The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-01
HOBART is BETTER.
But He Has Only a
Very Brief Time
To Live,
FAMILY MAKES STATEMENT.
Enlargement of the Hear
Vice Presidents
Disease.

Paterson, N. j., Oct Sat o'clock
President Hobart had passed a very
comfortable day. He has taken an in
terest in affairs, has been very cheerful
and enjoyed a natural sleep. He himself
says that it has been one of the best
days he passed in week
The following concerning the origin
and development of the illness of Vice
President Hobart is authorized by his
family and by the physicians who have
attended him:
There are several reasons why the
exact nature of Vice Presidents Ho-
bart's malady has been withheld from
the public In the first place, the family
has desired to reserve to itself the priv
ilege of retaining such facts as were of
q private nature, at the same time rec
ognizing the right of the public TO ac-
curate information in the case of an
invalid holding high public Office. Re
Gently the family and physicians have
decided to place the facts more clearly
before those interested and the follow
ing statement is therefore Issued in ac-
cordance with this plan:
The illness of the vice president may
be said to date from the fall of 1885,
prior to his return to Washington in
November. At that time his physician
observed symptoms of embarrassed res
piration, with frequent attacks of an
gina pectoris. This condition responded
readily to treatIn, Mt and when the vice
president went to Washington in the
latter part OF November he was in good
health. He stood remarkably well the
strain and excitement incidental to the
opening Of congress. and he was max
ing favorable progress until in Janu-
airy he became victim of the prevail
ing epidemic. grip. Following this. there
was return of the heart trouble, ac-
companied with signs OF degeneration
His aliment was diagnosed as dilated
right heart due to myocarditis, The
recovery from this attack was less
rapid, and on the last day of the SEES
sion of the Senate the strain and ex-
element of delivering the closing
speech We're so great that he was on
the verge of a collapse
A few weeks afterwards, towards the
middle of March, the vice president
and his family, together with the pres
idential party, went to Thomasville
Ga, to visit Senator Hanna. The ia
tigue of the trip affected Mr.. Hobart
very unfavorably, and his condition
was further impaired by the intense
heat and humidity then prevailing. AS
soon as possible, he was taken to Long
Branch where beneficial results from
the sea air and quiet were expected.
His progress toward recovery was
not marked, however. at the rate that
was anticipated, and trip to Lake
Champlain, with the fatigue and ex-
posture incidental thereto, FASTENED ra-
Their than retarded, the course of his
disease. Since then his system has not
responded to the ministrations of his
physicians, and the critical condition
of the last few days has been the re-
suit
1T is apparent from this statement
that the vice president is in no condi-
ton to resume his political duties al
Washington. His family desires, there
fore. to announce that he will not re-
turn to Washington, nor will he again
take part in public affairs. His eondi-
ton today is such that fatal results
might ensue at any moment"