The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-07-07

| though the attendant physicians have as
I yet been unable to locate the ball with
accuracy, they are quoted as saying that
/ the chances of ultimate recovery are
greater to day than they were yesterday.
| The inflammation that was looked for has
not yet set in to any extent. There has
| been no vomiting since last evening, and
what is still more favorable, the Presi-
dent ate with gusto and retained his
food. The messages of sympathy that
were sent In were very numerous, and it
may be to this universal interest mani
| tested that the Presidents good spirits
may IN part be attributed. Meanwhile
| there Is comparative happiness at the
| White House and in the city. The steady
| Improvement of the President since last
night has naturally increased the hopes,
| but of course there is great anxiety
| While doing well the fact that the danger
| is not yet passed is realized. Doctors
say that there has been improvement
every hour. Very little Improvement and
very slow, but it is perceptible.
At II o'clock tonight the Executive
Mansion presen ed quieter appearance
than at any time since the shooting.
Members OF the Cabinet had gone home
to get much needed rest, being assured
that no change for the worse is appre-
hended to night. Secretary Blaine went
home first. The crowd that had been at
the White House gates continually since
Saturday dispersed tonight. Surgeons
decided not to issue any more bulletins
until tomorrow, to let the President
sleep undisturbed, for he seems inclined
to sleep good deal. The mind of the
President is clear and bright. He has
slept since last evening fully seven hours.
This sleep has been calm and natural
and has benefited him greatly. He thinks
he will recover, and no one cares to gain
say him.
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Secretary
Blaine, who left the White House at
about o'clock, spoke most encouraging
ly as to the Presidents condition and
Improvement since this morning, and his
stomach retains everything given him.
There is no intention to probe for the
ball till the President RECEIVERS consider
able strength. The President is kept
resting on his side most of the time,
though his position is shifted frequently.
Pillows are placed under him and ar
ranged to give the greatest ease. He is
very feeble, Of course. When he wants
his position changed he makes known
his wishes and is shifted, great care being
taken not to shock by moving. To-day
Mrs. Garfield and the family took dinner
together. Since the President was shot,
in their great anxiety, hitherto there have
been no regular meals. Members of the
family would drop into the dining room,
Two 4 i fOl-C g.,
but to day things looked so much brighter
that the family all dined together.
Interest III the Presidents condition
all over the country is evidenced not on
ly by the kilograms but by much unpub-
lished advice that comes by mail and
telegraph from every section. The ply
sicians throughout the country write and
telegraph about similar wounds that have
come under their treatment and advise
how the President should be dealt with.
DECIDED IMPROVEMENT.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Dr. Bliss says
emphatically that the President is decid-
eddy improved this morning, and that his
prospects are more favorable than at any
time yet. The President this morning
woke up from a good sleep and all pres
him say: 81 am hungry, [ must have
something to eat, and he was given some
chicken broth, though the doctors had
some fear it would not remain on his
stomach. 1t did, however, and after eat
ing, the President remarked: 81 feel
much better" Then the doctors made
an examination and found that the swell
ling in the stomach called tympanites
had receded, and that the pulse was
gradually falling to a normal condition.
All the faces at the White House to-day
wear an expression of hope. The doctors
show that they really feel the encourag-
ing words they utter. The weather is
warm, but the Presidents room is most
pleasantly situated and gets all the breeze
there is. The surgeons agree that the
turning point in the case will probably
occur to-day.
GENERAL UNCERTAINTY.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Col. Crump,
who is constantly by the side of the
President waiting upon him, says that he
suffers great deal of pain and that the
pain is incessant; that the President is
restless and feverish and frequently asks
to be moved from one side of the bed to
the other and to have his position
changed. The pain frequently EFFORTS
groans from the sufferer. He is careful
to give no signs of suffering when any of
his family are present. DR.. Bliss said
about II o'clock that it is impossible to
tell just when the crisis begins or where
it ends, that the President may continue
in about the present condition for some
days; that the knowledge of the course of
the ball is SO incomplete that it is
not known precisely where the
injuries are and therefore the eff
feet cannot be calculated with any Ger
tainty. Bliss is much gratitied at the
signs of improvement and says that the
fore. The President enjoyed the longest
sleep last night that he has yet had. He
slept from half past ten o'clock until after
midnight and after that had frequent
short maps until daylight.
A sTAUNCH HEART.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Everything in
and around the White House wears a
more cheerful aspect this morning. Even
the President himself IS CHEEKY and con-
verses freely with his attendants. When
asked shortly after o'clock how he felt
he replied briskly, but with faint smile:
"1ou keep heart. L have not yet lost
mine" His wound has begun to adhere
and there is no serious inflammation Wis
ible. 1t is thought now that there are
chances in favor of the Presidents ulti-
mate recovery. Public excitement has
somewhat abateG since this encouraging
news was made public and there are few
er people lingering around the White
Hous gates.
Tn assassination of President Lincoln
~ John Wilkes Booth, has always been