New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-20

bulletins Of September T. the President believin,
that smaller number of attendants conld manage
3 .ne 'ase as wei as the number at first engaged
Slight but positive Improvement with few fac
Jus Pms "s made 10y the President until Sunday.
4 tne llth When scme anxiety YVES caused by tie
announce nent of rise in pulse terpDerafure ana
anu distressing cough revealed the
FORMATION OF pms cavity in the right loba f,o,,,
4 which pus was discharged into ms throat Al Tie
same time there a marked improvements IN lie
condition of the parotid gland of the aoc "a
portion sloughng away 81 the relief Of the pa tiepg
ana on Monday there was change for the better
the lung trouble partially subsiding the gland
ana wound making good progress IN healing, and
the stomach continuing 20 perform It's functions
well. The favorable symptoms continued on lie
following day, when the President was placed for
the iirsl time in a reclining chair and spenf hale an
hour there without bad results. Tho lung trouble
apparently grew less. aud the patient no longer fet
ehe continual sense OF fatigue Of which he had fer
was again placed in the reclining chair and mar
tooS, among other things. Of some fruit with
ever than on the previous day and il becaDse an
paIent mat he was suffering from an sbscess an
INC lower part of the right lung he result of sepfs
infection of the blood. Thursday there was no
cnange IN his condition. He took food In VARIETY
tnough ms appetite was not strong. His Diet, nniua-
non 10 get well wavered "a little az times aud ha
once expressed fear that bringing him TO fe seaside
"9 9, be Oh no avail after all.
Public anxiety increased greatly on Friday. Sep
tenber 10, as the President coaghed great deal:
the Spnta was purulent the wound was not healthy
ia appearance, aud the discharge from il wa this,
anu watery. AZ times his respiration was - lie
vas again alicOed with be l-S0ree and altlOugh
has stomach acted well. and lac ate more food than
usuai, ne was evidently growing weaker
THE BEGINNING oF THE END.
iialf an hour before noon on Saturday, September
-, severe chill set in lasting for fully half an
honr. Slight evidences of chill had been disoov-
cred the preceding night. but the physicians bad
been able to keep il under control The attack Of
the chils was followed later by profuse persD-s-
tlon and high fever Toward night the patient felt
signify relieved. In the evening OF the following,
Gay, sunday september Is. a chill lasting for
among the Presidents attendants The nsficns
suffered severely from its elects. Though the no
tent felt relieved few hours later the ,vsiciaDs
critical
HIS LAST DAY.
Monday September 80. opened Ominously.
chill lasting about fifteen minutes occurred az $50
A. m. Ii was followed by considerable febrile rise
and sweating The bulletin issued at I2:3J D. M
stated that the sufferers general condition re-
NAMED unchanged; his temperature at that tino
being 9o.2, pulse 104. respiration 90 Ever since
the first chill had seized the patient he had been
sinking slowly and gradually. immediately after
lhe Issue OF the second bulletin dispatches verc
sent by secretary MacNeagh 10 Secretaries Blaine
ana Lincoln TO hasten their return to Elheron A
iisPaJc en- was also sent TO Vice President lrfhur
ENcFyDody seemed TO bc convinced that the crisis
was NJ hand. The evening bulletin gave scarcely
any encouragement As tue evening passed The
patlent seemed TO grow weaker and weaker, aud AZ
o:3o D. M after struggle for life lasting seventy
nine days death relieved the sufferer
PULSE, Temperatures AND Respiration.
The following table shows the fuctu atoms In the
Presidents pulse, temperature and respiration from
day TO day up 70 The time of his removal from tho
White House The figures are taken from Tie morn
ing noon and early evening bulletins: