The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-24

tiroat, Wnlcn IL zflaS Dttn uJilCuit
forhim tocxpel that this has caused
the President considerable annoy
ance for two days past. and when
he sleeps this gathering of phlegm
in his throat causes Il rattling; that
to-day his efforts to expeI the
phlcgm caused n violent spell oi
coughing which ended in vomiting
and that the second vomiting fol-
lowed a fit Of coughing, imme-
diately. Bliss says that the vom-
iting came about two hours after
the nourishment had been taken
into the stomach; that there was no
nausea whatever, and all the evi-
dence, he says, goes TO show that
the stomach performs its functions
and is completely free from irrita.
bility. He said that although salts
fed the vomiting was caused by the
mucous collection and the cough
ing, it has been decided to give
the stomach short rest, and that
no more nourishment will be put
into it for a few hours; that enc
mata viii be depended upon entire
ly to sustain the President until il
is entirely safe to resume the giving
of food by the mouth; that as the
stomach has had this strain, it is
better not to risk irritating it any
with food. He says this statement,
of course, of the vomiting was not
included in the bulletin, because il
would have required too much ex-
planation to make it understood
and would have extended the bulle-
tin into lengthy document, that
the doctors considered the advisa-
bility of making this bulletin, but
concluded to simply state that the
vomiting had occurred. He says
the first vomiting discharged the
contents, but the second expelled
about four ounces of bile, and thus
cleaned the stomach out. The
swelling of the gland is hardened
and is preparing to supperate The
surgeons think it will not be in con-
dition to cut in less than four OF
five DAYS. The last spell of vomit-
ing was at 5:l5 o'clock p. M, and
up to $3.50 there had not been any
more, so a message then received
from one of the doctors said. De-
spite the explanation given of the
cause of the vomiting, their is gen.
eral disposition here to take gloo-
my view of the case.
The marked reticence of the sur
geons and the attendants on the
President tonight tends to increase
this feeling. They have remained
shut up in rooms near the President,
except that two or three of the at
tendants passed through the pri-
vate Seeretary's office, but they
would not say anything about
the case. Efforts to get even q
word from DIR. Agnew failed. He
declined to beseen or send any mes
sage as to his opinion, simply refer
ring the inquirers to the bulletin.
Whenever the President appears to
be doing well it is not difficult to
see the surgeons and attendants.
Tonight all the members of the
Cabinet met at the White House,
and they have remained close in the
Cabinet room. The eountenances
of the inmates of the White House
indicate feeling of uneasiness, TO
say the least. There is fear prev
alent that the President is too weak
to be nourished nnch longer by en-
ema, although Dr.. Bliss saws this
method has so far pr'ved eminently
successful, and that the President
really gains some strength from 1t.
WASHINGTON, August 2l.-Dr.
Boynton said about 8 o'clock to-
night it was about as well to admit
that this vomiting spell of the Pres
ident might portend serious results !;
that while it was doubtless true
that severe coughing had brought
on the vomiting, it might indicate
continued weakness of the stomach,
will admit of his taking nourish-
ment into it from now on, the case
would look desperate. DIR. Boyn-
ton thought tomorrow would prob
ably decide the case one way or the
other. Soon after DIR. Bliss admit
ed, substantially, that the condition
of the case tomorrow would be like
ly to show whether the President
can recover or not. He expressed
himself as feeling hopeful, but said
the President must be able to re-
ceive nourishment in the natural
way if he is to recover. He believ-
ed tomorrow would probably show
a favorable turn, and if so there
would be ground for hope. If on
the contrary, the stomach should
revolt against food, the case will look
badly.
BLAINE's DISPATCH.