The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-20
THE PRESIDENT.

MOuGSlu6IS look IOf uedJD dC any mo
Ement. The doctors try to dispel this
kfeeling, but without avail.
A few minutes later, the attorney
Ngeneral sent the following:
"The chill still continues. His
Espulse is now 40, and growing
S weaker
s Everybody here in Washington
s. has abandoned all hope, and news OF
1.-THE Presidents death is expected at
Nany time.
q A private dispatch was received
Cat the treasury department to day,
Sfrom Long Branch, stating that
q Mrs. Garfield gave up all hope of the
q Presidents recovery.
New York, 19.-E0eping Posts
Long Branch: DR.. BoyntOn says the
: President is very low. His mind is
Wavering. He says little or nothing.
When asked if the coughing had an
zunfavorable effect on the wound
! the doctor said no, he has got beyond
THAT. Bliss spoke very frankly.
He said the President was very low,
9and showed no signs of recovery.
Chill's were to be expected now at
any time, and their continuance
must end fatally. He could not fore
tell the course Of the desease. Death
: if it came, would probably come
from exhaustion, and would not be
Sudden. The lungs during the last
chill was very threatening. and they
were Of course doing what they
could to modify the severity of the
chills and suffering Of the patient.
Blood pOiSoningis evidently present
to pronounced degree. DR.. Agnew
Z says he cannot really give any en-
Encouragement. Being asked whether
the final result is to be expected in
hours or days, he said it might be
! in day or two. DR.. Bliss Subse-
squently said he might be taken off
in chill at any time before we
AknoW ii. BOyntOn says there is no
4 longer any doubt that the President
must soon die. Dr.. AgneW admits
THAT the chills are caused by the ex-
tension of the lung trouble. This
ahaS not been acknowledged by any
sOf the physicians except BOyntOn
SbefOre. The stoppage in the eXpec
StOratiOn was not good sign, as 1t
Indicates that the pent up puS is re-
stained in the lungs. The pulse dur
8ing the last chill was SO weak and
( feeble that it could not be counted
beyond 146, but it went higher than
THAT. The President is not improv-
ling. He may last a week and may
8laSt longer. 1t is impossible to
! make any predictions, but the Pres
Sident'S condition is about as bad as
lit can be.
4 Vice-president Arthur received
the following from AttOrney-Gen-
eral MacYeigh:
ELBERON, 10 a. N.
Vice President Chester d. Arthur,
Nee0 York:
It is impossible to conceal from
yourselves that the President is rap
Sidly growing worse. The two chills
Occurring within fourteen hours
warn us to be prepared for any
affection with which God in his
mercy may aflict us
(Signed) MACVEAGH. =
DR.. Bliss has made statement as
to the origin and progress of the
Presidents lung trouble. He said
1.-THE lung trouble had began with by
zpostatic conditions, caused in part
10y his being in a recumbent position
and because his side was injured by
5 the wound. Their attention was
{ directed to the lung weeks ago; they
carefully examined it frequently,
Coy oscillation and percussion, and
found the area and extent of the
adullness. This was previous to the
sSuppuratiOn of the parotid gland.
The parOtid swelling caused an in
Illumination which extended from
I 1.-THE glandIto,the mucous membrane
/ of the throat and lungs, and after
wards invaded the bronchial pas
sages, and was attracted to the
right lung rather than to the left,
because the injury was on that side.
and there was a slight congestion.
These two conditions met in the
right lung. There was finally added
to that blood poisoning. which, in the
acoIrSe of time was sufficient to de-
svelop in the right lung an inclina-
S ton to abscesS. This was not devel-
oped until within three or four days.
Bliss concluded by saying the Pre-
ident's hope ends only in the grave.
! There is no immediate emergency
3 in the Presidents condition. He
scalled for hand glass after the
morning dressing, and said: Il can
not understand why 1 am so weak,
when [ look SO we'll" His voice is
not so hoarse as when the parotid
sgland was iniamed. There is mol
sevidence Of repair this morning inI
any Of the wounds. The discharge
from the wound is thin and little
stringy. Still he is quite cheerful.
His left lung only is slightly af-
ected. Agnew says there is mol
hope.
The Telegram: On receipt of Off
cial notice of the Presidents death,
now only to o probable. the bells of
Trinity Parish churches will TOLL
about one hour, and services will bel
held during the day or evening, ac-
S cOrding to the time of the announce
4mopt of the sad nvant