Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-24
Reriesc Of the Day.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Aug.
23-10:30 p. m.-The President has had an
other better day than was generally antici-
pated. The disconraging tone of Secretary
Blalne's telegram to Minister Lowell last
night seemed to prepare the public for the
worst, and although the official bulletin this
morning was not unfavorable, general feel
ing of anxiety and apprehension prevailed,
both at the Executive mansion and through
out the city. 1t seemed to be almost gen.
orally conceded the condition of the President
was in the highest degree critical
and alarming, and on the streets
if four persons out of five were asked what
they thought of the Presidents chances,
would have replied his death was only ques-
tiOn of few days, if not few hours. For
this
EXCITEMENT AND ALARM,
however, the real facts of the case hardly
furnished sufficient justification. The condi-
tion of the President was, it is true, the SUBJ
ject of grave anxiety to his surgeons, his at
tendants and Mrs. Garfield, but not more than
yesterday, and not so much as on Sum-
day. That evening there was really
greater reason for Encouragement than
at any time since then because there seemed
then to be only very faint hope the patients
demoralized stomach could be brought tire
sumo its functions. AS soon as the President
began to swallow food again, his condition to
that extent at least, became more hopeful
Without adequate nourishment
DEATH FROM EXHAUSTION
seemed inevitable, while with proper nourlsh-
ment he might live. In qualified sense,
therefore, he was better this morning than
Sunday night. Although his gener-
al condition had not mate
rally changed. Before this mornings
examination to-day he had swallowed Six
ounces of beef juice without nausea and dis
comfort, and this increasing ability to take
nourishment encouraged the surgeons to hope
the danger of death from exhaustion, which
they regard with the most apprehension,
might be averted. The President passed a
quiet morning, taking nourishment frequent
ly In the shape of beef juice peptonized milk
and milk porridge, with enemata every five or
six hours. Up to noon he had swallowed
sixteen or seventeen ounces of liquid food, and
there had been no indication of an increase in
strength with the exception of stronger and
slightly increased pulse. The glandular swell
ing remained hard and showed no change in
size or appearance, and the amount of mucous
secreted in the back part of the mouth was
about the same as yesterday. Generally
speaking the patient at noon
WAS HOLDING HIS OWN,
but making no perceptible progress. He
slept about as much as usual during the
afternoon and continued to take nourishment
atintervals until at4 o'clock he had swallowed
more than twenty ounces. At 4:20 p: m. DR..
Reyburn reported that his general condition
seemed slightly improved. This information
was confirmed by the evening bulletin, which
showed lower pulse than the patient has had
at any evening examination since the 18th inst.
Since 9:3Othe President has slept most of
the time quietly and naturally, and the slight
improvement of the afternoon is still main
tanned. At this hour III o'clock p. N.Y. DR..
Bliss reports the Presidents pulse is 102 to
i04, and his temperature apparently about
normal. He is sleeping quietly and
HIS SYMPTOMS ARE AS FAVORABLE
as at any time. He has swallowed twenty
eight ounces of liquid food since O'Clock