The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-09-22
President Garfield.

DIR. AGNEW Is reported as stating very
emphatically on the 18th that the President
never had an abscess on the lung. The
trouble was, he said, merely circumscribed
in:iammatory difficulty in the nature of bron-
chial pneumonia.
THE early part of the 18th was passed by
the President in a satisfactory manner. The
pulse in the morning was 100 and the tenn
perature 9S.4, and the surgeons issued their
usual certificate that he had passed a COM
Portable night. During the forenoon he was
placed in his reclining chair and remained
there for an hour and half. At noon his
pulse was 1O4; temperature, 9S.S; respira-
ton, 20. At $3.50 p. m. the pulse was liz;
temperature, 99.2; respiration, q. Not
withstanding the febrile rise the PHYSICIANS
bulletin issued at the latter hour declared
his condition favorable. During the
forenoon Secretary Lincoln called upon
the President for the first time since he was
shot. He said he expected to see very ill
man, and his expectations were fully real
lied. The message to Minister Lowell sent
during the evening announced the in
crease in the Presidents pulse, temperature
and respiration. but declared it to be so
slight as not necessarily to indicate that the
condition of the blood was producing any
new complications. His lung trouble was
causing him less annoyance, he had taken
adequate nourishment and his sleep had
been natural and refreshing, so that ''if he
has gained nothing he has probably lost
nothing during the day." At half.past 9
the cottages were closed and the President
had then been asleep for some little time,
and reports from the sick-room were that a
very favorable night was expected.
DIR. BLISS stated to a reporter on the 18th
tnat the President would probably be
kept at Long Branch until about the 18th
Of October, and then be removed to Florida
for the winter.
THE President was better on the 18th than
on the preceding day-that is, his pulse was
not SO frequent and his temperature so high.
In other respects there seemed to be no ma.
terial change. The morning bulletin report
ed the pulse at 100 and the temperature 1874.
At noon the pulse was 102 and the tempera.
ture 9S.3, and at $3.50 p. m. the pulse was
104 and the temperature 99.2. He passed
the night of the 14th comfortably. In re.
viewing the case Of the President since he
arrived at Long Branch, the physicians
say in the morning bulletin of the 10th ''that,
in spite of the various septic accidents which
have for several weeks and do still compile
cate his case, he has certainly not retro
graded, but, on the contrary, has made
some progress toward convalescence. The
President passed good day. He occupied
his reclining chair, ate moderately and slept
quietly. The evening message to United
States Minister Lowell stated that the Presi-
dents condition had not materially chang
ed. He was still very weak, and, as this
weakness was due to the condition Of his
blood, while it continued grave anxiety
would also continue. At eleven p. m. the
cottages occupied by the Presidents family
and attendants were closed, and the Presi-
dent was reported to be resting comfortably,
with good prospect Of passing quiet night