Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
WIFE
IS NEAR DEATH

|
Members of the family were con-
stantly at her bedside. The Presi-
dent. who has been with her every
moment he was not absolutely de-
| manded elsewhere, cancelled all en-
sagements to-day and remained within
call of the sickroom.
Months of constant illness, which
began with a nervous breakdown, ag-
gravated by fall on the White House
| floor with an injury to her spine and
| Rrights disease. have so weakened the
noted patient and sapped her vitality
| that the White House physicians,
among whom were some of the ablest
| specialists called in consultation, re-
lllctantly admitted they had little
hope.
Mrs. Wilson was conscious this
morning and her condition was better
than last night.
The President went to her room
! before going to the executive offices.
| She greeted him with a smile, patted
nm on the arm and said she had
spent good night.
statement by DR.. Grayson gave
kidney trouble as the basis for Mrs.
| Wilson'S Illness.
Roosevelt Telegraphs
EX-President Roosevelt to-day tele-
graphed to President Wilson express
ing his deep sympathy over Mrs. Will
sons condition. Great quantities of
! kilograms began arriving from all
parts of the country.
Efforts have been made to reach
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Wilson, but
they are either abroad or en- route to
the United States.
Professor Axsen. of Princeton Uni
Nersity, Mrs. Wilson's brother, was
later to-day. Because of Mrs. Will
son condition the White House was
closed to visitors.
The President left Mrs. Wilson's s
bedside only to sign important official
papers. He did not see even members
OF OF the Cabinet. The President was
said by Dr. Grayson TO be bearing up
wei under his great grief.
| House Resolution
sympathy for President Wilson and
nope for the recovery of Mrs. Wilson
was expressed in a resolution passed
by the House Immediately after it con-
Vened. The resolution, which was
OF Nebraska, and passed in silence
was as follows:
Resolved, That the House of Rep
resentatives of the United States ten
ders to the President in this his hour
OF apprehensive sadness its warmest
sympathy and prays that God in His
mercy may restore to health his good
|
Throughout the day members of the
diplomatic corps called i'm a steady
procession at the White House to leave
their cards and express their sym
pathy.
touching incident occurred this
morning.
When Mrs. Wilson first came tc
Washington she was deeply interested
In the Improvement of the alleys and
slCms. Partly as a result of her in.
torest a bill was introduced in the
House for the reclamation of the pest
spots. No action was taken and II
| has not been discussed much recently
Bill is Discussed
Last night while the President was
sitting at Mrs. Wilson's bedside she
recalled her interest in the slums anC
mentioned that it would add much tC
her happiness if the pending bill coult
be passed.
The Presidents secretary discussed
the bill with congressional callers. Al
promised to interest their friends ant
Representative Johnson, chairman
called meeting of his committee
when it was decided to report the bill
favorably at once and make every
effort to have it passed as soon as
possible.
Throughout her illness. it became
known to-day Mrs. Wilson has beer
continuing her deep interest in the
poor children of Washington. This
was evidenced in her desire to dc
away with the alleys and also in hel
attention to the library for the blind
where Miss Margaret Wilson has fre.
quently sung and her mother has beer
a frequent visitor.
While the campaign for the elimi.
nation of the alleys was at its height
Mrs. Wilson visited Washington's mos
squalid slums and personally talked
to the children and their parents.
She was also frequent visitor nj
settlement houses in Washington anC
attended many of their entertainment.
and festivals.
At noon her condition was un.
changed