The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-28

Sseas nauy. his lever after the chill va,
exceedinsiy high, and he perspired heavily"
How 90 you account for such high pulse, will
such hlowstemperature?" 1T is = sign Of great
weakness The muscles of the heart being unable
70 DO fu duty tho heart beats twice 40 fast in 1t,
enort % supply tho body with blood. and the
pulse rises With this spasmodic action Of the heart
indicating the patients low condition.
Has the president talked any? He has kept uu
With his physiciana. BY that I mean he has kept
himself fully informed Is to tho condition Of
affair. sld has not hesitated to ask questions
He*hAs been fully cOgnizant Of and realized the
gravity OF tho situation, but has shown himself
prepared for any emergency.
Finally, What do you consider the presidents OK.
act condition? I consider his condition good. The
operation has relieved him, and il he has
recurrence of the chill at all /,
Will be very light. His pulse aud temperature have
both gone down, and the immediate cause of the
the disturbance having been removed, believe he
will make his usual progress toward recovery, bear.
Ing in mind always the setback which these chill,
have given him.
The doctor further said that the change Of
tubes had revealed more extensive shattorinQ
of the ribs than was known. 1t seems that sey
eral loosened splinters were encountered when
the new tube was being inserted. These were
pushed back in place and then the tube wa,
passed to its place without obstruction.
WHAT DR. BLISS SAYS.
At $50 this afternoon your corresponden
saw DR.. Bliss.
How is he? was asked. He is more comfortable
since the operation this morning, replied the doc
tor, his expression is better and his pulse is fue
and softer than this morning and is falling con.
stantly.
Will you give me description of the operation.
Yes. 1t is simple. The course OF the ball was de-
1lected sharply by striking the rib, after which
it continued its course into the body. Now
between the rib and. you might say, the other in
tegument. little over an inch below the surface :
sack filled with pus formed, and this was the cause
at the bad symptoms yesterday. We first noticed
1t III dressing the wound yesterday morning, ant
decided that an incision was necessary. but con.
cluded to send for the consulting physicians Now
about thaee inches below the oritice, tn.
inclsior was made, an inch and hall
deep or thereabouts and tho sack was struck This
made new opening to pass through below thu
shattered rib into the track of the bullet Wo shal
now keep this open and if, as We think, the nus
will be discharged from the entro wound through
it, the tube in the upper oriHce will be removed
aud that passage be allowed to heal up The one.
ration was
IN EVERY WAY SUCCESSFUL.
1t was not painful, and the president
did not wince or move muscle while under tlle
knife.
Were any anesthetics used when the operation
was performed?. No. not any. nor stimulan.s o
any kind. Tho operation was performed at II
O'Clock.
Do you think there is any trace of blood poison.
ing! am confident there is none at ALL
How large was the pus sack. 1t was perhaps the
diameter of Z silver dollar. We don't know its ex.
act proportions, of course. It contained about two
tablespoons full Of pus that discharged easily al
soon as the incision was made.
Do you regard the case moro hopeful than yester.
day? do, decidedly. There 10 change for the
better in every way.
WHAT SAVED HIS LIFE
DR.. Bliss said this morning that the presi.
dent was very weak, but better than yesterday:
Did you think yesterday that he would die? No.
did not think it so bad as that
It is reported that you sant to the drug store for
pound Of ether before the operation; is that so?
Yes. but only applied some of it in spray upon the
part before the incision was made. None was in
hailed by the president.
Is the rib that was touched much injured? Yes,
you may say it was crushed. This saved bis life.
II the ball had not struck it. it would have gone
through him.
CONFIDENT BLISS.
WASHINGTON, July GA Western Associ-
ated Press agent tonight called upon Dr. Bliss
at his house, and had talk with him about the
president:
What can you say now about the president, doc
tor? asked the agent. can give you some cheering
news Tonight said DR.. Bliss. He is
doing we'll When I left him about
O'Clock he was sleeping, and resting quietly.
His pulse has gone down below 100, and bis tenn
Ats~A1 n11 kf~z~~ A.
bulletin was issued.
Do you think he will recover? All the chances
are now in his favor. He is not out Of danger, but
the immediate danger is passed.
Are you satisfied that the collection Of pus in the
cavity OF the wound was the of all the troubles
There is no doubt of that. Yes; that was the sole
cause of the unfavorabe change in his condition,
CAUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED,
entirely removed. When we dressed the wound to-
night We found that the pus was disclargng freely
through the new opening. 1t was the damming up
of p,ls in the track of the wound which produced
the rigcrs and increase of fever. Now we have
succeeded in removing the obstruction, aud the pus
is flowing freely.
Has this unfavorable turn set him back much?
Not very much 1t has, of course. weakened him
some, but he will soon recover from that
His wound dressed easy tonight. I mean
turning and dressing the wound did
not distress as it had done this
morning and yesterday? ''He felt much better
The relief afforded by the operation Of to-day was
apparent in his condition.
when was the operation determined uron?'
We'll. when l examined him yesterday morn
ing. after the first rigor, saw an
operation would be necessary. The attending sur.
geons agreed to this, and we decided upon con.
sultatiOn. OF course We then sent for the consult
ing surgeons.
Does he take nourishmcnt? Oh, yes; he has tax.
en- beef tea, besides milk, to-day.
His stomach is In good condition? Yes. sir, there
is nothing in his case now to cause immediate
apprehension. We feel very much encour.
aged: indeed As hopeful as We have felt heretofore
DO you intend to make efforts to get the bal
out?" Yes, but not now. We intend to get tn.
ball when he gets stronger. The experiments Will
the electric indicator have been very satisfactory
but We will not disturb him just now by hunting
for the bullet"
Have you any fears Of lockjaw? None at all
The free discharge of pus to- night shows the oper
alton to have been successful, and as have said
the stoppage OF the discharge the sole cause o
the unfavorable change. We now expect him to
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE RIGHT ALONG,
but We cannot expect him to get we'll without fur.
ther trouble. though he may do So With q
SERIOUS nurt Ike his, We must expect distractions
but do not apprehend any more in his ease such
as this has been.
DR.: Harrigan said tonight lie had
not been present and could no,
say that the operation had done
good. He believed the obstruction in the dis
charge of the wound had caused all the trouble,
and that the case now looked hopeful. He
said the damming up of the pus would pro-
duce the symptoms that disappeared
DR. HAMILTON
will pass the night with the attorney general
He had gone to his room when your CORES.
pondent called on him. He excused himself
on the plea Of being worn out, but sent word
down that tho presidents case was exceedingly
encouraging tonight, and that it he should
talk all night he could say no more.
EXPECTED AND STILL A SURPRISE
An army officer who has . room At tho White
House with Gen. Swain. and who objects to be.
ing quoted, was met ss he left the executive
mansion this morning. Said he:
This relapse was expected: still it did not come
TOT so long It was surprise after all. It wal
just ike picket line in IN enemy,
country The boys stand guard for long time
aud are oa the alert; At last, however. they gail