The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-21

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Bllsl Highly Pleased with the PFOgFel'
Of the caSA-Fhe President Practically
out OF Danger, and 70 Take q Sea EEiI
By the Middle Of August.
WAsHINoToN, July 2O.-The Presiden
was better to-day than any day yet. HI
is making excellent progress towards 70
covery.
Mr.. Crump, who nurses the President
at night, HAid that the President reated
more easily on hiupillow last night than any
night since the shooting, and aWoke only
at long intervals and each time seemed
refreshed and stronger. The entire ab'
sencs Of fever has banished restlessnesi
and this morniug found him with pulse
Of s6, which 10 nearer the normal point
[76l than ever before, with temperature
and respiration natural.
General Swain also .said tonight thai
the President enjoyed refreshing rest
last night, and had been easy all day.
Tonight the Western Associated Press
reporter had another talk with DR.. Bliss
about the President. Dr.. Bliss said:
"Ths President is getting along Splen-
dtdly, We could not ask for greater
progress than he Is making"
"Do you consider him out OF danger,
doctorW asked the reporter.
"Hs 10 couyalesCing finely" replied the
doctor, "There are dangers yet, but they
are 90 remote that we do not really fear
them. Still they might arise. He is not
absolutely sale yet from blood poisoning,
but that danger 10 not more than . pos
sibllity. He looks better to-day than
ever before, The lines Of his ex.
preston are better, are natural, like
they were before he was hurt. He 10 gain.
ing strength also. His appetite Ia good
and digestion good. He 10 stronger to.
day than he was yesterday, and, indeed,
the Improvement Of each day over the
preceding one 10 plain to all. He has lost
about thirty pounds, In lifting him to.
day we concluded that he had Lost twenty.
five or thirty pounds,
"The President himself is hopeful now,
and feels that he will recover. We have
encouraged him TO so hope since the
symptoms Of convalesCenCs Get in. At
first l told him frankly he had but single
chance, but 20 the dangers have grad.
ually passed and his condition improved
we have treasured him. At one
time, and for some days he had very little,
II any, hope OF ever getting out Of that
bed. The progress OF the suppuratlon OF
the wound continues satisfactory, and the
~ tVht 40 tna
healthy this morning, indicates that
the extreme channel OF the wound
10 happily drained, There are
also signs Of gtanulAtiou Of the
wound, showing that the healing pro.
cess is rapidly approaching, All the
lACsraled tissues, we believe, have about
passed out. We are certain that the
wound is healing, and now that It has got
10 that stage we cannot expect more; time
will do the rest. The fever has got 10 Its
lowest point, and we are quite happy"
doctor, when will the President be
able to get up2" asked the reporter,
"Ithink that In lew weeks he will be
able to take q ssA voyage. We hope to
get him out In that time. There 10 force
Of one bundled and fifty men at work on
the United Statessteamer TallApoesa, put.
ting her in good order to have her ready
to take.the President on trip when he
"a well enough. Itis expected that by the
18th Of August the President, accompanied
by bis family and BpIgeons, will be able
70 take o TRIP. on her. The plans include
asWinging bunk, 10 which the President
can rest easy, and be entirely independ.
ent 81 the pitching motion Of the vessel"
There have been very few viaitors at the
White House to day and to night. l. was
unusually quiet there.