Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-28
WALTER QUINTON GRESHAM.

WALTER QUINTON GRESHAM.
md from a succession Of colds Ills acute
attack to-day is OF a pleuntc character
Both OF his lungs are said TO be filing up
STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
Dr. w W. Johnston. the physician who
has been IN daily attendance on Secretary
Gresham has just given out the following
statement OF the case;
mir. Gre7ham's illness has been an
acute pleurisy. with effusion at the begin
ming. on May LIST. From May 18th his
condition was entirely favorable, and his
speedy recovery was confidently expected.
on May 18th symptoms Of relapse appear
ed. que 10 the development OF acute
pneumonia. His present alarming condi-
ton is due 20 weakness Of the hearts ac-
ton. and there seems to be little or no
hope OF his recovery"
DR.. Prenuss. one Of the Secretary's
physicians. said at 10 o'clock that the
Secretary might live through the night
and possibly until the forenoon to-mor-
row. The family have abandoned all
hope.
AT $50 o'clock a telegram was sent 10
Judge Otto. OF Philadelphia, telling him
90 come 20 the bedside OF the Secretary
as he is dying. Judge otto was COM
rade OF the secretary's in the late war
A telegram was also sent to Secretary
Gresham's son, Otto at Chicago, inform
ms him that the end Is near, and to has
ten 10 Washington without delay.
President Cleveland, who Is at his villa
at Woodney. a few miles from the White
House. has been kept fully Informed OF
the secretory's condition.
The Arlington Hotel in the corridors
and AZ the private entrance, is crowded
with distinguished officials. anxiously
awaiting news the sck-room.
Atm o'clock the physicians Of Secretary
Gresham ceased their efforts 70 revive
him. as his system was entirely too weak
To- respond to their efforts. He is net ex-
peated 70 live until midnight.
SERIOUSLY ILL SEVERAL DAYS.
The official statement given out by the
sacretsrys physicians as TO his condition
tonight shows that & has been
much more serious since satur-
others who had admission TO the Sick
room would acknowledge. Since the
pneumonia symptoms appeared injections
% utro-glycerine and strychnine nave
been administered freely, and this after
noon and tonight normal saline injec-
tons. aegrcgatng several quarts. were
sycn During the day the Secretary lay
in a stupor. which was the foundation
for TIE report that "he was resting
easily"
As soon as the physicians however
realized that the end was approaching
the heroic measures usual IN such cases
were adopted. Notwithstanding their ef-
forts the patient sank rapidly.
The physicians in attendance were
Messfs ". ". Johnston and Prentiss. Of
this city. the latter having been called
lato the case within the past few days.
Or. Van Rensselaer, WIS also called In. and
Il was he who performed the operation Of
injecting the normal saline. Al O'Clock
tonight the physicians acknowledged that
they considered the case a hopeless one,
bat did not relax their efforts.
The Secretary. who has been conscious
during his entire illness, seems 20 have
been more concerned Tor his wife than for
himself lie was advised this evening
that the end was approaching. but his
constant suggestion. made In feeble wills
pers 70 his daughter. was: Look out Tor
your mother: give her all your attention
don't worry about me"
THE RELAPSE.
The news or Secretary Gresham's re-
lapse Old not become known until 8
o'clock this evening. when his niece, Mrs.
Fuller was sent for, II spread rapidly.
and b. s cook many officials prominent
in public ne mad come IN to express their
sympathy.
Among the early callers were Secretary
and Nrs. Lamont SIR. Thurber, the Presi-
dents private secretary, also arrived ct
an early hour. and was requested to no
iliy Tie President that the Secretary Was
rapidly sinking. lie did so. and later IN
The evening communicated the fact that
ne President was detained at Woodley
- Illness. that ne had desired 20 come 20
ins cry as aeon as the Secretarys Sc
Hoas condition Was communicated 70 hlin.