Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-01 | Page 1 | Veteran Bishop Potter Very Close to Death

VETERAN BISHOP POTTER VERY CLOSE TO DEATH COOPERSTOWN. N. Y., Juuo 30. After a day in which tho patient visibly visi-bly lost strength and tho end s-cemed near, Bishop Henry Codman Potter of tho New lrork Protestant Episcopal dioceso was tonight roported by liie physicians to bo resting somowjiat more comfortably, with symptoms rather more favorable than during any time in the last several hours. The" condition condi-tion of tho eminent patient is still critical, crit-ical, however, nnd no great hopoa aro built upon tho strength which was noted tonight. More than onco during the day hope was almost abandoned, but an the cool of ovoning came on tho patient pa-tient seomod sornowhat refreshed, and reports from tho sick room wero moro favorable. j