The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-23

UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS.
1890 A MI

The assurances contained in the morning
bulletin that the stomach had recovered ITSELF
and that other indications prove no less salts
factory, raised the hopes of the respondent
this morning. The night, compared with the
preceding one, was comparatively quiet one.
The President awoke frequently, but not SO
often as the night before, the accumulation OF
phlegm being less troublesome. About 4
O'Clock this morning the President asked for
koumiss and small quantity was given to him
and retained by the stomach. The morning
dress ng showed normal temperature and res
piration, and pulse two beats less than yester-
day morning. The wound was found TO be do
ing we'll, and the infamed gland is in about
the same condition as yesterday.
DIR. Reyburn saw the President at O'Clock
this morning. He states that the swelling is
no worse, and that the general condition of the
President is little better.
The anxiety is somewhat lessened by the
improvement this morning, but the gravity of
the situation is still apparent.
III A. MI
The Presidents condition is not materially
changed since the morning bulletin. There
has been no recurrence of the vomiting, and
the patient has taken a small quantity of milk
porridae and little koumiss without nausea
1t is rumored that his mind wandered at in
tervals, but this reported mental disturbance
see-'s TO have been nothing more than a
d b in ohe ence of speech Immediately after
ly under control. 1t has not occurred at any
other time, and is perhaps due to extreme
W. akness. The swelling of the parotid gland
remains about stationary.
lNooN.]
DIR. Bliss reports'at 11.40 that the condition
of.the patient is slightly better than yesterday.
There has been no nausea or voming since
yesterday afternoon, and the stomach seems to
be again resuming its functions. Tn 9 patient
has swallowed and retained without discomfort
since morning about II ounces of milk pofridge
and koumiss, and at O'Clock this morning an
enema of beef extract was administered. An
other enema will be given about noon.
There has been no change in the appearance
of the parotid gland since yesterday, although
there has been further slight subsistence of
the Inflammation of the surrounding parts.
The surgeons hope that they have this feature
under control, although they cannot yet speak
with confidence. The gland may supp rate
within the next three or four days. notwith-
standing measures which have been taken to
reduce Inflammation. In that case the pus will
be liberated by an lncison just as soon as its
existence becomes apparent. This will not nee
essarily involve great peril il the patients
strength can be retained. The danger most to
ton; and with This danger they hope to deal
successfully, unless the stomach entirely
breaks down. Thus far today indications are
that the organ is improving in tone and that
the secretion of phlegm in the throat has so
far decreased that it gives the patient no es
pecial annoyance, and he is relieved from the
necessity of making such efforts to expel it as
tho,e which brought on vomiting yesterday at
teonoon.
[210P P. NJ.
The President is passing quiet afternoon
and sleeps good deal of the time. Up to the
present hour he swallowed and retained to-day
% ounces of liquid nourishmept consisting o.
milk porridge and koumiss. He has also had
two enemas, one at a. m. and one soon
after noon. No new unfavorable symptoms
have appeared and his general condition il
about the same as at 1870.
[11.00 P. M.
Soon after the evening examination the
President went to sleep and slept continuously
for two hours. His fever has gradually abateC
and his pulse has fallen to 102. DIR. Boynton
who came from his room short time since, re
ports that he seems slightly better than at thu
date of the evening bulletin. He has Swal
lowed in all about 20 ounces of liquid food an(
has taken eighteen or twenty ounces more by
enemata. So far as the ability to take nour
ishment is concerned his condition tonight il
better than last night. In other respects it il
substantially unchanged.
Review of the Presidents Condition Yes
terday.
T10.35 P. M.
The President this morning began the da,
in a condition which was regarded as slightly
better than that shown by the last official bul
letin yesterday. He had passed quieter ant
more comfortable night than was anticipated
There had been no recurrence of vomitin,
which had excited so much alarm YESTERDAY
afternoon and his pulse before he awoke at
q. m. was down to IS. This auspicious open
ing of the day seemed to justify or at least Il
make more reasonable the belief of few san
guine persons that the case was about to take
a favorable turn, and when the morning bull
letin appeared and it became known that thu
patient had begun to swallow food again with
out vomiting or nausea faint wavering hope
took the place of the profound dependency
which prevailed everywhere throughout the
city last night.
Att a. m. the surgeons gave the patient ar
enema consisting of four ounces of beef ex
tract with the yolk of an egg nd shortly af.
terward, in compliance with his request hi
was given a small quanty of koumiss which hs
swallowed aud retained without discomfort
Later in the morning as there we're no signs O
gastric disturbance the patient was given more
koumiss and milk porridge, and by noon h,
had taken and retained 10 or II ounces. TIL,
exciting cause of vomiting yesterday, viz, tn
mucus in the throat, seemed today to be alb
sent. The secretion from the infamed paroti,
gland was very scanty and gave the patient n
annoyance, and the gand itself caused little
any pain. He therefore rested more quietly
than usual throughout the day, swallowing
liquid nourishment at regular intervals with
out nausea or discomfort. Between II and
o'clock another enema was given consisting Of
five ounces of beef extract and yolk of an egg
and shortly after this the patient went t
sleep. With the exception of the usual Sigh
rise of pulse and temperature his condition
remained substantially unchanged Throughout
the remainder of the day.
In conversation with reporter of the As
ISOLATED Press late this afternoon DR.. Bliss
who seemed rather more than ordinaril
cheerful and confident, said that the genera
condition of the President had not change
very much since yesterday, but that wha
change there had been was in the direction q
improvement. 1t is furthermore, he said,
change in precisely the symptoms which ar
regarded with most anxiety and which hav
the most direct bearing upon the future of tn