Show SENATOR ILLNESS lc still remains in a very critical condition NEW YORK april 10 at this morning dr barker said Con klings condition was much improved this an orning and tho operation that had been performed seemed to have accomplished complis hed all that was expected his temperature had fallen to ja and his auko to 90 ho slept throe hours during tha night everything was quiet at mr conkling s from a late hour last night until this morning at seven mrs colliding was seen she oaid alio ex senator passed a comparatively ively easy night and was then somewhat better ho was resting quietly and had experienced no further attacks of delirium and in every way seemed to bo improving it w as announced the doctors would have a consultation about 2 this af at a m judge alfreda Alfre dC cose of utica a nephew ot the ox visited the patient and within ten ho appeared again at thi loor he said that aidy dr andor on and burso were in the patients room sir conking passed a restless night said mr coxe but he is considered to bo some better he was awake when I 1 was in iho room but did not speak to me dr barker would make no statement this morning as to chances of recovery edward S stokes culled at the sick room shortly after 10 this morning ho said that mr conking was conscious and lying in bed he refused to take medicine from any person buc mr stokes among other callers in alie early morning were ox judge horace russell ex govonor hoadley and col edward gebhard Gob hard at 11 the senator was reported ab not being quite so well as in the early morning hours ho being conscious only at intervals of short duration the effect of the operation was beginning to shiow itself in the way ot causing a heavy strain upon his system at 11 this morning rumors wore in alio air about tho house that conking was in a very precarious condition xo strictly official information wa however ob from various sources it was learned however that the sufferer was delirious nearly all the tune the result of tho operation and the consequent suppurations that resulted seemed to bo sapping tho very life out of the patient mrs conkling has become very much alarmed for her husband and has given up her room on twenty fifth street at tho side of he houman house and is established in the ex senators elegant rooms on tho second floor of number 9 west twenty fourth street ding occupies alio snoie floor of four rooms and the sick man is in the back bedroom mrs conkling is in the front room and does not remain at her husbands side at 1125 condition was considered very critical at 1130 colonel frederick A ding brother of the senator camo out of tho house leaning heavily on the arm 0 his son he was almost too much affected to speak and in answer to a question as to his brothers condition said very low very low when ho was asked if there was any hope of his recovery ha replied fear not I 1 fear not the outlook at noon was very bad for the senator at p m doctor barker came from the room whereto reho had been since 2 and said his patients condition was about abo same when dr barker entered the sick room at 2 conkling asked how long he had absan there the doctor replied oh only a little while how very kind of you feebly said the sick man and then fell back unconscious the patients pulse at this hour is 90 and his temperature A reporter asked the doctor if ho thought the senator would live ho replied that Con klings condition was very critical but while there was life there was hope drs sands and barker hold another consultation tonight this afternoon mrs fred grant and mrs ulysses S grant called at Con klings and left flowers and notes expressing sympathy and hopes of a speedy recovery at 5 dr barker called and remained half an hour up to his arrival tho patient had restlessly paced the room and hia attendants could do nothing with him he refused all when the doctor arrived conkling recognized him and said doctor cant you do anything to stop this bothering me why certainly replied tho doctor take this medicine mr conkling took it readily from tho doctors hands and then said cant I 1 go out I 1 am very busy again the doctor answered certainly adding take these pills first he then administered tho bills which speedily produced sleep at his pulse is JO temperature 1011 5 at a m mrs conkling stated that her husband was bettor than he had boon at any time in forty eight hours NEW YORK april 11 what was thought to bo the turning point in cs senator Con klings condition came this morning at while suffering from one of his periodical attacks of delirium mr conkling paced up and down the sick chamber after ten minutes bo became exhausted and once more sank on the bed it ats not long until ho was arst his physicians said that much depended upon the condition of patient when ho awakened and were on tiptoe of expectancy dr barker called at the pazienta pati enta residence at and found his patient yet peacefully the doctor felt tho patients pulse and said was more regular than it had been for several days just then conkling awoke and cordially shook hands with the physician who at once asked him if lie would not take some soothing medicine the sufferer promptly replied in tho affirmative and as promptly took tho medicine offered him subsequently dr barker m the form of an official bulletin announced to members of the press that mr conkling was beginning to recover A marked change for the better bo added has taken place during alie night edward S stokes visited conkling at 10 when stokes came out ho said 1 never was more surprised in my life than to see the improved condition of conkling yesterday I 1 believed ho would not recover and sent telegrams to that effect today to day ho was sitting up in bed and recognized me judge shipman said shortly before 3 that ho did not believe would survive more than tour hours dr barker called on the patient at p m dr barker said 1 I dont think the patient is as strong as he was this morning ho took some milk and is now sleeping quietly but has lost considerable ground there is still some hope for his recovery unless complications in the region of the bastord get in A reporter in conversation with a prominent cian who does not want his name published learned some new facts the physician said conkling if ho had mastford trouble alo netho pus having been removed would recover but if he had meningitis also he would die in view of this statement the re porter asked dr barker if conkling had meningitis the doctor said thero is a tendency that way and should run into meningitis it would bo only a matter of twenty four hours at p m conkling was resting quietly and had been sleeping since 3 at dr anderson came out and said that colliding was still asleep dr barker will civo out an official bulletin at 9 at dr barker said th 0 patient had had a sound healthy deep sleep from 3 until p m and that his mental condition was excellent the sloop tool away all strain rom the nerves the chances of the senators recovery were improved twenty four hours ago his chances were one in a hundred now the chances are one in twenty five that he will recover he has been steadily improving for the past four hours dr hartley remains with the patient all night midnight conkling is fort ably and thero is no change in his condition doctor hartley issued the following bulletin at 2230 this morning senator Con klings condition has changed slightly for the worse his temperature is one degree more than it was md his pulse beats 6 degrees faster to the minute than it did at 9 p m when it was 90 this indicates a return of the delirious fever a m no change in Con klings condition since tho last report he is still alep |