Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-31
HOLDING HIS OWN.
Ex-Gov. Long Is Very ", but
No Worse Friday.
His Family at Hand, Miss Margaret
Arriving from South.
No Immediate Change Expected
Though He Is in Danger.

f4oston. Jan. 30.-While Ex-Gov.
rs,,,, held his own, today, still there
was no material improvement in his
condition and he continues to be a
very sick man. On the other hand no
serious complications are anticipated
Mt least for some hours and Miss Mar
qaret Long. his daughter, who arrived,
this afternoon, after hasty journey
from baltimore, went down to the
family homestead at bingham, to-
night. Mrs. Long is. however, within
call.
The physicians in attendance were
lcath 10 give encouragement. FIRE.
auent bulletins were issued during the
day and evening by the physicians in
charge, but as rule they were OF the
same nature.
There was as usual some improve
ment during the forenoon which was
counteracted to some degree later IN
the day, by a rise in temperature, pulse
and respiration SO that, at ~ O'CLOCK.
tonight, DR.. Spooner could only say
that there was no marked Improve
ment, but that the patient was holdlng
his own.
Technical details regarding the dis
ease have not been given out except
IT, the effect that Gov. Long was
threatened with uraemic poisoning.
The physicians have deemed 1t wise
to keep to themselves the matter OF
nourisrment. the relative strength and
the analysis of the secretions, SO that
it is difficult for professional to dag
nose the case, while the layman has TO
he content with the plain statement
contained in the bulletin. That Gov.
Long is seriously i'll is, however. adj
mitted and this fact being now we'll
known there mas been during the day
intense interest as to his condition and
The chances of recovery
Being man of national reputation
this interest has extended beyond the
borders of the state where his political
career began and messages from all
rarts of the country have fairly poured
in at his law offices in the fremont
building all solicitous as to his well
fare.
At the little hospital at the corner of
Mt. Vernon and Willow streets quiet
Ieigned all day and there were no mo-
rnents of excitement.
DR.. Cutler relieved the family physi-
clan, Dr. Spooner, at o'clock, this
morning, and, later in the morning. DR..
Cabot arrived. Both remained at the
hospital until noon when they left to
visit other patients, which seemed to
indicate that the conditions were salts
factory.
Later in the day DR.. Cabot returned
and remained at the hospital until
night and with DR.. Cutler made the
customary evening examination.
The result of this was announced in
the bulletin issued at go r. NJ, as fol-
lows:
Secretary Long holds his own. He
is less feverish. tonight, than last
night. No immediate change is to be
expected."
DR.. Spooner returned from bingham
at 10 o'clock and relieved the other two
physicians. He did not attempt to dis
turh the patient, so that it was some
time before he saw him. He substan-
tiated. however. the bulletin issued at
$50 p. NJ, saying that there was no
marked Improvement since the last re-
port and that he is holding his own.
He announced in addition that the
temperature at 10 o'clock was 1902, pulse
90 and respiration 80, but he said that
II was practically the same as last
night.
At II o'clock, everything was quiet
Mt the hospital and it was stated that
DR.. Spooner had gone to bed.
Boston, Jan. 3l.-The O'Clock bulle-
Tin was as follows on Gov. Longs con-
dition:
"Mr. Long slept quietly for an hour
and quarter He recognizes his
friends. hut lapses into incoherent talk
Pulse Sc, respiration "a, temperature
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