Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-04
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The Presidents Condition.

WASHINGTON, June 3d.-Builetins have
been hourly posted, continuing to give favor
able accounts of the Presidents condition.
Following are the latest
WASHINGTON ID. c., July 3l.-The ad-
visibility of probing the Presidents wound
for the bullet was carefully considered at the
consultation of his attending physicians at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and it was then
determined not to make any attempt to ex-
tract the ball, owing to the fact that the re-
action which should follow the sheck of in
jury had not taken place, and besiles great
fears were entertained at that hour that the
President would not rally. Careful and
delicate examinations made later in the even.
ing revealed the fact that the location of the
ball, as determined, was such as to make any
effort last night for its removal unwarraat-
able. This morning the physicians decide
that no effort will be made at present to ex.
tract the ball, as it's presence in the location
determined does net necessarily interfere
with the ultimate recovery of the President.
Most of the members of the Cabinet watched
at the Executive Mansion last night, and re-
mained until late hour this morning. Sec
retaries Window and Hunt and Postmaster.
General James we're the first to leave.
Secretary Lincoln and Attorney General
MacVeagh remained until near o'clock. All
of them, however, before leaving. indited
hopeful and reassuring kilograms concerning
the Presidents condition, to be sent to many
personal friends.
WASHINGTON, July 3d.-Dr. Bliss states
this morning that the examinations made yes
tsrday afternoon and evening disclosed the
fact that the bullet entered the Presidents
body between the tenth and eleventh ribs, on
the right side of the spinal column, ard pass
ing forward and downward into and through
the lower end of the right lobe of the liver,
finally lodged in the anterior portion of the
abdomen.
WAsHIyGToN, July 3d-6 P. M.-There is
no appreciable change since the last bulletin.
The President sleeps we'll at intervals. Pulse
100, temperature and respiration normal.
WASHINGTON. July 3d-9 P. Amy
rnmor to the effect that inflammation has set
in is incorrect There has been no percepti-
bic change in the Presidents condition since
. o'clock.
WASHINGTON, July SD P. M-The sur
geons say the symptoms continue favorable !;
that every hour that this status continues
lessen the danger.
WASHINGTON, July 3l-10 P M.-The con-
dition Of the President is less favorable.
Pulee 40, temperature 100, respiration 20.
He is more restless, and again complains of
pain in the feet.
WASHINGTON, July 4th-1:30 A. M.-The
Presidents condition has changed very little
since the last bulletin. Pulse 112, tempera-
ture 90 s 10, respiration 90 Some tympan.
ties is recognized, but he does not complain
so much of pain in the feet.
WASHINGTON, July 4th-2 A. Mn view
of the fact that it is deemed best to keep the
President perfectly quiet during the re-
mainder Of the night, the attending physi.
clans announce that no examination will be
made, and no further bulletins issued until
7:30 A. NJ.
WASHINGTON, July 4th-2:l0 a. N.-Dr.
Bliss authorizes positive contradiction of
the rumor in circulation that he stated that
the Presidents case is practically hopeless,
and that there is no use in misleading the
people.