The San Francisco call., 1909-09-08


4 terrained shortly after Hlionlgn
that z. H Hartman is not II
s.,or g critical condition as earlier re
ro-ts indicated. = party OF newspaper
men succeeded in reaching the Harri-
nan house and il talking with DOCTOR
lie who said emphaticsIly that there
vas no cause for alarm
Ruuors Of the most alarming nature
we're circulated throughout the cary
os-t of the night. Shortly after Il
o.clook there came q report that the
@rs-cie- had died in sudden collapse
Where the rumor came from, no one
-, ssv but with the difficulty OF OBJ
tanning communication with the Harri-
nan home. il was given wide clrcaia-
rfon and had spread on the wings OF
ne wind from the Atlantic 70 the Pa
cisc before terse denial over the tel
s.bons from Doctor Lyle set Il at rest
Doctor Is Secretive
But Doctor Lyle declined 70 add even
: word 70 his denial and his refusal to
give out any further information re-
. rsr6isg his patients condition gave
further grounds for speculstion-a sit
nation that was readily seized upon by
-zlsrmists.
Evidence pointing 10 e serious set
hack in Harriman's condition began 10
accumulate early in the afternoon, con
Aiming reports from the unofficial
channels which the large number OF
enpIoyes surrounding the sick man
-e- IN great variety Three men
.s,bose- professional appearance led al
once 10 the conclusion that they were
phvsicians we're rushed through the
town in an automobile and up the hih
shortly after noon and there were
othey visitors. personal friends Of the
Ssol, nan. whose hurried arrival was
taken 70 mean change for the worse
Ionett Goes TO Arden
: Wbile Judge r. 2. Lovett, Harri-
mans business adviser. was in his Of
zce in New York during the day at
tending meeting OF the directors Of
tbe Union and Southern Pacific rail-
roads. Il was learned early tonight that
be had left Immediately after the
meeting and hurried 70 Arden He
reached the Hartman home shortly
before g o'clock
The portion OF the New York state
rent which spoke Of Hsrriman's busi-
ness enemies gained special significance
this afternoon. when il was learned
that certain Wall street interests have
: representative here whose only duty
IS 70 report on what transpires on
Tower hill The marked slump in
Union Pacific today is largely account
Cd for by the belief that the reports
of this representative upheld the most
sensational newspaper bulletins issued
here today.
Former Governor Benjamin 3. O6ell
came from his home in Newburgh TO-
day and was taken up 10 the Hartman
house on the incline railway.
odell told q passenger on the train
that Hartman was very sick man"
TIE former governor has long been a
close personal friend Of Hartman. and
L is believed from the early hour at
which he left home that he was sum-
rloned to Arden last night It is be
Iieved that the party now at the Har-
rinnan house includes former Governor
Odeu: Robert E Gerry. Hsrriuan's son
IN isT: DR.. Lyle and two other physi-
clans all the members Of the immediate
family, and several nurses.
Nature of Harriman's Illness
NEW YORK. Sept An intimate
friend OF E H. Hartman. discussing
the relapse that occurred on Saturday.
said today:
4 think the time has now come
when the public should understand the
nature OF Mr. Hsrriman's illness. AS
you know. he is not strong and is very
nervous and OF course has been loaded
down with tremendous responsibility
Last year there developed q difficulty
AZ the point where the stomach enters
the intestines. This is sometimes
called q rheumatic knot. sometimes
rheumatism and sometimes indiges-
ton. Mr.. Hartman. under the advice
Of his physicians. went 10 San Antonio
and csmped near the hot wells These
wells have q temperature of about 10
degrees Fahrenheit and are strongly
fmpregnsted with sulphur
Then when he returned TO New
York. while he was much improved. his
physicians concluded II was best for
him 70 90 TO Bad Gastein- This he did.
accompanied by Doctor Lyle. At Bad
Gsstein things went very well, save
that Mr.. Hartman lost weight rapidly.
Doctors Lyle and KoEak. after con-
sSdering the matter thoroughly. felt
that the best thing for Mr.. Hartman
70 do was 10 return TO the United
ststek"