The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-27
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 Cleveland, Aug. 27.-Dr. 1T. F. Big gar. personal physician to John D. Rockefeller, declared his belief today that Harriman is suffering from the ravages of cancer of the stomach. Dr. Biggar says the course of treatment Hartman underwent at the hands of European specialists indicates they were confirming a. diagnosis of cancer. In that case, Dr. Biggar ayers, an ope- ration is only 6. forlorn hope and liar riman has only a few weeks to live.
 There are three things which induce cancer" Dr. Biggar began 'They are: Ftrstrapid eating: second, great worry, and third, lack of proper exer- else. In the case of a man like MT. Hartman who has been constantly busy cancer would prove malignant before 1t was discovered positively. The skiasraphing process which MT. Hartman went through in Europe taken with his diet Of bismuth and doctors were looking for. Bismuth is given to increase the 6oqlrencense in the organs. There are two results which may follow the coming opera tion on MT. Harriman. It may be that the cancer is so located that by alter tng the junction of the stomach and bowls 1t may be eliminated and life will be prolonged.
 as to admit of such an operation, all that could be done would be to relieve him for a short time"
 ssIn the latter case what duration ct life would you allot MT. Hartman were he to be suffering from q can- cerfr Dr. Biggar was asked
 ssOufy a few weeks came the an- swu. pr. Biggar was then reminded of the czee of the late pr. Harper who died Of cancer at almost the Identical time his doctors had foretold- He ex- pressed his belief that the certainty with which Dr. Harper's life was linn ited also would apply in a case like
 .sIt does not seem," he added, '-that the after-cure spoken of by MT. liar riman and his friends was the coming operation. am inclined to think that the after-cure was @ phrase given MT: HarTiman's friends to prevent any distastefu staries as to his health gaining publicity at that time" : OXYGEN BROUGHT TO ARDEN.
 Turner. N. r.. Aug. Shortly after 10 o'clock two tanks of chemically pure oxygen were urdoaded at the Ar sisting of an engine and baggage car on the Erie road. They were immed- lately loaded into one of the Hartman automobiles, driven by John Wellings
 
 to the incline road.
 Two other men carrying medical bags a1ighted from the train. They appeared in great hurry and when dent if they were going to see MT. Hartman one of them replied, Don't bother us."
 The two men jumped into another waiting auto and were carried away at break neck speed to the incline railroad two miles from Turner's. Cor respondents here today got Dr. Lyle, MT. Harriman's private physician, on the telephone. The doctor seemed much vexed and announced that this would be the last time that he would talk to the correspondents.
 After tfis if you want any infor- nation regarding MT. Hartman. you must get it from his New York of fees"
 Hartman has not left his mansion on Tower Hiu up to 1920 this after noon, and there was no indication that the financier would even go out on the veranda today.
 The general impression about the Harrfman home IS that an immediate operation has been ordered by MT. Haxriman's physician and that the oxygen was brought as a precaution in the event of the financier in his weakened condition failing to rally as result of the work of the surgeons knife. The latest message from Ar
 
 for fast running are now being held at Arden station, and it is believed that a. number of New York specialists are on their way to Arden, summoned there by Dr. Lyle after his midnight conference with them last night in New York.
 Every indications points to an ope- ration of some kind though no official statement of any kind will be vouch- safed at the Hartman home.
 A DENIAL OF RUMORS.
 The New York News Bureau. a Wall street agency. this afternoon declares that B. H. Hartman is not suffering from any organic disease and that the story that his ailment is a cancer of a malignant nature Is unfounded. It declares the story that Hartman is not suffering from an incurab1e ail- ment may be accepted without reserva- ffon. The agency declares Hartman suffers from nothing more serious than a complete nervous breakdown from which recovery may be secured by course of complete rest from business cares and worries of all kinds"
 The agency declares Hartman was greatly opposed to the inflated values reached by Union Pacific on the stock exchange believing in a healthy price but not one run up for speculative purposes. It says that Harriman's de- sire is not to increase the dividends of extensions and betterments. he believ- Ing in the continued prosperity of the nation
 Turner's, N. Y., Aug. 27.-Edward H. Hartman has not walked 100 steps since his special train brought him to Arden and his auto carried him to the Incline railroad which brought him to fhe top. of Tower Hill. An inva1id's chair, almost a portable couch, carries him about the Tower Hill home when he n not sleeping Hartman has slept n great deal, both by day and by n1Eht, afnce his return to Arden. His Irrle QDen air experience yesterday was