The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-19
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
a NEW DANGER.
But lhe Doctors are Not
Aisrmed-The President
Retains Some Food.
Slightly Improved Condition.
IMPROVEMENT.


ment in the President. The doctors
say this much. They say he is hold
ing his own, which is all they could
ask under the circumstances, as their
object is to keep him from falling
back any while his stomach gets
rest. The second teaspoonful of beef
juice given him this afternoon
nauseated him little. That passed
off, and the nOurishment remained
on his stomach. The doctors then
concluded not to administer any
more for several hours, but intend
to try to give a teaspOonful about
every two hours through the night,
if the stomach will retain it. They
say the immediate and satisfactory
improvement in the case may be
counted upon.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine re-
turned this afternoon. Secretary
Blaine said the case was not so bad
as he expected, and he still hoped.
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY.
About 7 o'clock DR.. BOynton,
who is constant attend
ant upon the President, and who
is very frank in giving the state of
the case says: The President is GER
tainly better-I will not say much
better, but there is some improve
ment apparent to all around him
and especially to himself. He feels
better. His stomach retained nourish-
ment this afternoon, which is a
good sign. The enemata admins
tered not only sustains life, but it
nOurisheS him. He is gaining
| strength under the treatment. He
is a very different man now from
sWhat he was thirty-six hours ago, /
can tell you. His stomach has been
given rest and meantime nature
has done her work. He is not out
Of the woods yet, but he is going
well and the prospect is cheering.
The wound is not giving a particle
of trouble, is doing splendidly. gran
ulating rapidly and has healed more
in the last tWenty-four hours than
during the preceding two weeks.
The Presidents stomach is yet weak
and he has no relish for food, but
that will come in good time.
DR.. Agnew said he did not care to
make any predictions, but would
say the President was doing well.
DR.. Bliss expressed himself salts
fed with the progress of the case,
and said better could not be asked
for under the circumstances. Every
body feels better and things look
more hopeful, but much depends
upon how the Presidents stomach
will bear nouriShment throughout
the night. If there is no fever in
the morning the chances will be
good.
| MRS. GARFIELD'S HOPE.
| Marshall Jewell called at the
| Mansion this evening and requested
| to be permitted to see Mrs. Garfield.
| The request was granted, and after
returning from the private quarters
the gentleman said he had Informed
the lady of his intended leaving the
city in the morning, and before
starting he felt as if he would like
to hear some encouraging news,
and asked the real condition of the
President. Mrs. Garfield responded
to the question, "Do you think he is
better?" with Indeed l do; l know
it" This reply was emphasized and
| carried reinsurance with it.
HIS VITALITY.
In conversation with one of the
Presidents immediate attendants,
to-day, the attendant remarked:
CONTRARY to the general impression
regarding the Presidents extreme
disability, he has without question
a great deal of vitality yet and
cannot be said to be extremely
feeble"
A SURGEON SAYS.
A prominent surgeon said to-
night that he had been very
respondent for ten days previous to
the recent relapse, but when the
condition of the wound was
thoroughly explained. after the IT.
ritability Of the stomach had as
serted itself, he felt that too much
attention had been paid to the
wound at the expense of the
stomach, and now that the surgeons
had discovered this weakness, he
anticipated that great care would be
exercised over the patients diet in
future and all would go well. His
dependency had been turned into
hope.
New York, 1S.-The Brooklyn
Eagle has a long editorial, saying
the Presidents stomach, rejecting
everything else, has as dernier re-
sort, the food OF babes, which will
assimilate the weakest stomach.
Eagles Washington: DR.. Baxter
thought the Presidents diet and
stomach have not, perhaps, been
carefully attended to, considering he
WAS dySpeptIc on account of the
habit Of the improper mastication
of food, and because Of studying late
at night.
a Washington special says: a
stronger pulse, better feeling of the
skin, retention Of nouriShment de-
rived from enemata, and the excel
| lent tone of the Presidents mind are
received this morning as unmIS-
takeable indications that the crisis