, 1881-09-11

of granr1ation along the inner end Of the
vound:'
1.-The catheter does not 70 in SO far. Ycster-
day 1t did not penetrate more thnn about ten
inches. We are very careful not to press it any
further than it slips in easily. When the lcnst
force is used. there is flow Of blond. There is
shown pcrcep1ibie discolorauon of the pus''
.Uowf large is Tho catheter or tube you use
pow:"
Less than pcnholder in circumference"
..Has tho ball changed position since the Pres
ident came here:
mo, think not"
'sls 1t cncysted:'
aProhably not."
.Do you apprchend any further danger aris-
lug from its unprotected cnndiuou!''
mo, we think 1t will do 10 further harm,''
Or. Bliss thus
SEEMS TO DIFFER FROM DR. HAMILTON
a. to the fact whether or not the ball hus en-
eys1ca: 1or last night Dr. Hamilton stated that
he thought it had. 4 gentleman. surgeon who
has closely watched the ease, and whose inter
est for it is SO great that ne has followed tho
President to Long Branch, referring to one of
the Presidents noted sayings, says: " It is the
unexpected that happens iu his case us well as
In his life. The history Of bis case presents some
new feature every week, and each succeeding
Que hns been more serious fhnn It's predecessor.
There is in his condition today nothing upon
which to base tho presumption that he has cs-
capped those chances Of Il relapse which have
come before without warning. and whose effects
have always been so pregnant with evil Twenty
hour: before the first operation there WIS no
appearance suggestive nor cause to think it
would be necessary. The Presidents case has
demonstrated that
THE UNEXPECTED Is TIE THING THAT SEvEl:
FAILS
to happen. Let US get away from the bad feat
ures Of the ten weeks record OF his case before
we get TOO hopeful today for that which we Gnu
nut justify next week. Dent ltt it be forgotten
that the President Is Il very sick man-perhaps
sicker than he was three weeks ago-since when
he has twice been near death that the MI
uon's breath stopped while it waited for the
bull to DROP
II Is TEN WEEKS AGO TODAY
since the President WAS SHOT. 1t ruined heavily
LAST night and al! the morning, and seemed to be
an unfayora1le day for the President Satur-
day is usually expected IT, be all unfayorabto
day any way The first news this morning of
the Presidents condition partly fulfilled the ap-
prehensons. it was plain to see that his spirits
and his condition were affected by the storm.
I1s fever last night began somewhat later than
usual and continued somewhat longer aud, i'll
consequence. his rest was broken, and he woke up
during the night at intervals never more than an
hour apart, and although he began the day with
more lever LHHH liz IAA uaA III tAt AuUa AA416 1oA
several days past, it WIS noted with qualification
that it was Il better beginning for q Saturday
1nau he has recently made. Ills temperature ut
the ruorntn4, dressing ut S:12 was ~, and his
pulse l0L The doctors thought, however, that
he
SEEMED TO HAVE GAINED IN STRENGTH.
and the trouble with his disordered digestive
apparatus seemed not to huvc rccurrcd. His
breakfast was hearty-for him. lie began
1f
birds, and ate with relish. 4 third reed
bird he TOOK in hts fingers and ute the meat o1
to the hrelst bone. The soft part of 4 piece OF
toast and three Or four ounces OF CRUEL finished
the repast- The wound looked better this morn
ing and appeared healthy The 1umefuctlon OF
the parotid is said to have disappeared, anu the
suppuration has diminished.
AT NOON
ae was feeling better in spirits. Col. Rockwell
raised the President III his arms that he might
look out on the ocean, \ cold gray sea-fos
blew in, and the surf roared with
,1intry sound on tho beach below .he
olun on which the Presidents cottage stands.
4 lo,, cracked on the Open hearth OF his roo'n
~This Is splendid, Rockwell" he said. His
temperature at this time WIS 9s.s, and pulse 10o
Ats: his temperature had fallen two-tenths ut
degree, and his pulse remained the same"
The doctors then pronounced his condition ou
.-'.s-Ns. ,;e..;. <,,oa ,h.,, t,r saya,.t d,va
sar...a @N'0
DE- BLISS
tays today the President was going to repair
. more rupidv tnun tho public thought for. Not
1.umcdiately,." he continued, hut, say, In two
weeks it will show ITSELF just now he has not
as much blood as he had By Il considerable. II or
II time the President coul.1 not hear well with
the rigat ear, which was affected BY the trouble
with the parotid gland. Now. Dr.. Bliss says, bis
hearing is coming buck, aud it is certain not to
be permanently impaired.
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'...s, 49, ',<,..,..,,,.s d;sconforr ard sona
a..1 $780,. .,io,s, IL h.. r,,g 1sc,o 7e.d
,,sa1r o., - <.,,-,,, y, f,,rtber +rouhte This
,,n,,;n.- ,na prcs;dcn, ro, hold OF n newspaper
ahjo,, ,r,s 1<-i,r -, ,ha he'd ,vi,bjn roatb. and
ra,d :, ;1 vht,o nofore n ,vas tokcn from him.
W.. ~. .,1iss J,sr,.nrod whut nnpcr it
~o. no cold a. ,rax narfot1v harmless. md
-xo,',t ~ hora hrr+ :, child sccrrtarics
,ar,es H,,rr md p,a,na. with their wives,
us - IT.. r. ,r,tt,, .,,n +,norro.r ir fha