The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27
pEsPoNDEN0Y, DEsPAIR, DEATH.
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, 10 a. M.-But little
information was obtained from the physic
ians concerning the condition Of the Pres
idcnt this morning prior to, the issuance o
the morning bulletin. The absence d al
reference in the bulletin TO the general con
ditiOn of the President md to the parotid
swelling was ut once noticed and comment
ell on by those waiting on it. The stua
tion is considered by many MS less hopeful
than 1t was lust evcningat midnight,and by
others as more 50, Attorney General Mac
Vcaghpronounces II extremely critical, and
when asked tlds lnoruiDg how long he
thought this suspense would continue, re-
Piled: "GOd only knows" Postmaster
General james and Secretary Hunt tele'
graphed to Tkurlow Weed: "a gleam ol
hope at 10 4. NJ comes from the surgeons
His symptoms are no worse and improve
ment Is notimpossible" EsgeS ~
Dr. Bliss came out Of the surgeons room
about GS0 this morning and teldphoned
his wife that the President was "a 1ittlcbet.
ter than last evening. In reply to Inter.
rogltOries he said the Presidents pulse
this morning WIS less frequent, and that
the parotid swelling had broken into the
right ear and was ilischarging through thNt
Orifce. The patients mind, was clear and
hc cbhyersed nationally with the surgeons
about the condition Of the infamed gland.
lie partook of food, which seemed tdbe
grateful to him, and his general condi'
tiOn appeared to be little better. The
doctor expressed himself as hopeful that
the swelling gland would be relieved by
the discharge through the ear, and he
would pull through tie day without much
change. .
2I5s irrRKwooD's sLucIDTALtK. ,lh&
1910 A. M.-secretary Kirkwood calnc
out Of the cabinet room a few moments
since, and in reply to questions gave the
following statement Of the Presidents case
ashe understands Il this morning. i"I
have never thought, he said, until last even
ing tlatfhe President wonld die, but the
information which we received from the
surgeons late IN the evening was Of such n
character MS to leave very little room fOr
hope. The, danger which then seemed
most ihminent vas The absorption Of un.
healthy pus FROM theswollen parotid gland.
The mental disturbance was increased and
the pulse seemed to indicate that this pro.
cess Of absorption had already begun and
that II was poisoning his blood and thus
acting on .his,bmtn and Keatt."5 { e.,
Taking upa small egg.shaped piece Of
sponge which lay on the reporters table,
| The Secretary continued: ldlWfd
"ARI understand the case from what the
surgeons lave told INC, tho Presidents
right lparotid, gland isih some. respects like
\ tliis sponge. Everywhere through Il there
are little cells or pockets, In eachlof which
there IL an accumulation of pus The IN.
Cision, day before yesterday, pierced one Of
these pockets and released the .ptis which
that PARTICULAR ple contained but lit did
not tlHin the others, and, ! In, fact, the 9th.
Crs could not be elTeCtually dnined az this
stage Of the suppurntiOn by any single In.
CisiOn made anywhere. The fear last night
was that the pus retained In these cell
cavities would become unhealthy, and, as
III snid, result In acute blood poison.
inc. DR.. Bliss told Us, however
last night Just before We went
home that lie had not given up the hope Of
a favorable CliAnge during the night, and
The surgeons think this morning that there
lilas beenIsuCh asIightchnnge for the better
\ 90 i0p tiiiaa bnipd for, The breaking OI