Daily Republican., 1881-07-16
THIRD EDITION.
CONsIDERED SAFE.
A Review OF the Presidents Con.
ditlOn Col. ROckwell's Talk
(suiteau RReDentant.

blty Ing Cudih IIiS pulsC duu Gciil
perature were nearer to the norma
standard than heretofore, his apretit
was increasing in strength, and the al
ternOOn fever was very slight. Hi
physicians now say in conversatio
that he "is safely over all danger, an
nothing but an accident that canno
now be foreseen can prevent ultimat
recovery"
The following are the latest telegram
up to 1.45 this morning
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 18th
following telegram was sent by the at
tending surgeons to the consulting sur
geOns this afternoon
"ENECUTIVE MANSION, l p. M
The President continues to do well. TIL
afternoon fever is daily less marked. 4
smaller quantity of milk has been givel
and solid food substituted and relished
He has had less rum and at intervals O
several hours some Tokay wine, in al
about two ounces and half of the lat
ter. Last night his hypodermic injec
tion consisted of 3-l6 of % grain of moI
phia only, which proved sufficient t.
secure rest. This morning we have al
tered the dose of sulp late of quinia t.
three grains, to be taken three time
daily. Yesterday at I p. NJ. his puls
was % temperature, lol respiration
3d. To-day. at $50 A. NJ, pulse, 30
temperature, 9S.5 respiration, Is. A
| P. NJ, pulse, "a temperature, ss.5
respiration, Is.
ID. W. BLISS. j. j. WOODWARD
! X RApNES RnnER.r REyuIrpN
HARDLY ANY PERCEPTIBLE FEVER
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July Ii, 4.3
P. M.-The attending surgeons repor
at 40 p. NJ. that the President ha
hardly any perceptible fever to-day
that he has taken more solid food thar
during any previous corresponding
period, and that all his symptoms con
tinue to be favorable and encouraging
DOING WELL ALL DAY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING.
TON, July 10, p. M.-The President
has continued to do well during the
day. The afternoon fever has been
slighter than on any day since the sd.
Pulse, 9S; temperature, 1904, respira-
tion 20.
d. W. BLISS, id. WOODWARD,
j. X. BARNES, ROBERT REYBURN.
July IL, l.45 A. MAT this hour the
Presidents favorable condition remains
and lie is sleeping quietly.
A REVIEW OF LAST THREE DAYS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING-
TON, July Ii, II p. M.-The improve
ment in the Presidents condition,
which first manifested itself on
Tuesday last, has continued until now
almost without interruption aud wholly
without anything which could be called
| relapse. Day by day the extremes
Df pulse and temperature have made a
loser and closer approach to the nor
mai standard, and evening after even
ing the fever when, at its greatest
height has shown an abatement of III
ensity. Tonight the temperature at
o'clock was only little above the nor
nal and it is already beginning its
laily ebb. The President has
)een comfortable throughout the
,ntire day, although he has not slept
lnite as much as usual. AS the
ever abates his craving for solid food
Increases, and solid food is given him
N larger and larger quantities. To-day
he asked for Il beefSteak and for oatmeal
cruel. The beetsteak was, of course,
nadmissible, but the juice of one was
pressed out so AS to Saturate n large
slice Of toast, which the President ate
with great relish.
He was also given this afternoon
,weetbread and the slice of toast soaked
n the juice of roast beef, a small guam
ity of Valentines Extract Of Meat and
'ome old Tokay wine. The oatmeal he
S to have tomorrow. Upon being
lsked tonight for medical and surgical
letails Of the Pres dents case, Doctor
Reyburn said that he could hardly
imagine more favorable progress than
he patient had made to day. His fever
up t" 5 p. III, had been hardly perrepti-
Die, aid even after that hour, ut the
line of its greatest intensity, it was
much lower than ever before. The pro-
cess of suppuration is going on in a
perfectly natural and normal way, and
the drainage tube was introduced into
the wound this afternoon to IA depth of
three or three and one-half inches. The
discharge is now subjected every day to
examination, with view
TO ascertaining if possible from the
fragments of tissue which it may con
tain, whether it comes from the depth
of the wound or not, and il it does
what indication it furnishes with re-
gard to the parts or the body through
which the bal has passed. Upon being
asked whether the deeper parts of the
wound may not already have begun TO
heal, DIR. Reyburn said "Such might
be the case.
The sides of the wonnd in the interior
of the body might be pressed together SO
as to adhere, and thus adhere without
suppuration. The present discharge
comes SO far rs we can judge, from that
part of the body lying between the
of The wound and the ribs. -
Upon being asked what he thought had
taken place in the interior Of the body
at the point pierced by the bullet, DR..
Reyburn said: 1--WE cannot tell with
certainty. The wound may, perhaps
have healed already behind the eoliet
leaving it there imprisoned, All VT
know is that the local inflammation
which was apparent in the :lepatic re
gion wee|. ago has almost entirely dis
appeared, and this is a favorable indica
tion. Furthermore, there must have
been a large ct1usion Of blood in the in
terror OF che body after the ball entered
and this has all been re-abSorbed. Thes'
facts, together with the steady decline
in the intensity of the fever, 60 to SHOW
that nature is carrying Oh her work o
reacIustment and repair in the interio
Of The body as successfully as il
,he more superficial part of the wound.
In conclusion, DR.. Keyburn said: 9TH
President has not q single unfavorabl
symptom. We not only hope for his re
covery, but we are now beginning to b
sanguine Gift"
COL. ROCKWELL TALKS.
WASHINGTON, July i5.-In conver
satiou with Col. Rockwell last night h
related several interesting incidents il
connection with the attempted assassi