The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-26
HAY HAS RELAPSE
A Specialist Is Summoned Hur-
riedly From Boston.

Newport, N. H, June 26.-Dr. Charles
L. Scudder, d Boston specialist, arrived
here on a special train from Boston dur
ing the night to attend Secretary of
State John Hay. who arrived at his
summer home, Lake Sunapee, on Satur-
day.
Secretary Hay, who had suffered a
sudden relapse of his nervous break
down, grew very much better after the
arrival of the physician and today his
condition has become SO favorable that
Dr. Scudder has arranged to return to
Boston.
DR.. Scudder attributes Secretary Hays
attack to a sudden cold contracted on
his trip to Newbury. It is thought he
viii be all right in a day or two.
Secretary Hay began to be in pain
early yesterday Remedies which have
given relief on previous occasions were
applied but failed to help him and DR..
Cain was called from Newport. He
found that in changing from the climate
OF Washington to the cooler tennpera-
tare of the Lake Sunapee region, the
secretary had taken a severe cold, and
that organs weakened by former at
tacks had been affected. Upon learning
this Mrs. Hay desired that specialists
be summoned at once and as soon as
possible Doctors Scudder and Murphy
were on the way here by special train
from Boston.
Doctors Came BY Special.
The Boston & Maine railroad cleared
its tracks from Boston to Concord, N.
H, and the special made fast time be-
tween those two cities The train then
proceeded to New bury by the Concord
& CIaremont branch. A launch was in
waiting to convey the surgeons across
Lake Sunapee and the doctors reached
the bedside Of the secretary at about
4-.n-
ination of the patient was made and 1t
was seen that his condition while ex-
ceedingly painful, was not for the time
at least, serious.
Under treatment the patient soon
showed improvement and the neceS-
sity of an operation, which had been
discussed, was averted- During the lat
ter part of the night, Secretary Hay
grew steadily better and by morning
had regained the strength which had
been exhausted by hours of incessant
pain. On account Of the organs affect
ed by the cold, however, the phys
icians ruled that the secretary should
remain III bed for day or two. Dr.
Scudder then left for home, placing
DR.. Murphy in charge with DR., Cain
assisting.
DR.. Cain said today that the mem
bers Of Mr.. Hays family were greatly
alarmed because of the fact that the
usual remedies failed to give relief. Il
retary Hays present illness is of diff
ferent kind from that for which he
went abroad for treatment and for
which he took the baths at Bad Nau-
helm. Should attacks such as he has
experienced yesterday occur frequent
", there is no doubt but that there
would be justification for grave anx-
iety. but Mr.. Hay seems to have got
clear of all danger in the present in
stance"
Before leaving for Boston DR.. Seud-
der gave out the following bulletin:
@Mr. Hay is suffering from the eff
fects of a chill caught on the journey
from Washington. The attack is very
similar to one he had four years ago.
This morning Mr. Hay is resting com
fortabIy and expects to be. about in a
few days. No further bulletins will
be issued. CHARLES L. SCUDDER.''