Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-17
PHYSICIANS OF
MINISTER DESPAIR
GIVE NO HOPE OF HON. CON-
GERS RECOVERY
Dread Disease Slowly Taking Him
AWay-Has Received All Kinds
of Treatment Without
Success
Pasadena Agency,
II North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907, Home 2124.

PASADENA May 16-"Hon. Edwin
Hurd Conger may live three days and ne
may not live through the night. His con-
dtion is so serious that death may come
at any moment and relieve his suffering.
That was the verdict of a physician ac-
quainted with the condition of the Tor
mer minister to China who braVed the
Boxer trouble and served his country In
more ways than one, sacrificing his
health in the service. q
Slowly dying, with The dread amoebicc
dysentery tearing at his vitals, one OF
the most noted diplomats attached to the
foreign service is meeting death with the
same smile and the same naughty De
meanor that won him ready access to the
imperial palace of China and hosts Of
friends among those foreign people with
whom he served.
clan, this evening stated that his consi-
ton was most serious.
Medicines UnavaiIng
"Since have taken the case there have
been numerous consultations" he said,
"and all ended in the same way There
was nothing that medical aid could do to
stay the march of the dread disease. Inc
smoebic dysentery is disease caused
by the presence of insects in the system,
insects with which the tropical and ori-
doubtless given foothold in the system
while the patient was employed in the
service of his country in China.
IL first took charge of the case on Oc-
tober 20 Since that time 1 have called
into consultation DIR. Stanley p. Black,
who has had charge of the homeopathic
side of the case. Dr. Henry Sherry has
also frequently been in consultation with
me on the case.
"There was nothing that we could do"
Forced to resign his position as am
ing Illness, Hon. E. H. Conger placed
himself under the care of regular physi-
clans in the San Francisco hospitals. The
treatment received there did not improve
the condition in the least Instead, G
definite decline could be noticed. 1t was
remarked that medical science seemed in
Continuing in his statement, in answer
to a question put by The Herald report
er, DR.. Blocker said:
II do know that Hon. Conger placed
himself under the treatment of Christian
Scientists. When the treatment given
by the medicos at the San Francisco hos
pitals failed to accomplish the purpose
for which they were intended, the wife
asserted herself and prevailed upon him
to take Christian Science treatments,
under which he rapidly failed, as under
previous treatments"
When asked if he thought the treat
ment given by the Christian Scientists
had had any decided effect toward the
worse, DIR. Blocker stated that in his
opinion it had not.
Everything Possible Done
After the Christian Science treatment
was discovered not to have benefited
him. Hon. Conger placed his case in my
hands for trial at homeopathic treat
ment. Everything has been done that
can be done, and the end is approaching
rapidly" continued the doctor.
The many friends of the stricken diplo-
mat have sent message after message of
inquiry as to his health. and the same
topic of discussion in the home and in
the club rooms and social parlor has beer
the sad case which has developed in the
last few days, and which means to the
many the loss of one of their most re-
spected friends.
DIR. E. l.. Conger, brother of the diplo-
mat, has been in close attendance at the
bedside of the patient, and with the
other members of the family has exerted
the best of efforts to make the last mo-
monest ones of peace.
Most for the money at Coronado.