Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-28
- PASSED AWAY EARLY THIS
MORNING.
,r MADE A BRAVE T1GHr-rHE
nrArHBED scENE-THE MANS
,,rr AS SOLDIER. JUDGE AND
srATEsMAN - HIS DIPLOMATIC
rAREER-HIs HOME LIFE.
WASHINGTON, May 81.

siasnosed the case as gail stone In the
1,adder. Pleurisy symptoms were
,yerlooked for almost thirty-six hours.
a. soon as DR.. Johnston. who Is now
Inc attending physician. was called. he
slscoyered that the secretary was suf-
rsring from an acute case OF pleurlsy,
,robably caused by exposure while
,,ang out to woodley. the presidents
rountry place at night. In the mean
lime the gall stone has passed. The
lecretary's right lung was affected. the
ravity being already filled with pleu-
ritlo fluid. His respiration rose to AZ.
The physicians decided not to tap the
cavitv. but TO rely upon absorption to
sat lid Of exuded nuld. Gradually Sec
rsctary Gresham grew better. The res
nlratlon was reduced to almost nor
nal Last Saturday when DR.. Johns
lon thought all danger past, the left
,ung suddenly became affected and
allied rapidly. Since then either DR..
Johnston or the consulting physician
have been at his bedside constantly, as
also Mrs. Gresham and the secretary's
,on-ln.law, MIR. Andrews. He passed "A
very bad night Saturday and had
very bad day yesterday, suffering so
much pain last night that he was
placed under the influence OF oplates.
ttelr Influence today. His long illness
mas weakened the secretary greatly,
md 1t said that his physicians have
decided that in his condition he could
not undergo an operation, The fact
that the secretary has had stomach
trouble for years and has been obliged
10 diet, initiates against any rapid
recovery OF strength. Secretary Ores
ham had an attack of pleurisy years
ago. He has also suffered much from
his wounds. being at one time bed
ridden for over "A year Notwithstand-
Ing these facts, DR.. Johnston says he
had great deal of vitality. He adj
mlts that his condition is very Sc
flous.
During the afternoon he rested more
taslly than last night.
Mrs. Gresham's devotion to her hus-
hand during his Illness has been of the
hest tender, patient and faithful char
icter. Although physically slight she
displayed, so said one who had been
! N the sick chamber several times day
throughout the secretary's illness, re-
harkable endurance and nerve. For
four weeks she has hardly had her
tlothes off. Night and day she has
Teen at the bedside snatching an hour
pr two of sleep when she could on Il
lounge in his room. She seemed deter
pinned to fight off death.
IF he dies" she said many times,
u lose all" But she did not complain.
With patience and devotion she minis
Tered to his every want, giving every
thing her personal attention and try
Ing to cheer and brighten him when he
was peevsh and fretful. The utmost
persuasion was required to induce her
even TO lie down. Yesterday she grew
70 faint from sheer exhaustion that she
reeled and would have fallen had not
one Of the nurses caught her in her
arms.
Mr.. Greshams illness began May l,
when he was attacked with pleurisy.
The effuslon filled the pleural cavity.
but his condition yielded to treatment
until last Saturday when he suffered
relapsed accompanied by acute pneu-
monia. His condition since that time
has been extremely critical His heart
action became enfcebled, requiring the
constant administration of the most
powerful heart stlmulants. one or
other OF his physicians, Drs. Johnston
and Prentlss. or both, were constantly
with him. His pulse reached 1850 and
was so feeble that 1t could scarcely be
counted. But for the stimulants he
would have died. Mira glyccrine and
itrychnine were given continuously
hypodermlcally together with whisky
He was able TO take no nourishment
except in liquid form, principally milk
punches, and the whole effort OF the
physicians was directed toward sus-
tanning and strengthening him. The
right pleuralic cavity was filled with
the effused fluid and the lungs com
pressed SO as to make breathing i'm
possible. About $3.50 this evening he
tank so rapidly that death was mo-
mentarily expected. RestoratiVeS
were applied and hyperdermic injec-
lions Of nitro-glycerine 1.-THE most pow
trful OF all heart stimulants) and
hrychnine were made. His blood yes
sels were In a state of collapse and MS
condition was so extremely critical that
HE physicians decided that TRANSMISSION
was necessary to stimulate the heart
Dr. Van Ransaeller. an expert young
surgeon and son-in-law of DIR. john
tton, was hastily sent for. He opened
vein in the left arm and infused a
PM and half OF normal saline solu-
uon, The operation was successful,
IND about o'clock the stricken states
man had revived somewhat.
some criticism was heard about the
notei corridors because the serum in
ene pleural cavity had not been drawn
w In the first instance.
pr. Prentiss when asked to reply to
these structures said:
III Is an established principle of
surgery not to tap for pleurlsy until
nie IS threatened. While the serum
s s, De easily drawn off, the cavity re-
sis, not with serum, however, but
m.eh pus. our treatment was to Sc
sore me removal of the serum by alb
Inc news that Secretary Gresham
,n las dying spread like wildfire through
! ~ slty, and public officials and
3 bn,a,u s OF the secretary called at the
a o.si py the score and inquired
~pa.onsly for information.
W resident Cleveland, who was at
"oouiey, was telephoned and kept con-
coas,.y informed as to his premler's
hI s He has been confined TO
III, IN room. II Is said, for two days by a
i 1, ous attack. He sent I'm word that IL
tsr mas possible for him TO see the secre-
NJ. ~ be Of any assistance he would
s,sh isu 10 come in, but the physicians
~ mat IL would be impossible for
secretary to see any one, and he,
Wsel,ure, decided 10 remain at
) ~ o.ypiey The secretary lay in one
aao Me suite OF rooms on the ground
M, OF the Johnson annex OF the Ar
t,rsstsu MOTEL. At his bedside were Mrs.
Ia man, his devoted wife; his daugh-
ans NJ. Il. +. Andrews OF Chicago.
MUS nn son-in-law, Mr.. Andrews the
ss and three physicians.
pes,r.tary Lamont, First Assistant
ser,ia '-tster-GenerRl Jones. Assistant
Fu,sary OF State Uhl, Chief Justice
rsmss and Captain Fuller OF the army
pii,h ei In parlor "a" connecting
caI,i, secretary Gresham's suite. re-
-lhg such peraons al wore odp,ft,nd