The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-19
MRS, EDISON,


Executive Mansion, a.m.-Mrs.
Edison, who has just left the sick
room, says the President has rested
well thus far during the night, that
no nausea or vomiting has occurred,
and that the prospects are good for
continued rest.
Executive Mansion, s a.m.-The
information received this morning
from the physicians and attendants
upon the President is very encour-
aging. The physicians report his
pulse at 1O4. The attendants at his
bedside report that he rested quietly
and slept considerable during the
night. An enemata was admins
tered about midnight which has
been retained.
Executive Mansion, II a.m.-The
indications are that everything is
progressing nicely in the sick room.
D.. AgnewTeft for Philadelphia on
the limited express. He will prob
ably return tomorrow, in order that
Hamilton may go to New York on
Saturday. Private Secretary Brown
accompanied the doctor to the train
and says he talked very encourage
ingly of the Presidents chances.
Previous to leaving the Mansion Dr.
Agnew had q talk with Mrs. Gar
field, and informed her that ne felt
perfectly secure in being tempOrar-
lily absent. If an emergency should
occur he could easily be summoned
here.
At this hour the President is rest
ing quietly. About three quarters
of an hour ago he took small
quantity of kOumiss, which was
given him by his wife. Up to this
time no bad effects have been ex-
perienced from it, and he is now
sleeping
A NEW DANGER.
Executive Mansion, Id PIN
Following is the 1890 official bull
letin which has Just been sent from
the surgeons room. The President
is suffering some discontinue this
morning from Inflammation of the
right parotid gland. In other re-
Spects his condition is somewhat i'm
proved, and especially his stOmachls
becoming less intelerant. He asked
for and retained several portions Of
liquid nouriShment, much more
than he could swallow Yesterday.
The nutritive enemata continue to
be used with success. At present
his pulse is 1OS, temperature 9S.4,
respiration IS. Signed by the ply
Sicians.
Executive Mansion, 40 pm
The President has just eaten a
small quantity of koumiss and re-
tanned it. He relisheS nOurishment
and asks for more. He has con-
versed at times during the morning.
At present there is no indication
that his stomach is disturbed by
nausea.
Executive Mansion, p.m.-As
DR.. Hamilton was leaving the
White House, ten minutes ago, lie
said, i'll response to a question of a
representative of the press, that he
could not conveniently explain the
cause of the Inflammation OF the
parOtid gland at this time, but he
said it was perfectly proper to state
that it was not an indication of any
serious complication; it was not an
unusual occurrence in such cases,
and that it caused no alarm to the
attending surgeons.
Blaine to Lowell at o'clock pm.
The President shows slight improve
ment in his power to retain and di-
gest food, but his general condition
is not strongly reassuring.
Executive Mansion, 4.50.-The
President is quiet and with the ex-
ception of experiencing consider
able pain from the Inflammation of
the parotid gland, is quite comfort
able. He has taken koumiss at
intervals all day and has retained it.
1t is generally maintained by the
surgeons that the inflammation of
the gland is not an alarming feature.
In Trouble as Sea.