, 1881-08-21

I
/ DIR. BLISS.
| AwIIACK AT HIM.
| Sprclt to I'ittsbur9 Chronicle.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 19.-No on
| knows who made up tile quartet of doctor:
| who have had possession OF the Prtsiden
from the start, with Bliss at the head. Tit
| President had 10 voice in the selection
neither had Mrs. Garfield.
1t IS positively known that the Calling o1
Drs. Agncw and Hamilton was a necessity
submitted to By Bliss, not his suggestion
Why he should have assumed an arbitrary
control and such conspicuous possession OF
the patient and his associates are circuil.
stances beyond the comprehension of people
who have known him long, and who are con
rincctI that he has never been regarded as
one eminent in his profession. Why his son,
not recognized as medical practitioner or
even a studen1-and who will presently
make claim to large compensation for pro-
fcssional scryices,-shou1d have been att-
rlitted to the Presidents room and to the
consultations, while tho Presidents old physicion
and friend is
1ySCLTED DE BLISS
and his boy. IS another mystery for the sire to
solve.
Bliss has never. during bis long residence in
Washington, had any couspicuousress that is
rcferabIe to his professional success and skill.
recall nn instance III which hc attended Il pa
tlcnt Of whom had personal knowledge. Some
thirteen yehrs uso when Senator DooIittle w:t5
serving his last term in tho Senate, his wife's
brother, citizen OF Wisconsin, and It clerk In
the Patent Office, became Ill end was attended
by Bliss. Mrs. DooLittle having been an old
ueiHhlnr or mine. and her brother being here
nlone, felt It to he Try duty to give him dni!y
to bis wife aud informed her that he was very
~ and desired her presence. At no time did
Bliss admit thar he WAS in danger, and tho lat
ter part Of tho week pronounced him better. I
called On Saturday and was told the patient WAS
do.ns we wen; On; "a sunday morning went yer into bis
the patlcnt?" His body had been
SENT TO THE UNDEErAKEI:'s.
There Is this peeuarity about BlIss: his pa
tents are always doing well, and they are iln-
proving most wscn they are nearest their end
Here is the President VITO can lake no nour-.
is1,nent in the ordinary way. II he is consumed
with thirst he is denied even the luxury OF a
little ice-wuter- INJECTING food IS the process
by which he is to retain his weak hold on life.
and still Hiss sees *'sgus of Improvement"
Is any wonder thut the public has lost NIL
iidence in IL! the doctors ind their reports! If
ago had been perfectly accurntc statement Of
tho Presidents condition, the common belief is
that he would have been sitting. il, exsy chair
today. Is il any marvel that whenever uu in
dependent and Gstrustfut voice is raised tt de-
Il, ands that the Cabiuet should take the rcspur~
sblity OF directing such inquiries to be made lis !
will be satisfactory to themselves and in con-
forulity to tho sentiments and expectations t.lt !
are everywhere expressed without reserve? F. ;
4 PARALLEL. /
Sprciat to Cincinnati Cun.nserri
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. l9.-Among the va
rious considerations which inspire hope or doubt
the Presidents chanccs Of life, the
nosGassursug to people in this community. DR..
Bliss was the physician In charge OF Senator
,iorton's case during hs last illness In this CT
pacity he was brought into close relations with
many Of our prominent citizens.
The desperate struggle tyr life made by the
syntchel with not less anxious interest IN this
than IS the brave fight which the |
'resfdent is now nluklng.
2eep conccrn the efforts of the great nnau to re-
:ain life. DR.. Bliss was then. as uow. tho re-
poasiblee physician. During. the long illness Of
'enator Morton many prominent citizens tonk !
urus i'll ministcr,ns at tho bedside OF tue sick |
nun. and had excellent opportunity for obsery-
THE TREATMENT OF Dir. BLISS.
4ong after it hud became apparent to those !
bout his bedside that the man dying, DR.. |
Hiss held out TO the country that there were
oi,cs President Hayes and Gen. len Butler
sittai Senator Morton at Richmond, and left
onyinced that he wns diving. Hut Dr.. bliss still
act, people here have little confidence in
hc vague expressions of hope put by him re-
uruiUE the PrcStdeCt-
i stitl more serious cause for tho distrust of
)r. Bliss in this community is his free use Of
lorphiA. Several weeks ago prominent cit-
en-. who watcned by tee b. bedside of Senator
1nrpbia to the President. said: ''lr. Bliss is
the SAME treatment that he p.1r:led
'!th Morton, and he will poison tho President
Tlth morphln.
THIS FoREBODING
j justified In some measure by the late change
! the Presidents condition. It is we'll known :
nat 1norphin will nauscatc Il well man, and soon
ftcr the President WAS shot Il slight nausea was
to tho morphIA which mad becn Md- |
DR.. Bliss said night before last that !
3is nausea had M no N connection i with big w1uut
ho remember that, for some time previous to |
is death. Senator Morton had to be supported
; cnemnta, rs is now the case with the P:eSi- !
ent, think now that the norphia Is the cause in
9th cu5eS. t
Although the chances Of life are now slight,
criaps il the Presidents stomach were allowed |
rccuperate from the ,nOrphin he might he !
bic to tuke sufficient nourishnleut TO sustain
fe- It is because many Ut citizens know DR.. /
lis5 and diStrust bin. and see that he Is repeat
IL THO treatment given Scnator Morton. that |
10y. read with despondency tho reports from
ushlnt;tOn.
DENIAL OF THE CHICAGO "JorRSn"
STORY.
WAsn1ScroS, aug, 1a.-Tho publication of mi :
legged extrnct Irom.,a letter written by Or. |
liss to IL friend in Chicugo, In which he is
th pU p, hat lev
sist upon illycntfng false nnd foo:sa cnnver- .
tirns with him. md concluding With. Don't :
ink the Presidents surgeons u11d physicians | I
c shallow fools because the press -ans here +
y to make them out SUCH" has been =
inject OF considerable continent among mem {
IFS OF the press during: tho day. ind, i1l order
obtain the fucts in tho case, tho article WIS /
ippcd from morning papcr and seat to Dr. /
ss. with request that Ae should say III writ I
I, whether Or not he wrote the letter referred ).
The response Of Or. Ill tss Is gs follows: If
IS In reply to your. note requesting tu be in- i
rmct if the incIoaed sllD from me Chfeago.
cf1ina journal ,wus written me + nayetH l.
ate that the pnraxr:pli- is M cntre'
m. and is only orc Of the many fal.c aad cruel
tncks upon rue since | have occupied the po- I
ion us sl1rEron in churge of the Prpsiaent. I =,
We not. heretofore, thought proper to make Il
y public denial Of those htnrtlcss attacks /
ION my character, and TO now only in reply to =,
ur kind note of this date. because yot1 seem I
think it 0: sufficient importance to call my |
tcntion to 1t. Very truly yours. s
I'd. ". Bliss" Z
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