The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27

fiS5Fable symptom, h plsr as itgoss9
Gins the patients pulse been higher b
any time to-day than It was when the ex
animation was made for the noon bul
letin 2?
"No, | think not. OF course every time
We move or disturb him the rate Of the
pulse is accelerated, but We don always
take II at such time and might not notice a
transient tluctuatiOn. The rate given in the
noon bulletin was, believe, the highest
observed to-day, The character OF the
pulse, hOwever,ssis OF quite Us much import
anCe us the rate, and in the Presidents
Ease, the character has improved Q ittle
since morning. Is FH8fF TflglEt EH
t"Is Mrs Garfield fully aware Of the
gravity Of the case?'
"Yes, she is with her husband now al
most all the time, She Is close observer
and notices the slightest change in his con-
ditiOn and appearances, and she discusses
his symptoms with lis frequently. We
have not thought il necessary to say any,
thing to her in regard to tie probable re-
his recovery" = NS9 ~" " - ~ %
Does her strength hold out, and does
she still keep upI
Perfectly, She has not shown the
slightest Weakness.p 'I'i llA"I .""'"
"In case the President should grow worse
so much as to leave no room for hope,
what wouldprOhably be thGcause Ofdcath|'
"Exhaustion. Unless some new CON.
plication should appear, the patient Is not
likely to die directly from any other cause" I"
rs there any intention Of sending for
DR., Agnew?"
mo; we should be glad, Of course, to
have the benefit OF DR.. AgReW's counsel,
and II there was the slightest doubt as 10
the proper treatment Of amy ssynptOm OF
the Presidents ease we Should send for
him, but there Is none. We are entirely
agreed upon treatment"
In conclusion the Doctor said, 'plGasc
do not misunderstood me and quote me as
saying the Presidents cilse is hopeless, !
do not think It is, lie has chance,
though perhaps Il slim chance, OF recovery,
| still have hopeY 'iiil ltfi NiE
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION
Up to noon to-day there was no improve
ment in the Presidents case, in fact It has
become more critical, His mind has
wandered ut times all morning, and though
hc has rallied and been given liquid at the
mouth hG does not appear to gain IN
strength, and Il Is evident that his stomach
has lost all power Of RssinlNting food. The
general breaking up Oi the cellular pIS
Slcs in the intlamed gland lnd ita discharge
through the oriiico 1f the right etHTelieye,l
the patient somewhat, but II Ii feared
tliereisyet imminent danger Of the Rlougll'
ing 81 the aDscess or the descent OF the pts
into the body.
DR.. lIoyntOn, when questioned by the
Western Associated Press Agent this morn
Ing, slil he saw no indication Of improve.
menk It8tltt iCult U.W W,l flHs
Secretary Blaine, when asked, replied
that though the doctors appeared to be en-.
couraged, he did not sec on what they baSed
their hopes.
DR. Hamilton thought there bad been no
improvement In the past twcnty-four hours
EXCITEMENT AT WASHINGTON.
The excitement on the streets and about
the White House llas been steadily on the
increase all morning. About II o'clock II
was generally known that word had been
sent to the various depots to be in readiness
to.closcupon on receiving notification Iof the
Presidents death, and this had the effect
Of sending the excitement upto fever heat.
Tile members Of the Cabinet have all
been ut the White House since early this
morning, and the callers have been more.
numerous tIan for several days past, cs.
pccinlly Just before the hour for issuing the
noon bulletin. Tlmt paper was nearly IN
hour late to-day, md IT.. gloomy tale ,was
fullydiscbycrcd'lo before itappcared on
the streets. When 1t did come 1t effect.
ually killed all'hOpcs, and at this writing
the feNr Is general TINT the President may
not survive the might.