The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-03
BETTER!
Lord God 0mnipOtent
|Reigueth."
behind a browning PrOvi-
dence He Hides a
Smiling Face"
The Presidents Condition
Steadily Improving,
And Hope Revives in the
Hearts of the People.
MRS. GAgFIELD,s BRAVERY,

She EVlnCes Courage aud SelLCOntrOI
FquAI TO IIsr Husbands -GTeaI Aid 10
the Physicians.
WASHINGTON. July Mrs. Garfield,
although weak from recent illness and
shocked by the audiences Of the grief
which has come TO her, behaved since her
arrival with courage and %sell'Control equal
to her husbands, not only has she not
given way to terror and grief, but che
has been constantly by the Presidents
side, encouraging him with her presenCe
and sympathy. giving efficient aid so far
Rs 1t has been in her power to the attend.
log physicians,
The bulletins displayed all Over the
city, as they we're issued by the Presidents
physicians, this evening, have been scan.
ned With painful eaEernesI by throngs OF
people,
At $40 the following announcement
was made:
"Tne Presidents condition is not per
Ceptibly changed for better or worse. His
voice IL strong, his mind unimpAired, and
he talks freely with those about him"
A fsw minutes later q change for the
worse was ANNOUNCED, and at eight
o'clock a report Of the Presidents death
was circulated, which caused the intense
feeling on all hands TO become yet more
intense, and q universal feeling OF sadness
and gloom spread over the entire Commu.
nifty.
The next official bulletin, though not
iSvOrably, showed that the report OF his
death was incorrect, and the reaction
caused q feeling OF positive joy, The
bulletin read:
WASnISGToN, EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
July 1925 p. M.
The President Ia again sinking, and
there is little, II any, hope.
The bulletins from this commenced 10
grow more favorable. Az half past eight
the following announcement was made:
THE President ie sleeping pleasantly
and more comfortable. Pulse 1888, tenn.
perature 90, slightly above normal,
respiration y and more regular.
[~Signed.] BLISS, NJ. D."
And a lew minutes later the following:
1.-THE Presidents pulss has fallen from
$50 to 1873 He Ia breathing easily and
sleeping quietly"
WAsuISGTON, d. O., 0:20 p. M.-The
President has rallied q little within the
last th%rPe,Quarters OF an hour, and bis
symptoms are a little more favorable. lie
continues brave and cheerful. Abou. the
time he began to rally he said to Dr.. Bliss:
doctor, what are the indiCations?'
The Doctor replied: "TheEe Is a chance
Of recovery"
"Well, them" replied the President,
Cheerfully, 1--WE will take that chance"
The President lie now sleeping
AT 10 o'clock the general feeling was
that the Presidents condition was i'm.
proved. The bali passed through bis
liver. His pulse was lower and tempera-
ture normal, and no blood in the urine.
Ills condition was pronounced very Crlti.
cal, but not altogether hopeless.
WAsnINGrJN, July 2, 1915 r. Mn
the opinion Of all OF the Presidents ply.
siCians bis condition shows no marked
improvement, hut they are hopeful.
WASrINdrjN, July 2, 1920 M-The
Presidents symptoms continue to grow
more favorable and to afford ground for
hope. His temperature Is now normal,
and his pulse hiss fallen four beats siuCe
the last official bulletin. The absence OF
blood in the discharges from the bladder
shows that that organ 10 not injured, as
bad been feared.
II r. M-rhe following official Bulletin
hR INT been received: The President IL
resting quietly, aud ia cheerful. His pulse
Is IA Temperature 30, respiration 20 All
symn'oml ar0 favorable.
%[Sigoedl y NJ. Bliss, NJ. y.
CONDITION At MIDSiGItr THE IMPROVEMENT
M~AiSTAlSED
Il The Improvement in the Prepi
dents condition Is still IN ,inLailed. lie
10 resting quietly,