The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-19

President is able to procure refresh.
ing sleep without the use of anO,
dyhes is shown to be the most favor.
able feature of his case. The irrita.
bility of the stomach has entirely
ceased, and it is thought his system
will be entirely satisfied by supply.
ing him with fluids in the ordinary
way and by enemata. The wound
is considered in very healthy way
Posts Washington: DR.. Hamil.
ton, little before the noon bulletin
was issued, said the wound was
doing admirably, and they were con.
fident they can restore the stomach
The encouragement, however, re-
ceived news from some source
which diSquieted him. He said this
morning he is advised that the sur.
gecns fear they cannot restore the
stomach.
Chicago, 2S.-InteT Oceans Wash
ington: a sensation is caused by
the official report that the paIOtid
gland is infamed. 1t is not known
yet to what extend this complica-
ton will affect the case. Some be-
lieve it denotes the formation of a
new puS cavity, or an absceSs, which
may end in py8mia. The parOtid
gland is the one at the angle Of the
jaw usually swelling in mumps.
DR.. Bliss, in response to an inter
rogation on the subject Of the in
flammatiOn of the Presidents par
otid gland, agrees with DR.. Hamil-
ton, that it is no occasion for alarm,
and is not an unusual occurrence in
cases when patients become greatly
debilitated. He says it is not indl-
cative of py@mia or fever.
Doctors Bliss and Reyburn say
there is no reason to regard the
swelling in the patients neck as
foreboding serious results, and it
will not interfere with his recovery.
They say it indicates, if there is any
py8mic condition of the blood, that
it is passing off, which they want il
to do. They expected a small alb
scess to form there and supurate.
Bliss and Reyburn say the other
surgeons agree that the swelling is
not dangerous, and causes no alarm.
New York, 1S.-A Washington
special: DR.. Bliss, this morning,
speaking of the condition of the
Presidents wound, said: 1t is really
surprising to see its progress during
three days Of starvation. While all
other conditions were at their worst,
the wound has been &C its best. He
said, at is a small matter to build
upon, two teaspoonfulS Of beef tea,
and yet no one can tell how joyfully
[ watched the result of the test of
the stomach. l am almost certain
we shall be able to nourish him
naturally after to-day"
POOR BLISS.
The publication of an alleged ex-
tract from a letter written by DR..
Bliss, to a friend in Chicago, in
which he is quoted as saying he
holds no interviews with newspaper
correspondents, but that they insist
upon inventing false into foolish
conversations with him, and con-
Guiding: Don't think the PreSi-
dents surgeons and physicians are
shallow fools because the press gang
try to make them out such, b" has
been the subject Of considerable
comment among members of the
press during the day, and in order
to obtain the facts in the case the
article was clipped from a morning
paper and sent to DR.. Bliss with a
request that he should say in writing
whether or not he wrote the letter
referred to. The response DR.. Bliss
returned is as follows: "The para
graph is an entire fabrication, and
is only one of many false and cruel
attacks upon me since 1 have occu-
pied the position as surgeon in
charge of the President. | have
not before thought proper to
make any public denial of these
heartlesS attacks upon my Gear
acter, and only now in reply to your
kind note of this date, because you
seem to think it of sufficient import
ance to call my attention to it.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) ID. w. BLISS.
The mornings bulletin showed
the President better, and it was re-
ceived with great satisfaction. The
improved condition seemed to keep
up after the morning dressing.
After 10 o'clock Colonel Rockwell
said the President was better in
every respect. About IL o'clock
Dr.. Bliss said there was visible i'm
proYement, that the stomach was
stronger and better. Up to that
hour liquid nourishmentS had been
given several times and retained
without producing nausea. The fact
that the President enjoyed a pretty
good nights rest is considered a
favorable symptom toe. There was
great anxiety to see the midday
bulletin, which was issued nearly an
hour later than usual. This delay
caused feeling of alarm. Hereto
fore whenever there has been delay
it was because something has been
wrong. The bulletin which issued
was in guarded language, which
added to the general Uneasiness.
The surgeons saying in the bulletin
that inflammation is commencing, is
construed by many to mean that
they expect further Inflammation.
This new complication of the case
has arisen this mOrOiOsr since A o.