The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-21

posed 70 have been. Nothing
new was aseertsined TIE surgeons
think II possible that the bl mas gone
downward q liule ST. co {, Grst loe ssd IN the
abdomen. but this is not certain.
how do the attending surgeons regard
this opening of the depth ct the would!
II is regarded IS favorable. |, Is shelter to
have tho wound open throughout than closed
or obstructed in the middle. I, can now be
gotten at and cleansed thoroughly.
This reason, and more complete txplor-
sion of the wound, then, showed thing of
80 unfavoTsbie chsracterf
Nothing The opening of the wound 40
that the tnbe can he introduced III ito depth,
is an advantage, as before said.
How about the presidents fcod to.dsy2
Did he take beef stcsk juice which was be-
irg prepared at hyoiS
Yes; part of It He swallowed stout
three spoonfuls. He has ais ,aken more
milk Cruel this afternoon,
Havesymptoms OF malaria sppeated!
No.
h,s the administrator OF qulnioe been
continuedy
No medicines me now gwen
through the mouth. Qainis was given In
the enemata al br,t; whether IS snIl or not
don't know.
Has the swelling of the paro,id gland cub.
sided?
1t Is only sboa, half as great as il was at
tirst, but there has been material change in
the past twenty four hours. The swelling up
toward the eye has, perhaps, gone down a
| little more.
What will probably be the result Of n?
| cannot tell. Applications ~ reduce and
scatter 1t are still being made, but don't
kn ow whether they will hually be ciIectusl
or whether the swelling will suppura,e.
Does II cause much paini
NO; II is uncomfortable, OF course, bus the
pain Ia not great.
la reply TO an Inquiry by telephone, the
surgeons reported, at 5;l5 D. m tnat ,he
condition of the president has not materially
changed since noon.
Official bulletin, Executive Mansion, $50
p. M The president has passed the day oui.
eily. He has been able TO take more lioaid
lood by mouth than on yesterday. The
quantity given him by emsns,s has been
propor'ioua,ely diminished. TIE parotid
swelling remains about the same Hstulse
Is llo; temperature 100, aud respirs,lcn ~.
j. X. BARNES
j j. WOODWARD
ROBERT REYBuRN.
D. HAYES AosEw.
ID. w. Bliss.
FRANK HAMILTON.
Tho following was sont to-das:
10 Lowell, minister at Lond,n.
Az O'Clock all the reports indicate that
'oe president condition Is about tho ssms
As on yesterday. There was A pe-cent,hl,
cosoge This morning, and there Il a verv
marked gain. 'oiy
JAMss BLAINE Secretary
Executive Mansion, 1890 D. m --Ia az in.
terview with representative Of the associa.
"a press this tvening DR. Bliss gsye In suh.
stance the following account of the reoent
OK plorstion Of the presidents wound. Inv
means Of flexible rubber cstheter raferancs
10 which was made for the ilrs, time in ibs
noon bnietin today Since the operation
, of August 9th no drainage tube
!, mas been used III the wound. AT the morn.
ing and evening dressings, however, email
hexaole rubber tube, abolt one quarter OF
an inch IN diameter was introduced, and \
weak solution of carbolic acid Al d W ,ter
: Introduced through II to cleanse the wound
and bring Gu! the accumulated pus. Up 10
yesterday morning the surgeons had been
unable to pass the ube beyond point dis :
lant. . or inches from the moath of the
last incislor. Al that point Il slwsys met
, an obstruction that could not be overcome
"ithout oxerti,g force, and the
surgeon DID not think prudent 10 employ
iofce' The apparent permanence of ths
obstruction finally led tho surgeons TO be-
lieve that the depth of the wound bsd
healed, or at least the track Of ,be b al bnd
healed at point where tho rubber cap was
stopped. A few days since, however, Il was
no'iced the quantity of pn4 discharged by
1hs wouod ~ the regular dressing was ert ater
tHAn the quantity oil water which tho : ound
would take after the mus
had been removed. This was
cleariiy indicated by ono of tws ,biogs. VIZ
wnesher the pus which was in
excess of the apparent capacity
which 1t had como from, and was concealed
an nnsuspec'ed cavity, or that
surgeons were mist ,ken ia supposrr the
depth would have also indicated tna, the
oositu ton which prevented the passage Of
catheters used, did not interfere with ina
how OF pus from the deeper iDcisiou.