Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-04
GAINING GROUND DAILY.
THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES
IMPROVING.
DR.. HAMILTON THINKS HE WILL RECOVER


reduction in the amount of the hyperdermic in
lection of morphine last night did not in the
least interfere with his sumbers. He got along
as comfortably under an injection of one-six-
teenth of grain as under the one-eighth which
had previously been administered to him each
night. This morning the President was cheer
full and inclined TO do good deal of talking. He
is allowed now to converse more than hereto
fore. His appetite continues to grow as he re-
gains strength. Each day he partakes of more
nourishment than on the day preceding. DR..
Hamilton was present at the exam
ination this morning. 1t was de-
cided that it was unnecessary to
Presidents steady progress. Bulletins will
hereafter be issued only in the morning and
evening. There has been some comment by
outside surgeons on the fact that the Presidents
pulse and temperature have not been reduced to
Their normal state. The attending physicians
say that the maintainance of those symptoms
above the normal point is natural and to be OK
pected. They are kept up. they say by the irri-
tatlon to which the President is naturally sub
lected DR.. Hamilton is the guest of Attorney
General Macy Feagh. He arrived last night but
did not see the President, as it was deemed best
not to disturb the patient, who was sleeping
when DIR. Hamilton arrived DR.. Hamilton will
remain until DR.. Agnew returns, which will be
Ni'hOi ontuu uay LlSlt OT Ouuudy.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN, $50 A.M.-THE PRESIDENT
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 4, $50 am.
The President continues to improve. He slept
well during the night, and this morning looks
and expresses himself cheerfully. Another sat
isfactOry day is anticipated. At present his
pulse is 80, temperature 9S.4, respiration 1S.
The next bulletin will be issued this evening.
and hereafter the noon bulletin will be dis
pensed with
FRANK H. HAMILTON, ]. K. BARNES,
d. W. BLISS, j. ]. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN 1890 PM.-DR BLISS SAYS
THE PRESIDENT IS HAVING AN EXCELLENT
OAK.
DR.. Bliss authorizes the statement that the
President is having an excellent day. The 1890
examination has just been made with the fol-
lowing result: Pulse Sc, temperature and res
piratiOn normal. The patient continues to take
Increasing quantities OF nOurishment, and is
daily gaining in strength. All reports of unfa-
vorable changes should be discredited unless
they have official authorization. The Presi-
dents condition at this hour is better than at
any time since his injury.
3P. M.-ALL GOING RIGHT.
At three o'clock this afternoon the President
continued in his very favorable condition. He
has rested very comfortably during the day.
DIR. HAMILTON SAYS THE PRESIDENT Is DOING
WELL AND WILL RECOVER.
DIR. Hamilton was asked this morning by THE
STAR reporter how the President was getting
along.
"He is doing very well. indeed. and is i'm
proving" answered the Doctor.
You think he will get well, then?'
II think he will. / am most certainly of the
opinion that the President will recover
''DO you find any change in his condition since
You left hm?"
"NOt much. He is better. but his general
appearance is about the same. His face does
not indicate any improvement. His face will
not begin to assume its natural appearance until
We get him out on the Potomac
What time do you think it will be possible to
move hm?"
'That cannot say; hope it will not be long.
but could not predict how long it will be- 1t of
course depends upon his progress toward recov-
cry | am entirely satisfied with the progress he
is making"
''Has the President been afflicted any bv mall
aria 90
Not in the least Malaria has not laid. even
the sflghtest touch upon him. He does not show
the slightest symptom of it in his system, and
there is none of it there"
"HOw is the wound doing ?"
we'll"
SIS it healing in the remote portions ?'
mat cannot say. We do not know that it
is healing there. Without better knowledge
of the deeper portions of the wound than we
now have we cannot say that it is healing there"
Are there any signs that the ball is encyst-
ing?"
Il cannot say as to that We do not know
w O. ic finTr pofS
WHAT DR.. BLISS SAYS.
DR.. Bliss said this afternoon that the Presi-
dents tongue had cleaner look and the appe-
tite for solids would develop rapidly when it was
thought advisable to allow the patient more of
that kind of nOurishment and less of liquids.
The President is sitting up to-day as usual, and
is better now than ever before. The noon ex-
animation was very satisfactory. It shows the
pulse to be at 96 and the temperature normal.
SIS the President out of danger?" Dr. Bliss
was asked this afternoon by THE STAR re-
porter.
II think that the President will recover, but
he is not out Of danger. l see am quoted as
saying he is out of danger, but never said any
such thing"
''Is the President getting stronger?"
''He is increasing in strength some. Every
day is now SO much further towards final re-
cOvery."
sis the ball encysting?"
''We hope it is, but do not know. The dis
charge of pus seems not to come from the ball,
and we therefore hope that the process of encyst-
ing is going on"
"There is general improvement, is there
not?"
"Yes; he has got a better pulse, his voice is
better. and there is a general improvement all
around. The President to-day is getting along
about as usual except that he is better than yes
terday. As said before, each day is the better
now. The President is at this moment better
than he has been since the shooting"
'' Is there any truth, Doctor, in the statement
that the ball will have to be taken out before the
President can walk 2"
'NOne whatever. Another lie is the report
that every time the President moves the pres
sure OF the abdomen causes pain in the neigh
borhOOd Of the ball."
DR.. Bliss has received a large number of let
tiers from clairvOyants, who volunteered to To-
cate the ball with the greatest exactness, He
has not availed himself Of their services.
UNTRUTHFUL REPORTS TELEGRAPHED TO NEW
YORK.
Wall street to-day got excited again and all
manner of rumors about the Presidents condi-
tion were put afloat in New York. There was