Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-12
The Presidential Patient.
THAT BULLET.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The following
is Prof. Bells report:

| THAT BULLET
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The following
is Prof. Bells report:
VOLTA LABORATORY,
l.22l CoSSEcTIcCT Avenue,
WAsHISGToS, ID. c., Aug. !.
/ To the Surgeons In attendance, on Presi-
dent Garfield.
Gents beg to submit for your in
! formation brief statement of the re-
suit obtained with the new form of in
dication balance on experiments made
this morning, for the purpose of locat-
ing the bullet in the president. The
instrument was tested for sensitiveness
several times during the course of the
experiments, and was found to respond
well to the presentation of the fattened
bullet at about four inches from the
coils, when the exploring coils
were passed over that part of the abdo-
men where sonorous spots are observed
In the experiments made July 26, the
feeble tone was perceived, but the eff
feet was audible considerable distance
around this spot. The sounds were
feeble, too feeble to be entirely salts
factory. As | had reason TO expect
from the extreme sensitiy eness of the
instrument a much more marked effect.
IN order to ascertain whether similar
sounds might be obtained in another
locality, | explored the whole right
side and the back below the entrance
of the bullet, but no part gave indica-
tons of the presence of metal, except an
area of about two inches in diameter,
containing within it a spot previously
found to be sonorous. Experiments
were repeated by Taintor with
corresponding results, we are therefore
Justified in concluding that the ball is
located within the above named area
In our previous experiments we find
that bullet like the ore in question.
when in Its normal shape, produced no
audible effect beyond the distance of
q inches, while the same bullet fiat
tened and presented with its face par
allel to the plane of coils gave indica-
tlons up to distance of nearly five
inches,
BELLS ELECTRIC MACHINE.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-The presi.
dent still continues to improve steadily.
The surgeons this afternoon located
the bullet with Prof. Bells improved
electrical apparatus. Prof Bell has
been working night and day to perfect
his apparatus. The apparatus as here
tofore used, consisted of two circular
primary coils of insulated copper, three
inches in diameter and half an inch in
thickness. The one being constructed.
OF No. IS wire and containing between
or s ohms of resistance, forming the
primary coil, and the other of 20 or 80
wires, giving more than so ohms of re-
slstance, being the second coil; they
are connected i'll separate metal
&c circuits. In the circuit with
the former, there is placed
an electrical battery, and Il spring
vibrator. The latter is so adjusted as
to make very rapid series of breaks
of the circuit; sending hundred or
more electric pulses over the circuit.
and around the primary coil of wire
per second. A hand telephone only
Is placed III the circuit with the secon-
Diary coil, the batteries being connected
and the vibrator set in motion, the
secondary coil is placed so as to cover
the primary, and the operator having
the telephone at his ear, hears the
pulsatlon of the primary current is
sent through the vibratory with each
motion of its spring, an induced current
beng produced in the secondary
coil by its contiguity with the primary
bell increased its sensitivenesS by using
only one coil in each circuit and by ad-
ing to the primary circuit condenser,
similar in form to that used for a like |
purpose in connection with the rum
boil coil, and with certain systems of |
telegraphy. This proved to be the act
which crowned the efforts of the expert |
menters with success. Bells instru- |
ment, to-day, plainly indicated the |
presence of the ball where DIR. Bliss
had located it, right beneath the dis |
colored place that showed itself on the |
right side of the abdomen Il
week ago. An experiment was
made in the presidents case.
The presidents back was explored for
some time without any results, but
when the detector was placed over
POINT Of the abdomen where discol-
lred protuheranee made its appear
ince Immediately after the wound oc-
cured, indistinct audible effects were
noticed. This was contirmatOry in so
endant physicians in regard to where
.he bullet is embedded, was not sutfic-
entity dehm:e TO warrant feel
ing Of certainty Doctor Agnew
was present when the experiment was
made, but DIR. Hamilton was not. Sat
lrday night he was desirous
q witness a repetition of the expert
ment, and Prof. Bell went to the white
house for that purpose, when, however.
hey made known that it greatly en-
lanced the result of later experiments.
t was decided to postpone further test
lpon the president until this morning,
when the position of the bullet was
made definitely known. The expert
nent took place at $50 o'clock this
morning.
At T. M..-OFFICIAL.
The president remained with his
read and shoulders elevated until the
ime for dressing the wound this even
ng. He continues to progress in sat
sfactory manner, and the wound dis
,harges healthy pus from the deeper
S we'll as superficial portions. He has
AIKEN nourishment well and in suffici-
mt quantities, and in all respects con-
nues 10 do well. The rise of temper
-ture this evening is slight. At pres
mt his pulse is 104, temperature 99.5,
20
Signed, d. W. Bliss,
]. X. BARNES.
j. j. WooDE ARD,
REBT. REYBURN,
d. HAYES AGSEw.
At l. N.-JNOFFICIAL.