Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-14


s61n lnulcaUlve or the soncAtuoe Une ex-
| president has on the part of the people
| of the country, is the large numbers of
offers received from well meaning peo-
| pie to guarantee that they have reme-
| dies or systems of treatment which
would cure the general, while dozens of
| offers have been received from cranks
who said they possessed infallible RENE.
| dies, and one of them went so far as to
wire that he was enroute to Indianapo-
| lis at his own expense TO administer his
treatment.
A Sad Feature.
A feature which deeped the gloom
that lay over the household early today
was the probability that neither Russell
B. Harrison nor Mrs. Mary Harrison
Mckee, the generals son and daughter,
would be able to reach his bedside be-
fore the end came. A telegram received
last night from the former stated that
he would leave Washington at O'Clock
this afternoon, which would bring him
into this city at about midnight tonight;
while a message from the latter from
Saratoga, n. Y, received at about the
same time, contained the information
that she could not leave the bedside OF
her two children, who were seriously III
of the measles.
This morning when the people of the
city learned that the general had lived
through the night there were express
sions of relief and qualification on all
sides, in spite of the word from the side
of the patient that he was very low. 1t
seemed to be the general belief that, if
he had successfully fought off death
through the night, day would bring to
him new lease of life. However, this
hope did not relieve the anxiety felt by
all. and the bulletin boards were SUR
rounded by the same large crowds and
the telephone calls came in the same
numbers as yesterday and last night.
Oxygen Treatment.
The oxygen treatment which is being
used in General Harrison's case is the
same treatment that saved Rudyard
Kpling from death from pneumonia
when he was attacked by that disease
about year ago. In Mr.. KiLgng's case
a strong constitution and comparative
youth enabled him to rally under the
treatment and successfully fight off the
disease.
Many beautiful flowers have been re-
ceived at the Harrison home during the
illness of the general, and each hour
brings in many additional offerings of
this character. Very few of the flowers
have been taken into the sick room, but
down stairs the air is heavy with the
odor of all kinds of flowers One of the
most striking of these floral offerings is
a great armful of magnificent long
stemmed American beatty roses. which
occupies large jardinierre in the front
parlor.
Reporters Barred Out.
The Harrison home was closed to
newspaper men today. Yesterday and
last night the house was fairly besieged
with reporters of the local papers and
correspondents for foreign papers, until
it was apparent that change of ar
rangemeuts for furnishing bulletins
would be necessary Accordingly, it
was arranged to give out the bulletins
only by telephone. Newspaper men
who called at the house today were
courteously informed that they could
not get admittance, but that any
information they might want would be
given TO them by telephone. 1t was no.
ticed that there was an almost continu-
GUS procession of messenger boys to the
house, bearing kilograms of coincidence
and sympathy.
INDIANAPOLIS, March l3--1 P. M.-No
material change has been noted in the
condition of the general within the
past hour. At this hour Mr. Tibbitt
said the nhvSicianS ware still able tn