The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-17

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we must watch and wait,
If he passes the day with
out vomiting and his pulse
fails in rapidity and gains in firm
ness, we may hope he will yet be
spared. If the retching continues
and the pulse does not mend, the
public should understand that the
end is probably near.
James, who has been always hope
full, said this morning that his in
formation made him somewhat
easier than yesterday, but his face
was not hopeful but weary, anxious
and far less reassuring than HE
words.
MacVeagh, always respondent
looks utterly hopeless, and says he
don't expect recovery. His friend,
DR.. AgneW, however, does not in
spire this view of the case. The
surgeons are more hopeful.
ANXIETY IN NEW YORK.
New York, 16.-The anxiety
over the condition of the
President is hourly increasing.
The streets in the vicinity o. the
various newspaper offices are
thrOnged with thoughtful looking
men in search of the latest news
from the President. On Printing
House Square and Park Row and
Wall street the excitement is most
noticeable. Telegraph offices are be-
sieged by anxious seekers after
some consoling news from Washing
ton, but the ominOus silent shaking
of the head and sad look of the
majority denote a feeling of uneasi-
ness painful to witness.
ARTHUR.
The Vice-President passed thu
morning very quietly at his resi-
dence. He said he had received ne
further tidings from Washington.
and did not intend starting for the
capital until sent for.
Boston, 16.-General Hancock aas
rived this morning. He postponed
| his intended examination of the
Notifications on account OF the news
from the President. The party
leaves for Portland tonight, and II
there is worse news will return tS
Washington.
Ok THE CABINET.
Executive Mansion, 5.1Opm-ThE
consultation of the cabinet was with
regard to the Presidents condition
1t was prearranged affair and was
for the purpose of hearing in a body
a statement as to the probable out
come of the present crisis from one
of the attending surgeons. Immedi-
ately after the members assembled
DR.. Bliss was summoned and eE
planned the situation in substanti-
ally the same manner as he has be-
fore during the day. He treasured
the cabinet to such an extent tha&
the meeting had no official signif-
canoe, and members left the Man
sion about 5 o'clock in apparently
better spirits.
Assistant Secretary Hit says me
has not heard that Secretary BlaiDe
has started for Washington, ant
cannot say when he will arrive.
1920 p.m.-Eager conversations n
to the probabilities of the Presi-
dents recovery were freely INDUCED
in, and before the bulletin Wao
brought from the surgeons roonc
the excitement, although of quiea
nature, was quite intense, feaB
being entertained that the tempera
ture would be shown to have fallen
still further below normal, which IL
about 9S-4. DR.. Bliss brought the
the bulletin from the surgeoDS
room, and the moment ne appeared
in the secretary's apartment it WaE
apparent there were nc extremely
unfavOrable symptoms. Assistant
Secretary Pruden took the bulletin
from the doctor and read 4
aloud to the anxious gathering. Il
was stated by DR.. Bliss Immediately
after the reading was concluded,
that the bulletin, in his opinion,
considering the circumstance
was favorable. A good feature is
the bulletin was the rise in tena-
peratuIe, which is six-tenths Of =
degree higher than at noon, and FIVE
tenths above the normal.
IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, 16, l.SO p.m.-No later
news. The city is astonishingly
quiet and inclined hopelessly to a
cept as fact that the President caA-
not live. There is hardly a persoa
to be found who ventures favor
able opinion. There is a total alb
sence of the excitement that fol-
lowed the news of the shooting, ana
even bulletin boards attract veg
few people. The sorrow, however,
is deep, though not demOnstratiVe-
DR. HAMMoND's IDEAS.
Chicago, 16.-Special from New
York: DR.. William A. Hammond,
in an interview, said the idea that
the President was suffering simply
from dyspepsia is all bosh. He Is
suffering simply from py9mia ever
since the recent chill. The v0mit-
ing ard irritation Of the stomach are
caused solely by the presence of the
bullet in his body, and there is nav
no hope for the President, and /
give him but three or four DAYS to
live. He has not been given the
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