Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-01
WIS SLEEPING REgFUuY.
At Midnight Vice President Hobart
Seemed Likely to Have a Good Night.

A STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE d.
SEASE AFFECTING MR. Ho-
BART-ILLNESS BEGAN IN THE
FALL OF lS9S-AGGRAyATED
BY HIS DUTIES IN THE SENATE
AND BY HIS TRIPS TO THOMAS
WILLIE AND LAKE CHAMPAIGN.
WILL MAKE NO EFFORT TO
RESUME PUBLIC LIFE, EVEN IF
HIS HEALTH SHOULD SEEM TO
WARRANT IT.
PATERSON. N. j.. November l. ESQ
a. m.-Viee President Hobart is resting
quietly. He has slept since o'clock
and Mr. Newton reports his condition
improved.
A relapse or death is not anticipated
within the next twelve hours.
PATERSON, n. j., November l.-At
midnight Vice President Hobart was
sleeping restfully with every prospect
of good night He is weak but hold
ing his own. No relapse is antici-
pated tonight.
PATERSON. N. j., October S1.-The
following statement of 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 the Vice Presidents
malady has been withheld from the
public In the first place. the family
have desired to reserve to itself the
privilege of retaining facts as were cf
a private nature at the same time
recognizing the right of the public to
accurate information in the case of an
invalid holding high public office.
Moreover, there were reasons connect
ed with the Vice Presidents relations
with the government which prompted
a similar policy This was done, how
ever, not for the purpose of secrecy, but
to avoid embarrassment. In addition
the effect of publicity upon the Vice
Presidents health had to be consider
ed. He was a vigilant reader of the
newspapers and it was observed that
the alarming reports which crept into
the papers and there met the Vice
Presidents eye had a most unfayor-
able effect For these reasons ii was
deemed advisable to keep certain facts
from the public. Recently the family
and physicians have decided to place
the facts more clearly before those In
terested and the following statement
is therefore issued in accordance with
this plan:
THE illness OF the Vice President
may be said to date from the fall OF
1898. prior to his return to Washington
in November. At that time his physi-
clans observed symptoms Of embarras-
sed respiration, with frequent attacks
of angina pectorias. This condition
responded readily 10 treatment and
when the Vice President went to Wash
ington in the latter part Of Noyem-
Der he was in good health He stood
remarkably the strain and excitement
incidental to the opening Of Congress
and he was making favorable progress
until in January he became a victim
of the grippe. Following this there
was a return Of the heart trouble, ac-
companied with signs of degeneration.
His ailment was diagnosed as dilated
right heart due to myocarditis. The
recovery from this attack was less
rapid, and on the last day OF the ses-
sion Of the Senate, the strain and ex-
citement Of delivering the closing
speech were so great that he was on
the verge Of collapse.
"A few weeks after, toward the mid
die Of March, the Vice President and
his family, together with the presiden-
tiaI party. went to Thomasvilie, Ga,
TO visit Senator Hanna. The fatigue
OF the trip affected Mr. Hobart very
unfavorably and his condition was fur
Their impaired by the intense heat and
humidity then prevailing. As soon as
possible he was taken 70 Long Branch,
where beneficial results from the sea air
and quiet we're expected. His progress
toward recovery was not made. however,
at the rate that was anticipated, and
a trip to Lake Chsmplain. with the
fatigue and exposure incidental there
to. fastened rather than retarded the
course Of his disease. Since then his
system has not responded to the minis
trations Of his physicians and the criti-
cal condition Of the last few days has
been the result.
1T should be added that ever since
his illness became serious the Vice
President has had the benefit Of the
best advice and treatment. His at
tending and consulting physicians have
at all times agreed upon the nature Of
his disease and upon the treatment u