Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-16
His Vomiting Attributed to Chron-
ic Dyspepsia.
The Surgeons and Cabinet are In
tensely Anxious.
Last Night His Pulse Reached 13O
Beats
The News Quite Meagre in Detail
and Unsatisfac ctory.
WASHINGTON, August Is.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, s 80 a. NJ
7 he Pres dent did not rest as we'll
as usual last night. Until toward
3 clock his sleep was not sound,
and he awoke at short intervals.
His stomach was irritable and he
vomited several times. About s
o'clock he became composed, and
slept well until aft + seven this
morning. His stomach is still irrita-
bic and his temperature rather higher
than yesterday. At present his
pulse is 1l8, temperature 1902,
respiration 20.
[Signed] D. w. Bliss, J. K.
Barnes, J. j. Woodward, Robert
Reyburn, D. Hayes Agnew,
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, IL m.-The
President is sad to be considerably
bett, + at this hour than when the
morning bulletin WAS issued, He
has taken some milk and small
quantity Of be f extract He has also
pArttken Of some whisky with egg,
all of which he has retained. In
response to an inquiry as to the
cause Of the Presidents vomiting,
Private Secretary Brown said that it
WAS due entirely to a weak
stomach, and while it was
more or less aggravated by
the wound, that it could not be at
| tributed solely to it's effects He
added that the President contracted
! dyspepsia while ne was in the Army,
and had at no time since been en-
tlraly free from it, and hat when he
was in apparently good health he
was oftentimes troubled with nausea.
Mr.. Brown says that the surgeons
are not at ali alarmed at bis present
condition. During the last hour he
has slept some and appears to be
stronger. 1t having been intimated
that the operation performed on Mon
day last was in TACT an attempt to re
move the ball, Brown was a~ked if
the story had any f .undation. He
replied that twas entirely erroneous,
and said that there was no immediate
intention of disturbing the bali.
ST. LOUIS, August 15.-The Globe
| Democrat contains the following Mr.
| C. 0. Rock we'll, of this city, brother
in-law of President Garfield, received
the following very hopeful letter from
DR.. S. A. Boynton, who has been for
many years the physician of the Gar
field family, and is now in constant
attendance at the White House:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING
TON, August II, 1881.
MY DEAR SIR: Your favor of
the 105h inst, was received. The
newspapers get things mixed some
what The President is in much
better condition now than at any
time since his injury, and is improv~
ing every day, with every prospect of
going on to recovery. Since you
left, he was obliged to undergo a
pretty severe operation, which prom
ises to be the last in the way of cut
ting. You need feel no anxiety, for
"is recovery is only a matter of time
La regard to his nursing, we now
have things well arranged. Mrs.
Edison takes him one night
until B a. m. and General
S waim follows her ami remains until
7 a. m / then take him and remain
with him until returns
some time during the day, then
she and I take turns staying with
him during the day. After night 1
stay with him until 3 a. M, then Col
onel Rockwell follows me and
remains until 7 a. m, when [
again take him, and so it goes
dav after day and night after
night. I read your letter to
the President and Mrs. Garfield
They send their love and say you
need not think of coming back, for
he is getting along so well that he
will not need SO much care for few
days. He is weak but is much
stronger than when you left, and
in very good condition every way.
IS. A. RoyNToN