The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
CONDITION
IS Still SERIOUS
POSTMASTER GENERAL HOLD
ING HIS OWN, BUT IS NOT
OUT OF DANGER.
PATIENT HAS SEVERE
WEAKENING SPELLS
Passes Restful Night and Continues
to Take Nourishment - President
and Other Distinguished Persons
Call on Sick Official.

Washington, Oct. 3. - The condition
of Postmaster General Payne, whose
serious illness was announced Thurs
day night, continues extremely grave.
There were times during the day, no
tably in the early morning and late
in the afternoon, when the attending
physicians believed the end was near
at hand, but the patient responded to
the heroic remedies applied and seemed
to regain some of the lost ground. Fri
day night at about eight o'clock Mr..
Payne fell into restful sleep, which
continued for some time. The doctors
regarded this as encouraging for
peaceful night. Several bulletins were
issued by the physicians during the
day and all of them indicated the crit
ical condition of the patient. The
greatest cause of alarm was the feeble
ness of the heart action and it was
found necessary to administer saline
solution and nitro-glycerine to stimu-
late that organ.
Passes RestfuI Night.
According to information coming
from the sick room at seven O'Clock Sat
urday morning the patient gained more
rest Friday night than during the two
previous nights, but his sleep in, the
early hours of the morning was inter-
rupted by weakening spells, the most
severe of those occurring at six o'clock.
DR.. Grayson, who remained through the
night, Immediately administered mod
crate doses of stimulants and restora-
tives and these sufficed to bring about a
prompt rally.
At $50 a. m. the following bulletin
was issued:
"Mr. Payne passed a much better
night; slept we'll for number of hours.
Heart action much improved. General
condition more favorable.
(Signed) "OSLER,
"RIXEY,
"MAGRUDER"
DR.. Osler at 9: 40 came from the sick
room and said that Mr.. Payne had passed
better night and was distinctly better
Saturday morning than Friday, al
though his condition was still grave.
Upon awakening Mr.. Payne asked for
the time and when informed said he
thought it must be much later. His
sleep had been long one. He also made
inquiries as to the direction of the wind.
Distinguished Callers.
President Roosevelt called at the hotel
shortly before II o'clock Saturday fore
noon and remained few moments in
| the ivate,apartments. When he came
out he said he felt much encouraged re-
garding Mr.. Payne's condition. Other
| callers at the Arlington were Attorney
General Moody, Secretary Hitchcock and
Former Secretary of State Foster. Mrs
Shaw, wife of the secretary of the treas
ury. called on Mrs. Payne. Admiral
Dewey sent his aide to the hotel to
learn the patients condition.
Private Secretary Whitney in re-
Spouse to all gave the information fur
nished in the morning official bulletin
Mrs. Payne is bearing up under the
strain with fortitude.
DR.. Magruder left Mr. Payne's bedside
at 2:45 o'clock. He said that Mr.. Payne
was holding his own and that there had
been no setback. He has taken nourish-
ment and retained it, recognizing wha!
it is Dr. Magruder said that while he
felt encouraged Mr.. Payne is by Nc
means out of danger Mrs. Payne's sis
ter was admitted to her brothers room
in the afternoon. The sick man recog
nized and conversed briefly with her.