The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-07-13

tho newspapers 20 express for the Presi
dent and Mrs. Garfield the deep graft
tnde which they feel for the devotion
OF their fellow countrymen and friends |
abroad in this hour Of heavy afiliction.
JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary Of State.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION ON TUESDAY.
On Tuesday the following official bull
letins, issued from the White House,
showed the Presidents condition dur
ing the day:
WAsHNeToN, July $500 AN.
The President, since 6 o'clock this
morning, has rested quietly. Doctors
Bliss and Reyburn have reported to
members OF the Cabinet, informing them
Of a marked improvement in the gen.
eral character of observable symptoms
and an improved tone of the pulse.
WASHINGTON, July 81 P. NJ
The favorable condition of the symp
toms continues. There mas been no
recurrence of the vomiting. Pulse, ITO;
temperature, 101; respiration, twenty
four. The President lies at present In
a natural sleep.
fSigned) D. W. Bliss,
j. X. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REYBURN.
WASHINGTON, July So P. M.-Gen-
eral d. g. Swain has idst left the Presi-
dents room, and says: There was an
hour yesterday at which unfavorable
symptoms set in. The corresponding
hour has passed to-day without such
symptoms having appeared. There is
decided gain, which we had no right to
expect even so late as daylight this
morning. The President has slept
quietly and naturally at short intervals.
His mind is perfectly clear. BE de-
scribed his symptoms with the utmost
precision and clearness. There may be
some increase of pulse and temperature
again this evening, but we have every
reason to believe that there will now be
a steady gain with each day.
WASHINGTON, July 5-The condition
of the President tonight is even more
favorable than indicated by the last
official bulletin. For the first time
since the shooting the attending ply
sicians talk with a certain degree of con-
fidence in his recovery Prior to the
issue of the o'clock bulletin last
night, the physicians had abandoned
all hopes of recovery, and they had
determined to inform the members
of the Cabinet that death would
certainly ensue within forty hours if the
examination they were about to make
| last evening did not furnish decided
evidence of improvement. Happily, the
changed condition of the distinguished
sufferer furnished the evidence hoped
for, and since that time there has been
steady and remarkable improvement.
At o'clock last night the pulse was 124,
with the temperature and respiration cor
respondingly high. This mornings
examination showed decline in the
pulse to la, and later in the day to
104, with other favorable conditions
that increased the hopes entertained for
recovery. Tonight the pulse marked
LOG, temperature, 1903 degrees, and
respiration twenty-four. This was bet
ter than the physicians expected, par.
ticularly as all the other indications
were reassuring. During the day the
President received considerable nouF-
ishment, and upon two occasions asked
lOOOs IIO Wdo S1FCa OhASAOh OAOhI
in two-ounce doses, and received
eighteen ounces in all of this kind oi
nourishment. He grew tired of the
broth, which, he said, did not satisfy
his cravings of hunger, and he was
given bouillon in email quantities.
There is limited Inflammation in the
track of the assassin's bullet, but it is
what the physicians term healthy in.
fiammation, natural to the wound, and
an Indication that the healing process
is going on. There is no tym
panitis. His strength has improved
and at times he shows a DISPOSE
tion to change his position by his
own efforts, using his elbows to raise
the body. He is forbidden, however
to make any exertion whatever, and his
attendants watch him vigilantly to pre-
vent this. His sleep through the day
has been natural and refreshing, and nC
morphia has been administered during
the past twenty-four hours. There have
been two movements of the bowels to
day, both spontaneous, which show
positively that the intestines are not in
jured, and are in healthy condition.
The doctors say that the condition o.
the President, while still critical, fur
nishes very decided evidence that he viii
be able to pass successfully future stages
of the crisis unless something not now an
ticipated should take place. The weather
has been very hot to-day, but the Presi
dent did not complain on this account
He has now reached that point where
it can be said that every hour increases
his hold on life. OF course, the doc
tors will give no assurance whatever as
to the future, but their cheerful man
ner and encouraging conversations to-
night have almost convinced all who
have been watching with painful solici
tude about the Presidents chamber thai
he will serve out his term of office.