The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-17
WHITE HOUSE BULLETINS.
NO IMPROVEMENT on TUESDAY

NO IMPROVEMENT on TUESDAY.
Washington, 16.-Executiye Man
sion, 4 am: The President aWoke
about $50 and experienced slight
nausea, which soon passed away.
Soon afterWaTd a natural opera tlon
of the bowels occurred. At this hour
DR.. Bliss reports his pulse firmer,
and no quicker and the patient more
comfortable.
NOT HOPEFUL.
Executive Mansion, $50 a.m.-The
President was somewhat restless
and vomited several times during
the early part Of the night. Since )
o'clock this morning he has not vom-
tied and has slept TRANQUILITY most OF
the time. Nutritious enemata are
successfully employed to sustain
him. Altogether his symptoms APP
pear less urgent than yesterday
afternoon. AT present his pulse is
10, temperature 98.6, respiration IS.
(Signed) d. w. BLISS,
j. J. WOODWARD,
J. K. BARNES,
RoBT. REYBURN.
D. III. AGNEW.
SECRETARY BROWN SAYS.
Executive Mansion, Ills am:
Private Secretary Brown came from
the surgeons room a few moments
ago and reported the President was
then sleeping. No morphia has yet
been injected, and there has been
no report of nausea since 3 am.
Two enemata have been successfully
administered since midnight Sec
rotary Brown says the morning
dressing showed the wound was in
perfect condition.
Executive Mansion, 1890 pm
The President has been tranquil and
has not vomited since the morning
bulletin, but has not yet rallied
from the prOstratiOn of yesterday
evening as much as was hoped. The
euemata administered are, however,
4 still retained. At present his pulse
is ia, temperature 9S, respiration Is.
(Signed) j. <. BARNES,
| j. ]. Woodward,
RoB;T REYBURN,
D. W. BLISS.
| ID. II. AGNRW.
Executive Mansion, 1 p.m.-Mrs.
Edison, one of the attendants upon
the President, retired at 4 o'clock
this morning, and did not leave the
Mansion for her home until noon.
Previous to her departure she said
| the Presidents case this time was
certainly very critical, but she still
had hopes of his recovery. The
trouble with the Presidents stomach
evidently had nothing to do with
the the condition of the wound
The wound is nearly healed
This new trouble, she said, is per-
fectly understood by the surgeons
and they all have the same idea
about it. The President c0mpre-
bends the exact situation. He has
been told that his stomach needed
absolute rest, and no attempt is
made at present to give his nOurish.
ment. The lady expressed hope that
by tomorrow the Presidents Stom-
ach would be strong enough to hold
something. She says the President
looks better than on yesterday.
Executive Mansion, $50 p.m.-Dr
Bliss says in his opinion the Presi.
| dent has more than even chances to
get well. He is retaining the nour-
ishment which has been admins.
tered during the day, and taking
everything into consideration the
case looks hopeful.
The following cablegram was re-
ceived by the British legation this
/ afternoon: The Queen is sorry fol
the Presidents relapse, and enquiries
after him.
Signed, POsONBY.
Executive Mansion, 4.30 pm
The President is said to be holding
his, own, and this is considered by
attending surgeons to be point in
his favor.
Generally speaking he is at this
hour considered in better condition
than he was this morning. Nothing
however, can be ascertained regard
ing the febrile rise.
Executive Mansion, Z p.m.-The
Presidents symptoms are still grave,
yet he seems to have lost no ground
during the day, and his condition on
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