The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-14
UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS.

rs A. MI
Mr.. Crump, who passed the night at the
| Presidents bedside, says'the President passed
comparatively comfortable night being some
what restless Tor an hour or SO after midnight,
but resting well. sleeping most of the time
since a. m. At this hour (6 a. n.y. the Presi-
dent is sleeping quietly.
[7.3O A. MI
DR.. Bliss seems cheerful and happy this
morning. He thinks the Presidents general
condition is better this morning than it was
yesterday at this hour. His temperature has
fallen during the night and is now about the
same as yesterday morning.
Private Secretary Brown has just sent the
following note to the members of the Cabinet:
The abatement of the unfavorable symptoms
which appearedk Monday afternoon and evening
has steadily continued, at this time (7.30 a. m.
his pulse is 96, temperature SO or normal and
respiration 20 or within one of normal. The
fever has subsidized entirely The President
takes readily all the nourishment allowed by
the physicians and suffers no inconvenience
from it. His sleep was more natural and more
refreshing last night than that of any other
night.
[10A.
Col. Corbin, who has just visited the Presi-
dent chamber, says he is satisfied that the
fever reached its maximum Monday evening
and that the patient is very much improved to-
day. He commenced the day under more IA
vorable circumstances than he has any previ-
Gus day.
DR.. Bliss reports the Presidents condition at
this hour more favorable than at the same
time yesterday. Pulse now 102. His tempera-
ture has not been taken since about 2 o'clock.
1t was than slightly above the normal. His
general symptoms are favorable and he is rest
ing quietly.
[4.15P.
The attending surgeons report the Presi-
dents fever at this hour much lower than at
the same time yesterday afternoon, that his
general symptoms are favorable, and that his
condition is in every way satisfactory.
[10.30P. mi
Although the weather has been extremely
hot the President in the artifcially cooled at
mosphere of his room has passed quiet and
comfortable day, sleeping naturally and rest
fully at intervals and taking more nourish-
ment than in any previous day. The maxi
mum of daily febrile rise has steadily de-
creased since the night before last when in the
Judgment OF the attending surgeons the crisis
OF the surgical fever was passed. The patients
temperature and pulse were lower last night
than on Monday night, and are lower tonight
than they were last night, while his general
symptoms have correspondingly improved.
DIR. Bliss upon being asked at 1918 tonight
what he thought OF the Presidents condition
said that if he had been assured week ago
that the case would progress precisely as it has
progressed, and that the President would be as
well tonight as in reality he is he would have
been more than satisfied and could not reason
ably have asked for anything better. "There
have been no indications" helsaid, 'of second
airy hemorrhage Of pyaemia or of any
dangerous complication. Suppuration is
progressing naturally around the wound
which presents healthy appearance
The patient takes and assimilates nourish-
ment as we'll as could be desired and his sleep
is quiet and refreshing. The crisis in surgical
fever is ordinarily passed on the tenth or
eleventh day, when suppuration is fully7estab-
lished. This, we believe, was the case Mon
day night when the patients temperature
reached the highest point. Since that time
the daily fuctuation has been less and less ex-
treme and his pulse barely reached a maxi
mum of 1906" upon being questioned with
regard to the Presidents reported weakness
and debility, DR.. Bliss said there is no danger
to be apprehended from weakness. The Presi-
dent is no weaker than any man would be
with such an injury and after such fever
[MIDNlGHr.]
The President has been sleeping quietly
most of the evening. His fever is considerably
decreased since the date of the last official
bulletin. His symptoms at this hour all favor
able. When he was last awoke ,he asked DR..
Reyburn what the news was. The Doctor re-
piled that the governors of several States had
it in view to issue when he (President) should
be out of danger proclamation appointing a
day of general thanksgiving to God for the
answered prayers of the nation. The Presi-
dent seemed touched and gratifed. In CONVEX
sation with the Preside mt to-day Col. Rockwell
made the remark to him that the heart of the
nation was in his room. The words seemed to
make an impression upon him, and tonight
while Col. Rockwell was sitting by his bedside
he murmured unconsciously in his sleep: "The
heart of the nation will not let the old soldier
die"