The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-14


GEN BENJAMIN F. HARRISON.
Harrison residence are Mrs. Harrison
and little daughter Elizabeth, Pri-
vate Secretary Tibbetts, Drs. Jane
son, Dorsey and Hadley, and a corps
of trained nurses. Col. Russell Har-
rison and Mrs. Mckee have been adj
yised by wire Of the serious turn in
the generals condition and the for
mer wired that he would leave Wash
ington Mt 1870 o'clock this morning
for Indianapolis. Mrs. Mckee, how
ever, is detained 'at her home in
Saratoga, N. Y, through the illness
of her children, it being impossible
for her to leave them at this time.
Only N Question of Hours.
AT $3.50 p. m. the following bulletin
was issued:
'"The condition of Gen. Harrison is 'ex-
tremely critical. 1t is impossible at this
time to accurately state how long the
patient will be able to Withstand the deep
enlng of the congestion. / do not expect
death before morning. The increase in
the lumber of respirations rs an alarm
ing sign to myself and the other physicians.
III lTdlCdleS tldI the ln1d HlmdIlOn is deep
'ening and spreading. The present situa-
ton shows that Gen. Harrison is battling
for recovery with all the force and strength
of a magnificent constitution. and assisted
by the Vigor Df a life lived according to
the rules of hygiene, but battling unsuc-
scessfully. He is gradually growing worse.
Hour by hour h~is,vitality decreases and he
is less able te resist the attacks of the
inflammation. 1t Is impossible at this hour
10 predict how long the struggle will en-
aoure. 1t may last SO hours; II may last IS.
| j think the general will be able to go
| through the night successfully. The VI
| tally and power of resistance which is
manifested by Gen. Harrison are. onder
ful.
,(signed. -DR. HENRY JAMESON"
The --latest
At midnight Gen. Harrison was in
an unconscious condition There is
nothing to Indicate that his death
will occur for several hours at least.
At II o'clock the condition of Gen.
Harrison remained practically un-
changed, with the exception that he
was resting a little easier At 1880
Nr w. III. II. Miller, former law part
ner of Gen. Harrison, and ex-attorney
general of the United States, tele-
phoned to john b. Elan, who was
also a member of'Gen. Harrison's law
firm, to come at once to the residence.
a. the condition of Gen. Harrison is
such that the worst is expected at
any time.
When the general was taken sick
it is said he requested his physicians
to make no unnecessarily alarming
statement to the public as TO his con-
dition. Following these instructions
it has been with the greatest diff
Guilty that any authentic news has
been obtained from the sick room up
to within the last "a hours. When
an inquiry is made by telephone as
to the generals condition the in
ouirer is promptly referred to DIR.
jameson. The latter is now issuing
hourly bulletins to the press.
The General Dying.
At two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
DR.. Jameson declared in his bulletin
that Gen. HarrisoRs condition was
critical. At three o'clock and four
o'clock additional bulletins were is
sued which simply stated that no
change in the condition OF the general
had occurred from earlier in'the after
noon. Drs. Jameson, Hadley and
Dorsey watched by the bedside, not
leaving it for a moment except to re-
tire for short, low-voiced consultation
in a corner, OF in an adjoining room.
Mrs. Harrison still waited fox the
most minute symptom of favor.
At five p. m. ii became apparent
that Gen. Harrison was dying, and
physicians at the bedside OF the dis
tinguished Patient now make no
effort to conceal the real gravity Of
the situation. They say it is a mat
ter of hours only, and all hope of his
recovery is abandoned.
of the Disease.
Gen. Harrison continued to sink
from early Tuesday morning. He was
for the greater part of the time in e
s-emicomatose condition, and at times
there were indications of approach
ing delirium. The continual spread
ing and deepening of the inflamma-
ton and congestion was the presence
of the great danger hat had been
feared from the beginning of his i'll
ness. Early Tuesday night there was
increased respiration, which told of
the creeping congestion, and the
strength of Gen. Harrison began to
diminish rapidly. At ten o'clock he
was much weaker than he had been
for two hours before, and from that
time on the sinking rapidly c%ontin-
ued. Shortly after tens o'clock, with
his face plainly betraying his agitat
ton, DR.. Henry JAMESON, the physi-
clan in charge, left the residence OF
Gen. Harrison to 60 TO his Office I'd
procure some additional medicines