Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-19
Passed blythe President Since
He Was Shot
Was Last Saturday.
He Had a Severe Attack Of ChiIls
Saturday and Sunday.
The Physicians Despondent.
Members of the Cabinet Arriving
at Long Branch.
The Physicians Despondent
Pulse Runs Up to 100, But Falls to l02.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. II.

special to the Sunday Herald says that
this has been the worst day for the Presi-
dent since he was shot, and, at one time,
seemed likely TO be his last. These were
premonitions of n chill last evening. but
this mornings bulletin, in strict accordance
with the misleading character of most OF the
bulletins issued. contained no hints on the
subject. DIR. Bliss talked this forenoon OF
slight improvement and was SPECIFIC enough
about the cough. the wound and bed sores.
but he said nothing about the forewarnings
of a chill, and even assured several CORE
spondents that the patient was no worse in
anv particular At that time he knew that
he and DR. Agnew had in their consultation,
discussed the probability of rigor, or pye-
mic chill and agreed that it was the greatest
of the new dangers in the case. At III a.
NJ. the expected chill came and it was Sc
we're and prolonged.
If ANYBODY still doubted that the Presi-
dents blood was thoroughly poisoned, the
proof was convincing. He was delirous
during the 20 minutes which 1t lasted; his
pulse rose to 1871 and it was feared that he
would die Immediately. He was given a
considerable quantity of whiskey and was
soon in a profuse perspiration. which indlca-
ted perilous weakness. The whiskey was
more than his stomach could stand, and he
Hdu Il Udu speli VI WINNING. DuiihS thN
afternoon he became more comfortable. sleep
ing part of the time, and the dreaded re-
currence of rigOr did not take piece. The
question, ado you think now that the Pres
ident will recover" was put to DIR. Agnew
early this morning. He replied, Indeed
sir, you know as we'll as do. He is at deaths
door, yet he may not enter it. 1t would be
useless to indulge in guesses. DIR. Bliss
reply was. II do not despair; sicker men than
he is have recoved; still, he has lost SO much
ground of late that hope is becoming I'M
reasonable
Dr. Boynton said. IL have not at any time
within month believed that Mr.. Garfield
would recover, and am sorry to say that
to-day's symptoms made that view of the case
almost certainly correct. There is only a
bare possibility left" DIR. Hamilton is not
here, but his views are known to have been
respondent ones. Almost from the first
the misrepresentation by DR.. Bliss have
been so constant and audacious that the news
paper correspondents no longer place the
slightest dependence on his reports. Always
ready to talk about the case, he has been
quite as ready to repudiate perfectly accurate
reports of conversation whenever his real or
pretended hopes proved unfounded. 1t is
that Mrs. Garfield accepted his assurances of
improvement and his denials of blood pois-
oning until within two or three days, refus-
ing to listen to suggestions of change of
physician in charge, but that she is now con-
WINGED that he has all along. mistakenly or
wilfully, promised far more than the facts
warranted.