Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-23
THE FIGHT FOR LIFE.
THE PRESIDENTS PROGRESS
AGAIN A LITTLE BETTER
HIS CASE NOT A HOPELESS ONE
THERISKS HE HAS YETTO RUN

he was the night before There has been no loss
since yesterday, though there has been no gain
The President was annoyed during the night by
phlegm in the throat but there was not neces-
sarily as much eXertion to lift it. During the
night he was given two enemata, and also took
some nourishment by the mouth. This morn
ing, in addition to koumiss and milk porridge
he was given some of the juice of steak, and
seemed to relish all that was administered
to him. Later this morning he was
given some beef tea, and retained it on
the stomach. The morning dressing showed
that the wound was repairing slowly. The
swelling of the gland remains about the same.
1t is confined to the gland itself The swelling
is hard and clearly defined There are no evil
dences of its scattering. 1t cannot now be told
whether suppuration will ensue from the swelling,
but there are no indications that the treatment
administered has had the effect of preventing
the act of suppuration. During the forenoon all
that could be said of the President was that he
HOLDING HIS OWN.
The physicians in attendance say that such is
the case, and all persons who have access to the
sick room coincide with them. The stomach
the great point to be watched-is in better con-
dition this morning than yesterday The word
better should, however, be qualified. The
stomach is a little less capricious than yester-
DAY, though it is by no means in condition
that could be wished for. The Presidents vital
lty. though considerably exhausted is not as
reduced as some reports have made it. He has
considerable vitality left yet though he is greatly
emaciated and very weak, indeed The morn
ing bulletin shows no material change in the
patient. 1t is as follows:
Official Bulletin-S:3O a. m.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE
The President slept the greater part of the
night, but awOke at frequent intervals. He has
taken since last evening larger quantity of
hquld 1o0d, by the mouth, than in the CORE
spending hours of any day during the past week.
The use of nutrient enemata is continued at
longer intervals. The parotid swelling is un-
Pulse 100, temperature 9S.4. respi-
ration 18.
u. w. BLISS, j. j. WOODWARD,
j. K. BARNES, ROBERT REYBURN.
d. HAYES AGNEw.
THE PRESIDENTS STOMACH Is IN BETTER COND1-
TION TO-DAY
as shown by the fact that he asked for the beef
extract tha was given him this morning before
it was thought to administer it to him. He
took the extract with relish and retained it
without any gastric trouble. He took about
six ounces and half of the extract
DIR. AGNEw SAYS THAT THE PRESIDENT IS BET
TER TO-DAY THAN FOR THE PAST THREE
DAYS.
DR.. D. Hayes Agnew left the city this morn
ing on the limited express train for Philadel-
phia Dr. Frank II. Hamilton is expected to
arrive to-day. DR.. Agnew was asked at the
depot as to the condition of the President, and
said: ''He is better this morning than he has
been for the last three days" To the question
as to the condition of the patients stomach
he said: ''The stomach now retains everything
Ihat ne takes DR.. Agnews manner was such
as to Indicate that while he does not regard the
case as hopeless he feels that his
condition is extremely precarious.
DIR. BLISS STILL HOPEFUL
Dr. Bliss this morHing expressed himself as
being hopeful. He thought that the President
was certainly better to-day than yesterday. No
material change either one way or the other is
during to-day. 1t is thought that the
PRESIDENT will continue to hold his own. though
there Is a hope expressed that he will slightly
improve. DR.. Hamilton will arrive tonight
from New York.
PEPTONIZED MILK FOR THE PATIENT
About II o'clock the President took some pep-
tOniZed milk. There has been no disturbance of
the stomach, and everything reported from the
contains the substance from chickens stomachs
which, in it's natural way, causes their strong
digestion. The Presidents stomach lacking the
digestive fluid in such measure as is satisfac-
tory, the pept Onzed milk is being administered
to supply, if possible, the deficiency
THE PRESIDENT IS NOT DELIRIous
nor has he been. He is like other people who
are suffering, upon waking there is a mental
alteration for few moments. The pain from
the swollen gland causes his frequent wakings
during the night. When consciousness has re-
turned he is for short time unable to fix eyery-
thing in his mind. He does not know for that
time who is by him or what is going on, and
when spoken to just after he awakes sometimes
does not understand or pay any attention to
what is said. That is the extent of his delirium.
l1:3O A.M.-THE PATIENTS CHANCES OF RE-
COyERY.
The condition Of the President has not ma
terialy changed since yesterday afternoon. and
is yet subject of grave anxiety. The improved
tone of the patients stomach, which gave some
to his attendants yesterday, is
still maintained, and this is the most hopeful
feature of the case. He has taken this morning
six and a-half ounces of beef Juice without
nausea or any other symptom of gastric disturb
least Of this ability to take and assmate food,
and upon the continued absence of fDther COM
plicatiOns would seem to rest the patients
chances of recovery. Ifthe wound continues to
do well, if no serious consequences result from
the swelling of the parotd gland, and if the
stomach continues to take food enough to make
good the waste caused by suppuratiOn. there
will at least be improvement enough within the
next four or five days to carry the patient to
higher plane of vitality, and perhaps to put him
on the road. although not on the sure road. to
The continuance of these favorable
however. while universally hoped
for, cannot be confidently predicted
AT NOON TO-DAY
there had been nothing new developed in re-
gard to the President. No word had come
from the sick room except by second hand. The
news received in that way stated that all was
going on fairly, and that nothing unusual in the
treatment of the patient, or in the progress of
the case had appeared. There is anxiety of
course Sitting all that is heard from
physicians, and from others, in re-
gard to the Presidents case, the general
result arrived at is that the President has
CHANCE FOR RECOVERY.
That chance is not as well defined nor as large
In proportion as it has been since he received the
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