The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-09

retiring of three attending sur
geOns, and some persons are in
cllned to believe the matter is extra
ordinary and surrounded by myS
terry. information obtained from an
authoritative source, however, does
not appear to warrant any such
opinion. Mrs. Edison, one of the
nurses, also retires, and she and DR..
Woodward expect to leave the
Branch to-day. This movement is
explained by those in position to
know, By the statement that the
President recently told his wife that
he would prefer having all old at
PENDANTS henceforth. The Presi-
dents appetite is much better this
morning. When given some chicken
he remarked to his wife that he felt
as if he could eat it all. This is one
of the most desirable indications. If
the patients appetite returns, the
attending surgeons will be sanguine.
DR.. Hamilton, while declining to
talk for publication, this morning,
indicated by his remarks that he
felt very much encouraged with the
case Is it stood at present.
The favorable condition of the
President at the noon examination
continues, and has had the effect of
cheering all hearts. The feeling
in all quarters is changed from anx-
iety to most SanguiHe opinions that
the President has at last fairly
started on the road to recovery. DR..
Bliss is authority for the statement
that the President is cOnvaleScent.
He made this assertion in the pres
ence of DR.. Hamilton. The latter
gentleman, who strictly adhereS to
his policy not to talk for publication
about any of his patients. showed
by his expression that he did not OBJ
ject to the statement
1890 p.m.-Dr. Bliss, who has just
made an examination of the Presi-
dent, says his pulse at this hour is
"a, temperature normal, and reSpi-
ration II. This, said the doctor, is
the best showing we have had at
noon for some days. The announce
ment of the figures was received
with great satisfaction by all. At
tOrney-General McVeagh expressed
the opinion that there is now APP
parently ground for encouragement
There is good ground for believing
! the rally will be maintained. The
wind has shifted in the east and q
stiff and invigorating sea breeze is
now blowing. The atmosphere is
consequently perfectly pure.
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extremely happy over the sudden
change for the better.
Official bulletin. At II IN. to-day
the Presidents temperature was
96.4, pulse "a, respiration II. At the
evening dressing, $50 pm, his tenn
perature was 99.1, pulse 100, Tespira-
tion Is. He has taken Il liberal
amount of food, both solid and fluid,
with apparent relish. BY special
request of the President, it is but
our duty to say, in this public man
ner, to Surgeon-General J. X.
Barnes, Surgeon J. J. Woodward
and DR.. Robert Reyburn, that, in
dispensing with their services as his
medical attendants, he was actuated
only by a wish to relieve them OF
the labor and responsibility which,
in his improved condition, he could
no longer properly impose upon
them. Both the President and Mrs.
Garfield desire to express to these
gentlemen. personally, and in Che
same public manner, their high APP
probation of the great skill and dis
erection which they have so con-
Stantly exercised as associate cOun-
sci in the management of his case
up to the present time.
(Signed) ID. w. BLISS,
f. II. HAMILTON.
New York, S.-A dispatch from
Long Branch says: The President
spoke of the relief he felt from the
absence of some of the doctors at
the morning dressing. He spoke of
the fact that there seemed to he less
excitement at the dressing; that it
was done more quietly. He took in
his hand a bird, which Mrs. Garfield
brought him this morning, and ate
| it with evident relish. His general
condition is better. He has reco-
vered from the fatigue of the
Journey entirely. His wound looks
better. One of the openings in the
parotd gland has healed the wound
is undergoing natural process Of re-
pair and altogether the situation is
very much more hopeful this morn
ing, and DR.. Bliss is greatly en-
couraged.
The official statement that the
withdrawal Of Doctors Reyburn.
Woodward and Barnes, from
attendance on Garfield, is the
result Of the within of very sick
mau, does not tell the story. 1t is
known that, from the first, after the
President recovered from the great
shock of the shooting, he was
averse to having SO many physicians
in attendance. Once he character
lied them, with the others in attend
ance, as "a mob" and wished thai
the mob would leave the room.
AS the case proceeded and the Pres
ident grew weaker, to his confden-
tial nurses and to his family he COM
planned Of the presence of one of
these gentlemen. Once he asked.
up1n seeing one of them, as he
here yet?' A day or two before the
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