The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-24

ton of the President was the sub
ject of grave anxiety to his sur
geonS, his attendants, and Mrs. Gar
field; butnot more so than yeSter-
day, and not so much so as On Sun
day. That afternoon there was
really greater reason for discourage
ment than at any time since then,
because there seemed then to be
only a very faint hope that
the patients demoralized stomach
could be brought to resume
its functions. AS soon as
the President began to swallow food
again, his condition, to that extent
at least, became more hopeful.
| Without adequate nourishment
death from exhaustion seemed in
evitable; while with proper nourish-
ment he might live. In a qualified
sense, therefore, he was better this
morning than on Sunday night; al
though his general condition had
not materially changed. Before the
morning examination, to-day, he
had swallowed six ounces of beef
juice without nausea or discomfort;
and this increasing ability to take
nouriShment encouraged the sur
geOns with the hope that danger
from exhaustion, which they re-
garded with the most apprehension,
might be avoided. The President
passed quiet morning, taking nOur-
ishment frequently in the shape of
beef juice, milk and milk porridge,
with enema every five or six hours
Up to noon he had swallowed six
teen or seventeen ounces of food,
but there had been no indication of
an increase in his strength, with the
exception of stronger and Slightly
improved pulse. The glandular
swelling remained hard and showed
no change in size or appearance,
and the amount mucous secreted in
the back part of the mouth was
about the same as yesterday. Gener-
ally speaking, the patient at noon,
was holding his own, but making no
perceptible progress. He slept about
as much as usual during the after
noon and continued to take nOurish-
ment at intervals until at he had
swallowed more than twenty ounces
At APO pm. DR.. Reyburn reported
that the general condition seemed
slightly improved. This inform
alton, confirmed by the evening
bulletin, which showed a lower
pulse than the patient has had at
any evening examination since the
18th.
Since $50 the President slept most
Of the time quietly and naturally,
and the slight improvement Of the
afternoon is still maintained at this
hOur-11 pm. DR.. Bliss reports the
pulse 102 to 1o4 and temperature
apparently about normal The
symptoms are as favorable as at any
time during the day. He has sWal-
lowed tWenty-eight ounces of liquid
food since 1 this morning, and had
two nutrltiVe enemata. He asked
for some milk cruel this evening,
and said his stomach felt empty.
The glandular swelling shows no
sign as yet of suppuratiOn, but the
swelling surrounding the parts is
entirely Subdued. The patient can
open his mouth freely and there has
been very little trouble to-day by
the secretion of mucous in the
throat. Bliss expresses the opinion,
upon the whole, that the President
has made Slight gain to-day, and
the symptoms indicate further i'm
proVement tomorrow.
Most of the cabinet were at the
Executive Mansion tonight, and all
seemed more or less encouraged by
the statements of the surgeons.
Acknowledgement MacVeagh said at
9 o'clock that the President seemed |
to be taking his nOuriShment well, |
and he felt somewhat hopeful |
Hamilton arrived tonight. a |
rumOr obtained currency, tonight,
that telegram had been sent to
Vice-President Arthur, asking his
presence in Washington. The re-
port was brought to the attention Of
Private Secretary Brown, who says
there was no fOundati0 n whatever
for such rumOr.
Blaine to L01CeU:
The Presidents condition is more
encouraging than at this time last
night. During the last twenty-fOur
hours he has swallowed ten ounces
of the extract of beef and sixteen
or eighteen ounces of milk, retain
ing and digesting both. He has
twice asked for food, which he has
not done before for several days.