Daily Republican., 1881-07-25
Our PreAa desst,s TrOuExpl ca.

Our Fresident's TrOlxolcs.
Last Saturday morning endeI the 21s1
day since President Garfield was shot
and almost at that very time relapse
took place ia his condition which car
ried the greatest anxiety throughout
the country, the feeling being akin to that
of the first day OF the attempted assassi
nation. His pulse, temperature aud
respiration suddealy changed from the
nearly normal condition they had reach
ed and this was associated with an ar,
rest Of the discharge from the suppura
ting surface. This was followed by
chills and the President YVES seized with
a rigor that lasted about an hour. The
pulse went from 80 up toI3O, the tenn
perature arose IL 10l and the resIyira-
tion to "A. The discharge of pus from
the wound had nearly ceased and rs
the day wore Or there was little amei-
grafton Of his condition. s'he discharge
OF pus however was established and the
President became easier, the pulse fall-
ing below 100 snd there was a core
sponding decrease of Temperature and
respiration. All sorts ofjBterpretatiers
were reported &s coming the Pres
ident's doctors.
One thought Sa abcess had formed,
another that the granula,ions in the
mouth of the woHnd iluPeled the dis
charge of pus, and still another doctor |
gave forth the dietum that a chill uu.
der these circumstances was no great
cause for alarm. But the people wers
alarmed for all that. They had been
led to believe that every thing was 90
ing all right, and that the President:
was in fair way for recovery. No,
loubt he was too, and all had been done
hat human, medical and sGvgiaal skill
,ould do, but nevertheless the people
'Al over the country We're alarmed to
link that after the President had gotI
long SO well for three weeks the public
we're in imminent danger of losing him.
H. before this alarm prevailed all class
without distinction of party, and
vtn those who were | care. deaths
cor than the President himself were
lIet with sympathy and prayed that
le dangerous symptoms might be a,
rsz ted. r
Ihe excitement increased when it was ", w
legraphed over the country that the et
'ndGlt'ng surgeons, Doctors Agnew
I'd Hamilton had been sent for, and
at they made run TO Wash:nrton in
spelia car in less than Il mile min
e. o. Sunday came the news tha-
President rested more comfortably
ring the night and the consulting
rgem.s decided that it would be uu
Sc t" u Sturb Linn to make Il medical
before morning. At Ills ~
ne telegram 10 the Star, that an I ,
eratioai.ad been performed by max
"oIht"i opening in the iptegu-
MT OF TIL back to facilitate the flow +
pus which had ceased to flow from Gs' t.a
original wound. The dangerous DO. :p
on Of the President could only be cnx NJ
'sined By he severity of the surgical cla'
ration hoLad to undergo. Cutting zoo
ole through n mans back to reach
le interior Substance is no slight op
tion. The ,hlic mind however wasi III
'yed by the report that the Presi-
It was resting. comfortably after thisl
ere operation and that his pulse had <
adcd to III. The President is still
) very danga-ous condition. and his
as at the iirs. hangs trembling in
balance with confidence somewhat
aired, but with hope that he may Ire,
weather the sy9rm and get safely
Jugh.