Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-13
THE PRESIDENT.
To-day's News From the White
House not SO Comforting.
But the Physicians say the I'm
favorable FluctllatiOn Need
Cause no Alarm.
ALARMING nuMons AFLoAT.


ted through the day regarding the pres
ident's condition; some indicated that it
was almost impossible for him to live
more than day or two longer. From
information obtained, however, it ap-
pears that there is no cause for alarm.
The fever indicated by the morning bull
letin has been gradually subsiding, and
tho patient is now very comfortable.
Private Secretary Brown says the pres
dent is decidedly better at the present
time than during the past 48 hours, and
his fever apparently continues to de-
crease. The day has been extremely op-
pressive, but the presidents have been
kept at comfortable temperature of
about 80 degrees. Gen. Swain just said
tho president is better now than at the
same time yesterday. His pulse is now
below 100 and his temperature about
80.
REVIEWING THE RECORD.
Washington, Aug. l3-On Sunday
morning, July Sd, the day after the
president was shot, his pulse was 1874;
temperature normal; respiration ls. On
Monday morning, July 4th, the second
day after the shooting, his pulse was 10S;
temperature 1914; respiration 10; Tues
day morning July 9Th, his pulse was ia;
temperature 1905; respiration "a. Sun
day morning, July 10th, his pulse was
l05; temperature 100; respiration %.
From the latter day until Wednesday,
August 10th, his pulse and temperature
given Immediately after the morning
dressing, had not exceeded 100, the fig
ures on the 10th being, pulse l04; tenn
perature 9S.5; respiration 10. The pa
tents pulse, is ehown at the hour of the
morning dressing on four occasions, July
Sd, 4th and 10th. The temperature
shown by this mornings bulletin has
been exceeded but twice according to
the bulletins issued since the shooting
occurred, these exceptions being at 10 q.
m. July 23d and Oath, the morning fol-
lowing the rigor, at which time extra
official bulletins were issued by the sur
geons, indicated the pulse no; tempera-
ture 1Ol; respiration "a. In explanation
of the indication of fever shown by this
mornings official bulletin. DIR. Bliss SAID
that it was due to the slight retention in
the flow Of pus from the lower track of
wound, and that it will IN all probability
pass off in an hour or so. He said fur
ther that after the morning dressing the
president expressed himself as feeling
better and ordered his breakfast brought.
There is no little uncasiness felt, how
ever, by the general public on account
OF the presidents high pulse, as noted in
this mornings bulletin.
UNAVOIDABLE REPORTS coNrRAD1crED.
Warrington, Aug. 13.-The announce.
of the bulletin this morning thht the
president had fever, gave rise to another
general feeling OF uneasiness throughout
the city. 1t was evident, however. that
the feeling was not shared by the sur.
seons and attendants of the president
DIR. Bliss. who is up again, went to the
white house this morning and said there
was no cause for alarm in regard to the
presidents condition. He would agair
repeat that the doctors had not counted
on the president getting well right alonf
without any more unfavorable changes
The case would huctuate, and the ieyel
this morning was one of those fuctua
tions which might be expected until th,
president gets on his feet. The surgeon
say the fever of this morning and til,
restlessness of last night were caused b,
the retained pus; that they had taken on
the drainage tube to let the walls of th
wound collapse and heal. In washin,
the wound out last night some littl
: cavity was not thoroughly cleaned, an,
the retention of that small amount O
pus caused the rise of temperature. Th
: presence of even thimbleful of pus j,
the wound will cause fever. The woun,
was thoroughly cleansed this morning
and the fever at once eubsided. III
president will certainly be better tc
} morrow.
Col. Rockwell, who sat up with th
president last night, said to q Wester
Associated Press reporter at noon tina
the president was doing we'll. The re
tention OF small quantity of pus ha
caused rise of fever, but the washing c
the wound at once relieved this, and til
pulse receded Immediately to lO2. an
temperature to 99.5. The president g,
pressed himself this morning MS teelin
first rate, borrowed his (Rockwell's) ey.
glass and read headings in the daily p.
pers and commented upon them. II
day Agnew was telegraphed for, but til
presidents surgeons say not because |,
is specially wanted, but to know when
would be convenient for him to come. /,
d.. Hamilton wants to leave.
SYMPTOMS EXPLAINED.
Washington, Augnst 13-The midds
bulletin gives the presidents pulse ,
io2i temperature, 90; respiration, 1
This is most faynrable showing indee.
, CONSIDER ng the fever this morning, I'll
decrease Of the fever folio,
ing tho washing out of Il
wound at the morning dressing sustain
. the opinion that tho little unfavorab
symptoms this morning were caused