Evening star., 1933-03-02

up. Let's walk he said I said, Sen
ator, what's the matter?'
~ have a pain here he said
indicating his stomach.
I'VE walked out The Senator said
when he had indigestion he had to
walk. We went to the door. 1t was
raining
We went upstairs. Around the cor
ridor We walked. He complained of his
pain about o'clock. After he felt bet
ter. we went down to the room.
About II o'clock he again said he
had a pain. had given him some
soda earlier. I got some epson salts
I asked him to call a doctor He did
not want to- but 1 called one
THE very nice doctor came and only
stayed few minutes before he wanted
to leave. I asked him to stay. He and
I talked many things, just to keep him.
About 1:30 in the morning the Sen
ator said he was sleepy and wanted to
go to sleep. He said he felt better. I
noticed the Senator was pale.
we got up yesterday. The Senator
looked pale. He complained not of a
pain, but said he had soreness in his
chest. The doctor had assured me the
Senator did not have heart trouble.
I think he did that to spare me.
"The doctor looked at the Senator's
condition, tested the heart, felt the
stomach and took his fever. The Senator
said yesterday he felt we'll. So much
better. Some friends had invited us to
lunch. I refused to go. The Senator
said I better go.
Il left him with the doctor, who I
called again, and Went to tell the friends
I could not have luncheon with them.
THE Senator was eating liquids and
not much. The hotel owner carried me
Ito see the friends. I came back in
40 minutes.
You were not long, the Senator
said. I told them I could not stay for
luncheon I told him.
I'VE took our train. The Senator an
parently was well.
Last night he again ate only liquids.
Later, about 8 o'clock, he said he was
hungry. I urged him to wait for three
hours, until about IL o'clock, before he
even took orange juice.
THE doctor in Daytona told me the
Senator had indigestion He gave me
medicine, pill and liquid, to give
the Senator Spoonfuls after each meal.
had done so
In Daytona bought thermometer
to take his fever Mine was broken. I
wanted to see if he had temperature. I
took his fever. 1t was normal.
Il fixed the Senator some orange
juice. put it in the bath room to keep
it from spilling. He was like a baby
that wanted to go to sleep. He turned
over in bed, and I tucked him in. I
went to sleep.
Il knew nothing - then the light
uyir1 r IN, -;
bed. He was not there.
II thought he was in the bath room
and called like this: Who-o-o-o Tom.
Who-p-p-p Tom. He did not answer
started to jump out of my bed
When I did saw something on the
f1oor-it was him.
II tried like this (Mrs. Walsh leaned
forward as if to lift an object) and
could not lift him. I tried several
times. Then I started screaming and
ringing the bell. The porter he came
and. we lifted the Senator into the
berth.
II lifted his arms up and down. !
patted his body all over. I opened his
eyes. blew in his mouth.
Then a, some doctor came. He
pushed me aside. I wanted to do any
thing to bring life to the Senator.
But there he was-dead.
"The doctor told me there was a
faint heart when he arrived. A f1utter
but I didn't hear it. I listened for his
heart. was too excited. I wanted to
bring life back to him.
Then at Wilson this very nice doctor
this man CDR w. A. Pittman, who sat
beside Mrs. Walsh on a hotel bed as
she related her story has done every
thing for me- He has been so kind.
couldn't have done without him.
That's the story. That's ALL