New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-25


A MORE HOPEFUL FErMNG SUCCEEDING IN THE
EVENING HE ANNiEIY CAUSED BY THE MORN
ms ErLiEuNN-bR. EENRUEN's ENCOURAGING
OPINION NATURE OF THE OPERATION PER
FORMED.
NhSluNGToN. July 2f.-Ihc condition of the
President to-day was source of much anxiety and
IN the absence of official information later than the
morning bulletin an sort. of Wild and unfoundcd
rumo were in circulation. Sine, the evening bull
lctm, however, more hopeful feeling has prevailed,
and the excitement Of the day has. to a great cx-
tent, su"sdcd. The attending surgeons tonight do
not hesitate 10 say that there has been suhs'utial
and they believe pcrmagcnt improvement H. tho
Preside is condition. Dr. Rcyhurn expressed the
opinion this evening that The criris cf the III urh-
ance caused 10y the formation Of the pus cavity
has pa6scd and that there snow every reason 10 cx
pect an abatement, If not entire disappearance.
Of tho uufayotablo symptoms OF the last
tmrty-slX hours. In explaining The nature OF TIA"
operation performed by Dr. Agnew this morning
and the necessity for H. DR. Rcy burn mad, in sub
stance the following statement:
"Ihc direction taken by the ball after il entered
IL" hod} was forward and slightly downward until
1T struck one Of the rios. IL was thence detected
still trrthcr downward and little to the right 20
as 10 make an acute ans e. with the lime Of the back
ia other wordb wh"n probe Was irtTolr ~ into
the wound to dcp'h of three or three and a hale
inches its direction va, such lt it, inner end was
'"' """"' an men "hi u hau from ih' outside OF
the body at 4 point lower down. Tho examination
which was made i'm the presence of Drs Apne,v
and Hamilton this morning showed that
Pus cavity had tc~n'l IN the track of
the bah near and Lc,oad wh.rc it glanced
from the rh and that All, cavity could he reached
py d'r''l ln''Sion i"fGo inches 'elo" tn" month
Of the wound. II Wls decided at once 10 perform
the operation. No anrsthotics were used. but the
part TO he operated upon Wa. hcnumbcd hy the
4. "A Nit fiy u 20 t.
cavity, which Was reached ~ d,rth ola lttlc move
than an lnch with the aid Of % ,.r,l and , mir IF
i"Iceps drainage tube, which is small heNlolc
tube of rubber portoratcd with holcs was then in
a,,.,r ,ai.'., ,...', r ~ ''' "''' ''''''
hr.r, on, ,rn1, '''' r's '','.9' "'S
Il If the tube then .oi,ctci fran, th, ,t ,nal Ia,
'i' S"'p'on t"l'' ''d the other from the mouth
V,ho 'rh , W""Hu' =" pns 9'/'p mo lhc
either end and vas repeatedly washed n't ,yi,h 4
weak solution of carbolic acI and water. .ch
WAS tnrnTH ihi2nth 'ht tube ~ -ttc2m. The dis
was Dutir.Iv aati1fartnr,' tn ~. ] '' ,, , ,t>
soon followed bv rolioi TO Inc patient.
. ne drainage tube has been LETT rs it was
r,',t i,o', t @ @"'l WiH i'hlAIh mere iur ,ne
the new opening th, f,b. ,u.,,, ,,,.,s b 40, a.
drawn from the old "a ordcr to allow the lter
10 he" ne lhci'"n made to-day Is III direct line
thought thrt tho uq A., i'm - ' ~''i,, ,''" iti,t
! any at the obstruction which lmpodcd its outflow
"i"HR 'e track oi The bail and which caused the pus
Il, Sy,r,,,, T., ,lo ,,..,i..,, ,.
cavity - likely 10 form and nrn, al,n,,t :, re,nr-
r,uce OF thc alarming symptoms OF yesterday, Dr.
| ~ ','r "a - ,,,, ,,.,' ',..,.
has free c.,l do rut tb,ni IL '", nr is I ps p "" o
other cavity VIII formp
pom p p'ins a-hrH whether there were or hal been
blood -noi.onin,, Ir 1, h,,,' % a:I "a PN'"'' VI
| None Whatclor; ugo, of colrrsr. NAV he q symp-
! tom "i py"na, hut II isalso symptom Of various
" IT, ,lol7 ~" a does not POM 3pyTnit
the charactorstir eyuntou,s nf n,,,r,,,i, ma olj
! wanting. lou may ray upon my authority
! 'ha' no 'hIl'atGnS OF hlood-poisonug have been
| nur WV " '''' "' "'N' no Ici'5oh 10 oAP0'O
In conclusion Dr. Rcyhurn said that the Prcsi-
ticni t9nllI"n ANA symptoms tonight are more
sIurr tir ciili ~ '.o 'ii.t wa" 'O any ''"'