Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-13
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Family Of the Distinguished Pa.
tient Momentarily Expect.
ing His Death.
Physicians Give No Hope That
He Will Survive More Than
a Few Hours.
Son and Daughter on Their Way
to Indianapolis Today's
Bulletins.

" AuulduapOllSs.l00 l00ay,S
Bulletins.
indianapolis, March 1s. 2:3o p. M
Harrison is gradually growing weaker.
HENRY JAMESON, NJ. d.,
Indianapolis, March 13.-W Waiting for
the end. This is what the family. rel
atives and friends Of ex-President Har-
risen are doing today. At no time with
|in the past forty-eight hours have the
physicians at the bedside of the distin-
grissled patient given any hope to those
whose vigil at the bedside has been 90
faithful. The most comfort that comes
10 the Harrison household is the assur-
2 noes of the physicians that the general
IS not suffering. The bulletins, Issued
5housy. silow death can be but few
h"urs distant. There is hush in the
! .fiaslison horne that portends death A
rev callers were admitted. Mrs Eaton,
SISTER cf the general, who lives in Gin
l.einnati. arrived here today. Mrs. Nor
Isis Of Minneapolis! Mrs. Bevin Of OF
ltumwa Iowa, sisters: John Scott Har-
fi.fison Of Kansas City. and Garter B.
Harrison Of MtIrfreesboro Term. bro
! itheas' of the general are believed 10 be
1.-THE Way here. A large number of tel
:esrans We're received al the Harrison
home today. The unfortunate report
got abroad in other cities that the gem
eral was dead, ard messages of cordol-
ence Mere received from all partssuf the
l6countly
| \ few minutes before i o'clock this
Z tt41sv
from the Harrison home that the gem
llesal had sunk into se,ni-coinafose con-
EGition from which il was impossible to
ouse him and that the only means by
Gsnich II could be determined if he was
balove was on holding mirror over the
aleutf and nostrils BY this means it
as APPARENT only by the closest ex-
5il1ation, that respiration Still contir-
sspea DR.. Tibbott. however. said the
4 lsaysleians were still able to count the
1 ~ lent rsspira1ions.
Indianapolis, Ind. March 1s.-Last
4 ght was long, anxious vigil to the
watchers ats;he beside of Cen Harrison,
i and TO the thousands of friends and adj
nlirsrs of the ex president all over the
country. The watchers We're the physi-
i'cians, DFs Jameson and Dorsey. the
itarses alt, Tidbott the generals secre-
taly, ey-.Attorney General W. III. Miller
and Mrs. Harrison. None of these re-
mained constantly at the bedside. for
they We're so wearied by the strain 81
4 tlle anxious hours that had passed since
The patients condition became critical
! tltat they We're forced TO take a little
pest during the night.
/ The bulletins issued by Dr. jameson
J thruour the night told bat little of the
! hard. anxious fight being made against
1 death. Each bulletin carried practically
ths same information as its predecessor,
! that there was no marked change in the
generals condition. except that he was
isradualls growing weaker. But this
! meant that the most heroic treatment
~as being administered and the sufferer
himself was clinging to life with re-
fnarkabie teHacity.
While the oxygen treatment adminis-
4 tired regularly did not bring the re-
70 prolong the fight for life.
He gave no signs during the night
lihat indicated he recognized those about
/ him or that he was suffering greatly.
There is a probability that neither Rus
/ ssh Il. Harrison nor Mrs. Mary Harri-
SON Mckee. the general S son and
/. daughter, will be able to reach the bed
side before the end comes. The former
left Washington at o'clock this morn
Eirg and can not reach here until mid
night tonight Mrs. Mckee telegraphs
that she can not leave the bedside of her
two children, who are seriously i'll with
measles.
4 Indianapolis Ind, March 10, II 30 a..
n.a The patient is gradually sinking
from exhaustion. Respiration is sone-
what easier, but more rapid and shall
low. The pulse is feeble and rapid.
Mrs. Mckee Leaves for indianapolis.
Saratoga, y. Y. March 1s.-Mr. and
i Mrs Jelnes Mckee left this afternoon
for Indianapolis, where they expect to
4 arrive tomorrow noon. Mrs. Mckee is
i a daughter of Gen. Harrison.
Il