Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-12
STEADILY IMPROVING.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD GROWING
STRONGER.
Encouraging Bulletins and Reports
The Medical Fraternity Falling
In with the PeOple-A Bay Of
Thanksgiving Suggested.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE President
continues to improve. He is stronger and
better to night than at any previous
time during his illness. The doctors con-
tinue to say that he will recover, and the
people believe that he will. He has lived
so long since the assault on his life, and
his continuing to improve daily, is almost
proof positive to medical minds that he has
not been vitality wounded, and will pull
through.
A COMFORTABLE NIGHT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, JULY IL, 9 A M
The President continues TO improve. He
passed very comfortable night and feels
much refreshed this morning, though bis
actual number of sleeping hours were less
than those of the night before. He took his
usual amount of nourishment during the
night and has suffered no Inconvenience
from 1t. His pulse is down to 20. The Jen-
nings machine is now working well, and the
temperature Of his room can be reduced to
any desired degree.
s A. M.-TOficial Bulletin. THE Presi-
dent has passed comfortable night and his
condition elbows an improvement over that
OF yesterday. Pulse 90; temperature 992;
respiration p.
d. W. BLISS.
]. K. BARNES.
j. ]. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBURN.
Bulletins will be issued daily at a. m,
p. m. and $50 p. m. until further notice.
THE REPORT TO THE CONSULTING SURGEONS.
The following telegram was sent by the
attending surgeons this afternoon to the
consulting surgeons, Drs. Agnew and Ham,
ntOn:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, p. M-During the
past tweniy-fOur hours the favorable pro-
gress OF the Presidents case has continued.
He has taken and retained twenty-five
ounces of milk and one ounce of rum. This
morning at O'Clock he had, besides, a
slice of toast softened In milk, and at
ILLS took fifteen grains of bisulphate of
quinia. There has been 10 irritability Of
the stomach at any time. Last evening
at 7:15 he received one quarter of a grain of
morphia sulphate, hypodermically, and
slept we'll during the night. The wound
was again dressed antlsepticallY yesterday
evening aud this morning. and continues to
discharge small quantity of healthy pus.
Last evening, at D. m, his pulse was 10S,
temperature 10l.9 respiration "a. This
morning, at O'clock, his pulse was SO,
temperature 80 2, respiration %. Att p. m.
ration "a.
ID. w. BLISS.
j. X. BARNES.
j. j. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBURN.
THE LATEST BULLETINS.
7PM [Oficial BuIletiD] The President
has had rather more fever this afternoon.
In other respects his condition is un-
changed. Pulse 1O8, temperature 102 s,
respiration "a.
$50 P. M-The Presidents temperature,
which at the date of the last official bulletin
was higher than a. any time dur
fallen, until now it stands at about
the last night figure. No especial import
ance is attached by the attending surgeons
to these daily fluctuations in temperature
and pulse. At this stage of the Presidents
case they are TO be expected. The general
condition of the patient at this hour is ia
vorable and satisfactory.
10 P M-The President has passed a
quiet day, but has had a little more fever
than usual this afternoon. he has taken
twenty five ounces of milk, an ounce Of
rum and piece of milk toast during
the day, without any indica ions
of gastric disturbance, and has slept at in
tervals fairly well since the date of the last
official bulletin. His pulse and tempera-
ture have fallen to about the mean of the
past days, and he is now sleeping quietly.
His room throughout the day has been kept
at a steady temperature of seventy five de-
grees, the refrigeratiug machine in the base
ment working considerably below its full
capacity.
ASSURANCES SENT ABROAD.
The following was sent this morning:
WAsHINGToN, D. c., July Ito LOCeH,
Munster, London: At the beginning of tbs
tenth day since he was wounded, the fymp-
toms of the President are hopeful and ia
vorable. Suppuration goes on with no
higher pulse or temperature than should
be expected. His milk diet, of
pint to pint and half per
day, is relishtd and digested. His physical
strength keeps up wonderfully. and his
mind is entirely clear and active, without
showing excitement. His physicians do
not count him beyond danger, but the gen
eral confidence in his recovery is strength
ened every hour. JAS. G. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 40 P. NJ Official
Bulletin. THE favorable progress of the
Presidents case continues. Pulse LOG, tenn
perature 99 respiration "a.
D. w. BLISS.
j. K. BARNES.
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