Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-19
LANCASTER NTELLIGEN(ER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
SATURDAYS SCARE.
Cause of the fresident's Relapse

SA1UnOAx , SIAhEs
Cause of the Presidents Relapse.
About noon on Saturday was formid-
able attack. This was followed by vomit-
ing. During the latter the president s
pulse rose up to 14O, and there was con-
sternation in Franklyn cottage, for it was
thought by some that the awful hour had
come when James A. Garfield must pass
the dark river. A regular panic seized
upon the presidents household for short
time. The attendants ran hither and
thither Observation-Disclosures the lawn. to
the surgeons cottage, to Elberon and to
the house of Secretary Brown. The news
thus rapidly spread, and it was not more
than twenty minutes afterwards that it
flew to the West End, over a mile away,
and startled the correspondent from their
lairs to precipitate them on Elberon. The
president was said to be in extreme dan
ger by one report and other reports varied
according to the imagination or excite
ment Of the bearer. At Elberon the doc
tors were surrounded by An eager thrOng
of reporters, each firing questions Of his
own and none waiting for an answer to
the question of anyone else. The real
story was brief one and soon told.
the president had been seized with a
severe chill about II o'clock and it lasted
nearly half an hour. He was very weak
before it came on, and the doctors under
took to stiffen him up little with brandy
and water. He then grew deathly sick,
vomiting up the stimulant and everything
else on the stomach At the same time he
was in raging delirium and talked wildly
and clutched at the blankets. This alarm
ed one of the attendants so much that lie
reported the president dying. The alarm
may be said to have communicated itself
to the entire household. The absent men,
bers of tho cabinet were telegraphed to re-
turn Immediately.
The Cause Of the Chill.
DR.. Boynton steadfastly adhercs to the
this he derives the rigors and accounts fOl
DR.. Bliss declares that, SO far as the evi-
ditiOn than they have been for several
days. DIR. Bliss says the lung trouble IS i
sort of bronchial catarrl, and no indica
tions of metastic assesses exist. He re-
CARDS the abscess Or pus cavity theory more
dangerous than the state of general blood
poisoning as the cause of the rigors. In
| UuC 1OA IL WOulu IClulIC ouIkICb
operation, which it is extremely doubtful
whether the president in his present weak
condition could survive. 1t is admitted
that the latter theory is bad enough and
the question of maintaining life is reduced
to one tf endurance and the ability to pre-
vent the recurrence of the rigors. DR.
| Bliss frankly says that unless they car
fight them off successfully the end must
soon come, as they would quickly wear
out the president. He is very hopeful
that they will be able to do this.
The absccss he disposes Of by saying
that the presence of damned pus any
where would upset the patients stomach
and be accompanied by a high febrile rise
The enemata are Of beef, instead of bee
extract, which is not easily assimilated
Stimulants of brandy have been given
later and retained. The fact that tin
hour for the chills had been successful!
passed last night gave renewed hop'
that the president will weather the storm
There is a general feeling of depression
however. and fears are entertained
on all sides that the wors. will be antici
pated within week. DR.. Agnew made al
important statement concerning the feb
rile recurrence THAT man," said he
speaking vi Iue pfcSiuSut, Has Iuc Illus
extraordinary constitution l ever knew.
When asked whether the patient hat
gained or lost since his arrival at Lou.
Branch he replied, emphatically ''What
ever changes may have occurred he ha
certainly lost nothing. A man in his con
ditian needs good air. [ don't know an,
place where he can obtain better air tina,
here"
DR.. Bliss explains anew treatment whicl
had been commenced Friday night, whicl
it appears has become necessary from tn
presidents increased loss Of vitality ant
which is now in such low condition tha
the food taken by the stomach has ceaset
to assimilate properly, or at least suffi
ciently to overcome the waste which i
going on. Tho new treatment is the ad
ministration of defebrinated beef blood b,
cncmata. The blood is procured fresl
every morning from New York an,
whipped until it is entirely free from tn
fcbrine or stringy part of the fluid. Thi
process also prevents the danger Of its be
coming clotted.