Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-09
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ANOTHER OPERATION PERFORMED
UPON THE PRESIDENT
To Facilitate the Flow Of Pus from the
Wound-Hs Bears Up Well Under the
Trying Ordeal and Seems All the
Better for the 0psratiOn-Why
TWAS Performed.
wHAI.wILL Be IaE FINAL 0UIcOME7
TIE PRESIDENT.
Another Operation Performed 10 Facih-
TIA fha EInut OF PnR-

Another Operation Performed TO Facili-
tate the Flow OF Pus.
WASHINGTON, August THE Presi.
dents phN siCians this morning perform
rd all operation 10 facilitate the discharge
| ~ pus The increase ot fever each even
| Jog for sOIn+ days ras convinced the
doctors that il Was due TO an obsiruc
Ii. Ii il, the fipw ofpus Yesterday thsy
: c'ermnrd upon aGolher operation, ana
Iils D. orn,uv brlW Keen ord IN n'sIn..t
Il VA. periIrmcd The President was
INT under the influence OF ether, as
ia surg, Gus derlded h- was strong
,n,.nsh 10 stand il the first incision
uadp hS DR.. Aentw Vas 80 made that
the dran.g- tnbe had to be inserted
over the twelfth rih. Th;s nrces STATED
All upward hJw of pas near the mouth
ol the inci>iOn and retarded it, 80 that
instead OF flowing out promptly 4 sac
was formed and the pus remained in it,
which was the cause OF rnucn irritation.
The surgeons this morning drained this
sac, and then DR.. Agnew made
Another Incision,
below the twelfth rib, reaching into the
former incision maze. A drainage tube
was inserted into the new incision and
this affords straight channe! for the
flow OF pus. Besides putting the Presi-
dent under the influence OF ether, rigor-
line was used to deaden the spot where
the knife was inserted. The President
early recovered from the effects OF the
ether and the surgeons speak hopefully
vi
The Good Effect of the Operation.
At noon the Western Associated Press
agent saw DIR. Bliss who said: We are
we'll satisfied with the Presidents pres
ent condition and pus. DR.. Bliss said:
When left the President q few moments
ago he was sleeping, that he had entire
lv rccnved irom the rtt-cts oi elheriZa-
ton and was resting calmly.
Iou see the first incisiOn was above the
twelfth rib, ard the pus, instead OF
flowing DIRECTLY accumulated in the
cavity. Now, this morning va cut in,
not very deep, so as to bring about
continual flow OF pus. There is no rea-
son in the world for any uneasiness;
the President is doing we'll This Oper.
atlo1 is one OF the necessary Incidents OF
the case The President .,f
Will Be Much Better,
| think, tonight than he has been any
DAY yet. We are entirely satisfied with
his condition. We decided not to give
him nourishment till the afternoon.
DIR. Reyburn said the President was
doing WELL and that instead OF anyone
feeling uneasy about the operation, it
was cause for more hope, as we'll as
Drs. bliss and Reyburn both said that
the increase of fever in the evening had
been due to the accumulation OF pus,
and that they were satisfied that TINS
operation would relieve that and reduce
the lever. .,
After performing the operation, the
surgeons issued the following bulletin:
ExEcUuvE MANSION, l0:30 A. Mt
having become necessary 10 make fur.
ther opening to facilitate the escape OF
,pus, we took advantage Of the improved
rendition OF the President this morn
ing. Shortly after the morning bulletin
he was etherized. The incision extend
ed downward and forward, and coun-
ter opening made into the track OF the
ball below the margin OF the twelfth
rib, which it is believed will effect the
desired object. He bore the operation
well, and has now recovered from the
effects OF etherization, and IS in excel.
lent condition.
Signed ! d. w. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REYBURN,
d. H. AGNEw.
+. II. HAMILTON.
Why the Operation was a Necessity.
Executive MANSION, l P. M.-The ne.
cessity for the operation which was per-
formed on the President this morning,
became apparent to the surgeons yester-
day, when they found that drainage
tube hitherto used could no longer be
passed along the track OF the ball be-
tween the ribs. The process OF granu
lation at that point had gone on so far as
To partially close the oritice and ribs and
prevented the pushing aside OF the
| Il, sh which was healing between-
enongh so that the tube could be intro
duced The result OF this state OF things
was that the pus formed In deeper
parts of the wound rather !aster
than it could escape through the
half obstruc.ed opening between
the ribs, and its gradual accum'
ulation began to cause disturbance. II
was, therefore, decided TO make a new
opening into the track Of the ball below
the last ribs, so the ribs could no longer
prevent keeping the opening OF the
wound by the solid backing which they
afforded 10 the granuIating flesh between
them. TIE operation was performed at
the request of the other surgeons by
| Agnew. As som rs the patient was put
| under the influence OF ether, long
and slightly curved instrument was
pushed into the wound and pushed be-
| tween the ribs and carried Down sioDE
the track oi the ball until its end could be
felt below the last rib from the outside.
Holding this instrument in the wound
as guide, Dr. Agnew then made an
\ other incision below the twelfth rid,
cutting directly through the integre-
ulent at point where he wished to IN
tersect tine track OF the ball. This oper-
alton was not a difficult or dangerous
one, and the patient bore it extremely
we'll. There is now an opening 10
deepen parts OF the wound which does
not pass between the ribs and which
can be kept Tree and unobstructed, and
no further trouble IRON accumulation oi
pus is anticipated. Since the operation
inc President rested well and is now
asleep. His pulse at this hOur is 100
and he has no fever nor any other I'M
favorable SYMPTOMS.
BULLETINS.
| Passed q Comfortable Night.