, 1881-08-29
Till; CRISIS.

"AlkjSN RUS liItt tlsll FAts
WAsntSaTpS, u. e., Aug. 3S..-Tn.tlny IL
the tlfty.sGyentil silse thu wut,Ill WINS III
tlicted. Dr. Woodward sai.l wien tho wound
WIS twelve tl,.ys ottt l,ut the President might
last twenty nr thirty tltya, siu1 tlirn die. Ill
however" lie s,iid, "tfIe l'rpa!ttG,tt IL alive
nj tho close of tho stxt!e!h .lay rraln tho
shootinr, The danger will be nver md i,e will
live" The sixtictlt tlay will te "Wednesday.
Thuro Is considerable comment Al,U,t tho
different predictions inRtlc yesterday atld t,}-
tfay by tlle physicians Ill ntlentla,Icp. There
could not br iiDre divergent vicws expressed
than those Of tir Inst two days When the
matter Is oUlscd ut III the proper tight 1t will
be srel1 that thG statements nro III cnllru
conformity will, sllo
PROGRESS UF TIEt: f.,H1:.
Yesterday. for instlicc, Dr. bliss snttl in tho
morning anil ut noun TINT llo lid mt sec tluw
tito President eonll livo .unlcss tho expected
change fur tho better should 10 matto. Aansln
tlls morning. nld fato this afternoon ho
said Tint hos thraght tho President wouhl
bcen N1a,lo Wis Of sufficient strength,
and. continuing 10 tu augmented ns It
1oes. III wnrrant thu htKi,pst Aop1 thut thoro
Will lie rucUrcry. Doctor Hiss sutl 10 tito
Western Associated Press ngcnt Tonight that
he had 1T m ;i,nu giyen tho prcsitort up or pro-
nouncctl his caeu hoi'u!css: thar It was
Nor HIS c!tarl>M ~ GIVE U1 A CASE
while Tito listed. lie sa!d that yesterday npru-
Ing llu expressed tliu uplniuu tlmt tiluro wis
more probability Ut tho Presidents dying thnn
living, Hnlcss lio ssl1olti IN short time rally
from Ills then existing low condition. lie be,leye
there WIS II chancu Ut his ratlylny, and hoped
for It.
"Doctor." asked tho Western 1'reys agont, "!s
tho President bcttcr to- n1ght tiian tlu WIS this
murnIng.'
"lGa is," was tho reply. "IIo has continued
through tho day to sa'A. slowly 1t Ia true, but In
his present condition TINT littlo gain promised
much.'
.'shat is your greatest difficulty in tho case
now7'
.'Tho parotld swelling ,s tho most troubIcsomc
1chttiro OF tho cnse now, and It has subsidized
somo Tonight. It's
n1scl1ARGISo BETTER
Tonight thnn 1t has yet. Awhile hRo 1t dis
charged teaspnonful OF hcRlthy pus-not
what wo call laudable pus, but It was vd,ry good
pus. It ie dtscharsing through tho car, and
thing by Tomorrow thore will DO yoty sensible
diuInuton in tho swelling"
"ffas tho President tnkon much nourtsbmcnt
to-dayY'
Yos; ho has takon rionty,-rnore than any
day for 8ome ttme,-aud ho showed relish for
II. Ills stninach rocolves nil We give him, and
dgests it.''
" NO sign or nnllaon, poclor7'
mol q blt.-no moro thRn you or feel nftGr
eating. Tho Presidents stomach Is now In good
condition, md ho will be built M FROM now on.
He Is ablo to take food enough to
1MPA1Er STRENGTH TO Ills Rl8TEM,
rcEArd tho blood.po!son "a now eliminated.
He Is now suffering from tho sequel of tho pol.
sorlng, bur nm satisfied tho poisoning has bcen
thrown. The wound made ty tho pistol bullet
to.lay shows SONG elYns Of returning grnplj1n-
Non for tho f,rst tlm0 In threo days. 1t
bus baon entirely Idle during this very lad con.
dltion Of tho blood, hut now ns tho blood purI-
des'lt will heal"
Dr.. Bliss did not regard tho President US out OF
danger by any means, but hG WIS pnsltvp Iu Ills
opinion that tf!a improvement which has set ln
IS not mere tucluAuou OF tho case. Io Is full
Of hopo.
Judge Joro Hack had q long talk With DR.,
Aguew this afternoon about tho President and
ols prospects. DF. F.Agncw said tho Improvement
which Rct iii yesterday afternoon bud bocn
maintained, and there was now
SUBSTANTIAL OItOUND rO IIOrE
Tor the Presidents tlnnl recovery. IIa said tho
ton1 Of tic rrcadgnt'a stomach showed re-
markah!o improvement. md his fool wls ovt.
dcntly assl.niattnR bottor ttau heretofore;
that. II this kept up fur twcnty-folr
Or thrty-slx hours longer,-nnd ho now
begin to regal,, streugth,-the ono
'hlnE necessary to pull htm through.
DR.. AEnow spike Of tho Improvement as ge.,-
sral, md aalil tho Presidents chances woro now
favorable. to say tho loast.
Tho White House wis ulono,l before 10 o'clock
Tonight. About o'clock Dr. IIlIss spoERed tho
President OF, mud he went IL aIenp. When tho
md rood bulletin was confidently expected
Tomorrow ulurainX.