, 1881-07-09
EASTERN.
The TreafneAt.


WASHINGTON, July So A. M.-The
condition of the President has remained
substantially unchanged since mldniSnt
DIR. Boynton will devote himself 10 Mrs
Garfield. who It is feared cannot stand
the excitement much longer, although she
has borne up nobly. The artificial means
smployed to cool the patients room, con-
sisling of stretched blankets, saturated
with ice water placed between the bed
and windows and cooling thS air by con-
tact with the draught have proved very
beneficial The temperature Was Sc nsibly
diminished as Q western breeze came INTO
the room and stru; TX against the stretched
blankets. T Is success iii reducing the
t.mperatu ewIs o. the utmost importance
for the night was very suitry and the
President would scarcely have rested as
well as he did had not the atmosphere
been kept down to a tolerable standard.
Not Suffering.
The President has not suffered in the
slightest degree from nassau during the
night His sleep was refreshing, and mas
had the effect Of giving HIM fresh &C.
QUESTION of strength. This is regarded
as eminently satisfactory. A feeling Of
positive hope is prevalent. The Presi-
dent has improved steadily, and has a
good appetite, and relishes food and wants
more than the physicians will give him.
Gives Him Courage.
The President Is now more cheerful
than at any time His wife's faith in
spires him He quoted some humorous
Shakesperian passages to-day. The few
visitors are all gone to bed IN the belief
that the President will recover When
the press agent left the White House at
1UP. NJ, all were more cheerful. Post
master Gen. James exnlts in constant
faith. Hunt is concerned, but hopeful.
The members Of the cabinet say that the
doctors have strong hopes and manifest it
by their looks.
Danger Past.
DR.. Raybourne says that the doctors
agree that the danger OF " PeritonItis ]"
is past and SEPARATION is chiefly feared
when the wound heals and the dead mat
t r sloughs of. Every danger has been
provided for as much as possible. The
members of the cabinet have retired and
have gone home to get hrtle rest.
Blaine and Arthur.
Secretary Blame spent an hour With
Vice President Arthur to-day. The Vice
President receives regular bulletins Of the
Presidents condition. He breads the
idea Of taking the presidency and suffers
much from criticism and abuse.
The Latest Bulletins.
The favorable condition of the presi-
dent continues. Pulse LOG; temperature
1902 respiration q. At 10:45 P. NJ,
Attorney General McVeagh says that the
presidents condition was very favorable
indt ed he does not consider the presi-
dent out Of danger yet, but says that he
appears to be passing out Of it as steadily
and rapidly as can be expected under the
circumstances.
Physicians Opinions.
NEW YORK, July 8-A city physician
who witholds his name writes to the 1ri-
buie concerning the presidents wound
and says that it is the opinion prevalent
among a large number of physicians aud
intelllgt mt medical men in this city that
neither the liver nor any vital part has
been injured. This is borne out by facts
that beyond the first shock that might
have affected the former and more i,npor-
.ant indications either # shocks # peri
tonites, but the body at has not risen
above 16l and a fraction and the most
probable explanation of the character of
the wounds is that the bullet took an up
ward and inward course and lodged in the
dense tissues near the spinal column.
This injury would account for the pain in
the legs and feet, and it woild be Difficult,
to account for the pain in any othsr way.
No man injured in the way claimed by
| the medical witnesses would lrvc as long
without the accession Of really unfavora-
bic symptoms Dr. earn, chan is also Of
t,e opinion that Ii the liver was touched
at all 1t was ouly slightly infringed upon.
Another ". D.'s Say.
| PHILADELPHIA, July S.-Dr. Agnew
says that if the exact location of the bull
let is found it will be on the right side
! four inches from the spine, between the
| 10th and l1th ribs, the latter being
broken. From the exterior appearance
of the wound, the presumption would
certainly be that the liver has not been
traversed. DR. Hamilton watches the
| Washington news with the deepest inter.
est. He has advices direct from the ply
sicians to TIE same effect as the latest bull
letins which he says are very encouraging
indicating that the dangerous symptoms
are gone and favorable ones have ensued.
He feels much more hopeful than on
Tuesday, and saws that there is every
reason now TO look for the recovery OF
the president. A variety of peritonites i:
! to be expected and is the least dangerous
of al, and he believes the critical period
Is past.
WASHINGTON, July 7-I:@ A. NJ
The president remains quiet and comfor.
table as at the date of the last bulletin.
He takes his nourishment we'll. Pulse,
100; temperature, 99:7-l0; respiration %.
Family Reunion.
To-day Mrs- Gai field and family took
dinner for the first time since the presi.
dent was shot. In the great anxiety
hitherto prevailing there have been nc
regular meals. Members of the family
would drop into the dining room indIvii.
ually and take some food, but TO-DAY
things locked SO much brighter that the
family dined together Physicians have
BEEN engaged since morning cooling the
atmosphere in the presidents room;
clothes dampened with ice ws.er were
placed where draughts of air passed
through them and the Temperature re.
duced II SO3.
Revolving fans will be placed in the
Presidents sleeping chamber this evening
II the weather continues very hot a, il 8
. matter OF necessity that the tempers.
ture should be kept cool a. heat would be
fatal to the wounded man. The recoy.
cry Of the President, which is now
thought possible, has occasioned the re-
mark that it will give the administrator
4 hold on .he people of all sections which
Will make il invincible. Il va. suooost.3