Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-19
NO; sir; said that his case was extremely

mo. sir; said that his case was extremely
CRITICAL, but not hopeless"
What is your opinion tonight"
Ine same as last night. For several weeks
ne mas at times made satisfactory improvement,
but in each instance the improvement has been
followed by relapse which left him on a lower
plane OF vitality than before. This feature of
MS case is peculiar TO most cases of chronic
pyamia. The President has a wonderful con-
stitution, but it is doubtful if it is sufficient to
carry him on to recovery"
DR.. Bliss Explains.
HE THINKS THE RECURRENCE OF CHII.Ls DUE TO
THE PRESIDENTS ENFEEBLED CONDITION.
During an interview last night DR.. Bliss said,
in response to the interrogatories of number
of representatives of the press. that the chill
which occurred last evening was Of about ten
minutes duration, and was what might be called
'quite chill" The President was suffering
considerably from it's effects that no vomiting
occurred, and that the patient experienced a re-
action Immediately after the rigOr subsidized by
the appearance of a fever. At the time of the
interVinW (9:30 pm the pulse was about 100
and had been higher. When asked the cause of
the recurrence of the rigOrs. the doctor said: ut
may be due to local causes. but if so they are
not manifested. think that the recurrence is
due to the enfeebled condition of the patient
The depraved condition of the fluids together
with the local sores, are sufficient to produce
chlls if he is not repairing and it is evident that
he has not repaired any during the past twenty
four hours. but has merely held his own
The doctor said the President was cheerful
and bright during the afternoon; that, with the
exception OF a milk punch about twenty min
utes previous to the chill. no food had been
given him: that two and a-lalf ounces of de
fbrinated beef blood had been administered by
enema during the mon ming, and about three
ounces more would be ad administered during the
night: that it was not probable another chill
would occur during the night; that the dizziness
of the lung had not extended; that the cough
ing had been very slight. and was mentioned by
Mrs. Garfield as having been less than Saturday;
that no repair of the wound had occurred for
three or four days and no healthy granulations
were visible.
PARNELLS MESSAGE TO MRS. GARFIELD.
The following cablegram has been received:
To Mrs. Garfield. Long Branch: The delegates
assembled in the national convention of Ireland
charge me to convey to you their deepest
sympathy, and their hope that the life of the
President may be spared to you and his country.
lSlgnedl- PARNELL, Dublin.
The Official Record.
THE STORY TOLD BY THE BULLETINS.
The following are the bulletins issued Satur-
day evening and yesterday:
"SEPTEMBER II. P.M.-At the examination of
the President at l2 IN. to-day the temperature
was 102, pulse 12O. respiration "a. At 11:30
O'Clock am. he had q severe chill. lasting half
noon examination there has been a gradual
fall of temperature with diminished frequency Of
pulse and respiration, SO that at the evening
examination the temperature was 80, pulse 102,
respiration IL. He has slept most of the time
during the afternoon and has taken his nourish-
ment at proper intervals. The cough has been
less frequent than usual"
ELBERON, N. j., Sept. 18.-[Oficial Bulletin1
At the examination of the President at $50
this a. m. the temperature was IS, pulse 1902
respiration Is. There was no perceptble febrile
rise during the night-the pulse ranging from
102 to 112. The cough was less troublesome
than On previous nights, and the expectOraton
unchanged. He is able to take nOurishment
and stlmulants required without gastric dis
turbance nor has there been evidence of mental
alteration during the night.
ELBERON, N J. Sept. Is, 6p. m.-The Presi-
dent, although quite weak, has passed a
very quiet day. There has been no recur-
renee OF chill nor mental disturbance. At
y a. m. slight febrile rise took place and
began to subside at IL o'clock, at which time
the temperature was 100, pulse 49, respra-
ton 10. There has been no increase of cough
or change in the character of the expectoratiOn
At the evening examination, $50 pm. the
temperature was 9S4, pulse 102, respiration 20.
THE LOWELL DISPATCH.
Attorney General MacVeagh sent the following
to Minister Lowell at London last night:
"The President passed a comparatively quiet
and comfortable day. but this evening he had
another chill, of less duration than that of yes
anxiety already existing. He has also been
slowly growing weaker, and his present condition
excites the gravest apprehensiOns."
"A Fearful Fight"
BUT DR.. BLISS SAYS THEY WILL STRUGGLE TO
THE END.
Another dispatch from AlberOn says that DR..
Bliss was asked:
''ls the President any worse than last night?"
mo worse and no better. There is no SWELL
Ing of the gland. but the process of healing has
stopped. There was no hallucinatiOn during
enough nourishment into his system to keep up
the work OF repair. He is suffering from mani
ton. He has mild sweats after each fgor.
The prospects are that he will have no
more disturbances tonight, and that the
fever will subside at midnight and his pulse
range from LOG to 1OS He looks upon the case
himself as grave and watches it closely. This
has been fearful fight. My God! you know
nothing about it outside. There is this to saw
about it, however, The experience and skill of
lifetime has been put into these past twelve
weeks: The President has a chance, and we are
going to fight for that chance to the end. He
Is gloomy just now, but no patient of mine has
ever yet been buried until he was dead"
Letter From Old Point.
FOR THE CENTE NNIAI.-L1vELY
TINES AT THE HYGEIA.
of THE EVENING STAR.
HYGEIA HOTEL, VA, SEPT 18th
This hotel Is well flied with guests, and at
every turn one meets pleasant groups where
ladies are chatting gaily as they embroider in
bright cOlors. as with mass of gay worsteds
spread about them. they make charming pic
lures, while the gaily uniformed officers add to
the effect Of the back ground. Mr. Phoebus is
making very extensive preparations for great
number of guests.
In the new hotel which is an extension of the
old one. there will be $50 new sleeping apartments
with open CRATES for fire, speaking tubes and
handsome furniture for each room. There are
in all eleven parlOrs. Two elevators, Bates best,
will be in operation and the addition when COM
p'eted will be handsome and imposing.
improvements are being made with special |
reference to the cold weather sanitarium, which |
will be resort for invalids all the year rcsEld |
There are guests here from all parts of the coun-
try. and at this date one hundred rooms have |
been engaged for the Yorktown centennial. |
Cen. Grant, ex-President HAYES, Hon. Schuyler
COlfax and Gen. Hancock will be among the |
guests. Gen. Hancock will be accompanied by |
MS family. Among the guests from Washington