Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-25
Or. Reyburn. opinion OF the Direc.
ton and Present Status OF the
Presidents Wound - Prospects
for other Abcssses-No SImp'
- o1nnA


for other Abc,sses-No SInp'
toms OF Blood Poisoning.
WASHINGTON. July rs. ll:3o P. NJ
Tho attending surgeons report at this
hour that the President is resting quietly
and although they have not thought 1t
b.st to disturb him by taxing bis pulse
and temperature. they believe be Is free
from fever. There are no indications Of
the recurrence OF rigor.
This afternoon Dr.. Rsyburn expressed
bis opinion that the crisis Of the disturb.
ance caused by the formation oil the pus
cavity has passed and that there 10 nov
every reason to expect an abatement II
not dissppearanos Of the u~niavoraois
symptoms.
In explaining the nature OF the opera
ton performed by Dr.. Aguew this morn.
Jog. and the necessity for It. Dr.. hey-
burn made in substance the following
statement: The direction taken BY The
bali after II entered the body was Tor
ward and slightly downward until 1t
struck n Of the ribs. Il was thence
DETECTED still further downward and .
little to the right, 30 a. to make an aeuts
angle with the line OF the back. 10
other words, when the probe was intro
duoed into the wound to the d.pth OF
three and q halt inches the direction
was such that the inner end was only
about an inoh and Q bali from the out.
side Of the body at . point lower down.
The examination, which was made In
the presence OF doctors Agnew and
Hamilton this morning. showed that .
pus cavity had formed In the track OF
the ball beyond the part where 1t glanced
from the rib. and that this cavity could
bs reached by Q direct inoision three
inches from the mouth OF the wound.
Il was decided at once to perform the
operation. No ansthstics We're used,
but the part 10 be operated upon was
benumbed by q spray OF ether and Q
wide cut was made Ia the pus cavity.
which was reached at a depth Of q little
mors than an inch. With the aid OF Q
probe and q pair Of forceps the drainsgs
tube, which is Q small flexible tube OF
rubber perforated with holes. was then
introduced into the wound made by the
ball, and after being carried through the
pus cavity was brought out through the
newly made inoision. One end OF the
tube projected from the cut made by the
surgeons knife and the other from the
mouth OF the original wound. Az the
pus oozed into the tube through the per-
ioralions II could escape from either end.
and was repeatedly washed out with .
solution OF carbolized acid and water
which was thrown through the lube 10 q
stream. The discharge which followed
the opening OF the pus cavity was 80
tir-ly Satisfactory to the surgeons and
was soon followed by relief to the patient.
Dr.. Agnsw says the tube was LETT as 1t
was originally placed and will remain
there for the present. II the wound
discharges freely through the new open.
ing the tube may perhaps bs withdrawn
from the old one and allow the latter to
heal. The incision made yesterday 10
10 q direct Inns with the deeper parts Of
the wound aud IL 10 thought the pus will
escape without the obstruction which
imp.d.d the flow along the track OF the
ball and which caused the pus cavity.
In reply to the question whether an.
other pus cavity 10 likely to form and
bring about . recurrence OF the alarming
symptoms Of yesterday, DR.. Rsybnrn
said: II cannot answer positively; but
as the pus now has free esress, / do
not think 1t probsbls that another cavity
will form.
Being asked whether there were or
had been symptoms In the Prssidrnt'
case OF Of pyemia. or blood poisoning,
DR.. Reyburn said: "Nons whatever.
Rigor. Of course, may be a symrtou Of
pysuia. but II 10 also Q symptom Of va
rious other complications. and 1t does
not point to pysmis in the present case.
The pos continues healthy, and the
tho character and symptoms Of pyemia
are wanting. You Gao say upon my au.
thority that no indications Of blood
poisoning have been observed. and We
have no reason to expect any" In con-
clusiop. Dr.. Reyburn said: 1.-THE Pres.
sidrpt's condition and symptoms tonight
are more favorable aud encouraging than
at any time since the chill OF yesterday
mofninp."