The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-03
PAYNE'S LIFE JUST SAVED.
WAS NEAR TO DEATHS noon
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
He Had an Alarming sinking SPELL but
Revived Under Constantly Applied
Restoratiyes, and at Gas Was Better
Than At ANY Time During His Illness.

WASHINGTON, Oct a. Postmaster-G General
Payne was 80 close to deaths door this
afternoon that Mrs. Payne and the other
members Of the family were called to his
bedside. The Rev. r. Cotton Smith, rector
OF st. Johns Episcopal Church, was sum-
moned and read prayers for the sick, and
repeated one OF the Psalms. Under con-
stantly applied restoratives, however, Mr..
Payne rallied perceptibly. At $50 o'clock,
an hour later, Drs. Magruder and
Grayson issued the following bulletin:
"The Postmaster Generals condition Ia
still very grave. He has been resting
quietly most Of the time, but has had several
sinking spells. The heart action has re-
sponded to the remedies and Ia better now
At $50 the physicians noted a further
improvement Private Secretary whitney
then announced that Mr.. Payne had taken
nourishment and retained it, showing that
the patients rally from the severe sinking
spell Of the day was positive. Other EVIL
dences OF this rally were noted by men,
bers OF the family. Mrs. Payne was in the
sickroom about $50. The Postmaster
General spoke to her and requested that
she remain.
II was day of tremendous strain upon
the wasted vitality Of the sufferer. The
fact that he showed condition less favor
able in the early morning than on the pre-
vious day was very much against him.
The attending physicians reported two
severe sinking spells in the early morning
one at and one at o'clock. His con-
dition was decidedly serious from until
10 O'Clock, when another consultation was
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Baltimore for that purpose. After the con-
sultation the following bulletin was issued:
During the night the action OF the heart
has been very weak. This morning there
is some improvement. but conditions are
not so favorable as Yesterday
In that extremely unsatisfactory con-
dition the weakened patient faced another
day, and the sinking spells which came TO
him we're but the expected results OF the
severe strain Of the latter part OF the night
and early morning 1t was matter OF
surprise to the physicians that Mr.. Payne
responded so readily to the remedies used.
This demonstrated his remarkable vitality.
There was q steady stream OF visitors
at the Arlington all day. President and
Mrs Rooseve called at o'clock and spent
some time with the family and in consulta-
ton with the doctors. The President
was interested in every detail and Ques-
toned the physicians closely he SAID
when he was leaving the hotel that he hsd
been assured by them that IL the Post
MASTER General could sustain life for two
DAYS he might fight OF the disease and
recover. Attorney q sneral Moody, Score
tary Hitchcock, Third Assistant Post
master General Shallenbsrger, Brig lien
Hall, Maior-Gen. Gillespie and numerous
officials and clerks OF the Post Office De-
partment were among the other callers.
DR.. Osler, the famous diagnostician,
said that Mr.. Payne had not rested 70 well
AZ on Friday night. but he added; We
are not without hope
At Gas this evening Mr.. Payne was APP
parently better than at any time since his
illness. His Improvement in the TWO pre-.
| ceding hours had been most pronounced
and Private Secretary Whitney said that
| for the first time he had begun to hope.
| At that hour this bulletin was issued;
within the last two hours the Post
master-G General has shown marked I'M
| provement. has recognized every one
around him and has taken nourishment
with his own hands. Heart acting much
! better"
At 1890 A. NJ. the following bulletin was
issued by Private Secretary Whitney:
! -Dr. Magruder states improvement III
| heart action continued. Is somewhat rest
F., less. General condition continues good
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