Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-23

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Somewhat Improved but very
CriGicaI-BiOOd Poisoning Strong
lY Denfed-Free Talks with Sur
geOns-A Loss of Eighty Pounds
His Strength Must be Restored TO
Win the Battle.
WASHINGTON, August 22.-The Presi.
dents condition to-day, according to the
most reliable information to be had, has
been more comfortable than for some days
| past There has been no recurrence of the
vomiting, which created so much alarm yes
terday. He has taken nourishment several
times, both by enemata and in the ordinary
way, and has rested pretty well, sleeping
two hours at one time this evening. To
nights reports from the sick room state that
the swelling Of the psrotid gland has sensi
bly, decreased and causes less trouble to the
patient.
DR.. Boynton says he can open his mouth
farther to-day than yesterday, and that nc
abscess has formed. Still, according to DR..
Bliss, the glandular difficulty will not have
fully developed itself for two or three days.
DR.. Bliss said tonight that the great danger
| to be feared now was exhaustion. All indi-
cations now point to a continuation of the
present symptoms for two or three days,
when another crisis will occur or the patient
will have a certain change for the better. At
midnight the White House is closed, and the
latest from the sick room is thai his pulse
has fallen to 104, and that the President is
now resting easily.
SOMEWHAT IMPROVED.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August %, $50 A.
NJ. Unofficial Bulletin. Assurances were
contained in the morning bulletin that the
stomach had reasserted itself and that the
other indications were 70 less satisfactory.
The night, compared with the pre-
| ceding one, was comparatively quiet.
! The President awoke frequently, but
not so often as during the night before.
The accumulation of phlegm became less
troublesome. About a. m. the President
asked for koumiss, and a small quantity
was given to him, which was retained by the
stomach The morning examination showed
| a normal temperature and respiration, and
| the pulse two beats less than Yesterday
morning. The wound was found to be doing
/ well, and the inflamed gland was in about
/ JNe same COuultlOu AS ldSb ulRuG. OT hBy-
/ burn said at 9 a. m: 'The swelling is no
worse, and the general condition of the
| President is a little better" The anxiety
! is somewhat lessened by the developments
| of the morning, but the gravity of the
situation is still apparent.
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?
IL A. NJ. Unofficial Bulletin. The Presl-
/ DENTS condition has not materially changed
since the morning bulletin. There has been
no recurrence of vomiting, and the patient
has taken a small quantity of milk porridge
and a little kOumiss without nausea Il
| has been rumored that his mind had
wandered at intervals, but this reported
mental disturbance seems to have been
! nothing more than a slight incoherence of
speech Immediately after awaking from
sleep and before bis senses were fully under
control. 1t has not occurred at any other
time, and is perhaps due to extreme
weakness. The swelling of the parotid
| gland is about stationary.
ANXIETY NOT LEssENED.
The feeling at the Executive Mansion this
! forenoon is one of anxiety, but the general
| impression seems TO be that there Is no
greater cause for alarm now than there has
been for the past two or three days.
SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
12 NJ. Unofficial Bulletin. DIR. Bliss
reports at II 40 q. m. that the condition of
the President is slightly better than yester-
day. There has been no nausea or vOmit-
ing since yesterday afternoon, and the
stomach seems to be again resuming its
| functions. The patient has swallowed and
retained without discomfort since morning
about twelve ounces of milk porridge and
| koumiss, and at a. IN. an enema of beet
extract was administered. Another enema
will be given about noon. There has been
| oh In hn ~ ho
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 fes-
ture of the case under control, although
they cannot yet speak with confidence.
sUPPURATIoN FEARED.
The gland may suppurate within the next
three or four days, Notwithstanding the
measures which have been taken TO reduce
the Inflammation. In that case the pus will
be liberated by an incision just as soon as its
existence becomes apparent.
This will not necessarily involve great
peril, If the patients strength can be sus-
tained. The danger most to be appre-
hended now, DR.. Bliss says, is exhaus-
tion, and with this danger they hope
to deal successfully, unless the stomach
| entirely breaks down. Thus far day the
indications are that that organ is i'm
proving in tone, and the secretion of
phlegm in the throat has SO far
decreased that it gives the patient no
| especial annoyance, and he is relieved from
the necessity of making such efforts to ex-
pei it as those which brought on vomiting
! Yesterday afternoon. DIR. Bliss says that
the PATIENTS pulse at o'clock this morning
was SO, and at 11:30 104.
LIQUID NoURIsHMENT RETAINED.
| 1890 p. M TOfficial Bulletin The Presi-
dent has continued this morning to retain
LIQUID nourishmept taken by mouth as well
as by enema There has been no re-
currence of vomiting and no nau-
sea. The psrotid swelling is not
materially smaller, but continues
painless 1t has caused for a day or two an
annoying accumulation of vlscid mucus in
the back of the mouth, but this symptom
has now much abated. At present bis pulse
is 104, temperature 984, respiration Is.
d. w. BLISS. J X. BARNES.
j. j. WOODWARD. ROBERT REYBURN.
ID. HAYES AGNEW.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE.
2:1O P. NJ Unofficial Bulletin. THE
| President is passing a quiet afternoon and
sleeps a good deal Of the time. Up to the
present hour he has swallowed and retained
| to day twenty two ounces of liquid nour-
ishment, consisting of milk porridge and
!
at a. m. and one soon afterwards. No new
unfavorable symptoms have appeared, and
his general condition is about the same as
at 1890.
THE PATIENTS INQUIRIES.
4:10 P. NJ Unofficial Bulletin. - DIR.
! Bliss at 4 p. m. said to a representative of
! the Associated Press that the President
had had a much more favorable afternoon
than yesterday, and was doing fairly well.
/ He continues to swallow nourishment in the
! shape of milk porridge and koumiss with
out difficulty, and has, In the opinion of
/ surgeonssshad food enough to day to sus-
| tain his strength. He suffers no
| further annoyance from the secretion of
mucus in his throat, and is entirely free
from pain. He asked DR.. Bliss this after
noon what he thought of his condition, and
the doctor replied that, IL he could keep
| down nourishment, he would go through
all right. The President then inquired how
long it would be If he should
make favorable progress before he
could take the trip on the steamer
| or go to Mentor The doctor could not,
however, give him a definite reply. None
of the Presidents symptoms are worse this
afternoon, and some of them are better.
His condition continues critical, but his at
tendants think there is a little more ground
| for encouragement.
FAIR PROGRESS.
| $50 P. NJ. TOfieial Bulletin The Presi-
/ dent has continued to take nourishment in
small quantities at stated intervals during
the entire day, and has bad no return Of
nausea or vomiting. The nutritive enemata
are also retained. The wound is looking
well, and the work of repair is going on In