The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-15

DR.. Bliss reports that the President has had
better and more comfortable day than he has
passed since he received his injury. His pulse
since morning ranged from 81 to SO aud is now
81 with temperature normal. Up to this hour
there has been no recurrence of the daily fever
His condition continues in every way encour-
aging and satisfactory.
III P. NJ.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, July IA
The Presidents afternoon fever was late
again in making its appearance to-day, and its
intensity as compared with that of previous
days showed further decline. Up to 5 D. IN.
the patients temperature, which is the Surest
test OF febriie disturbance, remained normal
and the range of the pulse only from 90 to 49,
After O'Clock the temperature gradually in
creased until the Z O'Clock examinations were
made, when 1t was found to be 101. Since
that time it has again fallen, leaving l01 as the
maximum of temperature aud So as the maxi
mum Of the pulse for the day. This is marked
Improvement upon the record of yesterday,
and further proof, if proof were needed, that
the fever has passed its crisis and is slowly sub
siding.
DR.. Reyburn, at 10 30 to- night, said the Pres
ident has been gaining constantly since yester-
day and is better now than at any time hereto
fore. He has perspired very freely during the
day and that is another evidence that The fever
is breaking. The process of suppuration in the
wound is going on satisfactorily and a longer
uT&ludSS tuU0 WAS introduced Tonight to faCll.
itate the discharge. The President has taken
more solid food to-day than in any correspond
ing number of hours heretofore, and has eaten
with relish. He has suffered no pain except
when moved or during the dressing of his
wound, and continues bright and cheerful. On
being asked whether any seriously unfavorable
symptoms were likely to appear now that the
crisis of surgical fever has passed, DIR. Rey-
burn said:-"I should not like to promise un-
interrupted and an unvarying continuance of
the present improvement, but at the same time
| may say think there is at present every
prospect OF the Presidents recovery. The
President is sleeping quietly and all his symp-
toms are satisfactory
Senator Conkling called alone at the Execu-
tive Mansion at o'clock this evening and left
his card but did not come inside the door.
Las A. NJ.
WARRINGTON, July 15.-At this hour the
President is sleeping quietly. No noticeable
midnight by the attendants in the sick room.
REPORT TO THE CONSULTING SUR
GEONS.
gram was sent by the attending surgeons this
afternoon to Drs. Frank Fl. Hamilton and d.
Ell. Agnew:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, July Al P. M
The President has continued to progress IA
vorably during the last twenty-four hours.
The febrile rise yesterday afternoon was again
less than on the previous day. He has taken
since our last telegram twenty-nine ounces of
milk with an ounce of rum in divided doses
as heretofore, besides small slice of milk toast
this morning, and at noon to-day small sand
witch of scraped raw beef with two teaspoon
fuls of Valentines beef juice and an ounce of
Tokay wine of 1868. The medication has con-
sisted of single hypodermic injection Of one
quarter of a grain of sulphate of morphia
given last night and ten grains of bisul phate
of quinia at a. m. to-day. We administered
yesterday, at p. M, an enema of soap and
water which was promptly followed by copi-
GUS movement of normal consistenco and color.
AT Z p. m. his pulse was 100, temperature 1O1.6
and resp ration "a. To-day, at $50 a. M pulse
so, temperature 1913 and respiration %. At
p. m. pulse 81, temperature 98.5 and respira-
ton %.
(Signed) d. W. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
J.J. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN