New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-11


that position. 1t might do for laymen. We have
been taking careful notes of the case every half
hour for the benefit of the President for the sake of
science and for ourselves These notes will cOnsti
tute the record, and the result will show that the
original diagnosis perfectly correct There are
besides, certain indications, strong indica-
lons, which we have communicated to
tho consulting physicians in writing and
not by telegraph, and which for prudential
reasons we have not given to the public, that make
1t pretty certain that to be able to locate the
pail, and which make it probable that we ulti-
ma'eIy can remove it without danger"
What are these indications -
AT present we deem it prudent to withhold them
but they such to it clear that the track
OF the ball was rightly stated in the first diagnosis
The medical gentlemen who say that the ball did
not enter the liver have forgotten their anatomy
We know that the ball entered three inches into tho
body. We have felt and developed the course of
the ball so far. Where it went then do not
definitely know, but from the direction of the three
inches of the which has been asccraned it is
| certain that it must have entered the liver, and
probably it passed entirely through the abdominal
cavity, and is lodged in the anterior wall of the alb
domen That is where think it is now-in the
anterior wall of the abdomen-and not in the abdom-
inal cavity at all. The ball. entering the body
where 1T did, and passing inward three inches must
OF necessity pass through portion of the liver. The
ball could not penetrate the body at that
point aud enter great a distance with
out striking the liver. Even if the ball
dropped downward, afterward it must have
grazed the liver in its downw ird fall But as said
the indications of which have privately advised
Drs. Agncw aud Hamilton by letter. are that the
ball went through the liver to the abdominal cavity
and is lodged in the anterior wall of the abdomen,
as at first supposed, and it will he easy when the
time comes to remove it from that point without
danger. do not think it will be necessary to enter
the abdominal cavity at ALL :"
lis the wound healing -
PRELIMINARY STAGES OF HEALING.
"The preliminary stages of the process of healing
have begun. There has been healing of granu-
lated surface. The pus that has come from the
wound thus far comes from don't know how far
in, but il is not the pms of healing wound. 1t is
the pus from tue broken outlying tissues undoubt-
edly."
How do YOU expect to know whether the wound
proper is healing \"
1--WE shall keep tho wound open at present There
is wall formed by nature around the entire track
of the ball. We cannot, of course, probe it az
present, but we know that the wall exists 1t will
not he necessary to enter the abdominal cavity for
any purpose. II the pus should not from along
the entire track OF the wound we should know that
fact i'll a few hours. Ii would be demonstrated by
the change in the patients internal con-
clothing in the track of the wound there
may he stoppage at the point where this
foreign substance is at the point where the bullet
itself is located, AMI pus cavity might form. Ii
the track of the wound should be closed
that way it would be necessary to
enter instantly and relieve the stoppage. We
are confident could do that without
any danger. 1t would, in any event, be necessary
10 relieve that stoppage and to get the wound open
to prevent blood poisoning. The ball itself might
be encystcd. We think it is; hope to be able to
say by the end of this week that the President is en-
tiTely ont Of danger He still feels the pain and sore
ness very much"
SENATOR BECKs BELIEF.
Senator Beck says that when he heard that the
President was SHOT by English "buldog" pistol
he made up his mind that the damage
was not great was represented, and
the chances for recovery we're fair The
Senator has n pretty thorough acquaintance with
firearms and their specific uses. In a crowd the
bulldog" he says, is an excellent weapon, as il
will usually bring down and stun lis victim but it's
carrying or penetrating force is not rcmarkablc
American riiicd pistols carrying the weight of
ball would bore a hole quite through "A man.
THE PROSPECT BECOMES BRIGHT.
THE PRESIDENT SUFFERS NO INTERNAL PAIN But IS
TROUBLED WITH SORENESS or THE MUSCLES
HE TAKES CONSIDERABLE NDURISIINENT 49, HIS