Evening journal., 1901-03-13

into the newspaper Offices and TO the
Harrison home Messages came from
every state and territory expressing
the hope that there might be a change
for the better.
Among the many kilograms of in
quiry received yesterday by Private
Secretary Tibbetts was the following
FROM the White House;
"Will you be good enough TO advise
me of Gen. Barrison's condition. The
president Is very much panied to learn
by the latest reports of the serious
character OF the generals illness.
George Cortelyou, secretary"
Many Anxious Mcsa-gns.
Numerous similar messages have
been received. Among The former
members Of Gen. Harrison's cabinet
who telegraphed were Gen. Benjamin
f. Tracy Of New York, Gen. john W..
Noble OF ST. Louis, Senator Stephen b.
Elkins of West Virginia and John
Wanamaker of Philadelphia
Daniel II. Ransdell. sergoant-at-
arms Of the United States senate, left
Washington for indianapolis yesterday
when he learned of the serious condi-
ton of Gen. Harrison.
The people of Indianapolis who have
known TIE general SO long were not
less eager for news from the bedside
than the citizens OF other cities and
States and the telephones In tao news
paper Offices were IN constant use dur
ing he day in answer to inquiries. The
news that there seemed to be little. if
any hope for recovery came as a shock
to the neighbors and friends of the
ex-president
The sudden illness Of the general re-
called to many persons that ne had
been seen IN public more this winter
than for many years. and it was re-
membcrcd too that he never before
appeared so willing to discuss sub
jects Of general interest. On New
Years Gay he made-a notable address
at the dedication of the Columbia club
building, and since that time has been
conspicuously in the public mind by
reason of a series of articles in the
North American Review
Gen. Harrison was in perfect health
/ last Wednesday, and contrary to COM
mon report was not suffering from a
cold or from Illness of any sort. He
/ was in full possession of the vitality
and vig0r which has characterized
these later years of his life to q re-
markable extent. Thursday morning he
| awakened with a pain IN mis- chest,
which at first was hardly noticeable
but later gradually grew worse until
! Mrs. Harrison became alarmed. and
the family physician DR.. Henry Jane
son, was summoned. He pronounced IL
simply a cold and at the tine feared
no alarming results.
Then the lungs became rapidly az
fected, and the illness was complicated
with intercostal neuralgia Saturday
his condition was serious, Int not sIci
as to cause particular alarm Sunday
for the FIRST time, the physicians hesaf
to have fears for the recovery of ia.
patient. but said little to the publ,
about the seriousness OF Cen. Harri
sons condition The next IL was an.
nOunced TO the newspapers and To- the
public that the illness was more alarm.
ing than was at first supposed and that
there was danger that the genera
would never recover from the attack
lSince Monday morning his condition
he's gradually grown worse.
Shortly after IL o'clock last might
William IT. II. Miller. who was United
States attorney general in President
Harrison's cabinet. telephoned from
the Harrison home to his law partner
John B. Elan. asking him to como tt
Gen. Harrison's bedside, as death wa.
liable to occur at any moment.