary Gresham was
dying spread like wild fire through the
citv and the public officials and friends OF
the secretary called at the hotel by the
score and inquired anxiously Tor lntor-
nation.
lev. was telephoned and kept constant
ly informed as to his premier's con
dition. He has been confined to ms
room. it is said, for two days by Dil-
| ious attack. He sent word that II 1t was
possible for him to see the secretary OF
be of any assistance he would be glad
| TO come in, but the physician stated tha'
| it would be impossible for the secretary
to see any one and he therefore decided
| to remain at Woodley. The secretary lay
in one of the suit of rooms on me grG;uno
| floor of the johnson annex of the AIRING
| ton hotel. At his bedside were Mrs.
Gresham, his devoted wife, his daughter,
Mrs. E. f. Andrews of Chicago, and his
son-in-law, Mr. Andrews, the nurses and
three physicians.
Postmaster General Jones, Secretary
of State Uhl. Chief Justice Fuller and
Captain Fuller of the army, remained u
paror A, connecting Secretary Gresham
suite, receiving such persons as were adj
mitted and answering inquiries.
Among those who called were lthe
Chinese minister and his secretary
Senior Romero, the Mexican minister; the
Japanese minister; Assistant Secretary
Hamblin and Mrs. Carlisle; Comptroller
Eckels, Justice Harlan of the SUI
preme court, Senator German of Mary
land. and DR.. Guzeman the Nicaraguar
| minister. Secretary Gresham was con
scOus almost the entire evening. Man!
| times he inquired for his son, Otto, wh'
| is on the way from Chicago. Secretar!
| Lamont and his private secretary. Mr.
| Seager, kept the wires busy trying t.
locate him with the purpose of Fastening
| his arrival if possible by means of /
| special train. 1t was discovered about
| o'clock that Otto Gresham was on tn
| PENNSYLVANIA limited due to reach Al
toona, Pa, at midnight. The Pennsyl
vania officials declared that it would b
| impossible to eXpediate his passage t
| Harrisburg, but Il special train was M
ranged there to bring him to Washington
In this he will reach here about 5 O'clOc
tomorrow morning. two hours ahead O
the regular train. Meanwhile the anXiou
watchers at the bedside, about $50, san
the giant frame of the secretary col
vulse with severe chill. He sank raj
idly, the chill passed away, he recov
cred slightly and then dozed for n fe
minutes. The physicians contnued t
| give hyperdermic injections of nitr
! | glycerine.
: At II o'clock he suffered anoth,
} rigor. At II: 80 o'clock Secretary He
bert came to the hotel. He had a
: rived in Washington about $50 o'clot
= and had gone to a dinner party. He
r he first learned of Secretary Gresham
@ illness and fastened at once to join Il
0 little party of watchers who sat in Il
/ | ante room scanning the clock as
licked away the minutes of Secreta
d Gresham's life At this time the thr
doctors, despairing Of all further effol
S had retired from the bed chamber al
S sat in the next room ready to rend
II SuNh StlNlCc luey ullSuL III SOOIul
l. the way to the end when summoned.
a midnight the signs of dissolution we
> crOwding thick and fast. The membe
n of the secretary's family who had be
e excluded earlier in the evening from fe
e that their presence might arouse the O
c prehension of the dying man had be
il admitted, for it was plain that he clear
d realized his condition and desired to spe
c his last moments with his loved ON
n He had been conscious and even &C
e versed calmly with those about him, /
as the midnight hour drew near t
waning forces Of life were no longer eql
t, to the effort and he sank into silen
Although most pulseless and withC
sign of life otherwise his eyes still show
the CLEAN of intelligence and apprec
ton of what was going on about him a
the watchers waited in silent agony
S spirit for the. dread small hours of {
10 night when the tide goes and the life
= stricken mOrtals goes with it.
T. Up to this time he had been console
~ and talked at intervals. His words vs.,