The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-13
Gen. Harrison Still Lingers Be-
tween Life and Death.
Watchers Pass a Long and
Anxious Day.
OXYGEN TREATMENT.
Lungs ArtifieIaIly Supplied With
Needed Air.
Relatives Are fastening to the
Sufferers Bedside.

Indianapolis. March 1890 p. m.-
general Harrison Is gradually growing
weaker. HENRY JAMESON, NJ. D. +"
Indianapolis, March 12-waiting
Tor the end. This is what the
family. relatives and friends Of ex-
President Harrison are doing today. At
no time within the past As hours have
the physicians at the bedside Of the dis
tinguished patient given hope to those
whose vigil has been so faithful.
The most comfort that comes to the
Harrison household is the assurances Of
the physicians that the general is not
suffering. Bulletins issued hourly. show
that death can be but a few hours dis
tant
There is a hush in the North Delaware
street home that portends death Few
callers are admitted. Messengers silent
~ come and go bearing messages Of
symathy from all parts of the country
"a NIGHT OF ANXIETY.
Indianapolis, md. March Blast
night was long. anxious vigil to the
Harrison and to thousands of the friends
and admirers of the ex-president all
over the country. The gloom eInanating
from the Harrison home spread not only
over this city, bat over the state and
nation. and the whole country listened
with the deepest concern for the story
of the fight against death told in the
bulletins that came hourly from the side
of the dying man.
At the Harrison home in North Della
ware street hundreds Of telegrams. tele-
phone calls and personal inquiries and
expressions of grief and sympathy were
received from the immediate friends Of
the family and from men prominent in
the affairs OF the nation who were asso-
clated az one time or another with Cen
eral Harrison The newspaper and tele-
graph offices in Indianapolis were be
sieged with crowds for the latest news
in regard to the generals condition. The
sidewalks i'm front of the offices were
lined with people watching for bulletins,
and telephone calls came constantly.
not only from every section of the city
but from towns and cities in every cor
ner of the state
The watchers at the side of General
Harrison throughout the night were the
physicians, DR. Jameson and DR.. Dor
sey. the nurses. Mr.. Tibbott. the gem
erals secretary. his lifelong friend and
former law partner. ". Fl H. Miller,
and Mrs Harrison. None OF these
watchers remained constantly at the
bedside. for they were SO wearied by the
strain OF the anxious hours that had
passed since the patients condition be-
came critical that they were forced to
seek q little rest during the night, but
one OF the physicians. one of the nurses /
and one of the members of the house
hold were in constant attendance.
The bulletins issued by Dr- Jameson !
throughout the night told but little OF I
the hard, anxious fight that was being I
made against death. Each bulletin car (
riec practically the same information as /
It's predecessor. that there was no /
marked change in the generals cOndl- ;
ticn, except that he was gradually grow I
ing weaker But this meant that the 4
most heroic treatment was being ad- 1
lninistered, and that the sufferer him /
self was clinging to life with remark /
a Bile tenacity-
The oxygen treatment by which it was /
hoped TO ease the patients breathing to /
such an extent that the affected portion I
81 his lungs might be relieved of the /
strain that deepened the inf1amma tion I
nile he would be able to ~ecuperate /
little of the strength that was being con- i
tlnuahy worn away was administered /
regularly While l. did not bring results /
tnat were at any time encouraging. it /
eIapled the general TO prolClg the fight /
General Harrison gave no signs during /
the night that indicated that he recOg- /
nized those about him. or that ne Was /
suffering greatly.
n utltIouS oHerS nave been received !
from cranlzs who assert they possessed /
lnfalHbie remedies and ore of them /
even wired that he was en- route to In
ait his own expense to admin
lster his treatment
A feature which deepened the gloom |
lhat lay over the household early today
was the probability that neither Russell
B. Harrison. nor Mrs Mary Harrison
Mckee the generals son ard daughter
would pc able TO reach his bedside be-
Iore the END came. telegram received
asst night from the former stated that
ne would leave Washington at ! o'clock
this morning which would bring him
nt0 this city about midnight tonight
y lille a message from Mrs Mckee from
saratoEa, n " received about the
same time contained the snfOrma tiOn
nat she could not leave thu bedside Of
ler TWO children, who were seriously i'll
II the measles.
This morning when the people of the
,ltN learned that the general had lived
through the night there were general ex-
lressions OF relief and gratificatio
based upon the impression that if the
ieath through the night day would
)ring to him recuperated energies and
possible promise Of life. However this
rope did not relieve the anxiety felt by
m and the bulletin boards were sur
'ounued with the same large crowds
nd the telephone calls came in the same
numbers as yesterday and last night
MANY FLOWERS SENT.
Many beautiful flowers have been re-
'eiVec at the Harrison home during the
Illness Of the general and each hour
lrirgs IN many additional offerings Ct
his character. Tt was deemed best 10 I
ak but few flowers into the sick room.
The Harrison home was closed to
men today. Yesterday ana I
ast night the house was fairly besie,-ed !
With reporters Of the local papers ard |
1r1 esponderts for foreign papers, until
3 vas apparent that = change q ar