The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-13
LATEST TELEGRAMn.
THE PRECEDENT.
Favorable Symptoms Cen.
t1sue-The Doctors Feel
More and Mere Hope
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Presidents temperature last night
caused a feeling Of general alarm,
in spite of the assuring statements
of the doctors, but this feeling gave
way this morning TO one of conf
dence when the morning bulletins
showed that the temperature and
pulse had receded. There has been
some increase since the morning,
but it is less than has occurred be-
tween the morning and noon on any
day of the last lew days. The pulse
has gone up by 1 o'clock pm. to 106
and temperature to over 100, while
the l o'clock bulletin to-day shows
the pulse to be only 100 and temper
allure 1908.
Executive Mansion.-The follow
ing telegram was sent by the at
tending physicians to the consulting
surgeons this afternoon:
Executive Mansion, p.m.-Dur-
ing the afternoon yesterday, the
Presidents temperature rose to the
highest point it has attained. 1t be-
gan to fall, however, Immediately
after he received his evening NOR
phia-a quarter of a grain of sui
plate administered hypodermically,
and this morning corresponds with
the previous days. About 6 pm. he
had consistent and coplous move
ment OF the bowels. His wound
was dressed anteceptically yester-
day evening and this morning. He
continues to retain all the nourish-
ment prescribed him, and has had
tWenty-four ounces Of milk and one
of rum during the last tWenty-four
hours, besides a small quantity of
milk toast. This morning at $50 he
also received ten grains bi-sulphate
of qulnia. His general condition,
this morning, appears to us rather
better than yesterday morning. Last
night, at I pm, his pulse was los,
1O2.S, respiration "a.
This morning, a o'clock, the
pulse was 90. temperature 99.6, respl-
ration %. AT l pm. the pulse is
100, temperature 1908, respiration "a.
Is gned) d. w. BLISS,
j. K. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN.
Executive Mansion, 2 p.m.-Dr.
Bliss at this hour reports that the
condition has been
s steadily improving ever since morn
ing. The transient increase iii the
pulse and temperature last night
was only the natural fluctuations of
fever, and not indicative of any I'M
favorable change. The President is
better in every way this afternoon
than at the corresponding hour
yesterday, and he has not a symptom
which need cause uneasiness. His
pulse, at pm is only SO, and al
though he has taken no anodyne
since yesterday, he is now sleeping a
quiet natural sleep. The atmosphere
of his room is still maintained by
refrigerating apparatus in the
at a steady temperature
of 75o, which the President finds
most comfortable.
This afternoon the Presidents
condition maintains all the favorable
symptoms that caused so much
hope the last few days. Surgeons
see nothing to cause new alarm.
The case is doing as we'll to-day as
the doctors had hoped for. These
hot days necessarily cause some In
crease in fever and this is expected
for several days yet. The wound is
doing well. It discharged all night.
,ast nights uneaSineSS was aug
mented by the opinions of outside
doctors who predicted increasing
dangers. While the doctors in
charge do not pretend the President
is out of danger, they grow more
hopeful daily The President showed
some uneasiness on his slow recoY-
ery. Two or three times yesterday
he inquiringly remarked that it was
doubtful if the few years he would
get of life at best, were worth all the
hardA struggle he was making; but
Mrs.5 Garfield urged him not talk
that way, as knew his life was worth
all that could possibly be expended
to save it. The President promptly
remarked that he did not have any
Iu6d VI ICldAlhS oIlJ VI LILO NhOANS'
but his remark was more
reflective or speculative than
otherwise. The President gets
occasional information about
the excitement outside, and knows
what deep interest is taken by the
people, and he once asked if the ex-
element had been as great as when
Lincoln was killed. The noise OF
the cold air machines annoyed and
excited him once yesterday. and
were stopped. No more disturbance
will be made by the machines now.
Mrs. Garfield bears up splendldly,
and is taking daily rides.
DR.. J. ]. Woodward, one of the
surgeons in attendance upon the
President, being asked what he
thought of the case replied: "Ihls
has been, on the whole, the best day
the President has had since the in
jury. There was less disturbance
during this afternoon than any pre-
vious afternoons, and the actual
maximum temperature was less TO-
dav than yesterday. 1t still repre-
sents, however, considerable after
noon fever and it would not be safe,
as yet to declare the President out
of danger, but the general symp-
n