New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-08
PRESIDENT GARFIELD

vvow THE EFFECTS OF THE JOURNEY AND
ING wELL-QUICK IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED
WITH COOLER wEATHER-TALKs WITH THE
PHYSICIANS.
Tn spite of the intense heat of yesterday the
President was not worse than he was before
he left Washington. He had rallied from the
effects of his journey and expressed himself as
feeliog better. He also expressed satisfaction
with the pure air and with the sight of the
ocean. The physicians, when spoken with,
expressed satisfaction with the Presidents
condition and predicted noticeable improve
Imeut as soon as the weather becomes cooler.
THE SITUATION LITTLE CHANGED.
PROGRESS PREVENTED BY TUE sCORCHING HEAT
HOPE OF IMPROVEMENT HINGING UPON A CHANGE
OF TEMPERATURE-THE WOUND AND PAROTID
GLAND IN A SATISFACTORY CONDITION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 7.-The President is no
worse than when he left Washington nor is he any
better. The reaction from the fatigue and excite
ment of his journey is passing away, but twenty
four hours more, at least, must pass before
it can be ass erted with certainty that no
bad results t. follow from the ride.
Hope is uppermost in the minds of his physicians
and tendants but its fruitiOn has been so long
delayed hat the terms Of its expression have taken
a tone of WEAKNESS which is not reassuring to the
daily inqurers at the authentic of nforma-
ton during nine wesks of public anxiety.
Hope hinges tonight to some extent upon chance
Change of temperature and an abatement of
the furnace-like heat must come there
will be think that the journey was
in vain. The temperature of the sick
room has ranged above 900 during most of day. and
for considerable time marked $40. Tantaliz-
ing whiffs of breeze chiefly from the land and hot
though from desert have come and then,
and for short time af er gentle breeze
was felt, but for the most part the day
has been of dead calm, with a prevailing
temperature most unbearable for people in health.
The President has not complained; he seems the
most patient of invalids, but this forenoon he
turned his eyes up to the window and remarked to
his attendant, who was tanning him, The windows
so small" The heat has prevented his sleeping as
much as would have been beneficial 1t has served
to keep the pulse beating at high rate and has
preven ell the progress which last night was prom
ised. Fortunately this degree of heat is
not to be expected upon the seaShore than
day or two at time. The Presidents wound
is SLOWLY improving is believed by his physicians
to be improving, and the parotid swelling has al
most disappeared One of the incisious in it has al
ready closed, and in all respects it is in sat
isfactory condition. There has been a
little sloughlng, but not more than
was to be expected Two small abcesses under the
arm have been opened to-day, each about the size
of small walnut They are sa by the physicians
to be common NANTES ations of blood disease like
tJat OF the President and in themselves
nothing to cause the slightest apprehension. The
Presidents condition is of nanation. He is SEN
sitive to pain, and when his cheek is sud-
denly pressed or his wound is handled otbc--
wise than with the utmost tenderness lie
suffers keenly than q stronger person
would; but for the most part he is free
from pain. He is fortunately Indifferent to the
ff,ir nf
usually are, and does not, therefore, suffer
we'll person would from confinement
Once to-day he asked to be shown the
newspapers; he wished to know what they said
alb 'ut his journey but they not given him.
He submitted to the deprivation In patient silence
This morning Mr.. Warren Young, clerk In the
Executive office, who is being trained to assist in
nursing the President, went into the sick-room
when the President extended his hand aud asked
=" How do look 7" "You look better Mr. President,
think" the reply. "Well l feel better ,,
said the President. Turning upon his pillow he
then looked out the ocean and expressed
his qualification that he where he could soc it
This occurred before the heat had reached its height
Like most of the sick-room incidents it is somewhat
misleading The President lies motionless and
silent during the greater part of the twenty
four hours. When it is necessary for him to take
food he is reused little, and in an in
different way swallows what is given him,
as he would swallow medicine and
then relapases in his half sleeping, half waking
condition. he has appetite. THIS in fact il
hardly to be expected long as food is being ad
mnist cred by enemata since the stomach will not
call with any degreee of urgency for that which
is being supplied to the system artifcally. Some
times he remarks that his food tastes good an at
other times tells his doctors that he feels as if he
could eat some thing, but these are not the
manifestations of appetite, but rather of a
sense of duty he owes himself to eat
when he can. The enemata are being administered
at intervals of increasing length and it is hoped
they may soon be discontinued. Briefly stated, 1t is
believed the President will recover but his place
on the scale of probabilities continues where it has
Tor 81 many days Overwhelmingly near the zero
point.
This evening DR.. Edison was walking along the
cliff In front of the Presidents cottage Does the
PRESIDENT seem to be improving any yet7' she was
asked
81 cannot say that he is improving any more than
is Implied IN the statement that he is holding his
own, which, you know, means that he is doing as
well as can be expected thus soon after the trial OF
yesterday. He slept the heavy sleep of a tired per-
son last night aud, of course it was not as refresh
ing as the same amount of sleep generally is
STILL he seemed quite bright this morning When
one of the surgeons asked HIM if he felt any better
than yesterday he said, Yes; feel somewhat
rested.'n
Did he sleep during the entire nightY
No! He was awakened every two hours to take
nourishment, which was alternately porridge and
beef Juice. AS soon he had taken this he fell
asleep again, that be had almost continuous sleep
from IL p. until about a. M"
Did he have anything to say this morning when