Show t BEECHER t The Great Preacher Stricken With Apoplexy il w J LATEST FROM HIS BEDSIDE j i I Tears Entertained That He Will Not J Survive the Stroi e Symptoms 1 Symp-toms of the Case r l I Ileeoher Seriously IH NEW YORK March 5The following door of Rev the bulletin waa posted on residence this Ward Beechers Snoonin Beech r has in Brooklyn afternoon He is very 1U an attack of apoplexy but Is suffering no paIn A bulletin will be 1ssued each hoar morning noon and night I ETILL LATER Nsw YORK March 5Rev Henry Ward Beecher has had a stroke of apoplexy apo-plexy and now lies unconscious While hoping that the attack may not prove fatal grave fears are entertained by his j I family and intimate friends that his abow as pastor in this world have wided Beecher resides with his son Colonel Henry Beecher at the corner I Hicks and Clark Streets in Brooklyn A son who is in the west another in ban Francisco and Mrs Schofield his daughter have been telegraphed for Colonel Beecher has also telegraphed for his son who is in Yale College Colonel Beecher his brother exAs sistant District Attorney Wm C Beecher with his wife and Mrs Beecher were at the bedside of the great clergyman all day They I were completely overcome with grief at his condition He has always been in such good health and was apparently ap-parently so hale and hearty for his age that they could hardly realize that he was lying there in such A HELPLESS CONDITION His attack came on so gradually that his wife and son are unable to realize the full extent of his illness Between 2 and 3 oclock yesterday morning Beecher awoke and complained of being ick His wife arose to get something I for him to drink He began to vomit freely and then lay back cpon his pillow apparently exhasted La a short time he fell asleep Mrs Lecher concluded that he would feeler feel-er in a few hours The first break i t bell rang but it did not awaken 1n The second bell also passed un 1 eedad Mrs Beecher had been up for me time and did not wish to disturb L in Becoming alarmed she made an r ptnpt to arouse him but could not i t > She called her son and daughter aw They tried to arouse him He t ed to speak but his voice was thick aid articulation indistinct Dr W S Searle the family physician was called in He pronounced Mr Beecher guile ill but did not apprehend immediate danger During the day h Beecher seemed to improve and hopes 1 were entertained that he would rally Medicine was given regularly and every change was noted This morning he appeared to be worse It was decided to call Dr W A Hammond of New York in consultation with Dr Searle Before noon Beecher lapsed into un cuuscipusuess and was in that condition when Dr Hammond reached the house Dr Hammond r onounced him in a critical condition but thought that 83 the patient was I naturally a strong man he might rally HP assured the family that there was feme hope He left shortly after 2 c clock Col Beecher said tonight iat his father DD NOT SEEM TO SUFFER ay pains and when aroused seemed to recognize him and Mrs Beecjter His aTzculation was too indistinct to be ssdeistood Dr Hammond was called n as an expert in brain troubles The family Col Beecher said at first I thought the attack was biliousness It vas decided to issue hourly bulletins to I xorm the anxiuus friends of Beechers condition 4 t 845 tonight Dr Searle said that j tie condition of Beecher was unchanged un-changed but he was liable to die at i moment AT 11 OCLOCK TONIGHT j feecher was slightly better and ap i i tired to be less drowsy Rev Dr Tamage and all the prominent mem u o of Beechers church called at the use Beecher by pointing to his L < Md indicated where he was suffering Vst His pulse was 103 respiration and tmperatuie 100 Dr Searle a n that no more bulletins would be i ed tonight unless Beecner was > and to be dying He did t ot think luere i would be any change before i I oraing At 11 oclock the house was osed AND STILL LATEP 2 pmMr Beecher is not expected he before ihorning j S ILL FURTHER rETICl1LP N > w YORK March 5Tomorrowg J lc 4 will have the following The tances of Bsochers recovery are atcd by Dr William S Searles his annly physician in the following Ids He may live a dayand he may Te a week < and there is a bare possi ttty that he may survive the shock t sis full mental and bodily faculties r c iiI never be restored Beechers ill K s was altogether unexpected He va in his usual good health up to last arstlay evenn He ate jat ht I 1 8apper IwnsrstingHafihalf H dozen < roht ffaras oat rahis ancf spent i ii erening Playing backgammon with B Beecher He retired early and I M i Axiot l complain oEfeeling j unwell He JweYer Ple Vd jrestlebs tarrying I Nn O1riuclt1i6 th the attracte e attention of 11s wif HatOld hri had biensuffering with aeere head h tie all night an affliction to which be K compara ve stranger lie vomited profusely and said he felt a little better Shortly after he fell asleep and slept without break until 330 oclock Friday Fri-day afternoon He was not disturbed during this time as it has been his habit for years to sleep in that manner when out of sorts He was accustomed accus-tomed to say that sleep was one of his grandest remedies 4 Dr Hutchinson was called by Mrs Beecher the doctor said to a reporter re-porter I reached the house at 330 oclock yesterday afternoon and found Beecher sleeping His appearance was quite natural although I thought his face was drawn somewhat to the right side The skin especially of his extremities ex-tremities