Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-12
WHAT SHALL 1T BE?
Is THE INQUIRY PR0P0UNOe0 BY
THIS GREAT NATION
As 10 the Final Outcome Of President
Gaifald's Wo.nd-The Medical Men
SAY the Crisis Has Passed and
That His Recovery is Only a
Matter Of Jime.
GulTeAU'S STATEMENTS VERY THIN.
MEDICAL OPINIONS.

The Fact Fully Dem monstrated that BAL
Can Pass Between The Tenth and EleV-
enth RIBS and N OF Prove Fatal.
New YORK, July ll.-Dr. Frank ii.
Hamilton said this morning the latest
symptoms in President Gartield's case
indicate nothing but gradual improve
ment. Referring to the Washington
dispatch printed in the Eceniny Post,
Saturday, by which the President 5
symptoms were spoken OF as more serI-
Gus than the public supposed, DIR.
Hamilton said the account was exagger-
ated. Garfield was not we'll man
by any means; but his pres
ent symptoms were not alarming
to 4 surgeon. There are more
precautions to prevent excitement in
the case of the President than in an or
dinarv case, and those precautions are
what may alarm laymen, but the Presi-
dent is getting along well and nature
may Ee expected 10 do almost all that
remains to be done. There can be no
necessity at all for probing Tor the ball
unless the healing OF the wound is not
healthiul and indicates an internal at
cess or concealed suppuration. II the
healing OF the wound seems to be
natural and healthful nothing need lie
done.
DR.. Faneuil d. Weiss said this morn
ing that gooi deal OF misapprehension
existed concerning the objects OF his ex-
periments on dead bodies in the dis.
secting room OF the University. He did
not fire balls into the bodies in order to
see il such balls would make mortal
wound. All that he desired was some
notion oi he penetrating power OF such
bal when detlectei by a bone.
Of course it is impossible 10
know what kind Of detection
the ball was given by contact with Car
fields tenth rib. The chief object OF
his experiments was to find out whether
a ball oi that size could enter the body
at the spot where Garfield WAS wound.
ed and he dellected in such way as not
to injure the perietoneum and liver.
The conclusions reached We're that such
a thing was perfectly possible. 81 haye
done with such experiments, having
accomplished all | set out 10 do:
Shown to the satisfaction OF DR..
Hamilton and other surgeons that it was
possible ior a ball to enter the body be.
tween the tenth and eleventh ribs four
inches from the spinal column, and yet
produce no fatal injury.
DIR. Carnachan said to-day that moth
ing could be more satisfactory than the
way in which the President is getting
along. The fact that his pulse and tenn
perature sometimes run up in evening
denote nothing usual. So long as the
pulse does not rise higher than ITO.
tl.e.o "a W. ""..";"n for apvjatv. He
has passed the critical periods, and Is
now on the high way to recovery.
New NoIK, July l0.-A Washington
special has the following: DR.. Reyburn,
on being shown the statement OF DR.
Bliss, published this morning, to the
effect that storng indications existed. by
which the location OF the ball will be
exactly determined very soon ii they
continue, said that such was the fact, or
at least, that the suspicious
heretofore entertained OF its course
were greatly strengthened. lie
declined, for professional reasons, to
enter at length into a description CT
these indications. 1t was thought best
to await further development OF them.
They enforce the theory upon which the
case has been conducted from the be.
ginning"
will you make an effort to extract
the ball soon"
"NOt until it becomes necessary or ur-
til the patient is 50 lar recovered as to
be able to sustain an operation without
danger. lit is in the anterior wal! OF
the abdomen it is not likely 10 give us
any trouble at present.
"Does it give the PresidentpsIn where
it is??'
"The Presidents body Just now is
pretty sore from his head TO the toes OF
his feet, and his legs pain him and hls
back feels rs if broken in twc. While
the abdomen is OF course tender, he
would probably fail to detect just now
the exact spot of the soreness due to
the bullet, at least, il would not do 20
depend on snch feeling
"Do YOU expect speedy recovery
81 am encouraged by every day $ re-
port, and expect TO be able to say when
the week is gone that our patient is ah'
solutelv out of danger.