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

lie suffered greatly during the pre-
ceding forty-eight hours, after the
pneumonic symptoms were compll-
Gated with his diseases. and was only
temporarily relieved by frequent hy-
pcrdermle injections But as the end
approached his sufferings disappeared,
aud he passed away as quietly as
child sinking 10 slumber in the arms
OF It's mother
Arrangements for the funeral will be
madc after Mr. otto Gresham. son of
the deceased. shall arrive in Washing
ton from Chicago
The news Of Secretary Gresham's re-
lapse did not become known until 0
o'clock Monday evening. nj which hour
his nleco, Mrs Fuller. wife % Capt
/ Fuller. OF the army. was sent for. 1t
spread rapidly, and by O'Clock scores
OF persons prominent in public life had
called 10 express their sympathy
Among tho early callers were Secre-
tary and Mrs Lamont Mr. Thurber,
the presidents private secretary. also
4 arrived at an early hour, and was re-
quested TO notify the president that
the secretary Of state was rapidly sink
ing. lie did ~, and later In the even
ing communicated the fact u the
united press that the president was de-
tAincd At woodlcy 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 rcfraiued from doing 50 nj
the advice of his physician
The president has been exceedingly
anxious about the condition OF Sccre
tAry Gresham, said Mr.. Thurbcr ''And
has been constantly advised as 20 IL
though confined 20 his room for the
last two days by bilious attack. HC
sent in word Monday that II IL wal
possible for him to sec the secretary OF
be Of any assistance he would be glac
20 come In, aud the physicians adviset
that Il would be impossible for the sec
retarY 10 see anyone The president
was better Monday night and eNpcctl
10 be in the Tuesday
Tho members u the diplomats
corps, who are extremely punctiliou'
in delicate matters called during the
evening and left their cards 0thel
callers were Chief Justice Fuller an'
Associate Jnstice Harlan, of the su
prcme court, Assistant Secretaries Uh
and Wade. Of the state department
Col II. C. Corbin. Assistants Postmas
ter General Maxwell aud Jones, an,
Controller EckelS
The only persons who have been I'D
, mitted 10 the privacy of the sick room
, are Mrs. Gresham; her daughter. Mrs
Andrews, OF Chicago, and the latter
! husband
! Mrs Gresham has scarcely left be
husbands room since his Illness begar
a month ago She has been pluck
5 aud courageous, and was hopeful unit
Monday that the secretary's life woul
be spared When she realized Monda
e the apparent Impossibility Of his reco'
cry, she manifested her emotions n
/ peatedly. but bore Il as brovely as he
= exhausted condition would permit
h Secretary Gresham's son Otto, VIII
4 lives in Chicago, was tclegraphed fc
q Monday morning. and Is expected
. arrive In the city on a special trail
4 which will meet him at Harrisburg, p
At 1928 p m. Dr. W w. Johnston
: the physician who has been In dali
attsndancc on Secretary Gresham, gay
3 cut the following statement OF Il
' case:
i "Air Crosham's illness has been q
: acute pleurisy witt. an effusion, begil
i ming on May l. From May is his CO
dltion was entirely favorable. aud h
speedy recovery was confidently e
: pected. On May sS the symptoms OF
I. relapse appeared, due TO the dcvelo
!. ment OF acute pneumonia His presel
!. alarmlng condition is due TO weakne
4, OF the hearts action, and there soer
ii TO be little or no hope of his recovery
The official statement given out
u the secretary's private physicians ear
y. Monday night as to his condition sho'
a that lt has been much more serio
re- since saturday last than either they
G. tho others who had admission TO Z
N; sick room would acknowledges
n. Since the pneumonie symptoms
n pcared injections of nitroglycerin a
stryohnine have been administer
as freely, and Monday night normal
M line injections aggrcgaung sever
AZ quarts were given
g. During tho day tho secretary lay
'st a slupor, which was the founcation
=. the report that he was resting easl
As snon as tho physicians, howev
realized that the end was approachlI
no the heroic measures usual In IA
ud casea were adopted. Notwiths,andl
by thor efforts the patient sank rapid.
S The physicians in Attendance w
en NcssrN lhnnsinn aud rfontlss, uf 4
va city, the latter having been called u
he the rn.e within the past few dA
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