New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-19

form as many small abscessess.p ssp''BB By and and
ioS,,r,asS snis congestion extends to surrounding
sIna assesses, If the patient lives long enough
no ra miute abscesses open into each other form
egg. That portion of the lung containing the alb
s;nf GeS>os oecome consolidated or bcpatized por
the E nnw rGi s reaching up
1T true that you stated last night that the
ical; but not hopeless"
:. IN w.; hat is your opinion Tonight"
mas mas at times made satisfactory progress but in
ftcn @ instance, the Improvement hae been followed
vitality than before. This feature of his case is
Pa;l PSca;mar TO most cases of chronic nynmia. The
coveTy" ' ~ "
At ten O'clock tonight Secretaries Window Hunt
ana kirkwood. Attorney-General NacVeagh AMI
assistant Secretary of State Hit called at Private
Secretary Browns cottage to ascertain the facts
saruihg the fresdents condition.
DR. BLIss's OPINION.
Dr. Bliss said tonight that the chill
which occurred this evening was of about
ten minutes duration. and was what
might be called "quite chill" the President suffer-
ing considerably from its effects; that no vomiting
occurred. and that the patient suffered from a re-
action Immediately after the rigor subsidized by the
appearance of fever. At the time of the inter
view, $3.50 p M, the pulse about 12O. When
asked the cause of the of the rigors the
doctor said:
1t may be due to local causes, but, if SO, they
are not manifested. think that the recurrence is
due to the enfeebled condition of the patient The
deprayed condition of the fluids, together with
the local sores, suficIent to produce
chils 1t Is evident that he has not repaired in
the past twenty-four hours but has merely held his
own"
is there really no repair apparent7"
o nave not noticed evidence of repair There is
ageueral equal condition of the prominent features"
m n ubStp mt
chill was expected this morning in of the
SGn%ion %bich of the patients temperat%re
aIIII3 application of hot cloths was therefore
Sodt1s aa the Sa ho
fll and bright during the afternoon; that with
the exception of a milk punch about twenty
en- MN; that two ana one-half ounces of dciibri-
mated beef blood had been administered by enemata
be administered in the night; that it not prob
able another chill would occur in the night;
that the coughing had been very slight to-day that
the coughing was renewed with a chill that no
1lays 1,lay and ana no healthy granuations were visible;
that three weeks ago the cavity of the wound
woaI woaiI wb. hGId Of two E and half onnces of
showing that it had become considerably smaller:
that The stomach had not shown signs of disturb
ance in the course of the day; that the usual guam
lty OF stlmulants had been administered and that
In - ms n opinion there was no pus cavity in the lung
night than he was last night? ~
NO." replied the doctor, he is no bette. to-
night no. do consider him any worse"
" What is the condition of the bed-soress'
" They have not extended"
" How is the boil on his backp
" A little better"
" His mindY"
" There was alteration of his mind in the
course OF the febrle rsc at which time it generally
occurs"
" Does the President take the same notice of his
condition 7"
Yes; he takes the same, notice of his condition
as he has all along, and he Thoroughly under
stands it,"
81 How high did the pulse go in the course of the
chill ~ ~
(" believe it reached 1874"
these rigors ="
-" If they keep up from day to day they will wear
him out"
:" Did you take the respiration while the chill was
ONT" ' "''
The respiration was about o."
chilli"
Yes, every possible attempt was made. and
think that the chill was modified to q certain ex-
tent by the efforts made"
How often do you anticipate recurrence of the
rigorsW
" 1t is reasonable to expect some disturbance
every twenty-four hours"
" Does the patient still complain of wearinessf =,
Yes he said to-day that he felt very tredr
Doctor, the President has had an exceedingly
hard time I"
80. 1T has been fearful fight and you, on the out
side, have no idea of it,"
Dr. Bliss admitted that the situation was very
critical, but" said he, the Is still chance for
his recovery, and he is entitled to that chance"
This afternoon General Grant made his daiIv
VISIT 10 the francklyn cottage for the purpose Of
ascertanlng the exact condition of the President