The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-23

marked reticence of the surgeons
and attendants Of the President to
night tends TO increase this feeling
They remain shut up in rooms neal
the President, except that two
or three of the attendants passed
through the private secretary
office, but they would not say any.
thing about the case. Efforts to gel
even word from Dr.. AgneW failed
He declined to be seen or send any
message as to his opinion, simply re-
fering inquiries to the bulletin
Whenever the President appears to
be doing well, it is not difficult to
see the surgeons, and attendants
Tonight all members of the cabinet
met at the White House, and they
have remained close in the cabinet
room. There is significant quiet
prevailing at the White House. The
couutenanceS Of inmates there indi-
cate feeling of uneaSinesS to say
the least. There is fear prevalent
that the President is too weak to be
nOurished much longer by enemata,
although DR.. Bliss says this method
has so far proved eminently success
full, and that the President really
gains some strength from 1T.
Doctor BoyntOn said about $50
o'clock tonight that it was well to
admit that this vomiting spell Of the
President might portend serious re-
suits; that while it was doubtless
true that severe coughing had
brought on the vomiting, it might
indicate continued weakness of the
stomach, and that unless the Presi-
dents stomach will admit of his
taking nourishment into it from
now on, the case would look desper-
ate. Boynton thought tomorrow
would decide the case one way or
the other.
Soon after DR.. Bliss admitted sub
that the condition of the
case tomorrow would be likely to
show whether the President can re-
cover or not. He expressed himself
as feeling hopeful, but said the Pres
ident would be able to receive nour-
ishment in the natural way if he is
to recover.
MRS. GARFIELD.
New York, 22.-HerGlGS Wash
ington: Mrs. Garfield said that,
while the President was able to ar
ticuIate distinctly, he was prevented
from speaking as freely as he was
inclined to do by the trouble in his
throat. Several times he has eX-
pressed his anxiety to be able to get
away from the White House, us he
fears malaria, and he seems to have
preference for a sea voyage. Several
times to-day he has referred to it,
and Mrs. Garfield thinks he favors
the idea of going to Long Branch.
If Mrs. Garfield entertainS any fears
of her husband not recovering she
conceals them wonderfully, for
there was not the slightest appear
ance of extre Le anxiety in her man.
ner this evening. She speaks hope
fully of the Presidents being able to
stand the fatigue Of removal from
the White House at no distant day.
General Swain was asked tonight
If the features Of the day were to
be interpreted as a justification for
immediate alarm. No, I think not,
was the reply. The President tells
me that he has had no nausea and
that his stomach is all right. He
lies there on his back and sleeps and
the saliva runs down his throat and
tickles it, making him cough and
strain to get it out. This is the
origin of the present trouble.
DR.. Boynton was also asked if he
was alarmed by the symptoms
to-day. No, lie said, nc
but very anxious. 1t puts
us on the anxious seat.
But you have stopped feeding him
and we have no information as to
when you expect to resume the food
given by the mouth? We shall Try
to give him food by the mouth
tomorrow morning again. 1 have
just given instructions to prepare
food in the morning.
Then the present suspension of
the functions of the stomach will
certainly end in the morning? If no
further symptoms like those Of this
afternoon manifest themselves.
What are you doing to dissipate
or scatter the glandular inflamma-
ton? We have had e salve plaster
put upon it all the time. This even
ing a poultice has been substituted.
There is no pus there, only the in
Illumination remains. This excites
the tonSils and throat and creates
the tickling and phlegm.
Are there any other features of
the days history that have attracted
attention? Nothing, eX-
cept the increased weakness. He is
a little weaker than he was last
last night. He finds it q little more
difficult to move his limbs and his
pulse fluctuates more from time to
time. His mind seems to be affected
by his exceeding weakness. Some
time before going to sleep tonight
his mind was wandering and at
times, after waking, it is sometimes
a few minutes before he regains
consciousness. so as to know what
is going on around him. | look for
ward with greater anxiety to the
developments of the next twelve
hours than [ have felt for some
time. If the surgeons are able to adj
minister food by the mouth to-