The Evening critic., 1881-08-16
Third Edition.
400 p M
A DARK DAY.
Sadness and Gloom at All Points.
The Pres mt Slowly Sinking
The Doctors Despondent.
The Pres mt Slowly Sinking
The Doctors Despondent.
The Doctors Evidently Exercised.

the DOCTORS Evtuentiy Excrctscu.
The following was telegraphed by the
representative of the National Associated
Press:
Word has been received from Dr. Ham
ilton that he will be here at 10 p. IN. DIR.
Agnew has given no thought as yet to the
possibility of his going home at present.
II depends entirely upon the status of
the case this afternoon. No noon bull
letin has been more eagerly awaited
than to-day's There is row of men seated
along the front fence of the White House,
extending half the length Of the grounds.
These will carry the news all over the city,
where thousands are waiting for 1t. The
city was never better prepared for bad news
than at present. The events of the last
thirty-six hours have produced feeling
that
The Worst was Near mt Hand,
and if midday news is as agrecably disap-
pointing, it will be the happiest disappoint-
ment imaginable. The callers at the White
House this morning have included Senator
of the Senatc Representative Dezen-
dorf, and Mr.. Thornton, son of Sir
Edward Thornton. A State call was made
by Chin-Lan-Pin, Chinese Minister. Justice
Harlan has also been on hand. Mrs. Mac
Veagh and Mrs. Window spent an hour or
so with Mrs. Garfield, but went away before
noon.
Attorney.General Macveagh Con.
tinues Doubtful.
He says he has not been able to see a ray
of light since last Thursday. He deemed
the last operation highly important, but
expected recovery from its effects long
before this. He says he expected some
complication to arise in connection with the
praci1apts tvanEpct nnint fhnt ic his
stomach, so that he was not surprised when
this trouble began.
He fears that the trouble will prove fatal
He admits that he has been unable to get
Drs Agnew, Hamilton or Bliss to agree
with him. But he cannot shake off the
feeling that deprcsses him. An exactly OPP
posite idea is cherished by Private Secrc-
tary Brown. Essays he has
A Blind Faith
that the President will recover. He has
no particular theory. but is confident that
the end is not yet. He has held to this way
of thinking through all the vicissitudes of
the case and says he cannot believe other
wise.
There has been no report from the sick
room since the noon bulletin. The physi-
clans have again treasured the family, and
tell them to keep on hoping.
The Noon Bulletin
proved unsatisfactory. The pulse had in
creased while the temperature diminished.
This was the state of affairs most dreaded
| and only the fact that the latter remains in
the normal range has kept the physicians
from grave disappointment.
DIR. Reyburn
was asked at l p. m. what he thought of It,.
docs it furnish cause for alarm ?" was
"We consider it an indication of no ma
terial change in the case since morning"
DIR. Bliss
says he had hoped to chronicle better prog
ress. r. DO
He expected the patient to have rallied
more. vi ieLl C.1l-
| eve still hope he will added the Doctor.
| The effect on those at the White House
was to cast Or
A Shadow over the Hope La
that had been growing. No one seemed
willing to make up his mind us to the true
balanced the fear, and the stand was at once
Wen Wait for the Next. I
On the street, however, the increased
pulse was enough to swell the anxiety into
dread foreboding. No one seemed to remem-
Der that yesterdays figures were more
alarming. The present was enough. Dr.
Bliss had said that if the pulse went up
and the temperature down the gravity of
the case would be increased.
The News Flew Fast,
but there was no outbreak of excitement
Hundreds looked at the bulletins, shook
their heads and walked slowly away The
general impression is that the President will
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