The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-26

How is the President to-day, doc
tor, in your judgment? l do not
think he is any better.
But does he hold his own? Well
[ cannot point to any particular
symptom and say it is not probably
worse, but the impression which his
general condition makes upon us to-
day is a little less favorable. [ dc
not feel quite as much encouraged
as | did yesterday.
| What are the features of the case
which seem to you most disquiet-
ing? The condition Of the blood
and extreme weakness.
He has not, then, made any gain
In strength since yesterday morn
ing? l cannot see that he has.
Does he not take his food as well
as yesterday? Yes, quite as well.
His stomach seems to maintain its
improved condition.
Then if the stomach performs its
functions properly, and nourishment
continues to be well assimilated
will not the condition of the blood
! change for the better? 1t will in
time. The poison will be elimina-
ted from the blood, if the patients
strength and vitality hold out. 1t
is question of time and endurance.
The wound continues to do well,
does it not? Yes, but l don't think
the condition of the wound is so
important a consideration. The
President is very weak and is yet
gaining strength very slowly, if at
all. The great question is, can he
be sustained through this period OF
prOStration? If he can, think he
will eventually rally from the de-
preston caused by septiceamia in
the blood.
NOON BULLETIN.
Executive Mansion, 1880 pm
Since the issue of this mornings
bulletin, raise in the Presidents
temperature similar to that which
occurred yesterday morning has
been observed. The pulse is some
what more frequent. From the in
cision in the parotid swelling a
few drops of pus were dis
charged this morning. The size
of the swelling is not di-
minished. In other respects his
condition is not perceptibly changed.
Pulse LIP, temperature 1922, respira-
ton 10.
(Signed.) d. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
]. J. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REYBURN,
f. II. HAMILTON.
NO HOPE.
The noon bulletin shows no con-
fidence in the Presidents recovery.
Reports from the sick room later,
are to the effect that the glandular
complication is giving the doctors
serious concern, and this is corrOb-
oroted by the bulletin just issued,
which states that the swelling has
not diminished perceptibly, and
there have been but a few drops of
pus discharged. The feveriSh SYM
toms are again on the increase as
shown by the bulletin. and the doc
tors are reported to have resorted to
enemata unsuccessfully, the bowels
refusing to retain the injections. A
feeling of gloom is again making
itself apparent at the White House.
Not the least alarming feature in
the case is that the doctors keep
themselves shut up and refuse to be
interviewed. Another bad evening
is looked for at this writing.
no CHANGE.
Executive Mansion, 4 p.m.-Dr.
Reyburn REPORTS at o'clock that
there has been no change in the
general condition since
the 1870 bulletin. His stomach con-
tinueS to perform it's functions sat
isfactorily, and he has taken, up to
this hour, about the same amount of
nourishment as yesterday. His pulse
has fallen a little since noon, and
there are no new unfavorable Symp-
toms.
ANOTHER QUARREL.
Chicago, 25.-Washington. special:
To Hamilton is ascribed the glory
of having insisted upon the Presi-
dents removal. Your correspondent
is aware that Secretary Blaine has
been from the start one Of the most |
positive advocates of the removal of |
the President from the malarial re-
gion of the White House. The day
after the President was shot Blaine |
to the attendant phySi- |
clans the desirability of getting be- |
yond the reach of the malarial infu-
ences which surround the Executive |
Mansion. Bliss was one of the most |
earnest opponents of Blaine's theory.
Bliss maintained that it would be
positively dangerous to attempt to
move the President, and declared |
that he would not vouch for the
life if an attempt |
to remove him was made.
Bliss and other physicians at
tendant upon the President have
denied that he was affected with |
and during this period at |
least half a dozen strong men about |
the Executive Mansion have been |
and Frustrated by insidious
disease. Yesterday he is reported |
to have said he thought if the |
was removed he would |
not live to pass beyond the White
House gates. The President him
self has been most anxious to get |