The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-08


down to q tolerable etsudard M Yep
laent mas not suffered in the slighte.tt : IS
gree from nausea during the night t'' G Ge
sleep was refreshing and has 5Sd al q
eject OF giving q fresh scouisi,iou We
strength. The result therefore @, o.
follows: Pulse 90, two below that y" vas a;
terday) temperature somewhat he'll UI yes es
respiration %. This is regarded DIV, a' 1eQ
nently satisfactory. as emil
Executive Mansion, 3 p.m,-Tbo
dltion of the President mas renainoa con-
stantlally unchanged since the 49,. SUD
the last official bulletin. The sl;oh.' o.
crease in the pulse and temperstnsnu1 ll'
the morning is said, by ATTENDING 81 IIlnee
clans, to be only natural fuctpS,ipA ySl.
Inc ieyer from morning uatil noon n. VI
PRESIDENT has eaten chicken broth to 5a ae
and expressed strong desire sbontO eAyi
for toast and oatmeal with mill I LOO
latter was given him as probable tns
least Objectionable kind Of snIid 'le
which he seemed to crave. 'O0d,
The Increase in the temparst,,,o
pulse IN the latest bu letin. ia asn,;I .o a1d
the physicians to higher tenn "
the room. At II to-day the temna.alVst
ofthe room was 81 to 4ohigher tbopp U rs.sa
day, or would be if the refrioera+;nu. y esse''
ratus had not been Introduce SEpA-
weather here, to-day, is sbopt IT, tle
as yesterday. From o'clock this S ,-s
noon, until noon, at 1.3O O'clock me- ,C,
breath OF air was stirring, the ipano ~
Of the sun being very de5ressinnH 4S TS
bed the President laid upon Nh, 9 eae
carried to the White Honsa V 60. 4I'I
depot was wide, but short and LIE. 'le
short that the Presidents fat wv O1 %
against the foot board, and ba coDor iesss9
Ofthis crsmped petition. Anotbo- t-aIls;
was that the low bed placed tho P 9uOia
dent too low in the room :" % -. ! resi- sT''
breeze, it being 8 foot or two Ioms es 'ne
the window sills The bed nov % = man
feet long, with plenty Of room for H.
feet; it is high enough; has = No nst as
msstrsss arranged so that lho rar1L.
ventilation passes underneath the MATS.
The only inconvenience the Pfs.;Sorn...
suffered from the change proceed, 81
the narrowness of the bed. IntbeS.-t
one he could stretch his arms out poS
ever, the present bed ia only for ts7,Do
rary use, regular invalid's bed bsVTN,
all improvements and comforts Ia, Sass,
tslegrAphed for.
It turns out that the pistol u,ad bv
Guitteau was q cheap, common weapon.
sslf-cocker, and as it was so easy shot
many wonder that he did not fire NOR
shots. The pistol was bought from
Omeara, June 5th, for $40.
At 230 o'clock, there had been No
change since the last report. Neither i:
any expected until after sundown. Al
this writing clouds are coming up, and
the indications are very good for heavy
rain. This will be about the best thing
that can happen, as it will reduce the
temperature and make the condition
more refreshing.
Mrs. Garfield desires to acknowledge
her grea! appreciation for many messages
Of sympathy sent 10 her.
The President bright humor has not
deserted him. He makes humorou,
speeches occasionally, ard quotes Shake.
speare. The temperature is not as lOV
in the sick room as desired, ba!its
comfortable. The artificial apparatus
works we'll. DR.. Bliss told DR.. Boynto1
this morning that the Presidents chances
were considerably better than ever
The danger of peritonites ia rspidly
passing, and it is now impro bab le,6ONga
possible, and only accidents are likely
determine fatally. 1t is now appfa
hended that secondary hemorrhage ani
blood poisoning may occur up TO F'ridsy
but owing to the course and present 10.
cation CT the ball it is not seriously anti
cipated. Blood poisoning Is mostly
feared, but there is not yet the slightes
indication Of it. An sbscess might form
anywhere along the course Of the ball OF
at the extremity of the wound, but they
could deal with this. He greatly relied
on the Presidents vigorous constitution,
strong vitality, and str0ug courage. Re
was the very best patient he ever saw.
Although probing was considered N.
wise. he did it on Saturday, and gently
traced the course of the ball three sni S
half inches. He judged it had entered
the back above the right hip, taking
nearly horizontal course forward
through the body. slightly fracuriDg the
rib and then detecting to The right,
where it penetrated the liver. Whether
it lodged In the interior wall Of the ab-
domen he was unable to say. De hoped
it passed through. Surgicaly,lt Taa 3
very fortunate wound, as the deHectiOn
carried it away from the part where II
would likely have been fatal IN rev
hours. and into the region where It would
have left no chance.
DR.. Bognton will devote himself 70
Mrs. Garfield, who, it is feared, csnnoi
tand the excitement much Longer, S.
.hougn she has borne I'D nobly.
Executive Mansion, THE following
dispatch was sent by surgeons in chsTgs
o the consulting surgeons this afternoon
p.m.-DuriDg the past twenty-tol'
hours the President has continued to IN
,rove slowly. As anticipated, Sign
AMI slight increase in !n8
Of the pulse occurred duIloss
he afternoon and evening. At 80.
I'm. the pulse was 204, Temperance
O0.6, respiration %, but in sCcorda1C9
With this duenuial movement both plL'e
I'D temperatureswere sgain dimlnisns-
his morning, and sho we'd some improve
nent over yesterday at the same houn
at am. the pulse was ga, tempers'ui99
~, respiration "a We anticipate, u
course, a similar movement for some
lays to come, and SO to-day find It S.
pm. Last evening, at 9.30p.m. qus5-
er of a grain of morphis sulphste vas ~,
ninistered hypedermicsliy, and US
President slept very we'll during .ts
light. In addition 10 the chicken 3LO.I
md slbumen, he had, yesterday sI t.
loon, a small quantity of scrsped, oes
which, however, be &c I
elish very much. This morning q.
aking oatmeal Cruel and milk St lhLs-
ais oftwo hours, with relish. The r.
owish color Of the skin. so common 81,
Wounds in the liver. developed 70
Iiobt deurae durinO the dsV YesterOay