The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-16

administered Just such nouriahmsnt q
could best DO sssimilatsd, and a. frat Nj
gave liquid nonEiahment 49, sR
As the President grew better his Rtom
ach worked well enough up to last night
when gave way suddenly. This cause
the President trouble, His stomach will
not retain anything, not even q spoonful
OF water. He has thrown mp everything
given him to-day. The President nov
must have nourishment, For time afle
he was shot It was not 90 essential. HI
had tat enough then to sustain him. Nov
that he 10 exhausted he must be kept ~
with nouEiahment a. the waste goes on al
the time. The question 10, can we keeI
up the supply
'"oan ydu do it Doctor 2" asked the re
porter.
I'VE can for awhile, there 10 NO doub
OF that, bat whether we can nourish and
sustain theP President by injections until bill
stomach reCuperates ID the ell important
question"
Doctor, do you consider the case hope
less?"
mo, not by any means. The Presiden'
has chance to get WOll-eveIy fall
chance. His stomach may again become
stronger and then there would be nc
trouble" . .f
Doctor" asked the reporter, "doss {
patient sometimeS grow 90 weak that the
lever exhausts itselt2"
"Not until dissolution sets In, and thai
10 not thv case with the President, Ithil
stomach resumes It's functions he will
mend right away, There iS no othe'
trouble"
At 10 O'Clock there was an immense
crowd at the White House, and The
grounds wsrs crowded, Everybody was
seeking news, bat the surgeons were inac'
Cessable again.
THE SITUATION GRAVE.
An unofficial bulletin issued at $3.50 p
NJ, says: At this hour information OBJ
lalned from the attending surgeons, 10 u
the effect that while the indications are
that the Presidents wound 10 doing very
we'll and 10 apparently not the cause o.
the present trouble, the fact cannot be
denied but that the patient Is extremely
weak, and that his disability Is such as to
cause anxiety. II has been determined
not to disturb his stomach by permitting
him TO eat for the present, and nourish.
msnt Ia being administered by the means
Of injection, The surgeons explain
the difficulty by asserting that the Presi.
dent's stomach has failed to reapond o. II
should. Hence the determination 10 In
ject nourishmsnt. There 10 . decided
feeling OF anxiety among the membefs OF
Cabinet officers, and attending surgeons,
and at this writing the situation Is o. least
very grave. Nothing has been heard from
the sick room during the last hour, and
the Cabinet officers are now In waiting 10
hear the latest news. Attorney General
MGVeigh said, 10 response to question; |;
1--WE have heard nothing since the bulle
tin WAS Issued, and Of course we are very
anxious. We expect to hear something
very soon. ..
or M.-Tne President experienced no
trouble from nausea since p. " A
hypodermIc injection Of tnorphla was ad.
mlnistered q short time ago, and at this
hour the President 10 sleeping,
soAE BETTER
The Associated Press reporter sent to
Dr.. Bliss, asking II there swss anything
later stuce The interview with him. He
wrote the following note In reply:
"The President 10 sleeping without ano.
dyne. His pulse is less by len degrees
since the evening bulletin, his tempera.
ture is not above 90 o and respiration 20,
although he Is In u more promising Condi.
than at $3.50 He has not vomited since
4:S0 D. W. BLISS"
The President was given early In the
evening q wine glass full OF bot water.
This seemed TO relieve hia stomach at once,
and 1t was followed by three spooniuls of
milk, which bis stomach retained. After
taking that he went 10 sleep and was
eleeping when Dr.. Bliss was written to.
He slept until Has, when be walked up
and was sponged of and went to sleep
again. This greatly encouraged the doc
tors.
Dr.. Bliss thought It probably indicated
q relief oil the stomach that might prove
Of ipcalCulsble value. The White House
was closed at midnight, and though the
doctors remained near the President they
felt much more hopetul.
Vice President Arthur and Secretary
Blaine were advised by telegraph TO night
oi the President's serions condition.
At midnight everything looked more
hopeful, though still serious. There 10
hope apd belief that tho President may be
better to morrow morning.
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