Smyrna times., 1881-07-20

PRESIDENT GARFIELD IN HIS THIRD
WEEK. Incidents Of the Sick Chamber
Nineteen DAYS. lacking a few hours, have
passed since president Garfield received a
pistol-shOt wound which was at first sup
posed 10 be mortal. Contrary to the eX-
PectatiOH sf his physicians, he survived
the shock, an6 although life hung appar-
emily by sipgSe thread, his admirable
constitution and Lesalute will have carried
him through the mest dangerous stages,
and he may now be regarded as fairly on
the way to cOnyalescaRce. He sleeps
well, eats with relish. and would talk
great deal more if his physicians had not
laid an embargo upon all conversation with
the patient. A dispatch from Cleveland
announces the serious illness of the Presi-
dents aged mother. 1t is to be hoped
that she will live TO see her sons perfect
recovery.
The President for the iirst time on sun
day ordered his own breakfast Hereto
fore the physicians or nurses had the mat
ter of selecting his food in hand. When
he was told that he could order anything
he liked he said Can /? Well, then,
bring me up a good beefsteak, some baked
potatoes and a glass of milk" The
breakfast was served in twenty minutes
afterwards. Il am going to swallow
this beef DOCTOR" he said; I" am tired
of having to chew it up and then not eat. ."
All right" said the nurse, ''suit your
sell" and the President proceeded to eat
the first that could be called real good
meal since he has been in his bed. He
felt much better afterwards. His appetite
for dinner was not so good. Still ne en-
JOyed a fine meal for a man who, two
weeks before, it was said could not
live till sundOwn. In speaking to Post
master-General James and Col. Rockwell
on Sunday evening, DIR. Bliss said nothing
had as yet occurred which changed hi.
previously expressed opinion that the
bullet went through the body, from en-
trance at the back, through the viscera
and is now lodged in the abdominal wall
He thinks that future events will SHOW
this to be its position.
.It LARGE CONSUMPTION OF ICE.
There was little or nothing astir abou
the White House on Sunday, except whel
the ice wagons arrived in the Afternoon
with three or four more tORG of ice. Tn
melting and wastage is about three ton
per day of the "a tons or so stored in th
basement in the icebOxes. The place ha
brushed-up and clean appearance again
The engines, boilers, cylinders and Othe
paraphernalia, iraTnense In quantity an
peculiar in shape, which were put in pos
ton to compress air. If necessary, hay
been moved away. The sections of hos,
tin pipes, fans, motors, and odds and enc
generally have also disappeared. TIL
only thing about the place which is oil
servable from the outside indicating tn:
anything unusual has transpired is Il
presence of the police officer and Il
soldier sentinel at the outer gate, and Il
SQUAD of soldiers who are camped on ii
left sf the east walk 1t has been ma
ter Of satisfaction TO many that all throuS
the excitement i'm consequence of Il
shooting at no time did the civil pow
yield to the military. It was the polio
man, the civil officer, who had char
always at the gate and door, the militia
guard being secondary to him. -s
MEMORIES or JULY D.
There is hardly any difference now
tween one day and another In the Pre-
dents bedroom. Z The patient contiru
to improve and eat wella Saturday he /
handed the physicians and nurses that
was his anniversary that he had be
Two weeks in bed. He remembers eve
circumstance of the shooting, and says
was engaged great deal Of the time
laid at the depot in watching the count
hances of those of his friends around al
she effects of the shock on them.
looks forward with much anxiety to t
ume when he will be allowed to read {
daily papers, and specially to glance oy
lnem of the Say Following the shootir
ne President has always been a -carei
observer and it has eisgays been his
nght to study the effects that are produc
- the various hranches.and lapnenipgs
,,lle and especially those immediately 4
.owing important events. The Preside
son.nues to watch his case, and seeming
understands all the symptoms. He +
dasntly talks of them 10 the phssicial
ad gives his idea and predictions bas
lhem As a rule his Judgment