The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-11
LAST NIGHT.
DR. BLIss's OPINION OF ans CASE.
The President Is Doing Better Than a
Any time sInse Hs was wounded.
Most OF the Hanger Past.
DR.. BOynIOn Hopes.

WAsHINaToS, July l0.-A Western As
sociatsd Press agent caught DR.. Bilss Just
as he was leaving the White House about
5 o'clock tonight and had q talk with him
about the Presidents condition.
"Howis the President getting along To-
night, Doctor2" was the fifst question.
"NiCely, indeed. He had the besl
nights reatlast night he has had since be
was Woundad. With a few intermisslons be
slept all night and slept naturally, which
rested and refreshed him q great deal"
"Then he is decidedly betterPp
"YeS," the Doctor replied, I'VE can say
he is better, He has visibly improved
during the last twentY-iour hours, and in
that time his pulse got down six degrees
lower than at any time during the pre-
cseding days, and his temperature was
lowered. OF course the President is not
yet out OF danger, but the danger has
greatly lessened. We do NOT fear second
hsmorEhags now"
"Then, Doctor, you are more hopeful
OF the Presidents recovery than bstore2"
asked the reporter.
"Yes, We grow more hopeful every
hour now, The greatest OF dangers may
be said to be passed. The President Is
very weak oil course, weak and helpless,
but he takes nourishment. II remains in
his stomach and suStains him. To-day
he has taken fourteen ounces OF milk with
Just q little rum In each dose. We
give him an ounce and o half at O dose.
His wound looks well and is doing well,
II Is beginning to discharge pretty Tree
ly, and the present discharge shows the
wound to be doing well. We use an
antiseptiC system Of dressing, which you
understand, ID with aspray."
"DoCtor, what can you say really about
the Presidents recovery as your candid
opinion2"
"His chances oI recovery are good" re
piled the doctor. VI can say be 10 way past
equal ChGnces. As I've told you bsfots
the worst danger is passed."
"DnCtor," said the reporter, there Is
affirm bslisi in the public mind that tho
Pre.ident will get we'll.
"Otber things beiug equal, /" replied the
doctor, VI believe he will myself"
The doctor then said that
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR REDUCING THE
TEMPERATURE
OF the President's room have been per.
leCted, and that now the surgeons will be
able to keep the room at any tempe.
rature they desire. Two different modes
for reducing the temperature are now
ready for successful operation. 0ne is by
means OF compressed air and the other
the use OF Ice and charcoal.
The Doctor Insisted that there should
BIS two different sets before permitting the
temperature Of the room 10 be lowered.
He WAS afraid II the reduction oi the TEN.
psraturs was begun with only one sys.
TEN something might break OF get out
Of order, and then the change
back from cold to hot would be
very dangerous to the President. He
wants onR plan to supplement the ether,
80 that should breakage somewhere or
some accident cause the failure OF one,
the other will be ready for uSe.
The engine for compressing air has
arrived from New York, and is being set
up. Compressed cir Is forced into the
house through rubber hose. Dorsey hSs
and his system will be put In
operation tomorrow morning. Weather
cool enough to-day.
DR.. Boynton said he
WAS MORE HOPEFUL THAN EvRa,
aud that every moment that he con.
tinues as he has been last night and to.
day gives renewed ASSURANCE.
Mrs, Dr.. Edison. who Is BY the
Presidents side nearly all the time,
said he had grown better Ia every
way to-day; that an improvement was
visible In the Presidents appearance and
actions, and he was sleeping quietly and
naturally sgaiu tonight, and no doubt to.
morntpg will show still better i'm.
provement. During the last "a hours the
Presidents pulse was at one time'8 beats
lower than at any time during the pFeCed.
Ing day. Tonight everything was unusu.
ally quiet at the White House. Scarcely
any visitors were there, aud the house
was closed earlier than usual.
A good deal OF amusement is afforded
to the people at the While House by illus.
trations 10 the pictorial papers Of the
scenes and incidents about the house.
They might aB well bo representations OF