The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-11
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
THEY SAY
The President is Improving
and he will get we'll,
AND All Hope they Speak
TEaly.
The Fever Subsidies.


fever. He has taken more nourish-
ment than yesterday, and expert
enced no recurrence of the distress
ing nausea which affected his feb
rlle system yesterday afternoon
The new incision is still very senSi-
tive to the touch, and even the lay
ing of piece Of lint saturated with
carbolized oil on the raw flesh
causes pain. It is to this sensitive
condition of the wound that the
continued fever is attributed. The
sides of the inciSiOn, however, will
grow less sensitive as they become
| covered with the natural SecretiOns
which follow an injury Of this
kind, and by tomorrow or next day
the new wound will be little more
sensitive than the old. In the
meantime the drainage tubes are
dispensed with, and the mouth of
the incisiOn simply kept open with
little lint and abSorbant cotton,
which are removed as they become
saturated with the discharge. The
The quantity of pus obtained
to-day was not great, but it was
apparently all the wound contained.
The track was thoroughly cleaned,
and what irration there is now
from the wound must be attributed
to the fresh incisiOn and not to the
retention which ought to come out.
The old wound made by the bullet
is entirely healed, and its mouth is
partially covered with newly
formed skin. The intensity OF the
fever, to-day, was about the same as
yesterday. The patients pulse rose
from 104, at noon, to 100 at pm,
and the temperature from 99.7 to
1919. Shortly after the evening
examination, the fever began to
abate, as it did last night, and at
this hour the pulse is below 100,
and the temperature has CORES
pOndingly decreased. AS the pa
tient has slept most of the evening,
it is not possible to hold a thermom-
eter under his arm for ten minutes
without seriously disturbing him
The exact temperature has not been
taken since 7, bat it is thought to be
below 100. 1t is five days since the
last hypOdermic injection Of NOR
phia WAS given, but the patient
seems to have no difficulty in get
ting a good nights rest without it.
He is now sleeping soundly, and
will have q better night, surgeons
think, than last night. Drs. Bliss
and Reyburn both report him doing
extremely well, and a decided
change for the better will be ap-
parent as soon as the irritation
caused by the new incision sub
sides.
DR.. Bliss proposes to give the
whole history in detail of his differ
enceS with Baxter on the manage
ment of the Presidents case. There
is nothing very fresh in the points
given to reporters.
WEDNESDAYS REPORT.
Washington, 10. - The morning
bulletin reads: The President slept
during the night, and this
his temperature was again
normal, although his pulse is still
frequent, and at present 104, tenn
perature 9S.5, respiration 10.
(Signed) d. W. BLISS,
J. J. WOODWARD,
J. X. BARNES,
ROBT. RBYBURN.
The continuous fever which has
been the most marked feature of the
Presidents case the past three or
four days, subsidized entirely during
the night, and the patients temper
allure this moTning was normal for
the first time since Sunday. The
breaking Of the fever was followed
by profuse perspiratiOn, and the
rather high pulse shown by the
morning bulletin is probably due to
the weakness resulting therefrOm.
The discharge of pus at the morning
dressing was unusually copiOuS,
showing the wound is now perfectly
and thoroughly drained. The drain
age tube was put in again and the
wound washed out with weak so
luton of carb0lic acid and water.
Since the dressing the patient has
taken nourishment in the shape OF
milk and lime water, and at this
hour is quiet and comfortable. Sur
geons report that he is doing well:
Executive Mansion, 1870. = The
is getting through the
day in a very satisfactory manner.
He has asked for and taken small
quantity of food in addition to the
LIQUID nourishment allowed. at
the morning dressing the discharge
of pus through the new opening was
more free than at any previous
time. It's character was good, and
the wound looks well. His tenn
parature and respiration continue
within the normal range, though
the debility following the operation
is still shown by tie frequency OF
the pulse. At present his pulse is
ITO, temperature $50, respiration 10.
(Signed) d. w. BLISS.
J. x. BARNES,
J. j. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN.
There is considerable excitement
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