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

hour after its issuance, another
arlgor occurred, lasting about 10 min
utes. In comparison with the one
yesterday, it was light, though, as
DR.. Bliss remarked tonight, it was
gSevere enough. Boynton said, to-
might, compared with yesterday,
sthere is slight Improvement. The
low pulse and temperature, sound
ssleep and freedom from cough and
sexpectOratiOn, were indications of a
very low state of vitality, and can
not be considered favorable symp-
toms. If he grows stronger, there
will be a rise in the pulse and tenn
peratnre, and his cough and expec-
toration will return. About II
there was a rise in the temperature.
and the pulse reached 12O. The cough
returned, and he eXpectorated con
siderable quantities of pus. He also
/ had pretty copious perSpiratiOn to-
might.
"What do you think causes the
Echills ?" 1T is possible they are
merely the reflex of the Presidents
low state of vitality, but in all prob
ability they are the result of the
Isuppuration process going on in
some part of the body; probably
There is an extension Of the lung
TROUBLE
What is the nature Of the abScess
on the lung?" 1T is what we call a
secondary absceSs. 1t occurs in the
course of blood poisoning, or rather
as complication. 1t is one of the
most frequent complications of
,chronic py8mia, begins as tabular
congestion. Each lobule of the
lung is about the size of a pins head,
number Of these iobules become
IcOngested, and after a time suppur-
! ate and form as many small alb
'scesseS. BY and by this congestion
sextends to the surrounding lObuleS.
which in turn suppurate, forming
sother small assesses. If the patient
sliveS long enough, these minute ab-
sScesSes open into each other, form
cling pus sacS about the size of a hens
! egg. That portion of the lung con-
tanning assesses become cOnSOlid-
ated or hepatizad. The por ion Of
sthe President S right lung reaching
sup to the sixth rib is now con-
..Solidatt d.. For several weeks
1.-The President has at times made
/ satisfactory Improvement but
in each instance the Improvement
/ aas been followed by a relapse
which has left him on a lower plane
] of vitality than before. This fea-
ture of his case is peculiar to most
cases of chronic py3mia. The PreSi-
| dent has a wonderful constitution,
hut it is doubtful if it is sufficient
! TO carry him on to recovery"
At 10 tonight Window, Hunt,
lKirkwood, MacVeagh and Hill,
called at Private Secretary Brown s
cottage to ascertain the facts re-
ygarding the Presidents condition.
In the opinion of Bliss, there Is
"a cavity of pus in the lungs. He
Isaid the President was no better to-
might than last night. l do not con-
slider him any worse. There was. no
alteration of his mind during the
febrile rise, at which time it gen
orally occurs. The President takes
the same notice of his condition as
he has all along, and he thoroughly
understands it. During the preva-
lence of the chill the pulse reached
i134. If these rigors keep up from
day to day. they will wear the Pres
dent out. To prevent a chill this
evening, every possible attempt was
made, and the chill was modified to-
Ia certain extent by efforts. 1t is
reasonable to expect some rigor dis
iturbance during every twenty-four
Ihours. The President said to-day
The felt very tired.
A reporter said to Bliss: Doctor,
the President has had an exceed
Iingly hard time?' ut has been al
fearful fight, and you or the outside
have no idea of il"
During the conversation, Bliss
admitted that the situation was
very critical, "but," said he, "thereI
lis still a chance for his recovery,
and he is entitled to that chance"
During the afternoon Gen. Grant
made his daily visit to FrancklynI
cottage for the purpose of ascertain
ing the exact condition of the Presi-
ident.
New York, 19.-The Tribuue'S
Long Branch correspondent says ::
THE President has been in better
spirits, seeming to be in sympathy!
with the weather. Mrs. Garfield has
attributed the Presidents low con
Idition for several days past in part
to the effect Of the heavy storm. IIeI
certainly seems to have beenI
brighter to-day under the influenced
'of the sun.
MONDAY.
Elberon, 10, 9.15 a.m.-The cen
EDITION of the President this morning.
continues unfaVOrable. Shortly at
ter the issue of the evening bulletin,
he had chill lasting fifteen minutes.
The febrile rise following continued
until midnight; during which time
the pulse ranged from 112 to 100.
THE sweating that followed was
'Ouite profuse. The cough which was
him during the chill, gave
him but little annoyance the re-
|mainder of the night. This morning
lat S the temperature was 9S.S, the
pulse 106 and feeble. the respiration
I22. At $50 another chill came, on
account of which the dressing was