New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-16
APPETITE GROWING STRONGER

AiPEllIE GRONI ING STRONGER.
THE PRESIDENT CRAVING SOLID FOOD his FEVER
BARELY PERCErIBLE YESTERDAY MEDICAL,
AND SURGICAL DETAILS OF ms CASE
WAsnINGION, July lJ-li p m.-IiIo improve
mcnt III the Presidents condition, which first mani
tested itself docidcdiy on Tuesday last, has con
tnnrd almost without interruption and wholly
without anything which could hc called re-
lapse. Day by day the extremes of pulse and
temperature have made n closer aud closer
approach 10 the normal standard, and evening
after evening the fever when at lis greatest height
has shown an abatement of intensity
Tonight the temperature at o'clock was only a
little above the normal, and it is already beginning
IT, daily ehh. The President has been comfortable
throughout the day although he has not slept quite
as much as usual As the fever abaics his craving
for solid food increases and solid food is given him
IN larger and argcr quantities. To-day he asked
for hccfNfclk and for oatmeal cruel. The
hrriat"ak wa9, of course inalrnissiblc but
the juice Of was pressed oat Sc as TO
satur:.tc large slice of toast which the President
ate with great relish. He was also given ;hs after
noon swcetbrcad, another slice of toast soaked in
the Jucc OF roast beef, small quantity Of Nacn-
tines extract of meat. and some old Iokay wine.
The oatmeal he is 30 hay" tomorrow.
Upon being asked tonight for medical and
surgical details of the Presidents case, DR..
Reyhun said that no could hardly imagine
made to-day. His fever up TO p. m. had been
barely pcrccptiblc and after that hour al the
time OF its greatest intensity it WAS mnch lower
than ever before Tho process of suppuraiou is go
i'g on III Il perfectly natural and normal way, and
tie drainay &c tube was introduced into the wound
this afternoon to depth of three or three and
half inches Tho Discharge is subjected every
day TO microscopic cXamination with Il view to
crriainng if possible from the fragments of tissue
p,nt ,t,,, I,l ipp
depths of the wound not, and if it does what in
dicaions Il furnishes with regard to the parts of the
bo ~ through which the bah has passed
Upon being asked whether the deep parts Of
the wound may not already have begun to heal, DR..
Rcvburn said Such might he the The
sides of the wound in the interior of the body might
be pressed together 10 adhere and thus heal
Wi thout any snp?uration. Tho present discharge
comes, far can lnd &C. from that part of the
body lying between the mouth Of the wound and
the ribs"
Upon being asked what he thought had taken
place IN the interior of the body at the point
pierced by the bullet, DR.. Eeyburn sai
perhaps have healed already behind the bullet cav-
ing it there imprisoned. An we know is that the To-
cal Inflammation which was apparent in the hepa'ic
disappeared. and this is favorable indication.
Furthcrmore, there must have been large etllsion
entered aud this has all been rcabsorbcd. These
facts together with the steady decile IN the lnten-
H'il VI icNcr 10 SHOW tilt A'tltt'
on her work of adjustment and repair IN the in
terror of the body. ~ successfully a. III the more
superficial parts of the wound which are accessible
TO observation
In conclusion DR.. Rcyburn said "'Thc President
has not Il single unfavor9ble SYMPTOM. We not
only hope for his recovery, but We are now begin
ning To be slnguine OF it,"
REPORT TO CONSULTING SURGEONS.
WAsHINGrON, July i5.-Ihe following telegram
was sent by the attending surgeons 10 the consult
ing surgeons this afternoon:
EXECUTIVE \HsION l 4. NJ
10 DTS FRANK VI. II HAMILTON Gn0 d. ~. AGNI:N
Tne Prcsidclit continues to do we'll The afternoon
fever II daily lcss marked smaller quantity OF milk
has been given AID solid food substituted and rllsbo
lie has had less rum, ai NJ intervals OF several hours
some Toky wine, In all about two ounces and haf OF
the latter Last night his hypodcrnc Injection consisted
Of threeslXteenths of grain OF morpfh only which
proved suiuc,cnt to secure rest Ihi0 morning we have
al cred the dose OF supitc OF quiha To three grains 10
b. taken three times daily. Yesterday at p m hiH
pulse 9o temperature lOl respiration. 23 To-day