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Show HER LIST DAY illRTI. Mrs. Harrison's Brave Struggle with Death. PATIENT.AND NON-COM PLAINING TO THE END. She Greets Her Doctor with a Smile, THE PRESIDENT AT THE BEDSIDE BED-SIDE OF HIS NOBLE WIFE. rhe Cabinet Is Called to Washington Washing-ton Mympathetle Inquiries Are Made at the White House, but .o Voice of Hope Returns in An. swer Physicians Only Try to Make the Patient's Last Moments Comfortable. Washington, Oct. 34. Dr. Gardner was summoned to the White house at 7 this morning, an hour earlier than usual, lie found the disease making rapid progress and Mrs. Harrison slowly but surely Bearing Bear-ing the end. He saya Mrs. Harrison ia sinking sink-ing rapidly and can HAEDLT SUKVIVE THE DAT? but she will probably last till evening. The night passed slowly for the grief-stricken watchers at the White house. The patient was restless and nervous with small fluctua- tions in her condition that did not range far on either side from the general average of extreme depression and exhaustion. The president and members of the family had little repose, being frequently in and out of the sick room. The terrible nervous strain on those who WATCH WITHOUT HOPE and in despairing resignation, is very ap- parent As the night waned and the gray light of morning spread over tlie earth the - force ot Mrs. Harrison Was at the lowest ebb, and the president's anxiety became so acute that he felt the need of wmi assurance, assur-ance, no matter of what character, from the medical authority. So n. m-ispnger was despatched to the huine of Dr. Gardner, and the physician quickly respond? d, reaching the "White house at ' o'clock. Barely Alia . Washington, Oct. 4. At 11:15 Ur. Gardner Gard-ner said Mrs. Harrisoa wis barely alive. He found the patient in a condition to warrant the gravest apprehensions and so hopeless was his report that the president desired him to remain in the White house for a time. Dr. Gardner accordingly re-1 re-1 mained and breakfasted with the family. At 9 o'clock there appeared A 8TRUGOLB FOR LIFE, to be prolonged for some hours at least, and the doctor left the "White house, after giving the family a small grain of comfort, to be found in the statement that Mrs. Harrison night live until sunlight began to fade into ihe shadows of evening. The day is clear, crisp and cool, and perhaps the inspiring , sunshine and the dryness ef the atmosphere somewhat helped the invalid and acted as a stimulant She is lying on her back, and whenevsr awakened from a troubled and unsatisfactory un-satisfactory sleep SH IS COW9CIOCS. 8he conld still recognize her surroundings surround-ings and a glance of recognition greeted the physician when he entered the sick room. The fatal cough is present but naturally in the enfeebled state of the invalid it is not pronounced. Early in the morning there was a revival in popular interest in Mrs. Harrison's condition. 1 Many bureau chiefs and other employes of the executive departments went out of their way to the White house grounds to ASK FOB INFORMATION ) regarding the condition of the patient and the watchman at the door was kept busy ! answering questions. Attorney General . Miller called early and saw Halford. So did de Struve, the Russian minister. Minister Grip of Sweden, Rev. Dr. Hamlin, the family pastor; assistant Secretary Grant and Indian Commissioner Morgan. Halford himself was admitted to the ck room early in the day, so be was preH red to describe the situation. One of tils first acts waa to telegraph a si.tement of the ease to Secretary RuskMn Wisconsin, and Secretary Elkins in West Virginia, and suggest their speedv return re-turn td Washington. The other absent members of the cabinet were not telegraphed for because they were expected to return today to-day or tomorrow. CANNOT SPBAK. t At 2 this afternoon Dr. Gardner found Mrs. Harrison weaker than an hour before. She is now almost completely prostrated and unable un-able to speak, cough or swallow, or take either stimulants or nourishment of auy kind. The doctor considers her vitality most remarkable. ' . at 3:30. Washijtgtov, 3:30. Dr. Gardner just made another visit to the White house and reports Mrs. Harrison in about the same condition as at last report, completely exhausted, ex-hausted, unable to speak, although apparently appar-ently conscious in her wakinar moments. r She is liable to pass away at any moment. 7 AT 4:15 UNCHANGED. Washington, Oct 24. At 4:15 Mrs. nar-rieon's nar-rieon's condition is unchanged. |
