New-York tribune., 1881-09-14
PRESIDENT GARFIELD.


THE PROSPECTS STILL GROW BRIGHTER
fEEIING WELL ENOUGH YESTERDAY TO BE PLACED
AN EXTENSION CHATR--NO ILL EFFECTS FOL-
LowING-IEss TROUBLE WITH THE LUNG-THE
GENERAL SYMPTOMS VERY FAVORABLE.
The condition of the President yesterday
showed unmistakable Improvement In the
morning he was moved from his bed, at his
own request, and permitted for a while
to recline in an extension chair.
He felt no bad effects from this
change of place. There was much less trouble
from the right lung, and it is hoped that the
crisis in this new complication has been passed.
DR.. Bliss spoke freely yesterday of the Pres
ident's symptoms, and gave great encour-
agement to those who heard him.
A DAY ALMOST WITHOUT INCIDENT.
SOME PROGRESS MADE-THE PATIENT PERMITTED
TO RECLINE IN AN EASY CHAIR FOR HALF AN
HOUR-THE LUNG TROUBLE NOT so PRONOUNCED
THE sENsE OF CONTINUAL FATIGUE GONE
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
LONG BRANCH. Sept. 13.-The President has
made another short days journey his road to
health The day has been without incident except
that mentioned in the evening bulletin The Pres-
dents new easy chair was taken into his room this
forenoon and its appearance excited in the invald's
breast desire to be placed upon 1T. DR.. Bliss and
DIR. Hamilton were sent for and the President was
lifted on a sheet and placed upon the chair, the
back of which was lowered the horizontal
line as it was constructed to go. When upon it the
Presidents body reclIned Rt an angle of between
fifteen and twenty degrees. After remaining for
a few minutes in this position, which he seemed to
enjoy, he complained of fatigue in the hips, and
pillows placed under him as a prop. At the
end of half an hour the President said he did nc
want to overdo the thing, and he was lifted back
hto had
CT the change, nor were there any bad symptoms
developed.
The Presidents lungs have not troubled him so
much to-day yesterday and there is better
reason now than there was last night to hope that
this feature of his disease will not manifest any
more serious characteristics than 1t exhibits at
present, and that these will gradually pass away.
The present depth of She wound is niue and one
half inches instead of nine inches as reported yes
terday, an error of half an inch having been made
in the measurement OF the catheter after it was
withdrawn yesterday. One sign OF returning
health is the fact that the sense of continual
fatigue, so manifest until few days ago. has en-
tirey disappeared. Abiding to it before he left
Washington, the President said he could not re-
member that he had slept at all since he was
wounded. To-day DIR. Bliss spoke to him in refer
ence to this matter, and he said tue tired feeling
was a thing of the past. The Doctor asked if he
was IN pain anywhere, and the President replied
tiat he telt no PAIN, and was very comfortable.
The President has not slept as much to-day as
usual, but it has been by design. 1t was thought
that better preparation for sound sleep at night
would be comparative wakefulness during the dav
lie has talked considerably OF the direction he
would like to go when he leaves Long Branch and
whom he desires TO accompany him, but these
matters are too far in the future to warrant the
fixing of any definite plans and the talk did not at
any time take the form of a consultation.
Ihe sick man passes much OF his waking hours
IN IN looking at passing vessels aud discussing with
his attendants the direction and progress OF those
IN sight. his morning the President asked If any
letters had been received from his sons. Ii hap
pened that Letters from each had been received a
short time before the inquiry made 1t was
not the intention to read them to him, but he in
sisted upon it, and Mrs Garfield read them to him
1le BOYS told their experience i'll college and asked
pcrmissiOn to JOIN the college societies.