The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-28
GRESHAM IN HIS LAST SLEEP.
DEATH ENDS HIS ILLNESS THIS
MORNING AT 1912 O'CLOCK.

His Wife, Daughter, SOn-in-Law and
others at His Bedside When the
End Came-Hfs AiIment n COmbi-
nation of PIeurisy and Pneumonia.
He Had Been III since May and a
Change for the Worse Came on
May 25.
washington. May 2s. 1:SO a. m.-secreta-
~ Gresham died at lis o'clock this MORN
ing.
No death could be more quiet more
calm or more peaceful.
For two hours preceding dissolution
there had been no indication either of a
pulse or heart beat. He lay during that
time with his head resting on the arms OF
his daughter. Mrs. Andrews, while his de-
voted wife sat by his side, his hands cross
ing hers his face so turned that his last
conscious gaze should rest upon her.
And so the minutes dragged slowly on
till the end came. He was conscious to
the last.
He suffered greatly during the preceding
forty-eight hours. after the pneumonia
symptoms were complicated with his other
diseases and was only temporarily relieved
by frequent hypodermic injections. But as
the end approached the suffering disap-
peared and he passed away as quietly as
a tired child sinking TO slumber in the
arms Of its mother. The arrangements for
his funeral will be made after Otto Gres>
ham, son of the deceased, shall arrive in
Washington this morning from Chicago.
Mr.. Gresham passed a comparatively
easy day until o'clock yesterday after
noon, then he collapsed suddenly and his
physician, Dr. Johnston, who had been
constnatly in attendance throughout the
night and day, began to administer hypo-
dermic doses of whisky. Last night
were present at the secretary's bed
side Mrs Gresham, Mr.. Andrews and Mrs
Andrews, his daughter and son-in-law.
Throughout the day the sick chamber
was carefully guarded from all in
truson and stringent orders were issued
10 the hotel attaches on no account TO let
the family be annoyed by the presenta-
tion OF cards or queries of any kind from
visitors, and the sudden failure of the dis
tinguished patient after he had been pro-
nounced as not in a critical condition yes
terday morning, was a general surprise to
the very few, who late last evening were
apprised of the change for the worse
Dr. Jonston, who had been in daily at
tendance on Secretary Gresham. gave
late last night: "Mr. Gresham's ILL
ness has been an acute pleu-
risy with effusion, beginning on MAY
l. From May 13 his condition was entirely
favorable and his speedy recovery was con-
rdently expected. On May 25 symptoms of
relapse appeared. due to the development
OF acute pneumonia. His present alarm 4
ing condition is due to weakness of the
aearts action and there seems to be little
or no hope of his recovery"
AT $3.50 O'Clock a telegram was sent to
Judge Otto of Philadelphia. telling him to
come to the bedside of the secretary. as
he was dying. Judge Otto was a comrade
OF the secretary in the late war
A telegram was also sent to Secretary
Gresham's son, Otto Gresham, at Chi
cago informing him that the end was
near, and to hasten to Washington with
out delay. President Cleveland. who is
at his villa at Woodley, a few miles from
the white house, has been kept fully in
formed of the secretary's condition.
The Arlington hotel in the corridors and
at the private entrance was crowded with
distinguished officials anxiously awaiting
news from the sick ROOM
At Il o'clock last night the physicians of
secretary Gresham ceased their efforts
10 revive him, as his system was entirely
100 weak to respond to their efforts.
The official statement given out by the
Secretarys physicians last night as to his
condition, shows that it had been much
more serious since Saturday night last
than either they or the others who had
admission to the sick room would ac-
knowledge. After the pneumonia symp-
IONS appeared injections of nitro-glycer-
me and strychnine were adminis-
Tered freely, and yesterday afternoon and
Iast night normal saline injections, aggre-
ed1lhg several quarts were given.
Durlng the day the secretary lay in a
stupor, which was the foundation for
the report that he was resting easily"
as soon as the physicians, however, real
lied that the end was approaching,
the herioc measures usual in such
eases were adopted. Notwithstanding
their efforts the patient sank rapidly.
me Inc physicians in attendance were Messrs.
w. W. Johnston and Prem
Iss, both of this city, the
latter having been called into the case
Wlthln the past few days. Last night
Ut van Rensselaer, was called in, and 1t
was he who performed the operation of
injecting the normal saline.
Inc secretary who had been conscious
uurlng his entire Illness, seems to have
oeen more conceEned for his wife than
tor himself. He realized yesterday after
noon that the end was approaching, but his
constant suggestion, made in feeble whis-
pers TO his daughter, was Look out for
your mother; give her all your attention;
uont worry about me-
,apse did not become known until o'clock
SIsst evening, at which hour his niece
MRS Fuller, wife of Capt. Fuller, of the
army was sent for. 1t spread rapidly
ana by O'Clock scores of persons prom
.teht in public life had called to express
sner sympathy. Among the early callers
we're Secretary and Mrs. Lamont Mr.
4hurDer, the Presidents private secre-
eaIV' also arrived at an early hour, and
was requested to notify the President that
me Secretary of State was rapidly sinking
1le dld so, and later in the evening COM
n1uIleated the fact that the President
vas detained at Woodley by illness, that
ne desired to come to the city as soon
as the information of the secretary's seri- |
Tus condition was made known to him,
uut that he refrained from doing so at
ne advice of his physician.
ne members of the diplomatic corps,
VINO are extremely punctilous in matters
ol Ihls character, called during the even
-ns and left their cards. Other callers |
Tere chief Justice Fuller and Associate |
1Gusuee Harlan of the supreme court, AS
slant Secretaries Uhl and Adee of the |
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