The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-28

words of hope and cheer to his stricken
wife and daughter Sometimes his mind
wandered slightly and went hack to the
days of long ago. recalling incidents of
happiness in the spring of mis- life. He
spoke. too, of his absent son and his
private secretary. Mr.. Lands. whom he
loved as son. and who. like his son.
was speeding 10 his bedside, all too late.
Mrs. Gresham sat at the bedside
smoothing his feverad brow 0nd occas ion
ally reading TO ;lm from the Biale pass
ages which he ievsi. As the end ap-
preached his pulse became hardly percep-
tible. Gradually his eyes glazed srd
closed. Mrs. Grasn I'm, with noble and
heroic fortitude continued 70 soad the
words OF the gospel 10 her dsfaI'ng hus-
band. Her daughter and son-!n-law stood
with bowed heads at the side Of the
couch.
At lis his breathing ceased, a peaceful
shadow passed over his pale countcnance.
his pulse fickered snd the sorrowing
family were I'm the presence CT death.
One OF the nurses conveyed 'fe news that
the end had come TO the physicians in the
next room. and they in turn brought II to
the watchers in the reception room. In
the hotel lobby outside were a half hun
dred OF the secretary's friends
No arrangements will ne made for the
funeral until the arrival OF his son today.
About $50 p. m. ne sank rapidly. and
death was momentarily expected. Res
toratiyes were applied. and hypodermic
injections OF nitro-glycerlne--the most
powerful of all heart stimuiants-and
strychnine were made. HIS blood vessels
were in a state of collapse. and his con-
dition was so extremely critical that the
physicians decided that TRANSMISSION was
Immediately necessary 10 stimulate the
heart Dr. Rensselaer,, an expert surgeon
and son-in-law OF Or. Johnson. was has
e 4 -.
left arm and infused a pint and A half
Of normal saline solution. The operation
was successful and about . o'clock the
stricken statesman had revived some
what.
The news which came later that Secre-
tary Gresham was dying spread Ike
widfire through the city. and public Of
ficials and friends OF the secretary called
at the hotel by the score and asked
anxiously for information.
President Cleveland. who was ar Wood
ley, was telephoned 10 and kept constant
ly informed as to his secretary's condi-
ton He. too. has been confined 10 his
room. II is SAID. for two days by A bilious
attack He sent in word that II IL was
possible for him 10 see the secretary or tc
be OF any assistance he would be glad
to come In, But the physicians stated that
Il would be impossible for tue secretary
TO see any one. and he therefore decided
TO remain al Woodley.
The secretary lay IN one Of a suite OF
rooms on the ground floor OF the Airing
ton hotel. Al his bedside were Mrs.
Gresham. his daughter. Mrs. T.. r. An
drews Of Chicago. and his son-in-Iaw. Mr..
Andrews the nurses and three physicians.
Secretary Lamont. First Assistant Post
master General Jones. Assistant Secre-
tary OF state IThl. Chief Justice Fuller.
Col. Corbin and Capt. Fuller or the army.
remained In parlor \. connected with the
l. H.
as were admitted and answering inquir-
les Among those who called were the
Chinese minister and his secretary. Sen
or Romero. the Mexican minister. Minis
ter kuriuo % Japan, Assistant Serre-
tarv Ffaulfu and Secretary Carlisle.
Compt roller Eckels, Justice Harlan, sen
ator German Of Maryland and Or. Guz-
man. the %icararuau minister.
SIrs. Greshams devotion to her husband
during his illness has hecn Of the most
tender patient and faithful character.
She seemed determined to fight off death.
III ne dies" she said many times, Il lose
all" The utmost persuasion vas required
tn induce her to even lie down. Yesterday
sha grew 81 faint from exhaustion ina.
she reeleZ4 and would have fallen had not
one of the nurses caught her n her arms.
eHr Gresham's Illness began May I.
v-l,en he was attacked with acute pieu-
r{sv. The physicians diagnosed his case
as gaIlstone in the bladder 1T first his
rleurfev symptoms being overlooked for
almost fhiFty-six hours. As soon as p~.
Johnson. Wf1a was the attending physician
a- she end. was called. ne discovered that
tbe. secretary was suffering from an acute
case Of pieurisy. probably caused by ex-
s.osure vnile riding out 70 WoodIey. the
PRESIDENTS country home. AZ night. IN
me Meantime fhe gladstone had passed
,r-ha sacrefarv's right lung was affected
.ha cavity already being f3lied with plea-
rifle fusa Ills respiration rose 20 -. The
physicians decided not 20 TAP .as cavity.
oat % rely upon absorption to rid IL of
the exudet fluid. Gradually Secretary
Gresham grew better. The respiration
.sas ra1slced 70 almost normal Last Sat
urHav. when Dr Johnson thought all
DANCER past, he left lung suddenly became