Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-14
THE woUNDED PRESIDENT.
"HE IS GOING TO GET WE'LL"
Tho Surgeons Very Hopeful aud Relaxing
Their Keticenco-The Critical Point
Believed to be Past.

Believed to be Past.
Notwithstanding the favorable bulletins
which have been issued each day indicat-
| ing a steady progress to cOnvalescence, the
presidents condition has never until
now ceased to cause the gravest solicita
ton in the midst of, perhaps, a major
| ity of the community, while no later than
yesterday it was limited in many quarters
that the bulletins could not be taken as a
fair indication of his real condition. That in
fact he was each day growing weaker and
making steady drains upon his reserve vi
tally to prOlOng life. Yesterday, however,
there was a very general feeling of conf
dence that the critical point has been safe
ly passed, and that the president is slowly
but surely entering upon the road to con-
valescence. The members of the cabinet
called yesterday morning as usual before
going to their several departments, and
with not a single exception came away
from the sick room with moro buOyaEt
feelings of confidence than they have at
any time entertained since the day the
president was wounded.
Secretary Blaine said in conversation
that bulletins could be taken in perfect
confidence and that the presidents re-
covery might be considered almost re-
moved from any question of uncertainty
as was indicated by his dispatch to-day to
Minister Lowell. Mr.. Blaine has now the
most perfect confidence III the presidents $
recovery.
Secretary Lincoln speaks with the utmost
confidence of the presidents S recovery. He
has Abandoned his contemplated trip to
the Yellowstone national park in company
with General Sherman, but will in the
course of ten days or two weeks take his
family to Rye Beach, New Hampshire, if
the president continues to improve.
DR.. Bliss, who was asked at 1915 last
night what he thought Of the presidents $
condition, said that could he have been
assured a week ago that the case would
progress precisely as it has progressed,
and that the PRECEDENT would be as we'll
now, as in reality he Is, he would have
been more than satisfied, and could not
have asked for anything better. There
have been no Indications, ho said, Of sec
ondary hemorrhage or of py:rmia, or of
any dangerous complication. The sup
puration is progressing naturally, the
wound presents 4 healthy appearance, the
patient takes and assimilates nourish-
ment as we'll as could be desired. and his
sleep is quiet and refreshing. The crisis
in surgical fever is ordinarily past on the
tenth or eleventh day. when suppuratiOn
is fully established. This, We believe, was
the case on Monday night, when the pa
TENTS temperature reached its highest
point. Since that time the daily fluctua
tions have been less and less ex-
tremc, until last night the pulse barely
reached the maximum of 100. There is no
danger to be apprehcnded from weakness.
The president is no weaker than any man
would be with such an injury and after
such a fever. He is day by day taking
more and more ncurishment, and, al
though it consists principally of milk, it is
we'll assimilatcd and is amply sufficient to
maintain his strength until he is in q con-
dition to take solid food.
There was never anything more nn-
founded or unjust than the rumors that
the bulletins do not truthfully represent
his actual condition. We have reported
all the presidents symptoms, good and
bad, with perfect frankness and truth
fulness. Bulletins more honest and judi.
cious than ours have never been issued,
and anyone who makes contrary asscr-
tiOn says what is untrue. We did not
think it proper or prudent 1T first to ex-
press any opinions with regard to the
significance of facts given in our bull
letins, but the facts, as stated, were
accurate and trustworthy, and sur
geons and physicians throughout
the country were competent to draw
conclusions from them for themselves
as well Us for the people. Since,
however, the presidents symptoms began
TO be more decidedly and undoubtedly IA
vorablc, we have relaxed little the
rule which we adopted not to express
opinions and have said that the prcsi-
dent is making slow progress toward re-
covery: and that is the truth. Although
he is not yet out Of danger, think it
comparatively safe to say that he will
probably recover. After some further
conversation DR.. Bliss returned to the
presidents room. saying with smile and
nod of tho head as he closed the door,
81 lie is going to get WE'LL"