Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-25
Gazette and Virginia AID vertiser
The Presidents s!eIaDse

As stated 10 Saturdays 6 z.tte, Presidett
Garfield suffered relays, 90 Saturday mort.
inz the consequences # which Gee Aston serious
s!arm. Whii, the wound YES teirg dressed
the patient was seiz ID with chill! which lasted
yearly 40 hour, and wns followed by fever.
This uufGvo!able change was caused by the
obstruction Of The hyw Of pu5 !tom tho wound.
aud the formation OF what is technically called
"pus cavity" Within the lasorated caanucl.
DR.. Hamilton. cf New Yok, and DR.. Agoew,
of Philadelphia, w"rn suDmoDei, aud arrived
81 Washington at I:30 .. u. Duriog Saturday
eight there wss slight recurrepc, Of he chill.
"a Sunday norrltg The ps Us Clans, sttr c)n-
saltau}n, determined 10 reach tie nus cavity"
by making oG locls!3u thrcCgI the muscles Of
TIE back This VS. accordingly d9uc, aod he
cbsn0el Of tie wound was tapped some three
'nchca ICON liz ou;ar oponlog. Tho spot
!STo16h which the iac:s;cn Tss msda wa par.
t!sIig r. z!n b. tnc npJticstiou ct lIcs! atps-
'Hei?c3, aLd Tie tp ration c,us.d tu little palD.
m pDS caVl'? 5olDg re-c4cd sbd considerable
matter btiag disc larRad. Later il he dty
Dr.. A2ot~ ven, tack 10 PsiItd.phia, but re-
:urIeG TO Washington tA 3Gy. Dr.. Hamil-
| :on rs1ai1cd "i.A he President. No unfaa
vcEstlc s, mpioms hs6 sppesred ct en- early hGu.
,hls mJgnlDr. tbc aGsoas5 lay i1si6o the
muscles. End rendered deep Gu. ncccgsaly.
Tho Presidcuts atoIGGcn vas So sensitive that il
YES not d>eileh .dsieGbla 10 pul tim under .ha
isHicrce OF &, ;e hciies He buro tho pain with
toEi.udt Grd aud tins foe fig Of pas showed
,tat no operation Vas me lhiug 70 be done.
The absc::s was caused b? tie ftsc.ured rib.
Tho DoW opening ls lsig, enough to prevent
any scounuSuon 81 that p1iut hereafter, and
Will be Kept cp3D as loor aa neo ssify. With
tho aid 0! ptotc aud pair Ct iOfcsps drains
| rge lu5e-Thch i5 small f.zibc tube CT rub
bar, perforated with holcs-wss Introduced into
the Euucd nede by sIe bail, ana etter being
carfia h:cuSh tho pGs ca",y wss hrors lit cut
through ihe neHl7 MADE irc:s;op. Oav lnd Of
! Tho tube tieu pr. ced from tho cut made ~
Tho surgeons knife, aud the other iron the
mruth Of tue original wound. As tbs pus
o;Z into tue tutC ttrlu-h the po,io5atieD ].
cjud escape from eiIhcr snd, aod Was repeat
tdIy washed cut With weak solution OF Car
5o:lo acid end water, which ass throwG through
tho tube 10 q stream. The Gischnrg, which
followed tha opening or the pu; cavity was en-
;lrey satisfactory 10 tbo surgeons. sod Hes sooD
followed By Il relief to the patient The drain
age tube has been left as il was originally
placed ADD Will remain there fer the present. Ii
the wound discharges ireet? through he nc~
opcoics tic ,ubc uag perhaps be wi;h6riwn
!roGa Tho old ono 10 order to aJw the latter to
hea TIE iucison mazda is 10 Girtc; on will
lhs dcgpar parts Of tho wcuod, s0d it is
t6clGnt that rho pcs will escape through il
i"Ithnn any Ct the obstguc!icu Which impedcG
i;s GU fl W along he track e tho tsll AID which
caused tho pus cavity.
Although the !ifor, CT cEiIIs, ard other sgmp
tens suggested tho possibility of tho DR., adfu
p &c ria, or blood poisCp, it has beeu aacerlsinej
~: this dagger has not appeared as yet, auG
did 90, cause the u,favorstl, Iurn. Dr.. Az
new thinka that there is DO protabii!y Of The
ruatcn Of another such al so:ss.