The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-28
UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS.


Dr., Boynton. Just from the Presidents
chamber, re ports the patient in excellent spir-
its. He says his undisturbed sleep of last
night greatly restored him, and that he has
partaken of increased nourishment this morn
ing. That there is a favorable change in the
Presidents condition is plainly declared by
the countenances of immediate attendants of
the sick rooom, who during the period of
fever, which occurred subsequent to the incis
ion, wore expressions of anxiety and looked
generally careworn. This morning some per-
sons may be seen about the house bearing
cheerful c ountenances and exhibiting an air
of qualification. When asked what truth
here was in the statement that Mrs. Garfield
had suffered extremely from the effects of the
strain upon her mind during the past few
days, DIR. Boynton, while admitting that she
had been anxious, said there was no founda-
ton whatever for the report which has gone
abroad, to the effect that she was ill. Gin
fact Mrs. Garfield is feeling brighter and in
time since she was sick. You may say that
she went to ride last evening and returned
feeling refreshed, and that her husbands
present condition is very encouraging to her,"
IF. M.
The very favorable symptoms noted in the
last official bulletin contine The President is
free from fever and resting quietly. DR.. Ag-
new returned to Philadelphia to-day, but DIR.
Hamilton will take his place tonight or to-
morrow.
[415 P. M.
At 4.15 p. m. DR.. Bliss reports continued
and steady improvement in the Presidents
condition. He has been very quiet and COM
Portable throughout the day He has taken
nourishment in increased quantities without
any symptoms of gastric disturbance and has
slept peacefully at intervals without ano-
dynes, and up to this hour has been entirely
free from fever. All his symptoms, in the
Judgment of the attending surgeons, are full
OF encouragement.
11.3O P. MI
The marked improvement in the Presidents
condition which began to be apparent yester-
day has continued steadily throughout the
day, and in the Judgment of the attending
surgeons the patient has fully recovered the
ground lost by the recent relapse. He has
taken more nourishment to-day than in any
equivalent period since last Friday and has
several times expressed himself as feeling
much better. The entire absence of the usual
febrile rise this afternoon is regarded as
very encouraging feature of his case. For
the first time in more than three weeks the
patients temperature at the evening examna-
ton was today normal. There has been no
further exploration of the wound in search of
fragments of bone and no indication of the ex-
istence OF such fragments or of any obstruction
or source OF irritation whatever. Pus flows
out naturally and freely through the new in
cision and is of a perfectly healthy character.
patient slept quietly for three hours and awoke
few moments since feeling greatly refreshed.
He has no fever and has had none since YES
terday. His pulse is now below 100 and tenn
perature and respiration are normal. The at
tending surgeons, although by no means free
from anxiety, express themselves that the
present improvement is permanent gain and
that the President is on the way to recovery
DIR. Hamilton arrived here from New York at
10 o'clock tonight.