The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

dents OF Ills Career IN congress How
Doing business In the Lower House.
WASHINGTON Dec 7.-Ex-Speaker Thomas
b. Reed, who had been i'll AZ the
Arlington for four days, died al a few min
utcs after ~ O'Clock this morning
Though he war conscious until within
about two hours Of his death his mind was
not clear, and he passed away without
recognizing his wife and daughter, who
were at his bedside. They were prepared
for the sad event by the statements Of the
physicians early in the evening that there
was little hope for the recovery of Mr.
Reed
The change for the worse was first
noticed Oh saturday, morning In spite OF
heroic treatment with saline injections
and the administering Of oxygen gas. the
patient failed to improve and it became
apparent about O'Clock last evening that
he cover not recover.
Uremic poisoning was the immediate
cause of death. but Mr.. Reeds illness was
traceable TO chronic Bright $ disease, which
was brought TO the surface by an attack
Of appendicitis on Tuesday night
Mr. Reed came to Washington last Sun
day evening after attending the dinner
given in New York the night before in honor
of Mark Twain's birthday.
On Monday he appeared in the Supreme
Court to renew motion in an Admiralty
had declined TO grant writ of certiorari
This was his last appearance in public.
He went to his hotel and remained in
his room on Tuesday. Having some busi-
ness ssfore the Navy Department regard
ing the Portsmouth dry dock. he telephoned
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Darling.
requesting him to call at the hotel for
conference. and upon Mr.. Darlings arrival
All attack Of indigestion, which he thought
would pass away by morning.
An hour later he felt worse and summoned
his physicians. DR.. p. A. Gardner and
nounced that Mr. Reed was suffering from
gastritis.
After a consultation the next morning
they discovered evidence of catarrhal
appendicitis and so diagnosed Mr. Reeds
complaint.
The serious nature of his illness was then
apparent and Mrs. Reed and Miss Reed
were notified They hurried to Washing
ton.
The symptoms OF appendicitis had abated
by Thursday morning, but serious kidney
complications were manifested and there
were some signs of urRmic poisoning. 1t
was then tha, DR. " C. Goodnow of Phila-
delphia, an expert in urPmia. was sum
moned After a consultation with DR..
Gardner and DR. Macdonald, he stated
that all was being done for MIR Reed that
could be and recommended IA continuation
Of the treatment
BY this time il was evident that the real
danger was from urgmic poisoning and not
Ape ndicitis, which had merely brought
To the surface an acute attack Of kidney
trouble, from which Mr. Reed had suffered
in the past
Aware Of the existence of Bright's dis
ease in a mild form MIR Reed had been
under treatment and diet for some time,
and when he came To Washington this time
he explained his loss of flesh by saying that
he had been taking pretty good care of
himself and had lost forty pounds BY a
strict regimen
With the appearance OF ul@ mic acid
in the blood MIR. Reed began To show signs
of u'e mic coma and a. early a. Friday
he b"cam" unconscious, but perceptibly
improved during the dav, and his mind
became clear. His temperature decreased
and hi~ general condition indicated an
improvement
The physicians recognized on Friday
night. however. that Mr.. Reeds condition
WAS critical and they prepared to admin
lster oxygen gas and saline nfusions should
he become worse.
This change came ON saturday morning
Ia. / az mia symp' oms becoming very marked
about o'clock at which time saline in
lection was given for the purpose of stimu-
lating the kldnoys 10 action. A second in
lection was given within an hour ard during
, the day Oxygen gas was constantly ad-
minist"red
He continued 80 grow worse during the
afternoon ard about 3 o'clock two more
trar.fu~ions Of salt were given. making
ia all about tire" quarts that were admin
isterrd during the day
His heart b"calr" weaker and weaker.
otwithstandng the treatment, and 1t was
at this hour that the physicians told Mr.
Reed hat they feared that Mr.. Reed could
not recover. They summoned DR.. Good
now 10y telegraph and continued the APP
plicatiou of oxygen gas
At $50 = NJ IN" following bulletin was
issued
MIR Reed condition not 80 favorable
IIR mic symptoms becoming more pro-
| nouucod, and there l. almost total sup
preston Of kidney function"
shortly after y o'clock DR. Goodnow