, 1881-09-18

| was two-thirds muco-purulent sputa OF
yellowisl1 color, sucht as persons with +;
rrayy cold raise. The remaining o1le-ttlrt
was smucus, which WIS healthy. If plls
cavity mad formed, there would be IL more
frequent pulsc."
.Does he nave
INTERMITTENT SYMPTOMS ~
"UIs symptoms are intermittent, of course
but that interMissfon is characteristic OF his
condition. l DO not think that there IS any
malaria about him. I know that DR.. AEnew
agrces witt, me in that opinion. That Qucs'
ton was asked by one OF the family
today. The intermittent condition Is one
of the symptoms Of, the blood-potsontng.
Why this Should be,we can no more tell than
we eau explain the cause Of the ebb and flow
of the sea.''
"What. Doctor, is the nature OF the lung
tronble?'' ~
Il believe that it is bronchial catarrh. I
have never believed that there was pus cav
ity in the lungs.''
The Doctor here explained his theory that
this dulIness Of tie lungs might be caused
by
TIE WOUND IN THE DIAPHRAGM
made by the ball, and lie added that ne
thought the ball might also have touched the
lungs, and said lie thought the lung dit1i-
Guilty might also proceed from hepatic con-
gcstion. He said that the lung trouble had
not extended today.
land WHAT OF TILE COMING NIGHT,
doctor?"
IL cannot tell. on this condition Of things,
what may happen. There may be another
cilill.''
.'What has been the condition OF the Presi-
dents mind today:'''
SIN the early part Of the day there was
some disturbance"
Turning to Gen. Swain who was standing
near, Dr. Bliss said: ''How is that Cen
eral %
Gen. Swain answered: 81 think his mind
is unusually clear and vigorous tonight. lie
is talking now about matters that seem to i'll
terest him. lie has had no mental disturb
ances this afternoon.''
THE WOUNDS.
DR.. Bliss, continuing, said that the dis
charge from the gland was not Increased. 1t
was diminished in quantity, and thele is now
only one very small pus opening unhealed.
There llus been no slouglling from the face
to1ay or at any time, is reported, save that
the other day the core Of the swelling was
taken out.
.How far does the catheter go in the track
of the woundo''
"Idon't KNOW I have not noticed today.
We have had other things to think OF. I be-
lieye the ball Is thoroughly encysted."
':Olf the whole, do you think the President
is better than lie was last night ~
He is better 1T this hour than he was last
night at this time"
But the doctor did not add that last night
at that hour the doctor had left him to talk
with the correspondents, just as he had bare
" escaped chill.
"What means do you use to prevent
chills?'' 49,.
'As the period for the chill approaches,
which is when lis temperature is low,
GENERALLY -ABoEr 6 r. NJ,
we watch hlln closely, and see that his
surface is kept warm. We put hot cloths
about him, and sponge him in alcohol. This
las been: done this afternoon. The night
sweats have not returned. think that if he
was allowed to grow cold now, with his
temperature at 9S, there would be danger Of
a chill. lie has slept well today. 1t was 4
good sleep, not stupor. His stomach has
not refused to take food, except for mo-
1ncnt at the time Of the rigor:; Continuing
AtAN91A 1ftA4A ~ ~ y A4PlVAA4 ~ AA1%4AAA pAo
cavity.
THE FIRST KIGOR-
; It was. eight weeks ago the President had
his first rigor.- Prior to that time his condi-
tion. had been such for thirteen days rs to i'll
spire a general belief in his ultimate EecUv-
cry. T., The very ia." before the rigor canle his
condition had been more comfortable than
at any time since, he was shot. Sud
denly, without any warning, the President
was seized witt! 4 riyor, or chill. The
pulse bounded up to 1:;o, the temperature
was as high as 1Q4, and the respiration 26.
The physicians speedilyascertainedt the cause.
Pas was confined somewhere, amt the pres
cnce Of pns in the system is so abhorrcnt to
nature that unless it is speedily discharged
rigors, swcats, and possibly death will fol-
low. AT that time the. physicians found that |
:. A lCs-CAVlT1 HAD BEEN FORMED
below the rib. An operation was necessary.
The knife was used by Dr.. Agnew. The
cavity was opened, and instant relief fol- |
lowed. Physicians who have made study |
Of tho blood and the diseases to which it is
liable recognized these rlgors at that time,
not only as indications of confined pus, |
but also Of biood-poisonlng. No doubt eS- |
lists that the .rigor of this morning |
was caused BY confined pus. It. cannot |
be learned tonight whether the physicians
have any idea where the confined pus is. It |
may be in the lung. 1t may be in the track |
Of the wound. 1t may be a new abscess Of !
itself, the rigor or chill was not necessarily |
Hi alarming event. But
THE REASON WHY IT IS ALARMING
lies In the fact that it not only shows that the |
blood-poison has not been. in the slightest
degree eliminated since the President was
brought to Long Brauch,' but also
that an additional corruptins influence
has been developed. 1t almost de-
stroys the hope that the tonic
Of the sea air might yitalizc the blood and |
enable nature to throw off the communicating
agent The probability is that the abscesscs l.
in the lungs are accountable for the alarm
ing symptoms Of the day. Some Of the ply
'icians are now of opinion that ~
MANY SMALL -tBsCEssEs EXIST :.
IN the lungs, similar to those that appeared
IN the parotid gland. Yesterday and the day
oefore-in fact since leaving Wasl,ington-
the President has couglled constantly, and
'aised, without difficulty, the mucus and the
pus which gathered in the lung. Rut for the |