The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-01


Unofficial. = Executive Mansion,
7.45 a.m.-The President passed a
comfortable night; this morning the
gland looks better and other cOndi-
tions are reported as satisfactory.
BLAINE TO LOWELL.
The Presidents condition is very
encouraging to-day. The pulse is
down to 95. lower than it has been
for several weeks; the temperature
and respiration are normal. No adj
verse symptoms are apparent at this
hour, pm. BLAINE.
NOON BULLETIN.
Executive Mansion, 1890 pm
At the dressing of the President
this morning, the parotid swelling
was found to be diScharging freely.
1t looks well and has materially
diminished in size. The wound re-
mains in about the same state. His
general condition is evidently more
favorable than at this hour yester-
day. Pulse 95, temperature 9S.4,
respiration II.
(Signed D. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REYBURN,
F. II. HAMILTON,
D. II. AGNEW.
In an interview at 1.25 pm. DR..
Bliss said the Presidents condition
is highly satisfactory, and that he
is making very favorable progress
in every way. The parOtid swelling
has been reduced to two-thirds its
maximum size and is steadily
diminishing. The President con-
tinues to take food well and has
made slight gain in strength. The
question of his removal from the
Executive Mansion is again being
seriously considered. The President
himself wishes to go to Mentor, but
although he will doubtless be taken
there eventually, the first removal
will be to a shorter distance; 1t will
take place at the earliest possible
moment. The patients pulse at
noon went down to 95, for the first
time since the Sth of August, and is
still below 100, with all other symp-
toms correspondingly favorable.
Executive Mansion, pm. = DR..
Reyburn reports that the President
has had a very favorable afternoon.
He ate a plateful of soup about 8
o'clock, and has twice to-day chewed
a small piece of beefsteak and swal-
lowed the juice. No material
change in the pulse or temperature,
and all symptoms continue favor
able.
QUITE FLATTERING.
The surgeons regard the Presi
dents condition this morning with
increased satisfaction and encour-
agement. The parotid swelling has
steadily improved in appearance,
and the President has in all respects
gained ground slightly. He is haY-
ing quiet, comfortable day. Among
the members of the cabinet and the
Presidents personal friends there is
a genuine feeling of encouragement
and confidence, and it seems to be
the general impression that by
Saturday or Sunday, when the CLAN
dular swelling shall have ceased to
be a hindrance, the patient will en-
ter the stage of cOnValeScence.
Postmaster-General James called
at the Executive Mansion this
morning, but upon receiving the bull
letin at the door, said: That's good
enough, I'll go to the department
and get to work" and with that he
drove away without coming up
stairs. Agnew expects to return to
Philadelphia this afternoon.
T EVENING BULLETI{.
Executive Mansion, $50 pm
The President has passed a better
day than for some time past. He
has taken his food with increased
relish, and the usual afternoon rise
of temperature did not occur. At
the evening dressing the fluid used
towash out the parotid abscess found
its way into the mouth, which it did
not do this morning, showing that
the opening into the mouth has
spontaneously occurred. The alb
scess is discharging freely, and the
swelling continues diminishing.
There is some increase in the dis
charge of pus from the wound.
Pulse 100, temperature 93.6, respira-
ton IS. f-.r
CSigned) D. W. BLISS,