was cool but not cold I easily aroused Mr Beecher and he was perfectly conscious I said to him You slept so long that your wife became be-came worried and sent for me yes he responded I have slept a good while Ive been dreaming It was a rather pleasant sort of a dream too You know I have always been a great dreamer And what was your dream I asked It I thought was the reply that I had been made a duke and my wife a duchess I dreamed we had a large amount of property investedvin British consols and Ive been trying all night to figure out the income You know doctor that riches have always been a great source of trouble to me The doctor continued I took my patients pulse it was about 80 and I thought was too full and too hard He was lying on his back and be moved all his Ifinbs with apparent freedom His symptoms were much the same as if he has been accustomed to attacks of indigestion or billiousness and both myself and the family concluded that nothing more serious was threatened I prescribed appropriate i ap-propriate remedies and left not having been in the house half an hour I was called however at 10 oclock the same evening At that time I found the pulse much better I observed ob-served however that Mr Beechers articulation was thick He seemed drowsy but answered questions readily He seemed on the whole better than in the afternoon T was however apprehensive ap-prehensive that his condition was more serious than it appeared or the surface and when I left it was with the injunction injunc-tion that I was to be called at once if there was any change in the condition con-dition of the patient Beechers son William stood at the bedside bed-side with his Tnother t until midnight and then retired Mrs Beecher was on the alerf all night long The family did nbt see fit to call me till 3 oclock this morning and when I arrived I saw there had been DECIDED CHANGE FOR THE WORSE There was partial paralysis of the entire en-tire left side it being so marked the arm and hand The grasp of tharight hand was vigorous however but that of the left was almost imperceptible The left leg was not as much paralyzed as the arm and the sensation of both arm and leg appeared perfect Can you move your left arm I asked Mr Beecher Oh yes he replied I can touch my head with my hand He tried to do so and found that he could nQt and it seemed to annoy him All this time he was exceedingly drowsy When asked a question he would reply re-ply and then drop into a drowsy state He was noUn a comatose conditionby anv means FTis nrinils wag lnntrRntea I but they responded well to the light When asked to put out his tongue it I was only partially produced and that with evident difficulty His temperature tempera-ture was then 99 degrees about a I degree above nominal His pulse was 90 when it is usually from 70 to 75 His respiration was nominal and much like that of a man asleep His general action was like that of a man partially aroused from a deep slumber He said his head still pained him that there was a boring pain in the right side of his head and his brain was sore Frequently he carried his hand involuntarily invol-untarily to his head as if pained him I pronounced his case one of apoplexy and I sent for Professor William A Hammond of New York I took Mrs Beecher and William aside and told them how serious the case was Thpy were incredulous at first and thought it impossible as the symptoms were to much like what he had been accustomed to in times past Mrs Beecher was overcome with grief when she fully realized re-alized it but bore bravely when encouraged encour-aged by her son Dr Hammond arrived at2 oclock and it was then evident that Mr Beecher was failing His temperature tempera-ture was 105 and his respirations were of peculiar irregularity indicating serious cerebral disease Paralysis had increased and there was no power of grasp whatever ron THE CAST MONTH OR so Beecher has been busily engaged in writing the second volume ofhis Life of Christ He has been closely confined at his work and he wished to finish it for publication in the earlysummer He has not been away from his house since his return from Europe except to run ujLto Peekskill and his countryseat country-seat lot a day at a time The close confinement WOre on him Mrs Beecher tried to induce him to take exercise ex-ercise but he refused Beecher was subject sub-ject to frequentJbillous attacks Gn Sunday last he preached two remarkably re-markably vigorous Yermcnsr1 On Tueada he went to Peekskill and returned re-turned on Wednesday He had a igh heaiiche but thought nothing 0 f it He worked all day on his book and went out in the evening with Mrs Beecher Thursday the two came over to New Yorktogether to buy furniture for the church parlor After a day in the city they returned home At supper he ate sixroast crams and retired about 10 oclock Early Friday morning began his illness Mrs Beecher was at the bedside of her husband all day Colonel Beecher visited the sick room tonight and was recognized by his father A trained nurse Has been engaged to take care of him Much excitement was caused in BrooTflyn by the Announcement of B echers illness Immense crowds gathered near the house and read bulletins bul-letins All through the evening prominent prom-inent citizens were calling and leaving r cardsj at the door A policeman was stationed in front of the House to keep the crowd away Beecher is over 73 I years of ace NO CHAhGE NEW YORK March 53a mThere is no change in Beechers qondition |