, 1881-08-16

was very mitch cooler. II Is fearel BY some that
THE 1HsSUfAyfUy or TIE WOUND
may have begun at some distance from the ball,
lowing an unhoated portion hotwcen tho ball
and tho point Of grauulatton. II this Is tho case
tt might account for tho prcs'dcnt's weak con-
dtfon, for It IL asaut,cd that ho certainly should
have recovered from the effects OF tho opera
tion OF last Monday; but tho physicians say
that tiny are conitlont that tho operation ut
granulution which has begun IL unhealthy, that
1t his commenced at tho bnl1, and they do not
think ihnt therc is my intermediate spncs In
the chanucl Of tho wound between the bail and
tho point Of granulaton whcro pus ID retained.
Whatever u1ay l,e tho explanation of tho buI.
lctan this snornlnx, It shows
4 DECIDEDLY wo1tsE CONDITION g
than ycsterday, and tho fcebloncss and irrftn.
o'I!ty OF tho stomach nro Indications which 9lyo
ta6 doetorB mitch concern. At 1:.0 p. m. Dr.
ARnow said that tho Increased pulse mas not duo
70 tho wound. but To tho stomach aud tho rest-
lcas night. don. swait1. who hnd lust left the
Sick -Foom natd that tho wound mover Looked
hotter than It did ut tho noon dressing: TINT it
WINS grnnutatiug we'll. and that nj! tho increase
OF pulse WIS duo tt 4nstrlc disturbance caused
W loss OF sleep. vomiting, ami debility, Tho
President WIS then stepping. Those rcnssurtng
statements wcro gfyon III u confident tone. Tho
htRh pulse, ho"over. bus causcd great alarm.
Dr. AEncw was reported as sayIng that tho ln-
crease Ut pulse cannot 1ndlcatu tho formation II
nj adHltionn! p1ls cnvlty, "a that would neccs-
sari'y oo 1ndEcntcd BY nm tncrcaso Of tompera-
sore' At t::;0 .. ri. tho Presidents condition
silu"ED IMPROVEMENT.
Tho pulse had tccllno1 to IT., and seemed to he
| tteadtty falling. lie hati been accplng uattl-
rally, and tho tone Of bis stomach was bettcr.
The community was III scry disturbed statc.
and eagerly soliRht tho latest news. THO Arrival
Of Mr. Thntor, rruf. Hollis assistant. nt tho
White House this afternoon started conject-
urc. which aoun grew to II report. thnt furthnr
experiments wcro 10 ho mad0 to locate tho hull
lct- $r. Tatator called, hownvor, to couycy
telegram from Prof Hell in t.ostou, describing
the rroQrcss ho was making In perfccting Ills
apparatus. at 2:l5 .. III. the doctors said that
they rcgRFtlctl the prestdcnt's condition this
| tnorntuR ns very critical. Their approximations
wcFo somewhat relieved this afternoon by tho
reduction of tho temperature, but thoy at1mlt
| thut increasing pulse With Decreasing tctnpcra.
turo aro indications Of weakness.
TliE EVENING nCLLETfS.
| dpsetdt Dtspdteh to The CHICAGO Tribune,
WAsH1S0T0S. d. C.. Auu. lbs D. nl.-.rhis has
BEEN another crltfcal tiay in tho Presidents case.
aEd at this hour thosc nru tho Yrayest approhctt-
/ sfons rs to what tnAy happun before t,orn,ut.
"Thoro ta no uko In disgusting tho fnct, said pr1-
vate.Sccrctars;l Brown tonight ut o'clock, lis he
read tho evcuInR bulletin In subtlucd and
somewhat trcmulous tune, "that tho bulletin
shows considerable debility. Tho fact Is, tho
| stomach has not responded ns 1t should. Tho
eituaton Is duo to this, and not to tho wound.
Tho wound itself Is u first class condition a1,ti
Is doing worry well. repeat. the bulletin Indi-
| catcs constdarnbo debility" Private. Eccrctnry
Browns words wcre not necessary to muite this
flct apparent. The bulletin was short but 1t
TOLD 1rs sToJsf IN 4 TEHi!luir EARNEST
WAY,
and surprised those who heard 1t. THOSE who
hitherto have not for nioincht lost conIlte!lco
In tho Prrsidcnts ceFtnin recovery ut this hottr
| begin 10 fear lint thoro t,,ny bu doubts. Tho
| bulletin sald: "Th8 irritnhtllty OF tho Prcst-
| ocut's stomach returned during tho AFTERNOON.
| He has vomtted thrcu times since o'clock. Al
| though tho afternoon rise of temperature Is
less than it has beun inr Bcvurul days. tho pulse
| nnu respiration nrc npru frequent. 80 Tint his
cot1E1stion IL, on tho whole. less satisfactory.
rulsa l3) temperature 1l.J, respiration -"
| THE MEDICAL ,f:N
not connected With tho o.su who have oxnfninct
| the bulletin say that 1t Indicates possible COLI
upze.'' AT no timo s!uco tho dreadful July =,
| when thu fearful shotwns nrod, has tho pulse
been % high, md, as tho temperature does not
materially tncscnrt, 1t SHOWS that tho tAycr is
not increasing, but thRt tlo pulse has qu.ckcncll
to this great hight by tho rapld Increase OF DO.
bIty. Tho history Of tho day until tho crcnlug
| bulletin Was u record OF increasing fcar. lu
sutno respects this bus been
TIL: wo1sSr DAY slSCE THE SHOOTING.
At tho 1rst examination In tho n,orulnr 1t nt,-
| pcAre tint, whtle tho temperature was not t,.
crcaslnH, tho pulse WAS increasing In ren,ars-
aba way indeed. portion of tho ttn,o tho
temperature WINS falltng while thu pulse was in
crcnslng. This condition WIS slgu of possible
| COLLAPSE. During tho morning h0ttrs thcro wprc
tho g1cntcat apprchonslnus. Early In tho utter