Daily Republican., 1881-08-02
THE PRksIDENT's CONDITION,

THE PREsIDENT's CDNDI zion
Another Day OF steady Impvove
nent-The exect location Of tn,
hail found by Electricians.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Aug. IAN
other good day was passed by the Pres
ident, as will be seen by reading tn,
official bulletins. The attendants SAY
the patient is daily gaining strength
and that he will improve more rapidly
as his ability to take substantial food
increases. Heis now given solid food
daily in the morning, in small quanti-
ties, his diet for the remainder of the
day being confined to meat Juice in
various forms and milk. He has now
so far improved that he is permitttd d to
know the current news OF the day.
Mrs. Garfield daily reads to him from
numerous letters Of sympathy aud also
from the leading newspapers. The
president enjoys very much the half
sitting posture in which he is now dali
ly placed. To-day broad band was
so arranged across his shoulders as to
enable him to rest without discomfort
There was slight rise in pulse late in
tile AFTERNOON when tbs fever made its
appearance, bnt this subsiued shortly
after the wound was dressed. The
temperature remained all day about
normal.
LOCATING THE BULLET.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 11.45A. NJ
The President is passing quiet, COM
Portable day. Under the supervision of
the attending surgeons, Professors Bell
and Taintor this morning made another
application to the patients body of the
electric apparatus known as the Undue.
ton balance, with view to completing
the tests of last week, which were not
entirely conclusive, and ascertaining
definitely and certainly, if possible, the
location Of the bail. Professors Bell
and Iaintor have been almost constant
ly engaged for two weeks in expert
ments with the induction balance, aud
have made several mobilization and i'm
prove ments which greatly add to its
They tried this improved
apparatus upon the President $ body
for the first time last week. and, al
though ii indicated family the location
Of the ball, il was atterward found to be
out of Adjustment and tue ex-
pertinent was not regarded as perfectly
conclusive The results of this morn
ng'S tests, however, are entirely salts
factory both to Professors Bell and
raintor, and to the attending surgeons,
md it is now unanimously agreed that
he location of The ball has been ascer-
aine,l with reasonable eXactness and
certainty, and that it lies Us heretofore
tated in the front wall Of the abdomen
mmediaLel y over the groin, about five
ncheS below and to the right of the
lavel.
The experiments with the induction
'alance this morning We're repeated
everal times, and were made by Pro
cssors Bell and Taintor independently,
0 as to guard against errors arising
rom the faulty perception, as far as
ossible OF a single individual, or from
ne persons mistaken Judgment us to
he comparative intensity Of sounds. In
very Instance, however, when the
mall coils attached to the machine
we're placed in such a position on the
atient's body as to indicate the loca-
ion of the black and blue spot which
ppeared on the lower side of the alb
omen soon after the President was
hot, the listener at the telephone said
hat he detected evidence OF distur-
ance. 1t made no difference whether
he eXperimenter could see the disks or
ot. Whenever they We're placed in
hat particular position he became
Instantly aware Of the tacr and an
ounced it. The experiments We're va
led and continued until all were con
inced that the bullet had been found.
r at least located on II Strai ght line
inning through the body from front to
ack, just above the groin, on the right
de.
1t was not possible to ascertain with
ny degree Of certainty the depth at
iiich the ball lies embedded on this
imaginary line, but as To the front wall
the abdomen at this point is about
yo and one-halt inches in thickness,
le ball must lie within that distance of
.e surface.
These results fully confirm the Ori- \
nal diagnosis Of the case made by the
tending surgeons soon after the Pre- c
lent received his injury, and hat fact
Il, gratifying to them as the complete
ccesS Of the induction balance is to
rofrSSor Bell and TtiurDr. This is the )
st instance in which an clIh.ddru
;IIct has heeu Accurately and definite
located without probing and by pure. q
scientific methods. G
There is 10 intention on the part of
q surgeons to perform an operation {:
r the removal of the bail at present. Il
, long a> il gives no trouble il win be
owed TO remain in its present posi- 81
,n The question OF the diSro>i ion u
I've iiutliy made of it will be consider
when the President shall have re- a
vcred his strength and snail be out of t.
nger. oI
MIDDAY OFFICIAL REPORT. b
MANSON, l2.20 L. NJ -.
e Presidents wound continues to do "
III. At the morning dressing it was
md to b, in all respects in Il Satisiac Ia
" condition After the dressing was IL,
ucluie,l, his head and shoulders were &C
sel in the s;lile manner rs Yesterday
Il he took solid food for break fast ar
II! more relish than he has hitherto vi vi
,wn. At present his pulse IS 100;
nporature, 9S.4 respiration, -. W,
ID. w. BLISS, W,
j. X. BARNES, tr
j. j. WOODWARD,
Robert REYBURN. dc
ID. HAYES AGNEW. Il!
EVENING OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 7.30 p. NJ 81
. President remained with his head nj
| shoulders elevated until time for he
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