The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-28

morning at his rooms at the Arlington
House. Although his recovery was practi-
cally abandoned when the sinking spell oc-
cured shortly before 6 last evening, the
most powerful heart stimulants known to
medical science were injected periodically,
and an infusion of normal saline solution
was made through an open vein in the
arm. He recovered slightly, but owing to
severe rigors shortly before II O'CLOCK he
began to fail rapidly and his vitality began
TO ebb.
The three physicians saw that the end
was near, and at u o'clock withdrew to the
anteroom, leaving in the sickroom only
the members of his family and the nurses.
Up to that time the Secretary had been
conscious and talked at intervals. His
words were full of bravery. He fully ap-
preciated his condition and spoke words
of hope and cheer to his stricken
wife and daughter. Sometimes his
mind wandered slightly and went back to
the days of long ago, recalling incidents
of life and happiness in the spring
of his life. He tspoke, too, of
his absent son and his private sec
retary, Mr.. Lands, whom he loved
as a son, and who, like his son, was speed
ing to his bedside, all too late. Mrs. Gres-
ham sat at the bedside smoothing his
fevered brow and occasionally reading to
him from the Bible passages which he
loved.
As the end approached his pulse became
hardly perceptible. Gradually his eyes
glazed and closed, Mrs. Gresham, with
noble and heroic fortitude, continuing to
read the words of the gospel to her de-
parted husband. Her daughter and SON
in-Iaw stood with bowed heads at the side
of the couch.
A Ills O'Clock his breathing ceased: a
peaceful shadow passed over his pale coun-
tenance, his pulse hickered and the sor-
rowing family were in the presence of
death One of the nurses conveyed the news
that the end had come, to the physicians
in the next room, and they in turn brought
it to the watchers in the reception-room.
In the hotel lobby outside were half a
hundred of the Secretary friends.
No arrangements will be made for the
funeral until the arrival of his son to-day.
Mrs. Gresham's devotion to her husband
during his illness has been of the most
tender, patient and faithful character. She
seemed determined to fight off death.
IL Hc QlCct clAC odAi many i
lose ALL"
The utmost persuasion was required to
induce her TO even lie down. Yesterday
she grew so faint from exhaustion that she
reeled and would have fallen had not one
of the nurses caught her in her arms.
Mr.. Greshams illness began May 1,
when he was attacked with acute pleu-
risy. The physicians diagnosed his case
as gall stone in the bladder at
first, his pleurisy symptoms being
overlooked for almost thirty-six hours.
AS soon as DIR. w. w. Johnson,
who is now the attending physician,
was called. he discovered that the
Secretary was suffering from an acute
case of pleurisy, probably caused by
exposure while riding out to Woodley,
the Presidents country home, at night.
In the meantime the gall stone had passed.
The Secretary's right lung was affected, the
cavity being already filled with pleuritic
fluid. His respiration rose TO 43. The
physicians decided not to tap the cavity
but to rely upon ABSORPTION to rid it of the
exuded fluid.
Gradually Secretary Gresham grew
better. The respiration was reduced to
almost normal. Last Saturday when Dr..