The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-28
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GOOD NIGHTS REST.
The Patient Eats aud Sleeps
Like aRsred Ran.
The Newspapers and Doctors
4uarreaing Oyer the Treat
menGs

| AO'O caIi5iACS'I y II IN y were m re 6A
pliclt as 10 the Pres dents conditi n
There Is great satisfaction that Ham iltoI
is to be here all tee time. Althoug
there IS Enthusiastically a better feeling
more than at auy me except Just aftel
the shooting, 1t Is quieter snd finds ven
Ia Talk and discussion of. the myriad o.
rumors, many of them built on the slight
operation performed yest~rd4y, that Ag-
new has extracted the bullet, that the
President was go weak he could not rally
etc. 1t L. believed the story was started
for the purpose of affecting stocks, as il
was telegrsphed by person who could
easily earn the facts. he rumor was
prom oily denied. Mrs. Garfield said the
Presidents condition was quite encoursg-
Ing, that he was certainly better than yes
terday and resting comfortably when tbs
rumor was circulated. Excited dispatches
poured in from New York requesting the
latest news, saying r1mors were on. the
streets that the President could live but @
short time. Doctors have become notice.
ably reticent, but they agree that his con-
ditlon is as favorable SIS could be ex-
pected.
To LOaOeu, Minister, London:
At II pm. the Presidents physicians
report his temperature and respiration
normal, and pulse 90, the best report al
the same hour for five nights. The entire
day has been most encouraging, and the
feeling of confidence is rapidly returning.
(Signed.) BLAINE, Sec'y.
Surgeons have agreed not to give out
any more interviews, because they have
1 been Srestly misrepresented. One sur
geon tonight told press reporter that
he did not consider that an operation had
been performed to day. It was simply a
modification Of conditions to produce the
better discharge of pus which was the
result of the removal of small particles
Of bone. The President was better to-
night than for some days, and was doing
as we as before Fridays relapse, and
was nearer recovery than he had ever
BEEN had taken more nourishnent to-
day, and it agreed with him; had no in
digestion. and his appetite Wssincreasing,
so be will regain strength. believe the
President will recover, got in a few days,
but evidently he is mending now. He
had no fever to-day. The effects Of to-
days handling were about the same as
they would be in strong man. The
President was not weakened, but
strengthened by the removal of the
splinters of bone. BE fell asleep soon
after and aWoke refreshed; and at II 80
the conditions are normal, and pulse be-
low 100. He sleeps quietly and soundly.
We understand the woand thoroughly,
and can meet and subdue promptly any
new complication. He said Tonight he
felt very much better. We all feel hope
full and cheerful. Mrs. Garfield joins in
the cheerful feeling. The President is
resting well tonight, under the usual
hypodermic injections of morphine.
New York, 26.-Arthur was home all
day. He believes the President will re-
cover, having consuming dispatches fran,
Blaine and Secretary Brown.
London, 26.-The Times says private
kilograms. dated Washington, yesterday
afternoon, gave unfavorable reports con-
corning President Garfield, and express
anxiety IN regard TO the result of his
wound.
WEDNESDAY s REPORT.
Executive Mansiou, Washington, July
81, 100 a.m.-The information received
this morning from the sick room is, in
effect, that the President passed COM
Portable night, having obtained during
the night, at intervals, fully six hours
sleep. After midnight slight rise Of
temperature occurre4, but soon passed
away. There were no indications OF rigor
during the night. The President has
expressed himself as feeling better this
morning.
Executive Mansion, 8 .m.-The Presi-
dent slept soundly last night, from p. m.
to am, with but single break of a
short duration at IL O'Clock. Since 5
this morning he has dozed quietly, awak-
ening at intervals. There hava been no
rigors. He takes his nourishment wei,
and his general condition is improving.
He expresses himself as feeling better and
more rested. Pulse "a, temperature 9S 4,
respiration Is. Signed, attending ply
sicians.
All reports from the sick room agree
that the President is much better and
improving. Yesterdays operation wss
entirely successful. DR.. Boynton gave
out the fact ofits having been perfor med.
The physicians had intended to withhold
it.
BtGine to Ls,OelL:
Al O'Clock p. m. the Presidents con.
dition was greatly improved. Pulse
down to 90, temperature and respiration
normal and appetite good. His sleep last
night was very refreshing.
Executive Mansion, 2 p.m.-The very
favorable symptoms noticed In the last
official bulletin continue. The Presi-
dent is free from fever. and resting
quietly. DR.. Agnew returned 10 Phils-
dephia to-day, bvt DR.. Hamilton will
take his place tonight or tomorrow
morning.
New York. 27.-The Herald, which
has within few days published broad
side of adverse criticism on the PEesi-
dents condition and treatment, says we
have been gentle as the doctors. Where
they have made ten blunders we have
pointed out one, and wherein they have
objected to our observations they have
opened themselves to political snnihils-
ton. We have shown them the charity
of silence, but the result Of this case now
is known On the difficult point OF
py@mia, DR.. Hamilton says the Presi-
dent has not pyemis, DR.. Hammond,
formerly surgeon-general of the United
States army, said, Tin an interview printed
in the Evening Post, that the preliminary
signs of py@mis were unmiseakable, and
our own opinion is that the President is
now in that typhoid state which Is one OF
the stages of pyamis.
The Times has a very careful state
ment of the Presidents condition, evil
IDENTIFY compiled from the best authori-