, 1881-08-27

friend Mrs. Garfield has snlu tllts morning
Tint the President said, II feel rested
this morning. but last night WIS
terribly weary" Upon this war.l "rcst" i
tho faithful wife seems to lave bullde.l n
now hope, for, after hoaring~ this, Mrs. Gar
field !ntitnnted thnt sho still hail good hope.
Tho morning bulletin WIS eaEer1y awaitctl,
but 1t Envc no comfort wien ltcamc, Il t,a1f-
hour Into. III general terms Il spoke of n
night that was bast, aul snttt nothing of tho
parottl swelling or OF tho lionrls1nont. tho
conditions of pulse nnd temperature wcrc
not materially chnngcd. Enthusiastically
Brown, III his note to tho cabfnet officers,
Ind statcd that the swelling On tllo neck Ind
broken inwardiy, md WIS
p1scrrAneiSa rHnouan THE MOUTH,
which recalled tho fact ttlat Inst night DR..
Doynton said TINT II the swelling should
break inwanlty tllere woutt bo 10 possible
chance for life. The bulletin only nd.lesl to
tho gloon. Tie Surgeons told tlle Cabinet
last night TINT unless there wns n radical
change for the better by . o'clock this morn
Ing there would bo no hope. Mine O'clock
came mud thero was no radical clangc. On
the contrary. the Presidents condition was
worse. Tho outside surgeons said that thero
Is reason to apurellend that II the SWELL
Ing iu the. neck had broken III
wanlly 1t might llavo tho effect
10 cause NAUSEA, and Tins TO further
weaken the President, and also TINT thoro
might 10 danger in the Presidents enfec-
blcd condition Of sutfocntion from tho inter-
nal flow OF pus. The President has taken
noartsllmcnt, but certainly
Nor MORE THAN ESoron TO SUSTAIN life,
and It Inns rot been taken by any wish
scarcely by any wllingncss-of Ills own.
Every moment gives hin discomfort nnd
pain. 11o never has been SO exceeding
" weak. It is said tint ono reason
why Dr. bliss sent for DR.. AEMew
WAS tl,ht hc feared that he might
be outyoted oil tho proposition to
remove the President, amt, as Agnew was
known to be opposed to TINT plan, bliss dc-
sired his vote. It Is learned tint tile l'res-
Ident in some way became informed tint tho
physicians Ind held aconfercncc oil tho sub
,jcct OF removing him, aid to have said, i" l
ain willing to 70 anywhere, or.to stay here,
If It Is thought bcst.n Subsequently the
President never referred to It, although he
would have been informed OF tho decision
laI lie asked. 1t is reported that when Mrs.
Garfield was notified by DR.. Doynton Inst
night that
ONLY a MIRACLE COULD SAVE THE rHEsI-
DENT,
her husband, she said: "Then that miracle
will occur. Ny husband will rec0yer. 1Ie
must" DR.. Bliss, however, talked very
hopefully again this noon. lfo says TINT llo
WIS encouraged by the discharge vi the
gland. So fur 1t was saotng we'll, aud ind
given signs Ut substllng naturally .lll favor-
ably. II 1t went Oil rs 1t Ind begun 1t would
s0on cease to be n source Ut annoyance nlld
danger. lle thought slougl,iug was aycrte.l.
"1t nil depends on tho stomach. II That
keeps up he has n chance, AMI there seems
no disposition OH lis part to give why. Thu
wound Is getting on Nicely, and tho swollen
gland Is netting 1n0rc kindly, so that think
he Is better, and t,nt Ills chances are greater
now tllap yesterday"
did the doctors. lose hope ycstenlay9" he
was asked.
mo-" he replied. "'rhey felt TINT
THERE WAS vEisy GREAT DANCER,
but VIC have never abandoned hope, ant! cer-
:ainly are not hopeless now. For my own
part, think, w llay8. repeatedly said, thut
It tailllangs on tue stOlnactl, an4 tllat at pres
ent Is dol1,g satisfactory works.
As the delayed midday bulletin received
lu0re consideration tic nlArm Increased. 1t
Is well known that II the discharge OF thu
pus through the car Ind furnished tile relief
: that was desired tho bulletin would laye cer-
ia!nly Ind some expression upoll which l,upo
could be based. It contained no snch express
sion. On tho contrary, tho surgeons, for tho
first time In the history of the casc, said,
I've regard his condition rs critical." The
increase Of pulse alhl temperature told tho
rest Of the story. Said one OF the former
surgeons III tic case:
:" II the breaklng Of tho neck abscess does
give temporary relief, It docs not remove tho
cause. which IL
ADMITTED TO III: nLoop.ro1soN1NG,
and there Is 10 probability TINT thu posnn OF
the blood Is to bo cnrrted oif through any
ubscess."
At3p, Ut. Secretary Window anl wlfu left
the White House. As they departed the
Secretary said, ut IN "a hard thing 10 sny,
but It Is wliat we all feel: Tlsr1 Is absolute.
ly no hope"
This was not too despairin0 summary OF
the situation. At TINT hour tllerv seemed no
hope. llesuryiyed III Il scIllt-cOnSc!ulis state,
supported BY strong stlnIulants, alul ,nay be
Kept alive Il! that way for u longer or allorier
time. Death IL not expected t0-,llElt unless
some sudden and unforeseen neuto symptoms
mako their appearance. lilo las shown very
little consciousness all day. thougl, ut thu
morning dressing the wound seemed clear,
ll!a pastoF saw Him few ,noucnts this
morning. ind SAYS ho then SPOKE Clearly,
calmly, and clleerfully, ull.lerst0od tin coli,
dItLon, and expressed himself prepared fol
death.
THREE CltANlEs.
~ The 1rfstsrt AssottaffA Pes.
WASHINGTON, D. G., aug, au.-Up 10 II
o'clock to-n!ght thero ltaye heen three
changes III tha Presidents cu4tlltIon to bc
noted. Eagly this morning everything w;s
bail. 1t could not laye BEEN wurso without
the Immediate peril af duatl.. I.,.ter III til.
forenoon there WIS d rsI!y. That WIS tl't
llrst change, TherRlly was, however, yar,
feeble, a,ld did tlot col,tln,u lung cllu,g'l t.
even fully sent up to high mark the buoy
nit feeling geMorally to ba found under tn