The sun., 1897-06-27
STRICKEN AS lie TALKED.
SENATOR PETIIGREW SUFFERS a
PARALrTIC STROKE.

ne Was Attacking the Republican Senators
PassIouateiy when Suddenly. in tho Middle
ora Sentence. He stopped and was Unabicto
Go On--CondItion Thought Not to ne Serious.
WARRINGTON, Juno 26-Tho proceedings of
tho Senate to-day were marked by very
dramatic incident The sllvcrite Senator from
South Dakota, Mr.. Pettigrow. was arraigning
Republican Senators in a most energetic and I'M
passloncd style for their subserviency to trusts
and to caucus orders. when, in the middle of q
sentence, he suddenly stopped. mado few
feeble efforts to continue, but was unable to
articulate another word, and was finally led out
Of tho hall and taken homo.
Tho Senate had been acting on the para
graphs that had been passed over in the
several schedules already adopted. In para
graph SO the duty on China clay, or kaolin,
was mado SO ton. Mr.. Platt OF Connec-
tcut moved to add to tho paragraph pro-
vision dor u similar duty on fullcrs earth.
wrought or manufactured. This started tho
South Dakota Senator. He moved to add also
to the paragraph a provision for duty OF "
pound on fullers earth, unwrought or un-
manufactured. He spoke in support of tho mo-
ton, and referred to a little refining mill rum
ming in Connecticut being represented on the
Finance Committee and getting all that 1t
wanted. while the producers Of fullers earth
were left out in the cold.
IL wonder" ho exclaimed, passionately.
whether there is an instance Of any cross
roads institution in Connecticut that Is not
thoroughly taken care Of in this bill. II there
be any It's an oversight. And SO Pennsylvania
gets So q ton on China clay. suppose 1t Is be-
cause the Senator from that State tMr. Quay)
has four bushels of manuscript and has told tho
committee he will bring 1t here unless he gets
what he wants.
Mr.. Pettigrew then turned upon the New
England Senator's who acted, he said. on tho
principleo OF enlightened self.interest He under
stood very we'll the arrangement about fullers
earth and kaoln. He knew that an increased
duty would BIO given to the clay of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey and to the Connecticut mill
that ground fullers earth. while those who pro-
duced 4 would be left out. ,
Mr.. Platt OF Connecticut replied to Mr.. Petit
Crews speech and intimated that that Senators
impetuosity was due to tho fact that bed OF
fullers earth had recently been found in Da-
This angered the South Dakota Senator still
| more. He said. with great rapidity and passion:
q protoctionist in spots. Well, II in order to be
| protectionist all over one must vote n duty Of
zoo per cent on q cheaper article @ and 10 per
zionist only In spots: II am to vote for duty
on sugar, purely and absolutely in the interest Of
the most corrupt and demoralizing trust ever
organized. and TO do II at the behest and dicta-
| tion OF political caucus, in order to be pro-
ist In spots. II am to vote for every combine
tion that wants special privileges and high rates
and dicerential duties. then I am no. protec-
When New England made a trade with
cotton Senators from the South, for the purpose
| OF putting duty on raw cotton and breaking up
the solid South, she abandoned the only issne
that gave the party character, All that the
Republican party stands for to-day IS
The sentence was never completed, The Sen;
ator stopped. mado effort to articplate. failed
TO 1F 6 m
| thy. Quickly. but without excitement Senator
Carter OF Montana approached him. induced
him to take his seat. and after q minute or so
accompanied him out OF the chamber. The
passionate energy which he had thrown into his
Mr.. Pettigrew was assisted to tho Republican
cloak room, where he rested some time in a
chnir. As he did not recover the use Of his
voice. a physician was sent for. In the mean
time IA hasty eNami nation was made by some OF
the Senators who have practised medicine and
they expressed the opinion that the South
Dakota Senator had ruptured small blood YES
sci in the brain. producing paralysis.
DR.. Bayne came finally and examined Mr.
Pettigrow. He pronounce ed the Senator's all
men! to be form OF paralysis. and did not then
the cloak room Mr.. Pettigrew was able to be
taken to his home.
that tho stroke from which senator PettiSrew
a small blood vessel followed by the formation
OF n blod clot. Tho Senator's manner OF speech
favored this result. He carried his head forward
at an angle with the body, comprcssinR the yes
sells in the neck To-day he spoke with tremen
dous energy, under pressure OF great excite
ment His visage was fiery red, and his voice
penetrated to tho corridors surrounding tho
chamber. so that passersby stopped to inquire
who was talking.
While the senator was in the. cloakroom hi
ing the Capitol his power OF speech was utterly
lost. The ability of his system to absorb Tho
clot. DIR. Bayne said, would determine the issue
OF tho attack. II might disappear in shor
time. enabling the Senator TO appear tomorrow
as usual; 1t might resist and overcome al
efforts OF tho system to remove II. The resul
then would be different.
When the Doctor left his patient this even
ing, Senator Pettigrcw's condition, he said, wa
slightly improved. and he believed his prospect
for recovery were good.
In the course OF the evening Senator Pcttigrev
rapidly improved and fully recovered the use o
his vocal organs. A number OF Senators called
and were gratiiied to learn Of his improved con
dition from his own lips No further throuble l
apprehended now.