The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13

titiS hANitliiis- Ht piiNEtliiito HiN
now with him, and I'M official bull
lctin will shortly be issued.
900 4. na.-rhe physicians have
not yet issued their morning bullet
in. The Presidents symptoms are
probably less dangerous this morn
ing than at ay previous time since
the shooting. The first callers this
morning were Postmaster General
james and Second Assistant Elmer.
They both left with bright faces.
9:15 n. ln.--The President has
passed a most comfortable night and
continues steadily to improve. He
is cheerful and asks for additional
food. Pulse 81, temperature 80,
sp.ration %. There will be no
further bulletin issued until one
o'clock.
d. VI. Bliss,
J. X. BARNES,
]. ]. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYEuRN.
LOO p. m.-The condition of the
President continues as favorable as
this morning. Pulse 100; temper
ature, 100 s; respiration %. Unless
some unfavorable change should
occur no further bulletin will be is.
sued until $50 p. m.
d. ". bliss.
J. X. BARNES,
j. J. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBUEN.
p. m.-Thc condition Of the
President has remained substantial
ly unchanged since the date of the
last official bulletin. The slight in
crease in pulse and temperature
since this morning is said by the
attending physicians to be only the
natural nuctuation OF fever from
mornirg till noon. The President
has eaten chicken broth to day and
has expressed 4 strong desire about
noon for toast and oatmeal with
milk. The latter was given him,
as probably the least Objectionable
kind Of solid food which he seemed
TO crave.
800 p. m.-Thc symptoms of the
President continue to be favorable
Reports that jaundicc has set in, or
that there has been any unfavora-
bic iurn in the case, are unfounded.
S p. m.-Thc favorable condition
of the President continues. Pulse
BOG, temperature 102, respiration %.
ID. W. BLISS
J. X. BARNES,
J. J. WooDwAkD,
RoBERT REYBuRN.
Unless some unfavorable change
occurs no further bulletin will be is
sued until tomorrow morning.
NATURAL sUPPURATIoN.
p.m.-T'he slight increase Of the
pulse and temperature of the Presi-
dent since morning is attributed by
the attending surgeons TO the heat
of loon and to The process Of suppu-
ration which IS now going on in the
wound near the surface Of the body.
This process, which is accompanied
by slight discharge of pus, is en-
tirely natural, and is an expected
and necessary result of the injury
at this stGge of the case.
\ GOOD SHOWING.
3 p. m.-1'he following telegram
was sent by the attending surgeons
to Che consulting surgeons THIS af-
ternoon:
THE Presidents condition has
not changed materially since our
telegram to you yesterday. During
the afternoon and evening he was
troubled with acid eructations, and
the administration of nutriments
was again suspended for several
hours. One quarter of n grain of
morphia was administered hypod-
ermeically ct $50 p. m. and follow
ed at once by tranquil sleep. To-
word midnight, however, he became
restless and complained of muscu-
lar soreness in the feet and pain in
the ankle joint, so that sc were on
the point of administering an addi-
tional anodyne when he fell asleep,
and on awakening was so free of
pain that it was not given. After
a. m. he passed the night TRANQUILITY,
sleeping composedly much of the
time. At intervals since that hour
he has taken an ounce of the al
bumenized chicken broth, alternat-
ing with an ounce of milk, to which
a teaspoonful of very old and excel
lent rum was added. All this has
been retained, as well as five grains
Of sulphatc Of quinia, taken this
morning at s o'clock. The yellow
ish tinge of the skin, mentioned in
our last telegram, has sensibly di-
minished. When the antiseptic
dressing was renewed this morning,
the wound was found to be discharg-
ing small quantity ofhcalthy look
ing pus. The reaction accompany
ing the establishment of suppura-
ton is, as might be expected, mark
ed by slight rise of temperature and
pulse as compared with the corre-
spending hours of yesterday This,
however, we do not consider unfa-
vorable, under the circumstances.
and we should not be surprised if It
continued through the afternoon,
and were repeated in the afternoon
and evening for several days. The
record since our last telegram is as
follows Yesterday, at $50 p. m.
pulse 106, temperature 100 2, res
piration 90. Vhis morning at $50,
pulse 96, temperature 90 2, respira-
lion %. At / p. m it is pulse los,
temperature 10l i, respiration 2i.
Sighed D. W. Bliss,
J. X. BARNES,
J. ]. WOODWARD,
RoBERT REYBuRS.
VERY COMFORTABLE AFTERNOON.
S p. m.-The Presidents condi-
tion continues favorable. He has
passed a very comfortable afternoon,
and has taken more nourishment
than on previous days. Pulse los,
temperature 101 4, repiration "A.
(Signed) d. w. BLISS,
J.K. BARNES,