The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-12
WASHINGTON.
Large Attendance Of Physicians at
the Presidents Bedside.
A Demand Made by Dr.. Baxter to
See Garfield,
Claiming to be the Family Physician.
Which is Denied by Mrs. G.
A Spat Between Drs. Bliss and Bax-
ter Ends in the Latter's
Ejectment.

Washington, July 10.-The follow
ing Interview with DIR. Bliss was Sc
cured at o'clock this evening:
I'VE do not fear secondary hemor-
rhage now"
Then, doctor, you are more hopeful
of the presidents recovery than be-
fore?" asked the reporter.
"Yes. We grow more hopeful every
hour now. The greatest of the dan
gers may be said to be passed Ihe
president is very weak Of course; weak
and helpless, but he takes nourishment.
1t remains on his stomach and sustains
him. To-day he has taken fourteen
ounces of milk, with just little old
rum in each dose. We give him an
ounce and a half at a dose. 1t is be-
ginning to discharge pretty freely, and
the pus 1t discharges shows the wound
to be doing well. We use the antesep-
tic system of dressing, which. YOU un-
derstand, is with spray"
doctor, what can you say really
about the presidents recovery as your
candid opinionp" asked the reporter.
Ellis chances of recovery are good"
replied DR.. Bliss.
II can say now that he is way past
equal chances. As I've told you before,
the worst danger is passed.
Doctor" said the reporter, cit is
the firm belief in the public mind that
he will get well.''
''Other things being equal, y replied
DIR. Bliss, 81 believe he will myself"
DIR. Bliss then said that arrangements
for reducing the temperature of the
presidents room have been perfected,
and that the new surgeon will be able
to keep the room at any degree of tenn
perature They desire two different
modes of reducing the temperature.
and they are now ready for successful
operation. One is. by means of COM
pressed air; the other by use Of ice and
charcoal.
DIR. Bliss insisted that there should be
two different plans perfected before
permitting the temperature Of the room
to be lowered. He was afraid that 1t
reduction of the temperature was be-
gun with only one system something
might break or get out of order. Then
the change back from cool to hot would
be excessively dangerous to the presi-
dent.
He wants one ON hand to supplant
the other, SO that should breakage oc-
cur somewhere or some accident cause
the failure of one, the other will be
ready for use, to keep the temperature
at the standard desired. The engine
for COMPRISING the air has arrived
from New York and been set up, and
it is assisted by three fire engines, all
united, so as to combine the power.
The compressed air is forced into the
house through rubber hose.
Dorsey has succeeded in his system,
and will put 1t into operation to-mor-
row morning.
The weather has been cool enough
to-day.
DIR. Boynton said tonight that he is
more hopeful than ever of the presi-
dent, and that every moment he con-
tinues as he has last night and to-day
gives renewed assurance.
Mistress Edison, who is beside the
presidents side nearly all the time,
said he had been better in every way
to-day, and that Improvement was visi-
BILE in the presidents appearance and
actions, and that he was sleeping
quietly and naturally again tonight,
and that no doubt tomorrow morning
will show still greater improvement.
During the last twenty-four hours
the presidents pulse was one time six
beats lower than at any time during
the preceding day.
Tonight everything was unusually
quiet at the white house; scarcely any
visitors there at all, and the house
closed earlier than usual.
The true story of the quarrel between
Drs. Bliss and Baxter is as follows:
When Bliss reached the depot and
met the president, the president said co
him:
'Bliss, / want you to take charge OF
me-" r
Nothing more was said about ii dur
ing Saturday.
Some fifteen or twenty physicians
volunteered their services. and were
present at the white house all day Sat-
urday, and consulted with DR.. Bliss.
Sunday morning, when the first crisis
had passed, DIR. Bliss went into the
presidents room. Mrs. Garfield was
at the time sitting at the head OF the
bed. The doctor said:
''Mr. President, the time has now
come when there must be regularly
organized force about you. Something
must be done with the great number Of
physicians that are here in attend
ance.u
The president replied:
'Dr. Bliss, as said to you before al
the depot, desire you to take charge
OF my case.''
Then the doctor said: 81 wish yor
would select three consulting physi
clans; I would like that NUMBER