The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-26

the eXcltement OF the day has subsi6o-
! Attending surgeons tonight DO lie "a
hesitate to say there has been sDbS,s.tu.e
and they believe permanent irn mr.
meht in the Presidents condition Nv !:
afternoon DR.. Reyburn expressed Ia a
opinion that the crisis of disfnrbb u
caused by the formation Of a ms os Oaoc
has passed, and that there is nov sa olL
reason TO expect an abatement. 10 n etsfJ
disappearance of the unfavorsbI1 .os 1n'
toms of the last thirty-six hours fymp-
PLANTATION OF the reason Of the ono- - q
performed by DR.. AQnew, this 11 psla1lon
and the necessity for it, Dr. PSaIuIng,
made in substance the folIow;n'0y ourn
ment. The direction taken h. < STATE
after it entered the body va sue oall
| and slightly downward until !; l.orWard,
one of the ribs. 1t was them. = y struck
stllI further Downward, little 70 tSl
the line of the back. Ia ot fbns'e with
when the probe was INTRODUCED ;. words,
wound to the depth ofthree or tb iu.o the
half inches, its direction wss , sroS aud
the inner end was only abon ,1en mat
and half from the outside Of ia al men
st point lower down. An era+ ni DoeY,
which wss made in the presence ~ G nn
tors AqneW and Hamilton. tbi. n VI Ooc-
showed that pus cavity had fo,N'Glllg
the track Of the ball and beyon6 ,b aieu Ia
where it glanced from the rib sNi point
this cAvity9 could be reached Nv "a mat
incesion, three inches below the ro 1l,vI'
of the wound. 1t was decided A. o ,-,Oo. q
perform the operation, No enostb ,o3 20
were used,, bat the part to be ono-at"S
upon was benumbed by spray Of etSsr
and wide cut was made into the M,
cavity, which was reached at a dentb Of
little more than an inch with ae;s
of probe, and pair Of forceps. "A ~
drainage tube, which is a small fexiba
tube Of rubber, perforated with bolo-
was then introduced into the wonos
made by the ball, and after being carrii
through the pus cavity was brought n,
through the newly made incision. o..
end OF the tube projected from the ont
made by the surgeons knife, and The
other from the mouth Of the orisinoi
wound. AS the pus OOzed into The trha
through the perforstion it could escsna
from either cad, and was reDastelIv
washed out with q weak solution OF csr-
bolic acid and water, which was thrown
through the tube In a stream. The dis
charge which followed the opening oftbs
pus cavity was entirely satisfactory 10 the
surgeons, and was soon followed By re-
lief TO the patient. The drainage tub4
has been left as it was originally placed
and will remain there for the present.
If the wound discharges freely through
the new opening, the tube NAV. perhsps
be Withdrawn from the old one TO allow
the latter to heal. The incision made 70.
day is in a direct line with the deeper
parts OF the woun and It ia Thought the
pus will escape without obstruction, which
lmpeded the outflow along the track of the
ball, and which caused the pus cavity.
In reply to q question whether another
pus cavity is likely to form and bring
about q recurrence ofthe alarming symp-
.oms ofyesterday, DR.. Rey burn said: l
cannot answer positively, but as the pus
now hss free egress, l do not think It
that another pus cavity will
Orm. Being asked whether there was or
lad been symptoms in the Presidents
sse Of pyemja, or blood poisoning. Dr..
ley burn said: None whatever; a rieor,
course. may be 8 symptom Of pyBnis,
ut 1t Is also symptom Of various other
COMPLICATIONS, and it does not point TO
yania in the present case. The pus
Ontlnues healthy, and the characteristics
I py3mia are wanting. You may say
n my authority that no indications Of
lood poisoning have been observed,
nd we have no reason to ex-
ect any. In conclusion, DR..
icy burn said the Presidents condition
nd symptoms tonight are more favor
bic and encouraging than at any time
nee the chill of yesterday morning.
At 1890 O'Clock tonight the President
as asleep and resting easily. Dr.. Ag-
ew had the cooling apparatus taken
ut OF the Presidents room. he said it
ept the Presidents temperature uneven.
There is considerable anxiety at the
Fhite House to-day relative to the effects
hich may be produced on the President
? the Potomac fats directly south Of the
'ounsE surrounding the mansion. The
iasma which arises from veget ton
Is begun making it elf felt on attaches
the executive off g Three cases Of
alarial fever occurred to-day, sufi-
emily severe t. unfit the gentlemen az
cted. for further duty and they were
mpelled to leave their desks and 60
me.
Gallon, Ohio, 23.-The reunion of Gar
IDS regiment is postponed 70 August
New York 23.-The excitement on
streets and on the exchanges snd IN
all street was almost as great and pain
today as on the day the President
s shot. Arthur, who intended to
We town tomorrow, deciced to remain
come, until better news comes from
President. lie is in hourly COmmu-
,ati0n with the President. DR.. May,
cid Washington physician, says either
aoscess has formed or the Presidents
loi.l9D is due to mslarisl sir from the
t9msc hsts. The latter IS more prob
e, as the White House is exposed 10
.Iarls and notably unhealthy and es-
;islly the side occupied by the PresI-
IL. He may have contracted mslsrlsI
er. If so he will have another chill
Monday, but the fever msy be Rverted
treatment The case is much more
ious if there is pus absorption
Jew York, "a. - The TTi6a1se's
eshington correspondent interview
III DpyuLOlLi sHO ACai@~A.
lily physician last night, who
|. I'VE are feeling very good tonight;
lgs have not been going very well for
&c days or So and the President eYi-
tly has not been as well. After dress
the wound ne has been found to be
2 much exhaus ed. Night before last
vas pretty well tired out, very likely
lad a sigh! chill in his sleep, but We
ut know, We are very certain Of 1t
:. and he had restless, bad night.
Weakened in the morning, yesterday,
inc, weak and rather badly and before