Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-08-04
NO. 50.
The Presidential Patient.
WASHINGTON.

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The recent unfavorable SYMPTOMS in
the presidents case, caused nearly as
much excitement and anxiety as when
the news first came of the shooting.
Although not sinking as low, nor being
gwen up by the physicians. as was the
case at first, yet the condition of the
patient was such as to cause attending
| physicians great alarm. so much so as
to telegraph for the immediate coming
OF the consulting surgeons, DR.. Hamil-
ton OF New York, and DIR. Agnew of
Phiiadelphla. Special trains were fur
nlshed these men, who fastened to the
white house with all possible speed.
The cause Of alarm was the sudden ap-
pearance in the patient of what the
doctors term rigor, attended with chills.
and the almost complete stoppage of
flow from the wound. 1t was decided
that an abscess which had formed be-
low the opening of the wound and
about two inches from the surface of
the skin, must be opened, and the
trained hand of DIR. Agnew guided the
lance to the proper place. The president
experienced immediate relief. and since
that time has continued to improve. as
the following bulletins will show.
BULLETIN.
[Oficial.]
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 26-7 %.
m.-The president has done we'll dur
ing the day. At the dressing of the
wound, after the morning bulletin was
lssued, displaced speculum of the
oh
was removed. The track of the wound
at this point was dilated, and large
drainage tube was inserted for the
purpose of facilitating the discharge
of pus. Since that time he has
had several quiet maps, and
has taken mere nourishment than on
some of the last few days with a gas
trio irritation, and when the wound
was dressed this evening, the discharge
of healthy pus was satisfactorily
abundant. AT noon his pulse was 1O6,
temperature, 98.4; respiration, 19. At
z o. m. his pulse was 104; temperature,
1907: respiration, o.
Signed, ID. III. AGNEW
ID. ". BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REYBURN
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The follow
ing was sent tonight, by the secretary
of state:
To Minister LoaOeH, at London:
AT II p. ln., the presidents doctors,
gave most encouraging reports of his
condition. There is a conspicuous i'm
provement in his digestion and restful-
ness of his sleep. We are by no means
relieved from anxiety, but are growing
more hopeful.
Signed, JAMES G. BLAINE, Sec.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July ga
marked improvement in the presi-
dents condition, which began to be ap-
parent yesterday, has continued stead.
lily throughout the day, and in the
judgment of the attending surgeons. he
has fully recovered the ground lost by
the recent relapse. He has taken more
nour1shment to-day, than in any
equivalent time since Friday last, and
has several times expressed himself, as
feeling much better.
Inc entire absence of the usual febrile
rise this afternoon, is regarded as very
z CClioouIaSillS feature OF Ine case. EOr
the first time in more than three weeks
the patients temperature at the even
Ing examination was to-day normal.
There has been no further exploration
of the wound i'll search of fragments of
bone, and no indication of the exist
ence of such fragments or of obstruc-
ton.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July 2S-1:3O a. m.
A slight febrIle rise which first be.
came noticeable about ) o'clock this
afternoon reached a maximum. At
he evening examination when the
presidents pulse stood at 104; tempera-
'ure 1O5.5; and soon after that time
both pulse and temperature be-
san to fall, and at the present hour his