Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-17
ANXIETY ATELBERON
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT THIS MORNING.
FOLLOWED BY BAD SYMPTOMS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS A RIGOR.
ALSO AN ATTACK OF VOMITING.
GRAVE APPREHENSION PREVAILING,
A Change for the Better.

HOW THE NIGHT WAS PASSED
Special Dispatches to THE EVENING STAR.
LONG BRANCH, NJ. Sept II, 2m.-From three
o'clock yesterday until a very early hour this
morning the condition of the President was
such as to create the greatest alarm and distrust
not only among those anxiously waiting and
watching, but among physician as well. All of
the complications which have beset the case
were aggravated. the lung trouble had increased.
the wound was behaving badly, and there were
unmistakeable evidences that the President was
not only losing his courage but his mind as well.
When the night closed DR.. Bliss admitted that
the unfavorable symptoms were due to an in
crease of blood poisoning. Three days ago he
said he thought the blood poisoning was being
eliminated, but the record Of the day was one
which convinced him it was on the increase.
HAZARDOUS IN THE EXTREME.
"You may say" DR.. Bliss said to THE STAR
representative, "that the condition of the Presi-
dent is now hazardous in the extreme The
President frequently complains of being tired
and worn out At times he is f1ighty. His mind
wanders, and more than once he expressed dis
satisfaction with his quarters here and asked
when he is going to be removed to Mentor. Up
to midnight last night the patients general con-
dtion did not improve. At II o'clock his pulse
was up to 130, and his temperature over 100.
Toward o'clock there was but slight decrease
in these figures.
TURNING POINT.
About o'clock he fell asleep and slept until
6. When he woke his pulse had receded to 1O6
and his temperature gone down to 9S. When the
surgeons (and all of them were in attendance)
met to make the morning examination of the
wound. the general symptoms of the
patient showed some Improvement. First.
the wound looked better and it's dis
charge was of more healthy character.
The pulse, though frequent was better pulse
than yesterday, because it was what doctors
term stronger and less wiry.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE FEELS BETTER.
81 feel better said the President" The day
opened at Elberon with fear still uppermost
While there was change for the better it was
so slight that it was not calculated to restore
confidence. DR.. Boynton said 81 cannot see
that the President is any BETTER" while Dr.
Hamilton told Attorney General Macveagh
that ''the President is still dangerously sick
man." DR.. Agnew said he would form no opin-
ion until later in the day.
CERTAINLY NO WORSE.
Att orney General MacVeagh. who has seen
all the doctors, tells me: 81 think some of his
symptoms are mlder. do not think any are
aggravated. l do not think he is better but he
is certainly no worse. A singular thing about
bulletins now is that we are frightened at just
such things as we knew existed all along"
ONE REASON FOR ENCOURAGEMENT.
GAS DR.. Hamilton said to-day, if the bulletins
of the past had been as full as this mornings.
instead of being alarmed at the bulletins of yes-
md 70 -1ay, f1n
for encouragement" To sum the matter up at
1 o'clock it may be said that the President has
gained nothing since he left Washington. He
has lost gradually ever since last Saturday and
is about the same as yesterday with dangerous
symptoms milder than then.
Second Dispatch.
DIsCOURAGING VIEW OF THE CASE.
LONG BRANCH, Nj, Sept. 17.-Dr. James B.
Hunter, of New York, who had a half hours
talk with DR.. Hamilton, his particular friend,
says "The President has Enthusiastically pyae-
mia. He is in great danger of slow blood poi
soning and not rapid death. A man afflicted as
he is will show his ailment from time to time in
new metastic assesses forming On vital organs,
which are liable to attack one after the other
and is almost certain to be affected by the poi,
son as it gets worse. His emaciated condition
facilitates its course through the system from
one organ to another. There is no escape now
from this danger, but it will be slowly doing its
terrible work all the time"
Third Dispatch.
The Cabinet Summoned.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. II, 12:46 p.m.-Attorney
General MacVeagh last night sent dispatch to
the members of the Cabinet, setting forth that
the residents condition was alarming, and
adding that he was glad that tomorrow, Satur-
DAY, was the day fixed by them for their return.
ms morning ne received a dispatch that the
Caplnet would leave Boston at IL this am.
Ihis Will bring them to New York early to-
night ana TO this place by 10 o'clock tonight,
unless they remain over in New York until to-
morrow. Dr. Bliss said that yesterday after
noon the President asked him question,
whicn ne Will not make public, which convinced
MIN the President was losing his mind.
THE PRESIDENT INFORMED OF HIS CONDITION.
subsequently, when the surgeons met for con-
suitatlon. DR.. Hamilton announced that he had
oeen asked the same question. During a lucid
speii last night the President called DR.. Agnew
TO MN. doctor" said he, tam not critically
hi' Iour condition is critical" was the frank
response. II thought so," rejoined the Presi-
deht. Wnlie the surgeons this morning feel
some httie encouragement, they with one ac-
coru unite IN the belief that the President is
again going through another crisis.
By Associated Press
Favorable Report Expected.
ELBERoN, N. j., Sept II, $50 a. m.-The
morning report will no doubt be favorable one.
Z. o. Rockwell, the Presidents cousin, watched
with him the greater part of the night. He says
the President slept well the most of the night
anu tne temperatures and pulse are lower than
The Morning Bulletin.
GOOD NIGHT AND SIGNS or SLIGHT IMPROVE
MENT.
ELBER0N, NJ. Sept. II, Q Am.-tOnlclal bull
letin. ]-At the morning examination and dress
ing of the President the Temperature was 99.8,
pulse 106, respiration o. The fluctuations Of
the pulse during the night varied from 1l6 to
$50, the Temperature during iii. time not de-