Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-20


psiypJiI growth had 1lIod the car,
anI was attended by septic &. flimma.
,0l wI'ch communicated 10 within
the cr.nial cavity. An Immediate re-
luDval o! the ErIw IA was advised.
Toe case than hni gone on i've days
ainc5 the bathing incident alluded
TO-. From tho temporary relief
given. Brother Cannon dil not soum
10 rCgati the nl su1n as OF great inn
pOr,Uro; IA, with the advent OF
acute pain, Dr.. n. n. Pratt, an ear
specialist who had been quite a iavoritc
with tho family, was consulted. She
called Ia DE- P.luiz. also IA ear spec.
iallst, ant It was determined that by
this time not only was an operation
necessary but c5n'tilu.ional treatment
wasan imperative noel. Dr. Whgh.
was tumm1ucI again, and the polypus
or tumor was removed.
BY this time tho septic innnmma.
ton had iucsta1ni 10 an alarming *
tent, and tho doctors felt very dubious
over tho reaull. ~ anxiety over yari.
Gus busin,ni sflairs, by ME potslsteutly
remaining al work, ami by tho grea.
lgss Of aloep which tho hgoulEl & palm
had caused, Brother CAnnon'i phyGical
aud muntAl condition had been 10
weakened o. to odof comparatively
litllo resistance TO the pyogtess VI tne
tlsO7r3 which hal seized upon him.
TIC whole btain was Involved In 4
severe inflammation, secondary to tn
chronic trouble IN the car. When the
piypoii growth was removed It was
discovered that there had been a per.
'oraiion OF tho drum membrane into
tho middle ear; tho patients tompera-
turo was high, the palms were Intense,
anu tho case very serious.
After the operation aud the treat.
noni following, tho pa,ien, responded
20 readily TIA; the a,lnniins phytl.
clans h,i strong hopos q his speedy
recovery. the symptoms becomlug
favorable therefor, a few days later,
Brother Cannons condition again be-
came worse. Toe Inflammation had
gone within tho craniai cavity aud
could not DO localized ~ had bee
hoped. In an enduAyof to give
relief, n consultation was held,
In which DR.. J. ). Richards anu Df.
Ellofbtok took part, aud a second
operation was decided upon In the
hope Of bringing relief aud securing a
drainage Tor the oauss OF the trouble.
THIS operation consisted Of an incision
through the skull behind tue ear. II
did not produce nll ths results hoped
Tor, but brought fOmo felie, the
patient again rallied, anu hopes for
his recovery were frightened. It then
bCcamo q question as 10 whether the
constitutional treatment being given
tho patient could correct the trouble;
this Il would d. 20 tho climax wac
reached. But the latter was not the
case. fhe weakened con iiliou Of tho
patient at the outset, aud tho hold
which the generally ilnammaIory
condition had taken, were too
much TOT the vital powers and
all the assistance that could
be given.
During all tho time OF his illnels the
most assiduous attention was given TO
Brother Abraham, not only by Pfesi.
dent George O. Cannon ami the
paIionrs immediate family aud tels-
tivts, but by President Woodruff, the
Apostles and other. There was on In.
tense anxiety for his recovery. When,
after attending him olostly for some
days, there appeared 10 be change
iot tho better and prospOc,
oi permanent Improvement, bis
brother John q. Cannon went
out OF the city Tor few days'
needed rest, tue uniavorAble symptoms
again appeared, the brother was com.
muuloatel with Rud Immediately
returned, not stopping 10 rest even at
| night WI hH was again AZ tho bedside
OF the ni .eI man. The two al.
ways haI usgu bounl together by the
strongest affections, ani frequently the
sick man whispered his brother's
maine, aud that brothers voice was
mos, potent 10 rouse him from uncon
scl0uBn0ss which often came Ia tue
severity Of Illness. o. Saturday
morning, the period Of final unc9n.
sciousness appeared. President Joseph
+. Smith who, like the other member,
o. the First Presidency and the Apps
,les, had iel. lho keenesi anxiety and
solicilude Tor lhelr htlilo,gd brother,
took his place la tue sick mans room
aud olung to him tenaolously to thu
last, without rect or food, prolonglur
his life In his oRrnes,ness 10 have him
restored 70 health.