Daily Republican., 1881-07-13
HOPEFUL EtF WEAK.

HOPEFUL Itr WEAK.
The President PaasimE THROUGH h
Critical Period-The Physician
Encouraged.
The Presidents condition yesterda,
and last night were reported better thai
on Monday. There was less fever, thu
pulse and temperature were lower and
his allowance of nourishment was in.
creased. DIR. Bliss is quoted as saying
last night that 'it would not be safe az
yet to declare the President out OF dan.
ger, but his general symptoms are very
encouraging. ;"
The following are the latest bulletins
and specials from Washington regard
ing the Presidents condition:
EXECUTIVE MANsION-8 a. m.-The
unfavorable symptoms which made
their appearance yesterday afternoon
have entirely subsidized. The President
passed very comfortable restful night,
and this morning his pulse is 96 and
temperature 1876. This would seem tC
indicate that tho increased pulse and
temperature of last evening was merely
t1uctuation, due, as the surgeons sup.
posed at the time, to some momentary
tax upon his nervous system rather
than to any permanent unfavor able
change in his coHditioG.
SLEEPING QUIETLY AT 1890.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1880 p. M
Al. -, a. I..H -
dents pulse has dropped TO 102 and the
temperature to 1922. At this hour
10. 3O-he is sleeping quietly, and all
his SYMPTOMS show an improved con-
dition.
July 13-2. A. NAT this hour the
President is resting quietly.
GENERAL REMARKS.
There are much apprehension felt by
the friends of the President as to his
ultimate recovery. That he did not
die last week was calculated to inspire
hope.
The official bulletins spoke continu-
ally of his improvement and toward
the end of the week the doctors eX-
pressed themselves with much hope of
his restoration to health, while the
members of the Cabinet were less con-
stant in their attendance at the White
House. On Sunday there was not as
much of change for the better as had
been expected by those who imagined
the seventh day would mark an epoch
in the course OF the sickness. Last
night the symptoms were very much
worse. The bulletin simply chronicled
tn. patients condition, and people were
danger. The raising of the pulse beats
to 10S did not cause one half the alarm
that was manifested by the elevation of
the patients temperature to 1923. An
increase of three degrees would most
certainly have resulted in death. The
raging fever lasted only a few hours,
and the temperature gradually fell, till
wnen the A. NJ. bulletin was issued
the thermometer recorded 996.
During the latter part of the night
the president rested comfortably, being
partially under the influence of NOR
phine, which is administered hypoder-
mically y every evening. The fever, long
prostratlon and the little nourishment
taken by the patient is beginning to
have its effect, and this afternoon he
was weaker than ever before, being un-
able to lift his head from the pillow
without great difficulty. He was quite
lively and talkative at times last week.
He does not show the same disposition
now, owing, undoubtedly, to the in
creased weakness of his system. The
bulletin issued at l p. IN. indicated
repetition of the untavorable symp-
toms OF last night. The temperature
had risen to 1908, and the $50 p. III.
bulletin showed still further increase
to 102.4 4, being tour-tenths lower than
the recorded temperature at the same
houl last night. One cannot tell from
these bulletins whether the pulse has
at any time been higher than at the
time publicly recorded, or how long the
high temperature exists before the
regular change for the better begins.
As the morphine is administered about
8 30 p. H., there is probably less fever
after that hour than before, the patient
becoming much more quiet and restful
THE COOLING PROCESS.
A new engine was put up yesterday
with equal capacity, and one will be
used to relieve the other. The Presi |
lent evinced his pleasure at the change |
in the temperature OF his room by ex-
claiming "How delightful" Later in
the day, when the fever began to rise,
he called one Of his physicians to him
and asked: "Doctor, is that refrigerat-
ing machine working as well as it
lid?" DIR. Woodward said tonight to
correspondent, "The Presidenti is do
ing as well as possible, and each day
finds him better prepared for the next.
The fever still keeps up. That is to be
expected during this period OF suppura-
tion."
CHOW long will that probably contin-
le?"
"For several days. 1t is impossible
20 tell how many"
"What is there to fear in the case
now."
"Well l cannot say. l do not feel
ike saying anything on that subject.
There has been too much bOsh printed
n the papers already on that subject.
Mrs. Garfield reads it, and, OF course, is
worried. | think the press Of this
country have acted like hogs in this
Ease, and do not propose to say any
hing more about what there is to fear.
If the President does just as we should
ike to see him, and if no unfavorable
'ymptoms show themselves, it will be
hree or four weeks before he can leave
lis bed"
"How is his appetite?' IL
ellis appetite continues good, and all
lis symptoms are favorable.
DIR. BoYNTON' OPINION.
DR.. Boynton, who was present, was
nuuired of as to what the President
complained of most, and said: "Of
,ains in his stomach 1t is what ply
icians call circumscribed peritonitis,
which he has had all the time" Il
'To what do you attribute the pain
'It is hard to say. lfthe ball is there
{ may be very serious"
"Do you think that Is the casc?"