The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
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his life cannot be prolonged. and if
# is there are so few, so very few
chances, But yet" she said, Il have
none. James can do anything. He
is trying to get well. He never
fails"
Col. Rockwell would not, however,
rive up. He said passionately that
no matter what was said by the sur
geons, Notwithstanding the hopeless
kilograms that had been sent out.
Notwithstanding everything, he be-
lieyed that the President would
rally, and at o'clock the colonel's
faith appeared to be justified. The
President asked for milk toast. This
was given him. He took several
mouthfuls with a relish, and then
said that as it was the first time he
had been able to move his jaws the
surgeons had better examine before
he took more to see if the movement
might not disturb the gland. They
told him it would do him good,
whereupon he finished piece of
toast about as large as three fingers.
This is the first solid food he has
taken since the last relapse. Drs.
Bliss and Reyburn said they were
recovering hope, and they now
thought the morning bulletin would
show continued Improvement. OF
course, this new State of encourage
ment does not omit the full realization
of the fact that the case is still very
critical, but, as DR.. Hamilton express
ed it at the consultation after the even
ing examination, Gentlemen, the
grounds of encouragement should
inspire us to renewed Efforts" DIR.
Boynton, who has been so generally
quoted as without hope, says, since
the appearance of the evening bulle-
tin, that as matter of fact he thought
an improvement in the Presidents
case set in about 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The improvement noticed
continued up to midnight, and when
the White House was closed for the
night it was felt that stronger hope
would come with the morning's light.
AS hope returns more is learned in
detail of the terrible anxiety of last
Friday. Itappears that the surgeons.
after the alarming symptoms of the
morning, decided that it was useless
to longer continue the struggle, and
two of their number were selected to
wait upon Mrs. Garfield and to in
form her that medical science could
do no more and that she must pre-
pare for the worst. The interview
which occurred between these sur
geons and Mrs. Garfield will, if re-
ports are true, be regarded as one of
the most dramatic incidents in this
extraordinary case. Captain Henry,
marshal of this District, friend of
the President and his family, says
that Mrs. Garfield heard the news
with great composure, and that,
smothering her emotion, she arose
and said, "Gentlemen, you shall not
give him up. He is not going die !;
he is going to live 1 feel, know it,
Go back to your post, every one of
you, and. leave it not until every
remedy is exhausted until death it.
self has set his seal upon him, for /
will not believe that he is dying. Go
back and do what you can you cam
not do more; but don't give up. I
am his wife. and 1 say that we will
not give up until the end itself is up
on u.s." Mrs. Garfield has never sur
rendered more than a moment or two
at time to her grief. and then she
has retired to her room, and after a
brief absence has returned 10 her
post of duty at the Presidents bed
side.