Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-16
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
THE PREAEDENT'S CONDITION
f0fioiel RnlIoii,l

(O6oial Bullelio.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. IL $50 g. H.
Tho President was s)meWhst restless and
vjmit, several times during the early part oil
the night. Size, ) o CLOCK this motuiug he has
not vOlnted. rud slept TRANQUILITY most of the
| time. Nutritious coCmsta are successfully en-
ployoi to sustain him. Altogether tho symptoms
appear less urgent than yesterday afternoon.
At present his nu!so is 10. temperature 9S G.
| respiration is.
(Uuofical Buetin)
! EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug, IL. 1880 q. NJ.
| Private Secretary BroWu cams from tho SUI.
gsous room q few moments ago and reported
that the President was then sleeping. No
morphis has yet been injected. and there has
| been 90 report of Rsusoa since a. ID. Two
| enomsta hhvJ been successfully Administered
| since midnight. Secretary Brown says tho
| morning dressing showed that he ID vas in
| 8 peTtecl Y healthy oOLdltion. The members Of
! the cabi0et arrived OF various times during the
| carly morning. Attorney Gonrr MscV esgh
accompanied Dr. ARnew, arriving ct the Man.
| sion about 80 Wheen no re;uracd from the
private part OF tho house ho Expressed tho
oplblou that While there was YET hope, the
na,lcnt Was certainly 10 very critical condition.
There Is a noticasblo despoudent expression
visible 10 these having noosss to tho Presidents
chamber, sod the greatest retceno) is observed
especially by the attending surgeons, who do
not enter the business portion OF the hcu!o un,
less 1t Is absolutely necessary. The despoDdent
expression cr Attorney General MacVe agb was
especially noric,ble. Shortly after 9 o'c'ock
the cabinet oficors with the exception of Sc.
rotary Lincoln, who arrived st later hour,
| baVlcg lust returned from New York, left the
White Hcuse Tor their respec i've dtpartmeuts.
The day bids fir to b. one Of anxious
waiting.
The midday bulletin is looked forward to
with lnteosc interest. The opinion prevails at
the Mansion among those VITO arc thoroughly
conversant with tic Presidents condition that
should tho Temperature after tho noon dfessiog
remain below the FORMAL point add the pulls, be.
come moro frequent tho gravity Of the situation
! will be increased. If on the other hand the
| temperature should BIO normal or decrease
little and Tho puis3 still keep up tho situsli IN
| will not be considered ss materially changed.
| a stationary temperature and an improved
pulse would be the III ist favorable Indication
which could be had at the present time.-
| Nothing directly from tho sick room has been
received since the laos sboyc slated. There
are now but few visitors at the house. but tho
windows throughout the city 10 which the off,
cial balletius ars displayed iodlcate that there
| is q gcncral fGoliug OF alarm throughout The
entire city, As usual, peudIng an anticipated
Crisis there are many rumors 90 the streets,
such as The pus' Is rapidly increasing" ''iL is
kuoWD that thu President clnnCt recover" 90
&c, While Suoh stories may prove to BIO cor
! rcct there 10 20 foundation iof them beyond
| what has been alhtod.
iUuofIcial Bu'lelio.)
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, August l6--l2 H.
| DIR. Is lsS eutured tho Executive Mansion lew
| MINUTES Hgo 10 attend tho naOu examination
| Upoa bclOg approached by representative Of
the Associate Press he said, in general way,
that be considered the patient better than yes
tordsy, 'whereupon tho following d'alt glo or.
sued
Repor'er WELL Doctor, what a:o tho real
chances ~
| d. Bliss "Tho chances arc irdcGuilo. |
have DOT seen the patient for 90 hour or So but
ho Was better then yesterday. wheo | last Saw
him, nLd. OF :urJI, Wo Taxa cnooursgement
| from hat
Reporter The midday examination will be
verv importlot. will II not
DR.. Bliss "On yes; for instance, if the
Temperature should folt muoh below he rormal
point. toe case wouIl look quite hsdy. rariiou
| lsriy SO, ii tho ru'se should rise"
| Reporter "DI yam expect this p"
DR.. Bliss "Nr. w d. moi; but, of oourse,
w. cannot predict with acy dcereo Of certainty
what will DO the re:ll,."
Renorer: "Iou 10 not give the case ur
| then p
Dr.: B iss Iomrhaho,!Iy i "No. no; wa dc
not rive it up )"
Reporter "ll.vo any intmalions h.op CIV.
en- the family to prepare for tho worst ?"
| RJ.l "a ar h.
| Toe Decor thon proceeded to the sick cham
her, Appearing perfectly calm and compo,sd.
Official BnIloiin.)
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. lG, $3.50 n. II,
Tho President has bc:D tranquil sod has not
Vomlted since tho moruIug bulc.io, hut has no
yet rallied trom tho prustrAlIon Of yesterday
afternoon as much as was hoped. The eDenats
administered are. however, still retained. Al
present bis pulse is III. temperature 9S 8,
respiration Is
(Uucfisai BuletiD.)
| EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug, lG-l p. Ii. -
Miss Edison. one of the attendants upon the
President, retired at four O'Clock this M orniug
and did not leave tho Mansion ior her home
until noon. Previous to her departure she sai1
10 reply to the Heterogeneous Of newspaper
correspondent. that the Presidents case at this
| tina was Gertsinly Very critical, but that she
/! stlll had hopes of his recovery The trouble
With tho Presidents stomach. she said evidently
had nothing to do with tho condition of the
wound. 'Complraiyey considered" she re,
| marked 10 this connection, 'ihe wound is nearly
| healed. This nav trouble, she said, is perfectly
| understood by the Surgeons. aud they all have
tho same IDEA sbout it. She said further that
tho President comprehcndJ the exac. pitu,tion.
| that lie has been told his stomach demanded
absolute resi-. and that no atlomp. will DO made
for the present to give him uourishment iu the
| rtgu'sr Danner." The lady 10 concluding ex
! pressed hope that by to morrow the pationt's
stomach would be s:roDg eoougb to retain
something. In response to an inquiry she said
hat tho president locks better to day than he
did yesterday.
lilo p. m.-Df. Hamilton is expected to DR.
| live in Washington about ten O'Clock to night.
l:l5 .. m.-Dr. RsyturD. as hs was esvipg
| tho White House, was asked if he considered
| tho 1880 bulletin as Indicating cause cf alarm.
lie replied There is DO peroeptibe change 10
| tho Presidents condition sinoo morring."
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