Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-05
Blaine to Lo,cell, 1OP III.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Sept
S.--Secretary Blaine sent the following dis
patch at 10 o'clock tonight to Lowell, minis
ter at London: In the judgment of the sur
| geons the President has gained to-day The
| change is not great, but it is in the right di
| rection and against the adverse influence of 9
| very oppressive day His appetite is improv.
ing and his pulse, temperature and respira
| ton have all been better than might have been
! expected in such excessive heat. The Presl-
dent will probably be removed to Long Branch
early next week to escape the malarious infu.
ence of the Washington climate at this season.
(Signed) BLAINE.
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, II P. M-Beyond
what has been stated in the official bulletins
during the day there is nothing to be said re-
| garding the Presidents general condition. II
| is conceded by the attending surgeons that
| there has been slight improvement to-day as
compared with yesterday. As shown by the
| evening bulletins the wound remains un-
changed. 1t is not thought, however, The
wound can improve materially until the
glandular trouble has subsidized. The swelling
of the parotid gland is gradually and salts
factorly decreasing, and the general opinion
among the surgeons appears to be that a
change of air will prove beneficial to this
COM lication as well as to the other difficult
ties from which the PATIENTS suffering.
The all absorbing topic to-nigh' is the con-
templated removal of the President from the
White House. Last evening, after consult
alton with the attending surgeons, Attorney
General MacVeagh telegraphed President Rob-
erts and Vice President Cassatt, of the Penn
sylvania railway, advising them it was prob
able it would be decided in the morning to re-
move the President to Long Branch very early
next week, and requesting them to consider
the best method of doing so, and 20 arrange
for it as IN their judgment was best. 1t was
added that the removal was desired upon the
bed on which the President is now lying. The
gentlemen answered they would have a car
specially arranged for the convenient
carriage of the President, and
would place it, with two other cars and an
engine, at the disposal of the Presidents ply
scans probably as early as Monday morning;
that all proper precautions would be taken to
diminish the fatigue and other annoyances of
The journey whenever it was undertaken.
Among other things, President Roberts said:
"You can assure The President We will have
the best and most suitable car we can arrange,
Which will be a combination car. We have
put men to work 10 alter and fix it up. We
will also send our best special car and bag
gage car for those whom he may desire 10
have with him. This train will be at his ser
vice on nutce "
Iu conversation on the subject of the Pres-
dents removal, Attorney G-neral MacVcagh
said Tonight it was at first thought il would
be fdXoShlh d Is hHe Inc OF the Pennsylvania
railroad 80 as to connect with the White
house, but after iully considering the matter
1t was deemed in pract ,cable 10 convey the
President over ID newly laid track, aud II was
therefore finally resolved 10 procure large
and roomy wagon or carryalI, which will ac-
commodate the Presidents bed, and in such
the patient from the Executive mansion to the
car pref AIRED for him. The bed will be
carried down stairs to the south front
OF the house, and there placed in the wagon
and driven slowly and carefully to the Perm
sylvanla depot, where the wagon be driven
alongside the car, into which the patient will
be lifted without being removed from his bed
The attorney general and Mrs. MacVeagh eX-
pect to leave Washington about twenty-four
hours in advance of the President, to arrange
details for his reception. UPON arriving at
Long Branch the patient will be removed from
the car and driven to one of the cottages ad-
joining the Elberon hotel
The special train will be strictly confined to
the use of the President, Mrs. Garfield, and
daughter, Mollie, the physicians, and the I'M
mediate attendants. Up to this time no pro-
vision is made for representatives of the press.
Attorney General MacVeagh said tonight
luab The train Will not stop at any SLaJlOnS
except to take in water.
In subsequent dispatch to MacVeagh Pres
ident Roberts states one of the three cars fur
nished will be his own special car, which will
be placed at the disposal of Mrs. Garfield. He
also says that in order to lessen the annoyance
from smoke and cinders the car will be pushed
in front of the engine, and nothing but an
thracite coal will be used by the locomotive,
and that every precaution will be taken to
avoid other trains passing the special train;
that those in the opposite direction will be
stopped until the special passes, in order to
avoid any unnecessary noise. The special
train, President Robert says, will be in Wash
ington early Monday morning, ready to start
at any time, and the arrangements will be as
complete as he can make them.
1t is not yet decided when the removal will
be made, but probably it will be determined
upon definitely to morrow.
DR.. Hamilton left for New York this after
noon.
DR.. Bliss said, at half past nine, that the
President had passed a comfortable evening,
that he was not so restless as at eight last
night, and nothing unfavorable had developed
His pulse at that hour was l07, or five degrees
higher than when the evening bulletin was
issued.