Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07
CALLS IT INDIGESTION
Harriman's Physician Ex-
plains Sudden Attack.
SAYS PATIENT Is BETTER
Extraordinary Secrecy Observed at
Sick Financier's Home.
BREAK IN MARKET PRICES
Union and Southern Pacific Decline
Heavily on Alarming Rumors
From Arden.

ARDEN, n. Y, September 7.-All the
alarming rumors regarding the condition
| of Edward H. Hartman have been re-
vived, following his relapse of Sunday
night. From the best information obtain
able today, however, it is believed that
the attack that caused a hurry call for a
New York nurse. and probably two
nurses. one for day and one for night,
was temporary sickness, caused by a
sudden change of temperature or an in
discretion in diet, which the sick man
in his weakened condition was unable to
throw off. DR.. W. G. Lyle, Mr.. Harriman's
private physician, called the attack
acute indigestion" In his statement last
night he said that his patient was bet
ter.
| One result of the news has been a swift
Ireassembling of the newspaper representa-
| tives. whose presence week ago at every
avenue leading to the Hartman house
| finally caused the sick man himself to
| issue a statement regarding his condition
and promise that if the press of the
country would withdraw it's representa-
tives he would see that it was informed
of any subsequent crisis in his condition.
For this reason an effort is being made to
secure daily bulletins from DR.. Lyle.
Temperature Remains High.
While Mr.. Harriman's last attack in it
self may not be serious there is always
danger of grave consequences in the case
of a man as weak as Mr. Hartman
This, 1t is believed, accounts for the
anxiety surrounding the sick man. 1t
was said today that although the progress
of Mr. Harrimans latest attack has been
arrested, his temperature remains high,
and he is exceedingly weak. The best in
formation is that he is in bed, and al
though no confirmation of the report has
yet been obtained from the house, little
doubt exists here that there are other
physicians attending him besides DIR. Lyle. |
Whether these doctors remain constant
ly at his side or only make frequent trips |
from New York has not been ascertained. |
On account of the patients long illness
and his extreme weakness there are fears
that his life may be in danger through
mere exhaustion or heart failure
Talk of Operation Revived.
Talk of an operation has been revived, |
but there is nothing definite to support
such rumor 1t has been pretty |
definitely established that for a week
prior to this last attack Mr.. Hartman
condition was reassuring. 1t was learned
today that Ne showed active interest in
the work about his place and in his
trottng horses. Van Rensselaer, Weston,
who looks after his string of thorough |
breds at Goshen, fifteen miles west of
here, called at the house several times
last week to discuss turf and stable |
with his employer. His last visit oc-
Cured Sunday, and upon leaving he told
several persons that Mr. Hartman
seemed better. This was before the i'll
turn of Sunday night. This came about
midnight. The sudden flashing of lights
on Tower Hill told the people in the
valley of the activity that reigned on
the hill. Men were sent to turn on the
electricity at the plant at the foot of
the incline railway. The telephone
operator at Arden called out of
bed and messages were sent to New
York for nurses and doctors, who were
brought to Arden in hurry Monday
morning.
Ex-Gov. Odell Called.
Ex-Gov. Benjamin B. Odell came from
his home in Newburgh today and was
taken up to the Hartman house on the
incline railway.
Mr.. Odell told a passenger on the train
that Mr. Hartman was "a very sick
man" The ex-governor had long been
fri Of