The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-17
UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS.
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r The President awoke about hall. past and
experienced slight nausea, which soon passed
away. Soon afterwards a natural operation of
p the bowels occurred. AT this hour DR.. Bliss
reports his pulse frmer and no quicker, and
= the patient more comfortable.
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Private Secretary Brown came from the sur.
geons few moments ago and reported that
the President was then sleeping. No morphia
has yet been injected, and there has been no
report of nausea since O'Clock this morning.
Two injections have been successfully admin
istered since midnight. Secretary Brown says
the morning dressing showed that the wound
was in perfectly healthy condition.
Members of the Cabinet arrived at various
times during the early morning. Attorney
General MaeVeagh accompanied DR.. Agnew,
arriving at the mansion at $50. When he re-
turned from the private part of the house he
expressed the opinion that while there was yet
hope the patient was certainly in very criti-
cal condition.
There is noticeably respondent expression
visible in those having access to the Presidents
chamber. and the greatest reticence is OBJ
served, especially by the attending surgeons,
who do not enter the business portion of The
house unless absolutely necessary. The de-
spondent expression of Attorney General Mac
Veogh was especially noticeable Shortly
exception OF Secretary Lincoln, who arrived
at a later hour having Just returned from New
York. left the White House for their respec-
. tive departments.
The opinion prevails at Washington among
those who are thoroughly conversant with the
Presidents case that should the temperature
after the noon dressing be below the normal
point and the pulse become more frequent, the
gravity OF the situation will be increased. If,
on the other hand, the temperature should re-
main normal or decrease a little and the pulse
still keep up, the situation would not be con-
sidered as materially changed. Stationary
temperature and improved pulse would be the
most favorable indications which could be had
at the present time. is
Nothing directly from the sick room has
been received since the facts above stated
There are now but few visitors. at the house,
but the windows throughout the city in which
official bulletins are displayed indicate that
there is general feeling of alarm throughout
AS usual, pending the anticipated crisis,
there are many fumors on the streets, such as
THE pulse is rapidly. increasing" SIT is
known that the President cannot recover"
&c, &c. While such stories may prove to be
correct, there is no foundation for them beyond
what has been stated. ....~ .-,!:-.
e. 49, 800. f12.15 A. MI '''''---
DIR. Bliss entered the. Executive Mansion
lew minutes ago. On being approached by
representative Of the Associated Press he said
ia general way that he considered the Presi-
dent better than yesterday, whereupon the fol-
lowing dialogue. snsped;
Reporter-Weii, Doctor, what. are the real
DR.. Bliss-'''Chances are indefinite. / have
not seen the patient for an hour or So but he
was better than yesterday when last saw
from that" - n
RepOrter-'.The midday examination win be
very important, will il not2" -.
=. DR.. .Bliss-'"Oh, yes For, instance, if his
temperature should tall much below the nor
NAL point the case would look quite badly, par
ticplarly SO II the pulse should fise." -
:. Reporter-aDo you expect this?" an,
DR., Biss-'sNo, we do not. But of course
we cannot predict with any degree of certainty
what will be the result" =: ..-.......
i, Reporter-"You do. not give the case up
then?'. III. -
DE- Bliss-;.;,Emphatically no, no. We Go
not give it up" -. 49, -. -
Reporter Has any intimation been given
the family to prepare for the worst?'' ~ 49,
. DR.. Bliss-"No, sir; it hasn't come to that"
The doctor then proceeded. to the sick cham
Der, appearing perfectly calm and composed.
---'' The Trouble Not With the Wound.
ZIP. MI ---
Mrs. DR.. Edison, one of the attendants upon
the President, retired at this morning and
did not leave the Mansion for her home until
noon. Previous to her departure she said in
reply ito interTogatories of some. newspaper
n
time was certainly very critical. But that she
stu had hopes of his recovery. The trouble
with sthe Presidents stomach, she said, evil
IDENTIFY had nothing to do with the condition OF
the wound. Comparatively considered, she
remarked IN this connection the wound ia
nearly healed. This new trouble, she said. is
perfectly understood by the surgeons and thew
ali have the same idea about it, She said
further that the President comprehends the
exact situation that he has been told that his
stomsch demanded absolute rest and that no
attempt will be made for the present to give
hun nourlshment III the regular manner. The
lady, III concluding, expressed hope that by
tomorrow the patients stomach would be
strong enough to retain something. In re-
Spouse to an inquiry she said that the Presi-
dent looks better to-day than he did yesterday.
[1.15P NJ
DIR. Reyburn, as he was leaving the White
House, was asked if he considered. the u 30
bulletins as indicating cause for alarm He
repned There is no perceptible change in the
Presidents condition since morning.
Washington Wrapped in Gloom. 49,
[23oPM. -.
The last bulletin has cast gloom over the
attaches of the, Executive Mansion, and the
greatest anxiety prevails. The change which
has occurred is even noticeable in the express
sion and conversation of private secretary
Brown, who has from the first entertained one
oil the most sanguine opinions that the Presi-
dent would recover. Secretary Hunt when
asked a lew minutes ago if he could say any,
thing favorable regarding the present condi-
tloh Oh lhe patlent, SAID IN tone which show
ed that he was deeply affected, that there was
absolutely nothing TO say; that everything that
could be said was now visible from the out
side. The extreme quiet which pervades the