, 1881-07-24
1ot live, another that his pulse was .1oo, atto

not live, another that his pulse was :1oo anu
another that he was rapidly sinking ana tne
PHYSICIANS had given up all hope OF MS re.
rovery. When the correspondent arT'Veo ~
the White House, 4 few minutes later, "e
found that, while there was no panic tnete'
| the feeling among those surrounding tne
| President was one of
| CHEAT ANXIETY.
"IIow Is it, Colonel?'' he asked OF Ill
| Corbiu, who entered with an anxious tace'
| "Well, it is pretty bad The Presidents
Temperatures is very high, and 50 is his pulse.
We hope for the best"
Private-secretary Brown said: "Ot course
| we feel very anxious, but we must mol give
| IN, The President is resting quietly now
al,d is perspiring. His pulse is slightly lower
| than it was. We do not know whit the teIl-
pcraturc is now, because the doctors oo ho1
| want to disturb him."
| ''uas the President taken any noufisn-
| ment to-day 2"
| "Yes, lie has taken some milk and toasI'
| with beet-iuice, but nothing solid for day
or two now"
"IIave Drs. Hamilton and Agnew been
sent for?"
"Yes, but not in anticipation OF fatal tt.
suit. The attending surgeons naturally feel
that, in Justice TO themselves as well as 10
| the consulting surgeons, the latter should oe
called here. We expect them this evening"
| AT 3 O'CLOCK.
J when the Government Departments poured
| forth their thousands Of employees, the streets
| became more animated, and the scenes OF
three weeks ago to-day were repeated, al
| though in u somewhat modified form. Dr.
| Bliss had spoken in somewhat more reassur-
| ing tone respecting the Presidents condition,
| saying that lie was no worse than should
| have been expected after two such rlSors us
| TIC had experienced. But people generally
| seemed inclined and prepared to believe the
worst und stories that bo0.l-poisonlng had
| developed were circulated and By MANY be-
| Iieyed. Indeed it is reported that dispatches
| were sent from here this afternoon to nu11l-
| ber of newspapers saying that py:enlla laa
| set in.
| THERE WAS no AUTHORITY WHATEVER
| for such statements, so far as the physicians
| in attendance upon the President were con-
| cerned The TRIBUNE correspondent saw
| COL Curbin again at tile White House att
| O'Clock this even ny. Ae appeared less an&-
| inlls, and, il response to an inquiry regard
| iug the Presidents cOnui- lion, he replied: ~
| think liz is much better. and that is the opin-
ion of Swain, who las BEEN With him nearly
all day. We still think he Is godlg to pull
through"
Private-Secretary Brown said: "There has
been q free, copluus, and spontaneous dis
charge Of pus from the wound, and the doc
tors appear to feel very much encouraged"
MIDNIGHT.
The consulting physicians, Asnew and
Hamilton, had two hours conference with
the attending surgeons, but the President has
not been personally examined by Agnew and
Hamilton. lie is resting quietly now, under
the influence of opiates. His Temperature Is
about 1Ul. His pulse is considerably reduced,
and it is not deemed advisable to disturb him
until early in the Mornlny. DR.. Hamilton
says that there is no CAUSE for alarm; that
the Presidents condition is not as Serious as
lie had feared. DR., Asnew said that
he had supposed the discharge Of p1ls
had entirely stopped, and feared that
tile matter might be discharglng into the alb
donnal cavity, in which event the case
would have been very serious. He also gives
a reassufing opinion.
THE CONSULTING PHYSICIANS HAVE RE
TIRED
to the house Of Attorney General Mae eagh
far the night, subject TO call, and.tWO VI the
attending physicians are on duty. The two
others are sleeping in the ante-room. No
more bulletins will be issued Tonight The
pulse and temperature will not be taken until
the morning There is reason to think that,
in the morning. the President will be reported
very much improved.
DENIAL
At midnight Dr. Reyburn says that the
ru1nor current in New York, and telegraphed
thence to II Washington, that the physicians had
been probing for tile bullet, and had thus
brought on the fever and accompanying
dangerous symptoms, was false. The UNI
favorable symptoms are due to the forna-
tion of pus cavity. 1--WE have" he added,
"given him three-sixteenths Of grain of
morphia, and he has been sleeping since
the wound was dressed" Agnew anil
Hamilton entirely approved the treat
ment Of the attending physicians, and,
while they agreed that the exigency
was sufficient to warrant their being
sent for, yet the threatening symptoms had
subsidized. Drs. Agnew and Hamilton both
disapproved of the diet Ut the President and
Of his talking much. D.. AEnew hns tele-
graphed to his wife since his arrival that the
Presidents condition was promising. DR..
Hamilton telegraphed to his wife that he
found matters less serious than he feared.
Secretary Blaine said this evening that
TIE v1CE-rnEs1pEST
has not been sent for; that there had been no
such emergency to require il. He has been
receiving all the information about the Presi-
dent,' said Mr.. Blaine, "and have just
sent him reassurng telegram" Secretary
kirkwood, before leaving the White House.
stated that the day had been one Of great
anxiety for all the Cabinet, but that they
were call feeling greatly reassured by the
more favorable symptoms Of the evening, and
their hopes Of final recovery were strong.
Mrs. Kirkwood, i'll reply to an inquiry, said
that Mrs. Garfield WIS manifesting less any,
iety this evening than at noon, aud was quite
evidently easier i'll her mind.
THE BAD NEWS.
IT SPEEADS RAPIDLY. |
WAs11ISGroS, d. e., July @i-The news that |
the President was not doing so well sp7ead j
rapidly through the city, and, before long, /
man, foutstcps were turned toward the White |