The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-22

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On Saturday, August 20, more food wa
taken BY the mouth and less by injection
than on the day before. The noon bul
letin was delayed, and when It was issued
the reason became apparent The wound
II stated, had been explored to depth o
twelve and q half inches by means OF 4
flexible tube. Before this time the sur
geons had been ableto examine thewounG
to q depth Of only three or four inches
The deeper penetration was permitted By
the separation Of small slough, The
wound was said TO be in good condition
The pus was healthy, and Dr.. Bliss denied
that the President was suffering from pyte
mia, His pulse and temperature were .
Little higher than on the previous day. The
only official reierrnce TO the parotid swell
ing was in the morning bulletin, which
stated that 1t was unchanged and was free
from pain.
HOPES AGAIN DASHED.
Sunday, August 81, was another bad day
and the hopes of the public were AGAR
dashed, During the preceding night thu
patient had been somewhat restless, and
his pulse at $3.50 A. NJ, was 100. His mind
seemed to be afflicted by his excessive
weakness, In the afternoon he vomited
three times, and the process OF feeding bin
by the mouth had again to be suspended
temporarily. The vomiting, it Is said, was
not caused by nausea, but by the acCumu
lation Of saliva and phlegm in the patients
throat The glandular irritation, the sup
posed cause Of the bronchial obstruction
was still troublesome. Salve plasten and
poultiCes seemed to have no effect in re-
ducing the swelling.
The reports that the Presidents mind was
wandering caused the grayest feeling OIL
alarm. This, together with the unusually
high fever and the temperature ut one
time below the normal, made tho case a
critical one. His coughing deprived him
Of rest, and he could not regain strength
by food administered through the mouth
because he could not retain 1t, The re.
ports on Monday, the I'D were slightly
more encouraging, In the course oil the
day about twenty ounces OF liquid food
was taken naturally and retained. The Of
forts to scatter the inflammation Of tho
parOtid gland were not successful,
however, and an operation WIS
talked Of, The dlnGer apprehended
was from continual waste without IN equiv.
alent rebuilding, Slight dslirium caused
by feebleness and long illness was again
noticed, Secretary Blaine telegraphed ia
London that the general condition OF the
President WIS serious II not critical. ale
Is weak, exhausted ind emaciuted," said
the dispatch, mot Weighing l25or 1870
pounds. His weight when wounded was
from 205 to 2lO pounds" His failure to
gain strength was the cause ioralarm. This
dispatch caused the gravest feeling Of un.
easiness every where. The surgeons re-
ported the wound to be doing well.
On Tuesday, the 23d, there was n ray OF
hope, and for time q better feeling pre-
vailed. Thirty ounces Of liquid food were
taken naturally and retained, and ut one
time the patients pulse was down TO
96--the lowest point reached in q fortnight.
Fears, however, that the inhamed parotid
gland would suppurate ocCasioned some
uneaslness, The temperature and pulse
were about the same as on the day before.
On the whole the President was thought to
be about the same, and the gain, II any,
was very slight
LANclSd TIE GLANDrLrE SWELLING.
On Wednesday, August "a, tho parotid
swelling became softer than usual, indicut.
Ing that suppuratlon had begun. DR..
Hamilton, therefore, took o lancet aud
throwing m antiseptic spray over the
swelling withoutapplying anesth otiCsina any
I0rn nude an ilClslUn upward for hAlf An
inch and then downward for a like distance
Into the cheek an inch In front OF and lit
Lle below the ear. The pulse Immediately
fdn up 10 1l5, but soon went down to l0l.
Partially hardened pus, in quantity about
lslaFgoas two peas, wastaken out. The Presi-
lent appeared to be relieved by the opera
lion, audit was thoughtthat danger from this
source was removed, Late In the evening
Ihe arrival Of DR., Agnew from Philadel.
phia, whence he had been hastily sum
caused considerable alaFin lie
was driven to the White House, where the
question OF the adyisability Of removing the
President was under discussion. The mem.
bers Of the cabinet were also present 1t
was decided not to move the patient. Ri.
mors also prevailed that Vice President
Arthur had been summoned to Washing.
Ton to. assume the duties Of the Presidency,
owing to the inability Of General Garfield
but these proved to be untounded.
Thursday, the 25th, the case assumed a
more serious phase. The incision In the
ylandular swelling did not produce the do.
sired results, and II was filled with pus
condped In cells. The patients stomach
seemed 70 be doing well, and yet II WINS
seen that le was gradually losing strength,
and was hourly beCouling les gble to
throw off the effects OF vitiated blood and
lourishment. OF itself the
,lapdular disturbance would not have been
1 Callse for serious alarm, hut In The enfee-
bled condition Of the patient II wus liable
10 produce the gravest results Despite
The operation the swelling did not dimin.
ish, and the discharge Of pus was very
slight This, taken with the fever in the
afternoon, caused the deepest feeling Of
lnxiety. The physicians themselves adj.
tnltted thegmply,,gI t4e l!resl dents con.
tition, but hoped for favorable turn.
Blaine telegraphed to Mr..
Mr.. Lowell that the patients mind at
intervals had been clouded, and that no
was losing strehgth. Friday Il wtls
thought thdt there Vas c .. i s,iii,t chance
81 the patients recovery. The uniavorablc
symptoms continued, The pulae rose once
To- l36, and II remained at 1870 for some
lime. The patient on awakening suffered
from some mental Confusion. The pus from
The glandular swelling began to stippurate
through the ear, and In the Weakened CON
1ttjQA Of the patient this process, which
ordinarily would be regarded IA al encour.
sglng sign, WIS looked upon as al addi.
tional cduse for alarm, That tho patients
blood was poisoned Dr.. Bliss admitted.
The wound, he said, looked badly. The
sides were Aabhy, and the pts was thin,
watery and unhealthy. The only hope left
was based upon the Presidents stomach,
Should this tail him The end would only be
a question Of hours. In the noon bulletin
the surgeons stated frankly for the first
time that his condition WIS critical,
NEAR DRArII's noon.
Saturday, August q, was another day OF
iarrihln a,,unanan and nnxietv. II wau mn.