Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-16
NOT YET OUT OF DANGER.
THE PERIL OF BLOOD POISON
ING.
port that the Lung Ia TO bel Tapped
Anxiety Not tAnayed-TaIk With
the Surgeons DIR. HamiltOn's
Cheerful View of Ihe Case.

LONG BRANCH, n. j., September 49,
There is a belief that between now
and Saturday there will be an opera
tion performed on the Presidents lungs,
which will consist of tapping them with
what is kown as the therapeutic needle. 1t
is something like a syphon. A long
needle is pa, sed into the lungs,
and within is a suction to take up the pus.
DR.. Bliss went to New York, and the story
is that he has gone there to get the necessary
surgical appliances for the operation. The
President had bad afternoon yesterday
and a not a very favorable night last
night. He expectorates good deal, and it
is feared he is raising pus from the
lungs again. Within the past twenty
four hours he has had two
fevers instead of one, as usual. Last
nights bulletin created somewhat of
panic. The surgeons, however, explained
that frequently between the morning and
night bulletins the pulse has gone up as
high as l20. The afternoon fever came on
earlier than usual yesterday and was still
on when the night examination was
made. To this was attributed the
accelerated pulse and high temperature.
ANXIETY UNRELIEvED.
The following cablegram was sent to-
night to Minister Lowell by Attorney Gen
eral McVeAgh: "The Presidents condition
does not appear to have undergone any ma
terial change to-day. All his symptoms
continue substantially the same as yesteT-
day, except that the expectoration from the
right lung has been rather less difficult and
less profuse. He is still very weak, and as
this weakness Is due to the condition Of his
blood, while 1t continues grave anxiety
must also continue"
A ToLERABLY FAIR NIGHT.
ELBERoN, N. j., September Is, A. NJ
At the morning dressing, at $50 q. m. to-
day, the Presidents temperature was SO 4,
pulse 100, respiration 20. He passed the
night comfortably, sleeping until a. M,
when he was wakeful for a period
Of two hours, during which time the pulse
rose to 100, but without the marked
elevation of Temperature which has charac-
terized the febrile disturbance heretofore.
After this time he slept until morning.
More nourishment was given during the
night than for several nights past. In re-
viewing the case of the President since
his arrival at Long Branch, it
may be said that in spite
Of the various septic accidents, which have
case, he has certainly not retrograded, but
on the contrary has made some progress to-
ward conYalescence.
d. w. BLISS.
FRANK Fl. HAMILTON.
d. HAYES AGNEw.
TALK WITH THE SURGEONS.
1850 A. M-Dr. Bliss said in reply to a
question by a representative OF the Asso-
ciated Press that there WAS no foundation
for the rumor, which prevailed last night, to
the effect that It was contemplated TO insert
an instrument into the Presidents body,
with the view of relieving the lang of any
pus, which might have gathered in its
vicinity. The doctor said further, that such
an operation at this time would not be
proper.
DIR. Agnew also denied this story and said
the first he had heard Of 1t was In the morr-
ing papers.
Dr. Bliss leaves for New York on the IL
o'clock train to attend to private business
DR.. Hamilton ventured an opinion on the
Presidents chances of recovery to friend
this morning, which is in substance that the
septic condition of the Presidents blood
will necessarily cause huctuation of pulse,
temperature and respiration from time to
time until 1t is entirely eliminated. That
he considers it safe to say that the Presi-
dent will overcome the disturbances which
may occur from impurity Of blood, and that
it is altogether probable that various annoy
ances will ne occasioned before the patient
is entirely rid of blood poisoning.
He expresses the opinion, however, that
the President will eventually overcome the
effects OF the poisonous blood, and after
that has been accomplished his recuperation
will be very rapid. When asked how long
it would probably take TO accomplish this,
the doctor replied probably about five weeks.
He considered that at present the indications
give every reasonable ground for believing
that the President would ultimately recover
and be as well man as he was before he
was shot.
ANOTHER QUIET DAY.
6PM. TOficial Bulletin. The President
has passed a quiet day, sleeping little. He
has coughed occasionally, his expectoration
being less purulent. A great variety of
nourishment has been taken without dis
comfort. He was placed upon his invalid
chair, and remained forty-fve minutes in
a position a little more elevated than on
previous occasions. At II IN. to-day his
temperature was 98 9, pulse 102, respiration
81. At the evening dressing, at $50 p. M,
his temperature was 99.2, pulse 104, respira-
tiOn 81.