Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-24
ALARMING NEWS.
Bulletins from the Presidents At
tending Surgeons
Report Unfavorable Symptoms in
their Patients Case
The Two Con sulting Surgeons are
Hastily Summoned
And Proceed at Once to Washing
ton on Special Trains.
The Next Bu1lelin Will be Anx
iously Awaited by ALI.
The New York Democratic Legis-
lators Indulge in. an Address.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The follow
ing was sent this morning to each of
the Cabinet officers by the Presi-
dents private secretary:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 8 a. m.-The
slight fever which made its appear
ance between s and 10 o'clock last
evening but which subsidized during
the night, is not noticeable this
morning. This febrile rise was due
to local and temporary causes rather
than to any general unfavorable
change in the Presidents condition.
He is as well now as at the same
hour yesterday morning and this,
| taken into consideration with the
fact that he did not sleep so well as
on the previous night, seems to in,
dicate gain in his favor.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 10 a. m.-The
Presldenb was more restless last
uight, but this morning at 7 a. M,
while preparations were made to
dress his wound, his temperature was
found to be- be normal, pulse 92,
temperature 90-4, respiration 49,
At 7.30 he had slight rigor, in
consequence of which the dressing
of his wound was postponed. Re-
action followed promptly, and the
dressing has now just been com
pleted. At present his pulse is 1lO,
0emperatnre 10l, respiration "a. gN
lSlgnepD D. w. Bliss, J. K Barnes,
J. ). Woodward, R,b5 :. Rey burn.
= UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
Executive MANSION, I1.3O a. M
DR.. Boynton, who has just .me
from the Presidents chamber, att
tributes the sudden rise ia the Press
ldents pulse and temperature to
some obstruction in the WAY of a
free discharge of pus from the
wound. Symptoms of granulation
were noticed along the track of the
ball yesterday, and it is possible that
this heating process, going on at
some point comparatively near to
the external surface of the body, has
damned up a quantity of pus in
the deeper part of the wound,
and the chill and increased fever are
to be thus accounted for The dis i.
charge this morning, although per-
fectly normal and healthy in it's
char .cter, was unusually scanty,
which would seem to Indicate tn It
its flow had been in some way inter
rupted. The chill mentioned in the
official bulletin commenced about 8
0 clock and lasted until 9, being
quite severe, the pulse running up
at one time to l3O. At this hour
the fever is said to be gradually dis
appearing, and the pa tents condi-
ton is considered better than when
the bulletin was Issued.
WAsH1NeroN, d. G., July % 3-At
l.3O p u. the Presidents symptoms
We're more favorable At that hour
the attending surgeons telegraphed
to Drs, Hamilton and Agnew to
come to Washington at once for
consultation.
AT 22O p. m. secretaries James,
hrkwcod and Hunt, who had q
consultation with the attending sur
geons, requested that statement be
made upon their authority that the
residents pulse and temperature
were falling, and that his general
condition was improving.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 3 80 p. M
Dr. Bliss reports that the condition
of the President has much improved
since noon. HIS pulse is now below
loO and his general symptoms show
an improvement. There is not the
slightest indication of pya-ma, which
Is the danger most to be feared.
EXECUTIVE MANsIoN-4 D. M
There has been no recurrence as vet
of the unfavorable sym. toms which
mamie ted themselves in the earlier
part of the day. The President is
now asleep and his pulse remains at
about 100. It is the opinion of the
attending surgeons that the chill
and subsequent fever this morning
were caus d by the format on
of pus cavity at some
point along the track of the bullet,
but this mot be positively as
Sc rted until after the evening ex>
amina ion. DR.. Bliss says that be
has in his practice had cases where
the f rmatlon of q puss cavity in the
wound was followed by much severer
chills and higher fever tran the
PRESIDENT has had to. day, and that
IL Is not necessarily an alarming
II ature IN case of this kind.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, S p. m.-
The SPECIAL train conveying DR..
Hamilton, one of the consulting
surgeons, left Jersey City at .2.54 p.
m, and arrived at Philadelphia at