The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-22
DEATH WAITING
FOR SALISBURY
Ex-premier Nearing the Last
Summons.
FAMILY IS WITHIN CALL
OXYGEN USED TO PRoLoNG
LIFE.

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London, Aug. p, $3.50 a. M =
Lord Salisbury IS still alive. but =
has become slightly worse since =
= the early hours Of the morning. =
The relapse commenced at 1 a. =
m. The former premier is now =
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7 ONDON. Aug. Pin . gates of
Hatfield house were closed at mid
night with the announcement that
then had been no change in the pa
TENTS coalition since early in the even
ing and that no other bulletin was ex-
pected until morning.
Newspaper CORES Ondents representing
the whole press of the United Kingdom
are gathered at Hatfield anxously await
ing further news. The general belief is
that his lordship will last through the
night but there is little expectation that
the Improvement shown last evening will
prove more than "a last flicker
Has Bright's Disease.
The Associated Press correspondent is
able TO confirm from the best source at
Hatfield the Lancets statement that Lord
salisbury is suffering from Brights dis
ease. The eX-premier has been suffering
, from this malady for years and has been
! practically dying since Whitsuntide. His
IAN from his chair. He has been prac-
tically unconscious for the past twenty
four hours. a brief interval of sensibility
forming the basis for last nights not I'M
favorable bulletin.
Since the bulletin issued Thursday night
announcing that the condition of Lord
Salisbury was critical. the members of
his family, including NiscOunt CranbOrne.
Lord Arthur Cecil Lord Robert Cecil,
Rev. Lord William Cecil. Lady GwendOlin
Cecil. the Earl and Countess of SelbOrne
and Premier a. J. BalfOur. who came
from Scotland. have been gathered I'm the
vicinity of the sick room awaiting the
final call 1t is realized that death is in
evitable, though the patient is making a
wonderful struggle. For the past twenty
four hours he has been fighting for every
breath, helped by a continual supply Of
oxygen. The heart weakness. which has
been the most dangerous feature since
the patients last seizure. Is hourly be
coming accentuated and the marquis is
gradually sinking away. He does not suf-
fer much pain. and has only brief pc
Rods Of consciousness.
kilograms poured in all day from no.
table men throughout the world. Late in
The afternoon King Edward photographed
Tor additional information though his
ma jesty had been informed by telegra ph.
There was a continual stream today of
callers in carriages and on foot.
Is Gloomy Structure.
Hatfield house. the family seat. where
the former premier lies lying. Is gloomy
structure. although one Of the most mag
nifiCent remaining specimens Of Eliza
bethCn architecture. lt is situated i'm a
maRnific eut park. which skirts the quaint
town or which the Marquis of Salisbury
IS practically the owner. lie was al
ways regarded there as the type Of Eng
lands greatest mobiles and ne retained the
love and respect Of all his tenants and
neighbOrs. which he reCiprOcated in many
ways. especially by opening Hatfield park
completely for the use of the tOwnSpeOple
and residents I'm the vicinity. reserving
only n small portion for his own use This
afternoon. while the statesman lay dying,
boys were playing cricket i'm the brilliant
sunshine on the smooth lawns within ear
shot of the unpretentiOUs room occupied
by the patient. This. his favorite room.
overlOoks the old fashioned and historic
gardens where Queen Elizabeth walked
and where. 10 is said. she received the
first announcement that she was queen.
While on one side the cricketers laughed
and chaffed each other. on the other side
and almost eQui-distance from the house
was an omnibus contrast. for there the
worSmen were finishing the grave Of the
Countess OF Holloway. Lord Salisbury S
half-sister. I'm the family buTyiug ground.
u The countess died a few DAYS ago but
fTt IS said that Lord Salisbury was not in
? formed Of her death. Her funeral will
/ take place at her request at Hatfield al
noon tomorrow.