Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28

ITS NATURE Re IS NOT KNOWN.
There Is No Evidence That Distin-
guislcd Patients Condition is Worse
Than on His Return.

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Now York. n. Y. Aug. 2s.--Rcports
from Arden. the home OF Hartman.
have been so conflicting that the pubs
ltc has found great difficulty in reach
Ing a conclusion ms to his real condi-
tlon. but the gathering of no less than
eight doctors Mt the Hartman home
q ,seems-to be generally taken as a con-
firmation OF the story that an opert,-
ton has been decided upon.
IT is said tliat this operation was
decided npon in Enrope and will be
made to prevent paralysis. IT is an
Generation upon the rctilln or the kid
4 news. easy enough to make, but dan
scronslfrom the threat In anaestllctics
effect upon his heart.
Should the operation be fatal. con-
4 servntivc oDiIiion seems to be that the
effect unon the Hartman stocks Will
at least temporarily be disastrous. as
4 needed all his gigantic skill To bring
his roads TO their strong standing.
4 but that the properties arc OF such Il
substantial value and the intercts in
volycd in their maintenance arc So
A strong that any slump would soon be-
recovered from.
Arden, N. Y, Aug. 2s.Jacob H..
4 Schiff was brought down from the
4 Hartman house this afternoon in an
automobile and caught the 149 train
4 from here for New York. He said he
had a talk with Mr.. Hartman and
denied that Mr.. Hartman was In
such condition that an operation was
necessary. No operation was contem-
\ plated, Mr.. Schiff said #"Mr. Harri-
man was in good spirit and feeling
pretty we'll" said MIR. Schiff ia
Either Edward H. Hartman is not
too Ill to discuss business or wishes
to clean up certain financial mat
ters as soon as POSSIBLE.
These are the two divergent views
Of a flying visit made to the financiers
I an his M ountain fastness today by
iS.laco b II. Schfff, the New Y orl banker,
me Importance attached to SIX Mr.
SSchiff's visit was shown BY the fact
that q Through express train was stop
ed at the Arden station today to
permit the banker to5alight. This was
done at the request of an empIoye
of the Hartman estate, who three
hours later, returned with an auto
mobile to meet this train when it
stopged at Arden. Mr.. schiff stepped
Off the train andNxwas driven ur' the
steep road leading to the Hartman
house. Mr.. Schiff, who remained only
short time in the house, d ecIined to
discuss the purpose of his visit or to
comment IN any way on Mr.. Hartman
and his interests.
CIRCLE DRAWN CLOSER.
The circle about Mir. Hartman was
drawn today closer than ever. William
Mcclellan, the superintendent Of the
Hartman diaries, drove to the post
Office and general store and gave orders
s nat no neWspapermen5 or strangers
should be allowed to use the$telcphone.@
h This order. it was found, applied 10
the whole line. The telephones in Ar
den and Turner are sall on this line,
which Is a private one under MIR, Nc
SClellan's supervision. The reason given
was that outsiders calls We're keeping |
the line SO busy that it was difficult |
for subscribers to get proper service.
A denial Of DIR. Crille's presence was
obtained from the Hartman house be-
fore this order went into effect.
Repeated deniais by.Imembers Of the /
household and the absence of subse- |
3quent confirmation strengthened the be- |
lief that there was at least no imme- |
date intention of operating on the fin
ancier.
EVIDENCE ACC uMuLATEs.
Arden, N Y, Aug. 2s.--Evidence con-
tinued to accumulate today that prep
iarations We're under way at the moun-
tain home of Edward H. Hartman for4|
some unusual IS event. Whether this
event Is n surgical operation Or only a
consultation of physicians, or whether
the apparently significant happenings
of the last "a hours have no bearing at
all upon the physical condition OF The.
railroad magnate is something at this
time that cannot be definitely settled by
those outside the Hartman household.
From a man employed at the house
1t WAS learned today that one of the
large rooms In the big structure way
being made ready for occupancy OF
some kind This man says he worked
yesterday under the personal super
vision of Mrs. Hartman shifting furni-
ture. He did not know to what use
the room was to be put. 1t may be in
tended for the occupancy of new ar
rival, possibly a physician. or 1t may
bein preparation for the scene of this 4
reported operation.
4 More indirect evidence from men
about the house and grounds today
falls to strengthen the theory that the
condition Is worse than
when he arrived from Europe. Sew
eral of these men saw him s.tting on
tho porch in the sun yesterday.
8 Sun baths are an important part OF
the tfea tment prescribed by Mr., Harri.
mans physician. There was no atmos-
piere of excitement about the house or
the estate yesterday. Mr.. Hartman.
the: say, walks about the house with
out support
FIRST HAND REPORTS.
The most satisfactory first-hand re-
port on Mr.. Harriman's condition com-3
ing from anyone outside the household
has been obtained from tine Rev. j. II.
MaGuinus. rector of the Episcopal
.cEures at Chester, who spent an hour
with Mr.. Hartman yesterday
When drove over te Mr.. Harri-
mans home. said the clergyman. II
feared | should not be able to see him
on account OF alarming reports of his
condition. On the contrary i found him
looking much better than expected.
His handshake is firm and to me he
looks better than when he Went to
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