The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-23
Senator B. R. TiIlmaa Lays al Death S
Deer IN Wasbingtos City.
RECOVERY DOUBTFUL
he is Suffering from Slight Progress
sive Paralysis Due 20 Leakage
OF Blood in the Brain-Ihe CFisis
Near At Hand nnd He May Die IL
Any Time.
any Time.

"A special dispatch TO The News
aae Courier says Senator B. r. il.'-
MAJ IS laying .. the Beifour hotel III
nashington in a dying condition SUI
..r,ns from paralysis and haroeins
o. .he arteries leading TO the near /
He may survive several days. !" eae
PARALYSIS can be checked aao Aep.
avav from the brain, or ae may sue
en,nh al any hour. PHYSICIANS hold
out no hope 49,,
Legs than 3 week ago Senator TIL
msa was apparently in his usua
health and attended 70 his every
csy duties in the Senate Almost
his last official act was 20 introduce 9
resolution calling upon the Secretary
q. che Navy for information as -
cha purchase OF oil. which "ouiu
probably have 2ed TO interesting &c
ye,opmer.s connected with the ope'
..scas OF the Standard Gil Company
a slish, attack OF dizziness on saS'
"Wednesday was at frst treated lsn'
~ and little was thought OF II un,
ri Thursday afternoon. when ne oe
eane suddenly H. Daring The nisn-
:. was apparent shat he was a daa'
ce-ously sick man. and at once seie-
grams were sent oa. to all mem oe''
Of the family. summonins them q
once TO Washington
Dr.. P:cktord. who was called ~
when Senator Ti!lmao became ii!'
had a conference with Dr.. hi1e.
superintendent o. ST. Elizabeth nos
,itaa, Dr.. White being one o. 'he
nas- known nerve specialists in the
country. DR.. Baacock OF Coiun Ola
was summoned and reached the sen
.so-.s bedside Saturday morning
TIE dispatch says il IS recosniSec
that the Senator is a dangerously sil
nan and absolutely no hope IS aeio
op. 70 tae members OF his family.
Thoroughort the entire day members
OF both houses OF Congress have oeen
seeking information IS to the Sen
ator's condition. and so frequent
were the telephone calls that very
esrlIy in the morning communication
was cut of. Close friends OF the
family are giving out Information TO
those who call. and at the Saifoas
MANY South Carolinians have iei'
cards OF sympathy during the day.
Early Friday morning wneH sne
news Of Senator Tillmsa's serious
.,,ness began 70 De scattered aooe'
the Capital. a pail settled ever,
where. Knots OF Senator'S gathered
in different parts Of the ssnase
chsmbe, and discussed the ese'
While on the House side much the
same thing was done. House mem
be-s who did not even have SPEAK
ing acquaintance with Senator Ini-
man expressed the greatest sympa-
.hv 70, members OF his family. as
frequent inquiries as to his coao:-
ton indicated.
S.s Tillman was the first &c
reach the Senator after he became
I'll. She had oaly been here shoF'
time when he became unconscious,
During the day Senator T1i!maa mas
been able at time to articusase h''
tie hut most OF the day he has been
lay,ns in 8 stupor. taking no no'seP
oe thcse around him. Now and tneh.
however. as different friends and
members OF the family pressed MS
hand he would give slight pressure
In answer. indicating that he unoes
s.oot. 1T could not reply.
Condition Improves
Friday and night Dr.. White cnh-
ciuded his diagnosis CT Senator ilIs-
mans case with DR.. PickSord. After
a thorough examination 1t Is now
stated that the trouble besides ehc
PARALYSIS OF the right side IS ce7e-
bral hemo-rhsge. TIE blood vessel
which allowed blood TO spill and
fern a c!os on the b1a:z. it is now
thought, been temporarily ssoppef
and the Senator is somewhat i'm
proved over his condition earlier IN
the aigh.. though he is still ia
yeyy precarious condition.
The latest bulletin issued stat"'
tha. for sonr or Ave days perhaps y
eaono, De said what the result VIII
he. should he survive that long. tn"
doctors have been successful 10 the
extent 0. restoring partial ccnsc'Hn-
1ess and Senator T!liman is no"
able to articula.e and has just take"
nourishment