New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
End at Hand. Say Doctors, for
Macon. Ga.. Millionaire,
Poisoned by Mistake
Last Wednesday.
RESIGNED FROM THE FIRST
B. Sanders Walker Even Held
Levee for Friends-Salt Now
Prolongs Life-Trans-
planting of Kidneys
Suggested.
By Telegraph 20 The Tribun.


Macon, Ga, May 90.-B. Sanders
Walker millionaire banker. who has
been watching himself die since last
Wednesday morning. when he took by
mistake seven grain tablet of BIZ
chloride Of mercury, has nearly reached
the end, his doctors say tonight. Salt
alone is prolonging ris life, saline solu-
tions being injected into his veins and
bowels by the attending physicians.
The best doctors Of this city have
been in consultation since the day the
banker took the poison. That they
nave done all that can be done in
hopeless. case is the statement made, il
is learned by prominent doctors Of
Johns Hopkins Hospital. in Baltimore,
and Of Roosevelt Hospital New York
Tonight Mr.. Walker has a pulse Of
l2S. his respiration is 81 and his tenn
perature normal at 9Sia. The fact that
his pulse is double the normal is con-
sdored by the attending physicians As
a certain sign that death is approach
ing.
The suggestion made by Baltimore
surgeon that transplanting OF the Kid
neys might save the banker was pro-
nounced impracticable by the attend
ing physicians.
There is not the slightest doubt that
Mr.. Waller will die said Or. NJ. NJ.
Stspler one OF the physicians in charge
of the case. The poison has gone all
through his system and is not confined
10 the kidneys. Even il it were only
in his kidneys. he would die under dn
anasthetic. His pulse is nearly double
normal, while respiration and tcmper1-
ture are about normal. This is very
unsatisfactory"
Mr.. Walker is still conscious He
has been conscious most Of the time
since he took the poison and has con
Quoted conversations with members Of
his family. and cvcn gone 50 far as TO
receive and shake hands with some Of
his friends
Monday morning there was a ray Of
hope for his recovery when some Of
the poison was thrown Off. but since
that time there has been no favorable
symptom noted. The banker has had
no nourishment to-day. He has been
taking a tcaspoonfUl OF milk two or
three times n day and water has been
given intravenously \ pint OF olive
oil has been given him every twelve
hours and he has occn kept in steam
ing blankets to cliiainatc acid.
Had doctors been called at once
when Mr.. Walker took the poison his
life could have been spared, nut II
was four hours after he swallowed
the bichloride Of mercury that the
banker knew he had made a mistake.
Then il was too late 1or tho doctors.
and ever since then they have not at
tempted to hold back from the million
aire the fact that he had not long TO
live.
Mir. Walker made the best OF IT,.
He was permitted TO rise from his bed
when he felt like il. and even as late
as last night he arose and peorcd ont
Of the window across the park in
front Of the birthplace Of Sidney
Lanicr, the famous Macon poet, TO
see a group of banker friends who
we're assembled there waiting for the
latest word from the sickroom.
kilograms continued TO pour in to-
day from all parts Of the country, es-
pecially from New York and other
Eastern cities. offering suggestions.
Some Of these came from reputable
physicians. Many Of the suggestions
were already being carried out by the
doctors.
Baltimore, May 2O.-To transplant
the healthy kidneys from man who
has lust died to the body of Is. SAN
dcrs Walker is probably the only rem
edy that would save the unfortunate