The Portland daily press., 1881-07-07
BETTER STILL.
Decided Improvement in the
Presidents Condition.
THE PHYSICIANS GREATLY
ENCOURAGED.
Guiteau an Applicant for
the Austrian Mission.
INSANITY CLEARLY SHOWN
BY HIS CONVERSATION.

loFFICIAL BULLETINS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 a. m.-The Pre-
sldent passed most comfortable night and
slept well. His condition has remained
throughout as favorable as when the last bull
letin was issued. The pulse is becoming less
frequent and is now SO, temperature 49, s, respi-
ration %.
D. W. BLISS,
j. x. BARNES,
). j. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1890 P. M-The Pre-
sident remains quite as comfortable as when
the last bulletin was issued. He takes his
nourishment well. Tempera ture 99.7, respira-
ton 49,
D. W. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN,
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July $3.50 P. M
The Presidents condition continues as favor
comfortable day, taking more nourishment
than yesterday. Pulse 104, temperature 1905,
respiration %. Unless unfavorsble symptoms
develop no further bulletins will be issued un-
til tomorrow morning.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS
[5A. NJ.
Mrs. Edison, one of the attendants in the
sick room, says the President rested we'll
during most of the night
5.30 A. M
Col. Rockwell, one of the watchers during
the latter part of the night, reports the Presi-
dent to have passed quiet night. The Presi-
dent remarked this morning that he felt con-
siderably refreshed with the rest he obtained
during the night.
rs A. M.
Drs Bliss and Woodward both express them
selves as feeling very much encouraged at the
Presidents condition this morning. His pulse
a hnT ic oh
When COL Rockwell entered the Presidents
room shortly after 6 this morning, he found
everybody wearing cheerful look ''How do
you feel this morning" said he to tho Presi-
dent, and in response received the following
gratifying answer: every much refreshed, i
slept well all night. feel better than at any
time since Saturday morning. His voice is
strong and his manner very cheerful"
1000 A. M
The condition OF the President since the last
official bulletin at $50 has further improved
His pulse is 96 and temperature normal.
[1255 P. Nj
The slight rise in the pulse of the President
since $50 a. m. was caused by the changing of
the bed and the movement of the patients
body which it necessitated. His symptoms are
Still regarded as very favorable. Unless some
unfavorable change should occur 10 further
| official bulletin will be issued until $50 o. m.
Experiments are now being made OF different
sorts OF refriserating apparatus, in order to
relieve the President if possible from the un-
favorable influence of the great heat by artif-
cially cooling the atmosphere
1880 P. MI
The Presidents condition remains unchang-
ed,all rumors to the contrary notwithstanding.
$3.50 P. MI
Among the other favorable symptoms of the
Presidents condition to-day is the fact that
he is beginning to find fault with his physicians
because they do not give him enough to eat
He called this afternoon for beef-steak but
he was told that it was not prudent at present
to allow him to eat such hearty food. He
grumbled a little but consented to COM
promise upon an egg and say no more about it.
The egg was giveu him. He wished also to
known this afternoon whether he could not
be permitted to hold a cabinet meeting and
his physicians were obliged to discourage and
restrain. His symptoms at this hour 8 30 o. m
continue to be favorable.
[5.30P. MI
DR.. Bliss says that the Presidents condition
and symptoms at this hour are favorable and
satisfactory.
Only slight change has taken place in the
Presidents condition since the date of the last
official bulletin and that is in the direction of
further improvement. He was resting quietly
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 6.-Midnight-
The President has passed most comfortable
day and his condition tonight is as satisfactory
as could be expected. He has taken more
nourishment during the past Is hours than at
any time since he was wounded, and the food
has all been retained. In order to relieve
him as far as possible from oppression
caused by the intense heat the attending ply
sicians this morning put into operation sim
pie refrigeratlng apparatus, which it is thought
will render the atmosphere of his room to-
morrow much more comfortable than it has
been to-day. 1t consists of number of
troughs of galvanized iron, about ten inches in
width and fourteen fact long, placed on the
floor along the walls and filled with water and
broken ice. Over these troughs, and cores
sheets of flannel, the lower edges of which are
immersed in ice water which fills the trough.
The water is absorbed and carried upward by
capillery attraction in the flannel as oil is in
the wick of lamp, until the sheets are sat
urated. This cold water, both by direct
contact with the air and by rapid
evaporation which takes place over the ex
temperature of the room. Although only
few hours have elapsed since this apparatus
was put into operation it has made a very per-
ceptible change and it is thought that its utili-
ty will be still more clearly demonstrated to-
morrow.
The day has been comparatively quiet one
at the Executive Mansion, for the reason that
the favorable bulletins have to great extent
relieved public anxiety and decreased the
number OF callers. At this hour, midnight,
the President is resting quietly and all his
symptoms are encouraging.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 70 A. M.-The
President continues easy There is no change
in his symptoms.