Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-07
CHEERING NEWS FROM LONG BRANCH
PRESIDENT RAPIDLY RECUPERATING
GEN. GRANT INTERVIEWED,
His Views on the Disability Question
DARK DAY IN MASSACHUSETTS,
The President SURPRISES His Doctors.

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even the physicians are surprised. Last night
there was some alarm because of the high pulse
and temperature. DR.. Bliss at midnight said he
did not expect the President to rally much in.
side of forty-eight hours, and bad bulletin
might be expected this morning. When the
night bulletin was issued there was considerable
| anxiety. more especially among the Cabinet of:
Ulcers all of whom are here. The bulletin of this
m. has treasured everybody. The President is nc
worse than when he left Washington He RECEIVERS
from his long journey and is in no danger of ma
larlal influence. He is now cOntented in mind
his room, Which is a large one. gives him full
| view OF the ocean. The weather here is in
! tensely warm, land breeze prevailing. With a
! change in the atmosphere the doctors think,
the results will be even more favorable. AT
noon to-day the patients pulse was down to
| !O2 and all other conditions were normal The
| doctors are delighted. For the present the noon
bulletin is to be intermitted.
THE PRESIDENTS NERVE AND HOPE.
Col. Rockwell, who sat up all night with him,
says the President slept well till about In.
when he was walked for beef tea. He wanted to
talk about many things He asked after his
boys and after every member of the Cabinet.
He said he felt greatly rested and thought he
would more than recover to-day the ground he
lost yesterday. He ate well and has taken his
liquid nOurishment by mouth at intervals TO-DAY
and relished it. Col. Rockwell says the nerve
anu nope OF the patient are marvellous.
Second Dispatch-1:2O pm.
LONG BRANCH PERSONALS AND GOSSIP.
Col. VIM. A. Cook arrived here to-day to stay
for few days. Gen. Grant is not now at Long
Branch. He left message for Mrs. Garfield.
expressing his deep sympathy for her. and the
hope of the Presidents recovery The gossip
on the hotel piazza is that if the President pulls
through it will be worth untold thousands to
Branch and douc
Doost as santarium and hence advance prop
erty Tom Murphy, Hugh Hastings. Editor Nc
Clure. and Pulitzer of ST. Louis, are here At
noon to-day
THE CABINET CALLED
in body upon the doctors They were assured
that the Presidents condition was better than it
has been since the relapse of two weeks ago.
THE PRESIDENT SAID THIS MORNING
he wished his room was larger one. He is in
good sized room. but of course not SO large as
the one he occupied at the White House.
1t is the intention to keep the patient here all
OF Septem Der, if not longer.
Third DiSpatch-2:30 pm.
1Ol IN THE SHADE AT THE ELBERON-THE
PRESIDENTS DAILY FEVER.
The usual afternoon fever is just beginning to
manifest ITSELF but the opinion of the doctors
is that it will 60 down by evening. The ther-
mOmeter in the Presidents room at two o'clock
was SO, and on the porch of the Elberon Hotel
101. An ocean breeze is looked for tonight
By Associated Press
The President at the Seaside.
A GOOD NIGHTS REST AND PULSE THIS MORN
ING JOG.
ELBERON, n. j., Sept. $50 a. m.-Gen.
Swain in discussing the condition of the Pres
ident this morning, said that he had slept well
all night that his pulse was not more than JOG.
and that his temperature was but slightly above
the normal There is very sanguine feeling
among the attendants this morning. The morn
ing bulletin will be issued shortly.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN-9A.M.
The following official bulletin was issued this
morning.
September z, 9 am
The President slept the greater part of the
night, awakening, however. often as it was
necessary to give nOurishment, which he took
very Wen. The fever reported in last evenings
bulletin had subsidized by IL pm This morning
his temperature is normal. and he appears to
nave quite recovered from the fatigue of yester-
days Journey. At the morning dressing the
parotld abscess was found to be doing well.
me visible parts of the wound look somewhat
better Pulse, LOG; temperature, 1874; respira-
ton, IL. The next bulletin will be issued at
o'clock this evening.
[Signed by the six surgeons]
THE SEA AIR INSPIRES STRONG HOPE.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 7-12:l0 p. m.--The stu
alton regarding the Presidents condition con-
tinues favorable and the attending surgeons
and Cabinet officers express themselves as en-
tirely satisfied with the present outlook. The
morning bulletin has had the effect OF allaying
all uneasiness On the part of those who were ex.
tremely anxious last night, and it is confidently
expected that the favorable symptoms will con-
tinue. The fact of the President having had
suf1clent recuperative power to rally from his
depressed condition of last night is received as
very good indication that his recovery is only
question of time. DR.. Bliss thinks that the
ocean air will henceforth have decidedly brac-
ing effect on the patient. Attorney General Mac
Veagh. who last night was extremely Respondent.
is feeling in gOOdspirits this morning and thinks
that the change during the night was almost
early this morning with very pleasant smile
on MS cOuntenance, and showed by his general
conduct that there had been a change for the
better. 1t having been decided to issue official
bulletins but twice per day is another good indi-
cation, and tends to prove that the surgeons do
not anticipate the occurrence of anything seri-
GUS The weather to-day is said to be the hottest
OF the season; the Thermometer at this hour is
nearly 80 in the shade, with a land breeze blow
ing.
lis PM.-THE PRESIDENT PASSING GOOD
DAY.
The President is reported to be passing good
day. The excessive heat affects him somewhat
but his general condition is encouraging, and
he is holding the gain which ne made during
the night.
DR.. Boynton Says the Presidents Condition Is
Satisfactory.
ELBERoN, N. j., 2p.m.-At the noon exami-
nation the Presidents pulse was ia, tempera-
ture slightly above normal. respiration IL. DR..
BOyntOn says the patients condition Is entirely
satisfactory, and that he now expects daily inn
provement.
2:35 P.M.-THE PRESIDENT STRONGER.
Gen. Swain says the President has held his
own during the day. and he thinks is somewhat
stronger. He expresses himself as feeling much
more comfortable than in Washington, and en-
joys the sea air exceedingly.
DIR. BOYNrON,
who was present at the noon examination, says
the pulse while little higher, being ia beats,
was good and firm, and the temperature, which
was but a little above normal, indicated that
there was very little fever. ION the WHOLE
said the doctor, 1.-THE Improvement of the patient
last night shows thathe has considerable vitality