Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-23
THE WEARISOME STRUGGLE.
THE CONTENTION OF HOPE
AND FEAR AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
rn,-a c,ndau RIlllafins Of a Disnon11--
The Sunday Bulletins Of Discour-
aging Nature.
Those Of Yesterday, However
More Reassuring in Tone.
Interviews with Doctors Bliss and
Boynton.
WASHINGTON, D. c. August 21, 1881.

WARRINGTON, L. -. august Il, 1901.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 a. m.-The
President awoke more frequently than
usual, yet he slept sufficiently during the
night and appears comfortable this morn
ing The porotid swelling is about the
same but is not painful. He took liquid
nourishment by mouth several times
during the night as well as this morning
Pulse 106, temperature 99.S, respiration Is.
Signedl. d. W. Bliss, J. X. Barnes, J.
J. Woodward, Robert Reyburn, D. Hayes
Agnew.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 p. m.-The
President has vomited twice during the af-
ternoon, the administration of food by the
mouth has, therefore, been again tempor-
arily suspended and nutritive enemata will
be given more frequent. His temperature
pulse are rather less frequent than yesterday
afternoon. The parotid swelling is painless,
but stationary. Pulse 1O8, temperature
99.2, respiration Is.
Signed d. W. Bliss, J, K Barnes, j. J.
Woodward, Robert Reyburn, D. Hayes Ag-
new.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 7.3O p. m.-Dr.
Bliss Just left the Mansion for home. He
says that the united opinion of the attend
ing surgeons is that the vomiting which
occurred this afternoon was caused by a
secretion of phlegm in the Presidents
throat as the result of the infamed gland
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 5 p. MP to
this hour the day at the White House has
been extremely quiet, and until early in the
afternoon nothing could be ascertained re-
gar1ing the President, excepting what in
formation the official bulletins contained.
The callers were unusually few;
among those most prominent were
Ex-minister Noyes, Judge Wylie and First
Auditor Reynolds the latter being a con-
slant visitor.
About 10 o'clock DR.. Bliss came into Pri-
vate Secretary Browns room looking yerv
tired and apparently warm When asked
the cause for his WEAKNESS he replied that
as the President was quite wakeful.
The following dialogue between the doc
tor and representative of the associated
press ensued
What was the cause of the Presidents
being so restless during the night, doctor ?
1t was caused principally by annoyance
from the gland and inflammation. -
In what particular manner was he an
noyed?"
Principally by the secretion of phlegm
III bis throat which awakened him about
every half hour"
'Isuppose you are still endeavoring tc
scatter the swelling of the gland ?''
Yes; we are trying to prevent the sup
puration, and to accomplish that, the infa
nation must be scattered"
What is the probability of your sue
ceeding in scattering it 2"
well, I can't say positively, but appear
ances do not indicate that it is any worse.
Has there been any gastric desturbanc
of the stomach YETI"
None at all The stomach appears t.
he improving all the time"
Have you decreased the enemata still
more?"
VIC No" administer an enemata twice
,'uiin6 lne day and twice during the night
o"rin8 the morning, afternoon, evening ani
at dawn"
About how much do you administer s
day"
twenty ounces of beef extract with the
yolkS of four eggs"
10 you contemplate trying the patient
with solid food soon:'
We nave not discussed that subject yet y
he Is getting sufficient nourishment
now do you account for the rise in tbe
pulse, which was noted j., t1,;,
bulletin?7 '"'' -''oi Ling
"o Hot Know exactly what caused it. II
patent is turned over in bed his pulse
C''en increases from eight to ten beats for
ha~t '.'ne ou' soon goes down again. Per.
maps ms broken sleep last night causaa tbe
rise. see no other reason for i+r
suppose it is not significant of aov.
'Alng extraordinary OR unfavorabla ~
Oh, no; for one in the Presidents oo.,
|''oA no significance can be attached 70 :
5H' variation of the pulse
DoeS the patient complain at all of s,,f
from the Inflammation of the naro+;d
gland?o '-10 p"ro'ld
he suffers no pain. His neck and Jaw
continue somewhat annoying, but tba seoro
m non n OF saliva is the most annoying n, featnre -
as u causes him to cough and consonroIt
ly, lose rest" ' consequent
n, How about the wound, doctor ~
tbe nrneo nne wound is in excellent condition and
sne process OF granulation has i' made ~ @ ana
"iueTnoiy smaller than it was ''>'' II CON
is the 'g change, large IN a. proportion to the wound
was inserted 2" nezioie tube