National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-20

fan application OF carbolzed spray to the parts "a
(which the knife was applied. The President was
5very much weakened by the shock of,this treat
sment, and to such an extent was II manifest that
BIZ showed in his voiee HIS accelerated pulse, and
general debility. On the 9th OF July, however,
4 THERE WAS A MARKED IMPROVEMENT,
fond on August the President had so far recovi
Tered that the attending physicians once moro au-
Inounced that he was ON the road to health. Au.
5gust the febrile symptoms were such as 10 again
Scxcite attention, and on the Sth still another sur
5gcal operation, which DR.. Agnew termed radi.
Veal" one, was deemed necessary II was ascer-
<talned then definitely, that the track Of tho bullet
4had turned from its downward detection TO for
Ward course just at the lower edge OF the twelfth
trib, and an incison was made beginning where
3the frst one started the knife being passed for.
fward and downward some three inches, meeting
3the track OF the wound below the twelfth rib
Tease. This time, owing to the severity OF the OPP
3eration, which lasted hour and 10 the increased
strength Of the patients stomach, ether was adj
&ministered. In addition to the inhalation Of the
Eanmsthetic the patients back was benumbed with
4rgorne spray. The effect of the ethorization wal
Imost disastrous. Nausea and vomiting succeeded
kand II was many days thereafter before the stom.
tnch natural In n diseased dyspeptc condition
iregained strength sufficient to retain nourisbmen
fina proper way. From this time on may b
1rnk RAPID DECLINE or THE PRESIDENTS VITALITY
n still the doctors thought from the symptoms
I0f the patient within the next two or three day,
:that the operation had been successful In Its re-
suts, and indeed the patient did rally to such al
kextent that on the 9th OF August he wrote his
Nor the first time with pen. On the 10th he signed
|{nct performed during his illness On the 18th he
Xwrote letter to his aged mother, IN which he ex.
IMPRESSED his confidence In his ultimate recovery
xOn the 18Th DR.. Hamilton expressed the opinion
{that the presence of himself and Dr. Agnew wa,
unnecessary Still there was an almost unac
connta6le weakness Of the stomach, which In
Increased on the 18th, and ON the 18th came
4 NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND PHYSICAL PRosTRATroT
&and the council OF physicians admitted In the
*cyening bulletin that the Presidents condition Is
ION me whole less satisfactory August 16 Dr. Bills
Hsaid the council OF doctors was satisfied with tho
xconditlon OF the wound ITSELF that II had healed
4rom the ball 70 three inches ofthe last incsion,
&snd tina! the whole trouble was with the stomach
HFrom this time forward the treatment of the
Xstomach and the condition OF this organ appeared
&to absorb the, principal attention Of the ply.
tb anu ,e puD no; n Such was 'ne gravy
unable q fetain anything a. ali, and tse pa
8tient was nourished by means of enema. But on
the 18th he was able finally, to take and retain
jyery small portion OF liquid nourishment, and
Hiron that time IL has been constantly Increased
&day by day, in the meantime, August "a or %
8the enema being suspended, although not because
V ~ was considered unnecessary, as was afterwart
Learned, but because y was no longer retained
HCoincident with the return Of favorable symptoms
fof the stomach a new complication arose, which
Twas announced as the Appearance of
n INFLAMMATION OF THE RIGHT PARorID GLAND.
i seems that this swelling had been noticed fo
n day or two before 4 was oilicially announced
Eand was not at first thought to be OF enough sig
Xniffcance TO make 1t a matter OF public knowledge
3On the 18th the bulletin announced that while Thu
Istomaoh gave marked signs of further improve
8ment, the trouble with the parotid gland had par
italy disappeared, and the hope OF ultimate re
sSsy So~eys %s'Fiisl SSE 'sSss tie
&the case did not warrant the hop,
10 which they gave rise, for the glandula
Increased and became more troublesome from da,
Ito day until August 81, when II was decided {,
6make an incision Just below and forward OF tn,
e u seemed was inevitable. To go back day o
two, curious phase OF the case, which
STARTLED THE PUBLIC
IL Is not clear what medical Significance
hat since August the physicians had amount et
fthat the wound was healed TO within three and
Xhaf or four Inches of the opening when the worlt
ment that an obstruction had suddenly been re
Xnoved, and at the dressing on the evening befor
"a flexible tube had been inserted TO depth o
Utwelve and a half inches forward and downward
from the external surface Of the last ncsion. Thi
Twas announced In the official bulletin of half
Spastt twelve twelve e, o'clock on that day, and from
decrease IN public faith in the statements of tn,
ibulletins that was perhaps unwarranted by IN,
- swelling there was no material change. except
Hgradual failing Of the patients strength, albeit h
took considerable liquid nourishment, until tn
CLANS appeared for the first time to be SO discour
&aged atthe symptoms that the President was prac
8tically given up and
ii RECOVERY DEsPAIRED OF.
