Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-12
WRITING TO HIS MOTHER.
STEADY PROGRESS OF THE
PRESIDENT.
A Free Talk With the Surgeons
The Wound About TO HeaI-The
Patient Likely TO Take a Sea VOy-
age In Three Weeks.

| WASHINGTON, August 11.-AH advices in
regard to the Presidents condition continue
to be reassuring. The surgeons are excessive.
lY gratiied with the condition Of the Presi
dent to day. Tonight DIR. Bliss rode to the
depot to meet DR.. Hamilton with the agent
Of the Western Press Association. He said
the improvement of the President has been
more than gratifying, that he had counted
on his rallying from the effects of the opera
| ton by this morning and was not disap-
pointed. In fact the improvement was
more than could reasonably have been ex
pected.
The first thing this morning the President
called for his breakfast, and said he wanted
something solid and substantial. He ex-
pressed himself as feeling better than on
any day since he was shot. He called for
pencil and paper and said be wanted TO
write letter to his mother DIR. Bliss was
surprised at this, but would not deny the
President his request. DIR. Bliss said to-
night the President had not suffered espe-
cially from the last operation, and that he
was strong enough to stand three such
operations. He said it was evident that the
wound had been drained from the bottom
and was now rapidly healing, and he now
felt confident he could give the assurance
the President would recover without fur
ther trouble from the wound.
When the noon examination was made to-
day it was found that the pulse had gone
up two degrees. The temperature and
respiration, however, remained the same.
DR.. ReyburD said: "There is one thing we
want to impress upon the minds of you
newspaper men, and that is that when the
temperature Of the President is at 80 there
is no fever. As matter of fact, the Presi-
dent has no fever"
Chow do you regard your PATIENTS con-
dition ?"
Favorable" said the doctor. eyes, it
is favorable"
GAS favorable as you had wished ?" per-
sisted the reporter.
''No, not as we had wished, but favorable
The President is doing we'll"
''Is the President dyspeptic ?" asked the
reporter.
"Yes, he is," answered the doctor, ''and
we for this reason have trouble in admins
teriDg food which will remain upon his
stomach. The President has suffered with
dyspepsia for many years" Continuing,
DIR. Reyburn said there was no cause for
grave alarm. He said the President was, of
course, weak, as anyone would be whoa had
remained on his back ia bed for forty days.
DR.. Bliss said to night at midnight that he
was satisfied that the President would be
able to take sea voyage in three weeks.
THE MORNING BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August IL, $50 A. NJ
[Ohicial Bulletin The President has passed
an exceedingly good night, sleeping sWeetly,
with but few short breaks, and awakened
refreshed this morning at later hour than
usual. AT the morning dressing just
completed it was found that the
deeper parts of the wound had been
emptied spontaneously. The quantity of pus
secreted is beginning to diminish. It's
character and the appearance of the wound
are healthy. His temperature shows an en-
tire absence of fever this morning, and his
pulse, which is less frequent than yesterday,
is improving in quality. At present it is
100, temperature 98 10, respiration 10.
d. w. BLISS. j. j. WOODWARD.
j. X. BARNES. ROBERT REYBURN.
THE NOON BULLETIN.
1880 P. M. [Oficial Bulletin. The Presi-
dent is doing well to-day Besides a liberal
supply of LIQUID nourishment at regular
intervals, he has taken for breakfast, with
evident relish, an increased quantity of solid
food. He continues free from fever. His
skin is moist, but without undue perspira-
tion. Pulse l02. temperature 9S.6, respira-
ton 10.
THE EVENING BULLETIN.
ZOO P. M-LOfficial Bulletin. J-Since the
afternoon bulletin was issued, the Presi-
dents condition continued as then reported