, 1881-07-25
THE DOCTORS

6ptetal Dfspateh to This fhsedoo Tribune.
.WAsl1lSoToE, D. g., July e4.-At 9 .. IN. tho
Presidents condition was considered more fa.
vornbic. Ho had been resting quietly. and had
taken soiac 1ousIshmcnt Without disturbing bis
stomach. Dr.. 1loyburn was quito enthusiastic.
moro onthu Blntt1c than ono 30 conservative
would bo expected to he. He expressed In the
accretary's utIlce the op1ntun thet tho Frcsldont
would reooyer,-Nn opinion wtleh mono ot the
physicl1l,B for foriy. eight hours hhyo vnntitred
publicly to express. DR.. Hepburn said tint
theirs wns n connection between the
chaunel from tho mouth Of sua wound
aud the now. orlhco mado by. the
counter opening: TINT they could pass through
from ono to the other u tlslntoottuy spray' md
that tho discharge FROM Tho nlaln cnnnncl OF the
wound was now FREQ, clear, and healthful, With
out any Indications Of pyarmia. Mrs. Garfield,
whu had bcen intensely unoAsy during ycster-
day. was relieved thEa morning when sao heard
Of Tho successful result OF thu operation upon
the i'rcstticnt. sao with all others III tho Exec
utlve Mansion toycr1 II tho PHYSICIANS did not
speak It above tbotr brcathl. was nfraid Of
t,tuod- poisoning, and she did nut fcot easy until
tho pus oavlty had bcen discharged.
> DH. HAMILTON,
soon after tho operation this morning, sought
Mrs. Garnetd, and sud: '' Tbs operation has
becn succcsstul. Tho PITS cavity 10 discharged
We now haye uu fear OF blood poisoning te0m
this cnyity. We arc confident that VIC shall bo
nbEa now to keep tho wound better drained, and.
II 1t il well tisalnod, thero should DO no serious
alarm. You must not bc npprchcnstvc X theso
urp moro ohills, Wo some expect them. There
will he moro ohllls II there IL another gathering
Of pu. or another cavity Is formed, which may
be possible, but, from the operation and tho oh
ecevanons. we think It sa3e 10 say that the I'm.
,nedtuto CAUSE Of alarm which has nxllted for
ths last two days Ia removed" 49,
,t7. = E.. D1t. A1NEW
afterwards saw 1irs. Garfield and confirmed tue
statement that Or. Hamilton had made to her,
II haa been learned that Mrs. Garfield has not
been satisfied for tho last few days with tho diet
of.: tue Prcstdcnl. lie has been permitted,
among other things, 1t seems,. to cat trlzx!a.a
beef With oream,-somethlns which la ind!-
gestible ottonttmes for atson9 stomachs, and it
did not ogrco with htm, She u we'll pleased TO
have Des. AKnew and Hamilton hero, and pr.
Hamilton will now rcmA!n, alternating with Dr.,
ARuew, The luttor loft for Phttadc!phta thta
evening t0 attcud to some patients who arc IN q
critical condition; but will mike arrangements
| tar the care o! them to. morrow aud return haFu
to-morrow evenlns, lie vii! then probably ro'
NUN until ait danger ID surely passed. or 1t Il
certain that no vii! bo no longer needed.
T. -! = T13H ATTOlsNEr-p ENERAL
and other menbcss OF tho Cabinet have been
YesY earnest In their solicitations that these
| two eminent surgeons shall remain. Ono pf the
phystoEaua' aaa!atanta who was pEeaeat when ths
operation WA performed salds -
= aps. Hllss.. discovered yesterday atteEnoon
that :: pua cavity had tormea. two or three
jnches below tho point whera Jho bullet entered
tho Presidents body. When the wound MA
dressed last ulkht, Or. nl!ss, by careful manipu'
,at.op aud pressure, succeeded In forcing \ fFet
discharge Of pus from th!s cavity Into tho ttaol
OF tho wound, and thus out Of tho body, Ths
dlacoyory OF .th,a cavity at onoa made plain ths
CAUSE OF Tho stKoEs which the Ffoaldent had a.
por.eaeed. aud made It equally ptai1 that
4. sU1saIoAL OPERATION WOULD snE5 NEcEs
| . '-'t i i AAltf'". tA;'' - 49,
in order to as4uro free sad thorough ctean!ni
| of Tho wouud.". ~
!" Was tho result OF tha operation - eataafso
l. tory ss tho sureeoas hopedY' asked tho CORES
| pendent. - -.
"YeoI Dr.. Asnsw found tho sfaht place In