New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
A DAY OF DEEP ANXIETY.

THE PRESIDENT SUFFERS FROM CHILL LASTING
FOR HALE AN HOUR-THE DOCTORS OF THE
OPINION THAT IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY NEW
TRoUBLE--REPORTs THAT THE PATIENT is sUF-
FERING FROM ACUTE PYEMIA DENIED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE.l
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 1.-THE evening is closing
much better than the noon promised, In spite of
the fact that the President had severe though
short chill about noon, the surgeons appear to talk
more hopefully tonight than at the same hour last
hight. lhe day has been one of surprises. There
was general panic concerning the Presidents con-
dltlon last evening, and only those who were able
TO get the nearest TO the Presidents attendants saw
much hope III the situation or looked for a favora-
bic morning bulletin When it appeared the ma
lorty was as much astonshed as delighted
Early visitors to Elberon found general feeling
OF relief and satisfaction prevailing, and the early
press dispatches fully reflected this feeling. At
noon everybody was startled by the announcement
that the President had had another chill In brief
tine reports were current on all sides that he was
vomiting again, that he was delirous that his pulse
showed excessive weakness, and it was not long be-
fore the declaration current that all about him
were absolutely without hope. 1t appeared, how
ever, that tho President had chill,
but that bis mind was perfectly
clear and his stomach was performing its
functions without arrangement, and that no new
complication of any kind had been discovered to
which the chill might be attributed The surgeons
were for a time exceedingly anxious, but their
anxiety grew less in the afternoon, the fever
which followed the chill began to subside
The report of the return of vomiting arose from
the fact that the very moment the chill came on
Mrs. Garfield giving the President q little por-
ridge aad part of the food was rejected. This,
however. not the action of the stomach but was
the direct result of the chill. Soon after he took
his pf wit 10 of
kind, and he contiaued to DO 80 in the afternoon
and evening
The anxiety OF the surgeons was visibly increased
by the rcappearance of the chill. They had
noticed slight evidences of chill last night but
il did not assume a pronounced form When il
came on to-day their chief anxiety to ascertain
whether il connected with the present low
state Of his system or whether it an indication
of new complication which they has
on they began so think that it wai
not duo to but undiscovered troubles. The
evening examination did not reveal any special
for tho chill. 1t showed, in fact all the svp
toms to be a little better. The surprise caused by
the evening bulletin was universal and great. The
situation in the early part of the night following
the bulletin has also remained satisfactory. The
stomach has continued to perform its functions, the
wound Is better than last night the cough is greatly
relieved and nothing has been discovered to show
| that the chill Indicated n trouble.
| 1t was currently reported that the surgeons
agreed to-day That the President is suffering fror,
acute pyGma. This is not correct. Even DIR. Boyn-
ton who has held to the belief that it is bad
of blood poisoning, says decidedly to-day that he
does not thinl, it is acute pygmia. Both he and At
| tornev-Gcncral McVcagh were among those who did
not give way to-day in any degree Ia the panic SO
| general among outsiders.
| The members of the Cabinet who were visiting the
| white Mountains are expected to arrive tonight
| Their return in accordance with their plan and
| was not hasened by dispatches from this point.
! The last news from the Presidents cottage pre-
vous to its closing for the night reveals no aggrava
! the case but the surgeons in their last words to-
| night did not speak of the case az alarming. Until
they cnn be sure that the chill not indicative OF
some new complication they will have grave appre
| tensions.