The members of the Cabinet met as usual at III
HWhite House In the evening. and DIR. Bliss mad
Xsuch an announcement to them that they con
8strued Il into practical abandonment the case
&lndeed IL was said that the parotid swelling hat
Hn0w developed into a carbuncle of such malig
INFANCY that should 1t have attacked the patient II
Pie full ylgor OF his strength his recovery woult
Esaid that this would be the approximat,
|6cause OF death as far as human judg
{ment could foresee The nights Of August 3 ant
Xmost part, and the next morning. at the dali,
&dressing, 1t was found that the gland had begun
3discharge of pus through the right ear, an occur
'1rence which DR., Boynton had Some days befor,
4announced as very grave and undoubtedly fata
possibility.
Shat the patient
II WOULD SURVIVE THE DAY.
HThe pulse was very variable, going up with grea
4rapidity and then sinking TO a mere thread. A
8Bliss who had always been sanguine OF recovery
8sad that he did mot see how the President couit
8recoyer." The change. toward night was n
INPATIENT complained OF hunger and asked for sole
&food, something which had not been given to hin
Nor about week He was allowed TO have som'
III,
Favorable symptoms continued for the following
8ten days, and the feeling that convalcscence wa
Xnear at hand became general In the public mind
4The desire of removal which the President ha,
&heretofore expressed now became stronger, an,
Xhe begged the surgeons TO crafty him in this re
aspect. consultation OF all the physicians wa
8held on the 81 OF September and 1t was finally de
$cided
q TO REMOVE THE PATIENT TO LONG BRANCH
u At this time one reason alleged for this chang
Twas that the patient, If he remained in this city
pfltnI hn Hal In taanI Anta ia a,.I.t
HE malarlaI innueace had been discussed b,
AZ July y THR fkHSuqsiSss r PUBLISHED. 81 dr'ii
Xthe belief OF that eminent physician and surgeoi
8thnt the President had been suffering from mias
poison icT some time This view WAS he,
don Interview with DR.. Broadus who had hat
Egrest experience in New Orleans in treating ma
5umns. How far malarial poison has complicated
5the pyemic condition OF the President will no
Ibe known until the case shall have been termi-
&nated by death or recovery and
A THE ERcoRD KEPT ny THE ATTENDING SURGEONS
4be laid before the public. The removal from tn,
HWhite House was made on September 6, and u
Men minutes past one o'clock IN the afternoon q
Fthat day the President reached Elberon and wa
'Iplaecd in the Francklyn cottage. For a day 1
Rseened as If the braclng sea breeze had infused
Enew life into the weakened aud. debilitated sys
Hem, and the bulletins were hopeful and en-
&conraging; The rally, however, was not sui
4iclent. The yltiaied blood asserted Its presence
Xmore pronounced, for the surgeons had long sine
Xdropped the denial Of pypmia and again alarm
Iwas felt, This passed away, and on the Sth word
Rof encouragement were again put forth from III,
kslck room, and a card was posted In the Elbcroi
a Or. Bliss has declared in the presence of Dr
&Hamilion that the President Is almost GONZALES
fcent. Pulse, o. temperature, normal; resplrs
dtIon, II.
Later in the day another card was posted con
ftainng the following:
n Up. m.-Dr. Miss says: Nothing In the indca.
ftions now evident can prevent the Presidents re
Acoyery" 4Ol0-Dr, Hamilton has just said now h'
Twill get we'll
v on this day also three of the surgeons-surgeon
LGeneIal BATneA and DIS. Woodward and kcYbuTn-