Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-05-30

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Although hope for his recovery was
practically abandoned when his spell
occurred shortly before o'clock last
evening, the most powerful heart slim
ulants known to medical science were
injected periodically, and an infusion Of
normal saline solution was made
Thorough an open vein in the arm. He
recovered slightly, but owing to severe
dgor shortly before IL o'clock be began
to fail rapidly and his vitality began to
ebb. The three physicians saw that the
end was near and at II o'clock with
drew to the ante-room, leaving in the
sick room only the members Of his fam
lily and the nurses Up to that tinse he
had been conscious and talked at In
EerVals. His words were full Of brav-
cry. He fully appreciated his condi-
lion and spoke words of hope and cheer
to his stricken wife and daughter.Some
times his mind wandered slightly and
went back to the days of long ago, re-
calling incidents Of life and happiness
Ia the springtlme Of his life. He spoke
too, Of his absent son and his private
secretary Mr.. Lands, whom ne loved
as a son and who, like his son, was
speeding to hts bedside, all too late.
Mrs. Gresham sat by the bedside
smoothing his fevered brow and oc-
caslonally reading to him from the
| Bible passages that he loved. AS the
end approached, his pulse became hard
b. perceptible Gradually his eyes
glazed and closed. Mrs. Gresham, with
noble and heroic fortltude continued to
read the words Of the Gospel to her de-
parting husband. Her daughter and
son-ln-law stood with bowed heads at
the side Of the couch. At lis o'clock
his breathing ceased; a peaceful
shadow passed over his pale counten-
ance, his pulse flickered 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 1t to the watchers in
the reception room.
In the hotel lobby outside were half
hundred Of the secretary's friends.
No arrangements will be made for
the funeral until the arrival Of his son
today.
Mrs. Gresham's devotion to her hus-
band during his illness has been OF the
most tender, patient and faithful char
lcter. She seemed determined to fight
bR death. "If he dies" she said many
times, II lose ALL" The utmost per-
suaslon was required to induce her
lVen to lie down. Yesterday she grew
10 faint from exhaustion that she reel
Id and would have fallen had not one Of
the nurses cought her in her arms.
THE SECRETARY'S ILLNESS.
Mr.. Gresham's illness began May /,
when he was attacked with acute
| pluerisy
When the secretary was taken sick
tour weeks ago, the physicians diagnos-
ed the case as gall stones in the blad-
der. His pluerisy symptoms were over
looked for almost thirty-six hours. AS
loon as DR.. w. w. Johnson, who is now
the attending physician, was called, he
discovered that the secretary was suf-
| !ering from an acute case Of plurisy,
probably caused by exposure while rid
Ing out to Woodley, the presidents
country home, at night. In the mean
time the gall stone had passed. The
Secretary's right lung was affected, the
cavity being already filled with pluer-
tic fluid. His respiration rose to 43.
The physicians decided not to tap the
cavity, but to rely upon absorption to
lid 1t Of the exuded fluid. Gradually
| Secretary Gresham grew better. The
respiration was reduced almost to nor
NAL. Last Saturday when DR.. Johnson
thought all danger passed, the left lung
suddenly became affected and filled
rapidly.
Since then either DR.. Johnson or the
consulting physician have been at his
bedsle constantly, as have Mrs. Gres-
ham and the secretary's son-in-law,
Mr.. Andrews He passed a very bad
night Saturday night and bad day
yesterday, suffering so much pain that
last night he was placed upder the in
sc tot T. L..
more or less under their influence all
| day. His long illness has weakened the
secretary greatly and 1t Is said that his
| physicians have decided that in his ex-
| hausted condition he could not undergo
IN operation for the removal OF the
auld The fact that the secretary has
had stomach trouble for years and has
been obliged to diet, initiated against
any rapid recovery of strength. Sec
rotary Gresham had an attack Of pleu-
| risy years ago. He has also suffered
much from his wounds, being at one
time bedridden for over a year.
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS.
In 1888 Judge Gresham was made a
prominent candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for president at the
Chicago convention. His liberal views
on the tariff created against him the
hntagonism Of the extreme protec-
tlonlsts at Chicago. Judge Gresham,
with other Republicans, openly dis
Bented from the Mckinley law and in
1892, after the nomination Of Mr.. Cleve-
land by the Democratic convention, he,
with other distinguished Republicans,
renounced their allegiance to the Re
publican party and advocated Mr..
Cleveland's election. After Mr.. Cleve-
land was elected, in February, 1893, he
summoned Judge Gresham to Lake
wood, N. j., where after a consultation
he rendered him the position Of Post
master general of the cabinet he was
forming. Judge Gresham accepted
the trust March Z. During his short
term as postmaster general, Gresham
accomplished much. Letter postage to
Canada was reduced and the postal
| convention with Mexico was slgend.
Another important service he rendered
to the country was the re-establish-
ment Of the fast malls AS secretary
Of state In the present administration,
Mr.. Gresham has had to deal with
perhaps more vexatious, intricate and
delicate diplomatic affairs than has
fallen to the share Of most secretaries
Of state. From his long judicial ex-
perlence he was disposed to view every
question from the standpoint Of exact
and equal Justice and the first consid-
Grafton with him was always absolute
fairness; IL his own country occupied
a false position in the matter, he
thought 1t was his duty to set 1t right,
even at a sacrifice Of material inter-
ests, as Ii might appear at the time.
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