Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-02
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.

UNOFFICIAL. BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1l.45 a. NJ
The President is passing quite a
comfortable day under the supervis-
ion of the attending surgeons. Pro
fessors Bell and Tuinter this morn
ing made another application to the
patients body OF an electrical appa-
ratus known as induction balance,
with a view of completing the tests
of S .turday, which were not entirely
conclusive, and ascertaining definite
ly and certainly, If possible, the loca-
ton Of the ball. Professors Bell
and Tainter have been almost con-
stantly engaged for two weeks in
| experiments with the induction bal
ance, and have made several modif
| cat Ons and improvements which
greatly add to its efficiency. They
tried this improved apparatus upon
the Presidents body for The first
time last Saturday, and although
it indicated family the location 0!
the ball, it was afterwards found to
be slightly out OF adjustment, and
the experiment was not regarded as
perfectly conclusive. The eresulJ of this
morning tests, however. are entire
ly satisfactory, both to Professors
Bell and fainter and the attendin1
surgeons, and it is now unanimously
agreed that the location of the ball
has been ascertain ed with reasona-
bic exactness and certainty, and that
it lies as heretofore stated in these
dispatches, in the front wall of the
abdomen and Immediately over the
groin about five inches below and
ito the right Of the ns vel.
The experiments this morning g
were repeated several times aud
were made by Professors Bell and
Tainter independently, so as to
guard, as far as possible, against er'
rOrs arising from the faulty percep>
ton of single individual or from
one persons mistaken Judgment as
to the comparative intensity OF
the sounds. In every ins
stance, however, when the small
disks attached to the machine were
placed in such position on the pas
TENTS body as to indicate the loca =
ton of the black and blue spot
which appeared on the lower side oi
/ the abdomen. Soon after the Presi~
| dent was shot listener at the micro
phone said that he detected evidences
| of disturbance 1t made no dif'9
ence whether the experlmentor coulo
see the disks or not, when they were
placed in that particular posi- ion, LIE
became instantly aware OF the fact
and announced it. The experiments
were varied and continued until al
were convinced that the bullet
had been found, or, at leasr:
located on a straight line run.
ming through the body from
front to back, just above the groin,
on the right side. 1t was not possi-
bic to ascertain with any degree of Ger
talnty the depth at which the ball lies
imbeded on this imaginary line, but
as the front wall of the abdomen al
this point is about two and one-halt
inches IN thickness, the ball must lie
within that distance of the surface
These results fully confirm the orig
ina, diagnosis of the case made by
the attending surgeons soon after
the President received his injury,
and that fact is as graf
flying to them as the complete
success of the induction balance is
to Professors Bell and fainter. This
is the first instance in which an i'm
bedded bullet has been accurately
and definitely located without prob
ing and by purely scientific methods.
There is no intention on the part Of
the surgeons to perform an opera =.
ton for the removal of the ball at
present. So long as it gives no
trouble it will be allowed to remain
in its present position. The ques-
ton of the disposition to be finally
made of it will be considered when
the President shall have recovered
his strength and shall be out of
danger.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1890 .. NJ