New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-08
HOPE GROWING STRONGER.


HOPE GROWING STRONGER.
THE PRESIDENT HOLDING HIS GROUND.
FAVORABLE BULLETINS ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY-A SLIGHT UNFAvORABLE SYMPTOM NOTED
DIR. BoYNTON SAYS THE PRESIDENTS CHANCES
OF RECOVERY ARE AT LEAST EvEN-THE PHYsI-
CLANS MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR LONG PRO-
FEssIONAL ATTENDANCE THUS INDICATING THEIR
BELIEF IN RECOVERY.
The condition of President Garfield yester-
day remained such as to further encourage
the hope now generally cherished that he Is
destined to recover He again took and
asslmilated food, and the pain in his feet was
not felt, but an appearance OF jaundice was
noted and he expressed desire to sleep. The
temperature of his room was reduced by arti-
fetal means. DR.. BoyntOn, who attended
Mrs. Garfield through her recent illness,
visited the President yesterday. He said that
he was disappointed at finding the patient
weaker than he had been led to expect, and
gave it as his opinion that reliance must be
placed upon nature and the strong will of the
President, whose chance of recovery he re-
garded as an even one. member of the Cabi-
net expressed his belief that the attending
physicians do not think the President will die,
as their preparations all indicate the expecta-
ton of long professional attendance. The Off
cial bulletins yesterday were of hopeful char
acter.
FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS CONTINUE.
SLIGHT BUT EXPECTED JAUNDICE-sOME SORENESS
OF THE WOUND ITSELF-THE PATIENT TAKES
MORE NOURIsHMENT-THE PHYSICIANS PRE-
PAIRING FOR A LONG SIEGE AND EVIDENTLY
NOT LOOKING FOR AN UNFAVORABLE TERMlNA-
TON OF THE CASE.
TELEGRAPH TRIDUNE.1
WASHINGTON July 7.-General Swain, who has
not left the Presidents bedside since Saturday even
ing except for few moments at n time, said this
evening to TRIBUNE correspondent that he con-
tinued to feel very hopeful of the Presidents re-
covery. During the last twenty-fOur hours" said
the General, "al the symptoms have continued fav
Orable. There is slight jaundce but it grows no
worse and it was symptom which the physicians
expected"
Has the muscular soreness of which the Pres-
dent complained on Tuesday dminishedP' ~
Yes although. of course, 1t has not disappeared,
and there is considerable soreness of the wound
itself. The pain in the feet and ankles has disap
peared."
Has the President taken nourishment regularly
to-day"
Yes; he given milk and cruel this morn
ing, but it found to produce sourness of the
stomach and was discontinued Chicken broth has
been given again and that is readily assimlaed.
The bowels worked naturally showing conclusivcly
that the intestnes are uninjured."
Has the President complained of anything in
particular to-day"
"No, except of feeling tired and expressing de-
sire to get some sleep. The weather has been very
oppressive to-day and the President felt it to some
extent although we succeeded by artificial means
in reducing the temperature of the sick about
five degrees"
what the temperature of the room this
afternoonf"
Eighty -four degrees vcntilatng and cooling
apparatus is being put in now, and after it is in
operation 1t will be practicable to regulate the
perature better"
General Swain said that he is inclined to doubt if
the bullet passed through the liver at all He took
from his pocket cartridge like that which the as
sassin fred and said: a. hardly believe that
such a cartridge that would send q bullet
through the clothing, through one of the
strongest muscles of the body and then through
the liver. i have a derrnger pistol which
carries bullet of this size but it sends one
with at least five times the initial velocity of the
bull dog pistol used by the assassin. OF course
my opinion Is not based upon professional knowl-
edge, but am strongly inclined to believe that
after the bullet passed Into the Presidents body it
dropped down aud is lodged somewhere below the
liver"
PREPARING FOR A LONG CAMPAIGN
member of the Cabinet said this evening that
while the physicians evidently do not expect a very
rapid recovery, they certainly do not anticipate an
unfavorable result "Al their preparations indi-
cate that they expect long SIEGE" he said they
are putting in permanent apparatus to regulate the
temperature of the sick-roOm, which makes me
think they are preparing for all-sunmcr cam
paign."
The physicians have received a number of inter
esting medical histories of cases in which wounds
similar to that of the President have been success
fully treated and the of treatment IN these
cases. as well as the other details of the cases. is
being carefully studied.
NO CAUSE FOR DISCOURAGEMENT
THE OPINIONS OF DIR. BOYNTON, THE RELATIVE OF
PRESIDENT GARFIELD - DISAPPOINTED At THE
PRESIDENTS WEAKNESS - RELIANCE UPON NA-
TURE-GREAT DANGER APpREnENDED, BUT TIE
BEST TO DE HOPED FOR.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEL
WASHINGTON, July 7.-NOthing in the nature of
the unexpected has taken place in relation to the
Presidents condition or his surroundings to-day
II his chances for recovery have not advanced thev
nave at least not become less than on Yesterday
Callers have come and departed in considerable num-
Ders and the natural tendency of the human mind
TO build high hopes upOn narrow and frail foundo