Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-01
SPARKS CONDITION
Is VERY SERIOUS
UNABLE TO MOVE ANY PORTION
OF HIS BODY SAVE
HIS HANDS.

RENO, New, April 30.-The Gaz-
cite says: Governor John Sparks,
who for the past three weeks has
been in San Francisco, at the home
of his daughter, rs. Mckenzie, re-
turned to Reno this morning on No.
6, accompanied by his wife, his ply
stefan, DR.. st. Clair, and a traine
nurse of San Francisco. The Gov
ernor is in very serious conditiol
and the chance of his complete re-
covery is very small. The Governor
is now paralyzed and is unable to
move any portion of his body except
his hands. He feels contented that
he is home once more, however, and
this morning on reaching the Alamo
farm, where he has resided for SO
many years, said to his loving wife
and his nurse, Nov l believe will
get well. / am home once more"
Governor Sparks is in very criti-
cal condition, and it may be that
he will never leave his bed a well
man, but his thousands of friends
all over Nevada and California are
hoping for the best and are hoping
that this good man will entirely re-
cover and that he will soon be able
to attend to his duties as the chief
executive of this State once more.
Governor Sparks, worn out by long
trips through the State and by con-
slant worry during the trying times
of the labor troubles in Goldfield,
when it was necessary to call the Ne
vada legislature in extraordinary SEES
sion, became ill, and although advised
by friends to return to his home and
allow some one else to attend to the
affairs of the State, he fought off the
sickness and remained in his Office
in Carson until the critical period in
Goldfield was passed. He then re-
turned to his home on the Alamo
stock farm weak, tired and sick
man.
After spending few weeks at his
ranch under the care of physician,
the Governor gradually improved an l
at last went to San Francisco to visit
with his daughter, hoping that he
would recover more quickly on tn
coast. On the day after his arrival
in the bay city, he suffered stroke
of paralysis and from that day has
not been able to move any portion
of his body except his hands.
Since the day he became paralyzed
he has been gradually becoming
weaker and continually worried on
account of being absent from Nevada.
AT last he declared that he wanted 20
return home and to be among his
friends once more. He was in such 2
critical condition that the physicians
attending him in San Francisco
would not allew his removal to a
hospital, but knowing this fact the
Governor still insisted that he be
brought back to Reno, and at last
his desire was granted He arrived
in Reno this morning and was con-
veyed in an ambulance to his home,
where, according to the latest report,
he was resting easy.
This morning when his attendants
started to remove him from the train
to the ambulance more than zoo peo-
pie crowded around the ambulance
and it was impossible to place him
in the conveyance. At last the traiA
pulled to the eastern end of the rail-
road yards and there the Governor
was taken from the Pullman and
placed in the ambulance, which was
slowly driven to the Governors
home
Mrs. Sparks states that Governor
Sparks is much worse than he was
when he went to San Francisco, but
that he is now contented as a result
Of being home again and that she has
hopes of his ultimate recovery.