Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-13
LONG, WEARY NIGHT.
Countless Friends Hoping Against
Hope For Good News.

indianapolis, Ind, March 13.-Last
night was long, anxious vigil to the
Watchers at the bedside of General Har-
rson and to the thousands of friends
and admirers of the ex-president all over
the country. The gloom emanating from
the Harrison home spread not only over
this City but over the state and nation
and the whole country listened with the
deepest concern for the story of the
fight against death told i'm the bulletins
that came hourly from THE side of the
dying man.
AT the Harrison home, on North Della
ware street, hundreds of kilograms, tee
p.ione calls and personal inquiries and
expressions of grief and sympathy We're
received from ithe immediate friends of
the family and from men prominent in
the affairs of the nation who We're asso-
ciated at one time or another with GEN
eral Harrison.
The newspaper and telegraph offices
in Indianapolis We're beseged with
crowds for the latest news in regard to
| the generals condition. The sidewalks
| in front of the offices were lined with
people Watching for bulletins and tele-
| phone ca..s came constantly, not only
! from every section of the county but
| from towns IN every corner of the state.
Harrison 'throughn,,t the night We're he
| Physicians, Jameson and Dorsey, The
| nurses, Mr.. TibOtt, the general "secre-
! tary, his lifelong friend and former law
partner, w. H. II. Miller, and Mrs. Har-
4 risen. None of these watchers remained
hcnnstantly at the bedside, for they We're
50 wearied by the strain of the anxious
/ hours that had passed since the patents
/ condition became critical that they We're
| forced to seek little rest during the
night, but one of the physicians. one of
the nurses and one of the members of
.Ae household We're in constant attend
ance
! The bulletins issued by DR. James N
81 rcas sthout the night told but ll,tle of
4 l,le hard, anxious fight that was beng
! made against death. Each buleitin car
.ird practically the same Information
as it's predecessor-that there was no
marked change i'm THE generals cOndi-
! ii n except that he was gradually grow
! ing weaker. But this meant that the
most heroic treatment was being admin
| :st red and that the sufferer himself
WAS clinging to life with remarkable
tenatity.
| The oxygen treatment. by which it was
! hoped TO ease the patients breathing to
! such an extent that the affected portion
| OF his lungs might be relieved of the
Strain that deepened the Inflammation
While he would be able ito recuperate q
| !i;..e of the strength that was being
continually worn away. was adminis-
tered regularly. While it did not bring
| results that We're at any time encOur-
| aging it enabled the general to prOlonS
| the fight.
| General Harrison gave no signs during
;hp night that indicated that he recOG-
r3zed those about him or that he was
suffering greatly.
Numerous offers have been received
! ON cranks who assert they possess in
! f. llible remedies, and one of them even
! jred that he was en- route to Indianapo-
! l.. at his own expense to administer his
| treatment.
/ \ feature which deepened the gloom
! fiat lay over the household early today,
| y as the probability that neither Russell
| Harrison nor Mary Mckee, the generals
| son and daughter, would be able to reach
| lis bedside before the end came. A tele-
| sram received last night from the former
| 81 ated that he would leave Washington
q, o'clock this morning which would
! bring him into this city about midnight
! tonight.
! This morning when the people of the
I city learned that the general had lived
| through the night there were general ex-
| ~ ressiOns of relief and qualification.
| based upon the impression that if the
patient had successfully fought off death
4 - ChOut the night day would bring
| him recuperated energies and possible
| promise of life. However, this hope did
| not relieve the anxiety felt by all and
| the bulletin boards were surrounded
with the same large crowds and the tele-
Phone calls came in the same numbers as
! Yesterday and last night.
| Many beautiful flowers have been re.
| ceived at the Harrison home during the