Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-09-15
THE PRESIDENT.
He Is Alleged to Be Doing Well,
But Donbt Arises in Ger
tain Quarters.


tain Quarters.
Existence OF Deadly Blood Poi.
sOntng Admitted by Some Of
the Medical Talent
A0OOD NIGHT.
Long Branch, Sept Is. 8 a. m.-Secre-
tary Brown says the president had . good
night and feels brighter this morning.
The weather is cool and rather blustery.
IN HIS CHAIR.
Long Branch, Sept. l5.- The president
was placed in bed after remaining in his
chair three quarters Of pm hour. Dr..
Hamilton says he IS having good day.
No material change in pulse and temper
ature since the morning bulletin.
HOW HE PASSED THE MIGHT.
Elberon. Sept. 15. $50 q. mat the
examination of the president at $50 .. m.
nis temperature was 9s.4; pulse 100;
respiration %. He passed comfortable
night, sleeping until 3 q. m, when he
was wakeful for psriod Of two hours,
during which time his pulse rose to 100,
but without the marked elevation Of
temperature which has characterized the
iebrile rise heretofore. After this time
ae slept till morning. More nourish-
ment was gwen during the night than
Than for several nights past. In reviewing
the case Of the president since his arri-
val at Long Branch it may be said that
in spite OF the various sceptic accidents
which have for several weeks and do
still ccmplic ito his case he h1s or ainl
ly not retrograded, but on the contrary
has made some progress towards con.
valescence. =
CONTINUES FAVORABLE. .si3sss ~
Long Branch, Sept 15-rhe president
passed a comfortable night, and DIR.
Bliss says if he did not make good pro-
sress last night he is not competent to
odge. The doctor also said that there
vas no foundation for the rumor to the
fleet that an operation was contemplat.
d to relieve the injured lung. DR..
Agnew also denied the story, and said
he first he heard Of it was in the morn.
ng paper. DR.. Bliss goes to New York
or few hours to-day. DIR. Hamilton
'entured an opinion on the presidents
chances Of recovery to friend this morn.
,ng, which, briefly stated, is in substance
that the septic condition of the presi
dents blood will necessarily cause tluc.
tuations OF the pulse. temperature and
respiration from time to time until it is
entirely eliminated; that he considers il
safe to say that the president will over
,ome the disturbances which may occur
from theimpurity of his blood. It is alto
,ether probable that various annoyance:
will be occnsionel before the patient is
entirely rid of the blood poison
He expressed the opinion, however, tha,
chat the president will eventually over
come the effects of poisonous blood, ono
after that is accomplished recuperatiol
will be very rapid. When asked how
long it would probably take to accom-
plish this, the doctor replied, probabl,
about five weeks. He considered tina
the present indications give every reaa
enable ground for belief that the presi
dent would ultimately recover and be a.
we'll Il man as before he was shot. Th,
president expressed desire for porter
house steak. which is being prepared 70
him. DR.. Boynton considers that a
long as the president holds his own th,
chances are in his favor, and that Will
his condition to-day is a. we'll as yestel
day there cannot be said to be any mark
ed change. The president was place
in his reclining chair at noon.
| Long Branch, September 18th
presidents condition continues favora
BILE. He had three teaspoonsful of mine
ed porterhouse steak and swallowed th
fibre.
GUARDED LANGUAGE.
New York, Sept. l5-Post's LonI
Branch special: One reason for della
in the bulletin this morning was th
care expended by the surgeons on il
phraseology. For the first time the SUI
geons commit themselves to the state
ment that the president suffers tror
chronic blood poisoning. Their lang
guage is intended to be reasspr,ng, bu
it is easy to see they feel anxiety IS t
the issue of the complications to whic
they refer.
= The language of the morning bullet
excited general comment and in Il
light Of the history of the case it hi
great significance. The surgeons
charge have been exceedingly relnctal
to admit the presence Of blood poiso
ing in q dangerous degree. This may
due to two reasons: First, to admit Il
presence Of ohroaici pysssniai is
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