The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-05-31

lie suffered greatly during the pre-
eedlng forty-eight hours, after the
pneumonia symptoms were compli-
Gated with his diseases. and WINS only
temporarily relieved by frequent by
perdermie Injections but as the end
approached his suffcrings disappeared,
aud he passed away rs quietly rs a
child sinking 10 slumber In the arms
OF Its mother
Arrangements for the funeral will be
made after Mr. otto Gresham. son Of
the deceased. shall arrive In Washing
ton from Chicago
The news Of Secretary Grcsham's re-
lapse did not become known until o
o'clock Monday evening, ut which hour
his niece. Mrs Fuller. wife OF Capt
Fuller. OF the army, was sent for. II
spread rapidly, and by so'ciock scores
OF persons prominent Ia public life had
called 10 express their sympathy
Among tho early callers were Sccre-
tary and Mira Lamont Mr. Thurber,
the presidents private secretary, also
arrived az an early hour, and was re.
qucsied 10 notify the president that
the secretary OF state was rapidly sink
Ing lie did 10, and later In the even
ing communicated the fact 10 the
united press that the president was de-
talncd at Woodley by illness. that he
desired 10 come 10 the city as soon as
the information OF the secretary's seri.
, Gus condition was made known to him
but that he RETAINED from doing so al
the advice Of his physician
The president has been exceedingly
anxious about the condition OF Score
tary Gresham, =" said Mr. Thurber, ''and
has been constantly advised as TO Il
though confined 10 his room for tbs
last two days by bilious attack, II,
sent in word Monday that II II wal
possible for him To sec the secretary OF
be OF any assistance he would be gla(
70 come In. aud the physicians advised
that II would be impossible for the sec
rotary 10 zee anyone The president
was better Monday night and expects
to be In the Tuesday"
Tho members u the diplomats
corps, who are extremely punctlliou'
In delicate matters, called during the
evening and left their cards Other
callers were Chief Justice Fuller ant
4 Associate Justice Harlan, of the su
prcme court, Assistant Secretaries Uh
and Wade, OF the state department
Col H. G Corbin, Assistants PostmAs
ter General Maxwell and Jones, an,
Controller EckelS
The only persons who have been nd
mltted TO the privacy Of the sick room
are Mrs. Gresham; her daughter. Mrs
Andrews, OF Chicago, and the latter
husband.
Mrs. Gresham has scarcely left he
husbands room since his Illness began
month ago She has been pluck
aud courageous, and was hopeful unit
Monday that the secretary's life woul
DO spared. When she realized MondA
the apparent lmpossibility of his recoN
cry, ahe manifested her emotions re
peatedly, but bore II as bravely as he
exhausted condition would permit
Secretary Grcsham's son otto, VIII
lives In Chicago, was telegraphcd 70
Monday morning, and is expected :
arrive In the city on a special truir
which will meet him at Harrisburg, Pr
At 1928 p m. DR.. W. w. Johnston
; the physician who has been In dail
attendance on Secretary Gresham, CAV
out the following statement OF th
, case;
MIR Grcsham's Illness has been q
: acute pleurisy with an effusion, begir
! ming on May /. From May 10 his cot
dltlon wHs entirely favorable. and h
speedy recovery was confidently O.
: peoted. On May IS the symptoms OF
relapse appeared, due TO the develoI
, ment OF acute pneumonia, His preset
alarming condition Is due 10 weakness
!, OF the hearts action. and there seen
4 10 be little or no hopo OF his recovery
The official statement given out |
+ tho secrctary's private physicians earl
!. Monday night as TO his condition SHOW
!, that IL has been much more seriol
9 since Saturday last than either they
: tho Others who had admission TO Il
/; sick room would acknowledge.
!. SINCE the pneumonia symptoms a
/. peared injections Of nltroglycerin al
strychnine have been administer'
a freely, and Monday night normal 8
4 limo injections aggrogating sever
' quarts were given.
!. During the day the secretary lay
!, a stupor. which was the foundation I
!. the report that he was resting easll
Az soon as the physicians, howcv'
realized that the end was npproachin
y the heroic measures usual In su'
q casea were adopted, Notwithsiandii
y Their Efforts the patient sank rapidly
y The physicians In Attendance we
y Messrs lnhnslnn and prcntiss, ~ q
~ city, the hitter having been called In
n the cnsr within the past few do,
a ~