The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-08

\ man with :eebler constitution
than the President and less determin.
alton Ia live would have died ut the
first. His calmness WAS So great, his
confidence in regaining health SO per-
feet, that the physicians began to en-
teltain renewed hope. The improve.
ment continued during Saturday night
and since each bulletin sent from the
White House has been more hopeful
than the one preceding. DIR. Bliss
became more confident and declared
that lie could "pull the President
through The danger apprehended
WAS from the Inflammation expected
to set in. The ball has not been re-
moved and will not be until the Presi.
dent is much stronger. The passage
from the bowels and the urine are
natural, and showed apparently that
neither the bladder nor the intestines
had been injured. The wound is kept
well sponged, and every precautiOn
to avoid inflammation has been taken.
The opinions of medical men, us usual
differ as to the state of the patient s
injuries.
MRS. GARFIELD.
| At the time of the assassination
Mrs. Garfield was ut Long Branch,
where the news created Il profound
sensation. Gen. Grant was among
the first to extend his sympathy to
Mrs. Garfield, whose grief was, as
might he expected, almost uncOntrol.
liable. The General had received a
telegram stating that the wounds
from the assassin's bullets would not
cause death, and the perusal of this
dispatch, which was placed in Mrs.
Gariield's hands, had the effect of
partially dispelling the fears caused
by the first report. The Central New
Jersey and Pennsylvania railroads,
with praisewOrthy haste, combined
in placing special train at the dis
posal of Mrs. Garfield and family.
The afflicted family soon after boarded
the train, which proceeded for Wash.
ington, having the right -of-way in all
cases. Just after the departure OF
Mrs. Garfield "a letter of coincidence
was received from Vice.President
Arthur. Mrs. Garfield arrived at
Washington in the evening. being
met 1T the depot by her son and OtheI
sympathiZing friends, and has borne
up herOically under the trying scenes
Of the eventful week.
HOW THE CASE Is TREATED.
Great curiosity has been manifesto
to know exactly how the physicians
were treating the case, which has
been Il carefully guarded secret, so fan
the public is concerned. Capt. Henry
the Presidents most intimate friend
has shared the anxiety, and spent two
hours in the Presidents room quietly
taking observations. lie feared that
the sleep of the President was due to
Opiates. After he had made his OBJ
servations, he felt relieved on one
point, believing that he had discov
cred the real extent to which NOR
phine is being used. He said that q
very small fraction of Il grain of the
liquid Is injected once in eight hours
which he is confident is not enough
to superinduce sleep, and he is con
WINGED that the Presidents repose is
natural. A rubber tube has been in
serted in the wound to carry off the
pus from the internal parts that are
lacerated. All the applications to the
wound itself are said to be spray OF
weak carbOlic acid. The legs are
swathed in bandages saturated with
paregoric.
NO VITAL PART TOUCHED.
A physician in a communication ia
the New York Tribune concerning tho
nature of the President 8 wound, says
it is the opinion of large number OF
intelligent medical men i'm that city
that neither the liver nor any other
vital part has been wounded. This
is borne out by the fact that, beyond
the first shock. there has been no ma.
terial change, either in temperature,
pulse or respiration. The changes
that might affect the former are the
most important Indications, either of
shock or peritonitis, but the body
heat has not risen above l0l degrees
and fraction. The most probable
explanation Of President Gariield's
wound is that the bullet took an up.
ward and inward course and lodged