New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-28
WITH HIM At THE END.


W @. GRESHAM
suffered greatly during tho preceding forty-eight
hours after the pneumonia symptoms were COM
plicated with his diseases. and was only tempo
rarly relieved by frequent hypodermic injections
Rut as the end approached his suffering disap-
pearel and he passed away as quietly as a little
child sinking To slumber IN the arms Of It's
mother
Arrangements for the funeral will be made
after otto Gresham. son of the deceased shall
arrive I'm Washing;on this M 1rrine from chi ago.
Washington. May 27-The condition OF Secfe-
tarv Gresham. which was regarded as exceedingly
encouraging on Saturday afternoon changed for
the worse I'm the evening. but WAS not regarded
as hopeless IT, Indeed. critical. until this M rn-
inr when reH and extremely dangerous syWN-
toms appeared From that time hc steadily
failed although ~. remained conscious and main
tain,d hts courage and complsure. tariy 'n-
evening the rhysiclan4 IN Attendance virtually
abandoned hope. although tAey continued u"'''
mittlng efforts to restore vitality and proong
ne
President Cleveland. who IS AZ his country
,l,c. three miles from Washington. was kept
rsustauily advised of the condition Il the Secre-
t.rv Il state and of the Imminent prospect OF
his death before midnight Mr.. Cleveland. who
h,a been suffering from a bilious disorder since
SATURDAY. appeared To- share In some degree the
e,xiefv NJ the family and friends II Secretary
Gresham and said that he would come into town
4, tho Secretary could see him. which. however
NJ. was advised would Dc impossible. The OILY
member Il the Cabinet who callel AT the ho'r'
,,,u a I,,o hour was secretary Lamont. be-
tween whom and Secretary Gre ham warm
personal friendship has existed
,h,u, II o'clock Secretary Herbert. who re-
turned t. washington TWO or three hours earlier
reached the hotel FOR which he had started as
soon As he had been informed u Secretary ir'sh-
aru's critical condition Assistant secretary Ihl'
~ the state Department. and Assistant secretary
Hamlin 4 the Treasury Department. were also
I'm attendance. Associate Justice Harlan, "i the
Supreme Court. an old army comrlde ana warm
personal friend Of the Secretary. came early as
soon as ne wa advised OF the critical II not nope
less nature OF the case. President Cleveland
private secretary VS. also In attendance.
4, io.io O'Clock Colonel H. c. corbin. OF the
Army. brought word from on" Of the physicians III
Attendance that secretary Gresham was dying
aud this was confirmed shortly aftcrward by Mr..
Thurber who reported one of the Attending phvs'-
clans as saying that the Secretary OF state might
live "A naf- hour or an uohif ~ 'll~''' 0' ''''
but that his death was only matter OF houts Tor
the case hopeless one
4 half-hour later Colonel Corbin brought word
that the physicians. having done all that they
could had retired from the room whore the dying
statesman lay. and left him alone with his family
At his bedside were his faithful and devoted wife,
her daughter and her daughters husband. and the
Sccrctnrv's niece and her husband-all hoping
that the shark II life might not BE- extlnguished
before the sccrctarys son, otto. who was speed
ing To Washington on a special train from chi
cago. should arrive.
General Gresham was conscious most OF the
evening. and at times was able to speak word
Of comfort and hope to the stricken ones at his
bcdsiAe but it was apparent that he felt that
death was near.
Many weeks ago General Grosham's family ana
his personal friends realized that he was IN
n serious condition Of health and besought MIN
TO leave Washington ard take some rest, but ne
could not bc persuaded - do So lie appeared
TO feel that II was his duty 10 remain az his post
and bear The responsibility for everything per
tanning To his Office and men who had known
him long knew that he would never shirk his
duty whatever might b. the consequences to
him Of Us performance. Since the beginning of
his last Illness. however he has seemed To re-
aliZc that rest was absolutely necessary ana llte
last week his family and personal friends were
hopcful that he would be strong enough before
the end Of this week TO be removed 10 quiet and
hcalthfrl resort within few hours journey Of
the National Capital.
The members Of the Diplomatic Corps. who are
extremely punctilous IN matters Of this char
actcr called during the evening and left their
card, other callers were Chief Justice Fuller. OF
the Supreme Court: Assistant Secretary hdee. Of
the State Department; Assistant Posimasters-
General Maxwell and Jones, and Controller
Eckels.
Secretary Greshams son otto. who lives In
Chicago was teegraphcd for this morning. and
IL expected 10 arrive in the city on special
train which will meet him at Harrisburg Penn.
tonight at an early hour tomorrow morning
The official statement given out by the Secre-
tarv's physicians tonight as To ms condition
shows that ii has been much more serious since
Saturday last than either they or the others who
had admission TO the sickroom would acknowl-
edge. Since the pneumonia symptoms appeared
injections OF nitro -gycerine and strychnine have
hecn administered freely and this afternoon and
Tonight normal saline injections. agSregatng sew
eri.l quarts. were given
During the day the Secretary lay In stupor.
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