Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-20
A GOOD SATURDAY.
NO RELAPSE so FAR TODAY.
THE PRESIDENT IMPROVING.
HOPEGROWING STRONGER

HOPE GROWING STRONGER
Saturday, in every stage of the Presidents ILL
ness, seems to have always been day of anxiety.
and sometimes critical day. To-day, however.
seems to be an exception to the rule. The morn
ing bulletin-printed belOw-was most graft
flying one, and seemed to greatly restore conf
dence. The Presidents pulse had gone down
two beats since yesterday morning, but in other
respects the figures were the same as YESTERDAY
morning. The bulletin, though, was assuring.
forasmuch as it indicated no unfayorable symp-
toms, and the reports unofficially received from
the sick room were that the President was doing
well, that his stomach was regaining tone. and
that he continued to take and retain nourishine
food. The swelling of the parotid gland had
also subsidized, and it was less painful, and in the
opinion Of the doctors it would not form an alb
cess, but scatter, and it was not believed it
would appear elsewhere
7:45 A.M.-DR. BLISS MUCH ENCOURAGED THIS
MORNING.
| DR.. Bliss feels much encouraged at the condi-
tion he finds his patient in this morning He
reports him having passed comfortable night
sleeping considerably at intervals. About z
this morning his pulse ranged at Sc and his tenn
perature was apparently about normal
Official Bulletin-S:3O am.
THE PRESIDENT HOLDING HIS OWN.
The President has passed quiet night and
this morning his condition does not differ
materially from what it was yesterday at the
same hour. The swelling of the parotid gland
is unchanged and is free from pain. This morn
ing his pulse is SO, temperature, 9S.4; respra-
ton, 18.
D. W. BLISS, j. ]. WOODWARD.
j. K. BARNES, ROBERT REYBURN.
D. HAYES AGNEw.
DIR. BLISS ON THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
Just before the morning dressing occurred DR..
Bliss came into Private Secretary Browns room.
He said in reply to inquiries regarding the Pres
ident, that he had passed q very comfortable
night; that he slept from half an hour to an
hour at time, and that the last twelve hours
had shown considerable Improvement During
waking hour, about one o'clock, an enemata
was administered, and about two o'clock the
patient took two ounces of milk cruel. After
That ne rested quietly until the doctors arose.
DR.. Bliss saw the President for the first time
during the night after daylight. The conyersa-
tion with the surgeon was as follows:
How is the patient, doctOr?'
he has had good night"
''Then suppose he is better?"
"Oh, yes; he shows an Improvement since YES
terday. saw him only few moments ago He
was lying there as quietly as could be. 1 took
his pulse; it was about &c."
'How was his respiration. dOctOr?''
ut could not have been more than 16: he was
breathing SO easily, and his skin was cool and
most'
"Was the pulse frm?'
ut was soft and clear"
"The pulse will become more frequent after
the morning dressing, suppOse?'
Yes, possibly three or four beats.''
him much?"
. Did you ever have the mumps?"
eyes, sir.''
"Then you know something about how it
troubles him. He cannot open his mouth wide
at all times. He told me this morning that his
mouth would not open but about half an inch"
us it still swOllen?"
''The swelling is not so much now but the
soreness affects the muscles of the jaw"
doesn't it cause a collection of. phlegm in the
throat, then?"
ooh, yes; but he clears his throat so loudly
that he can. be heard in the next room. He
told me just now that he thought if he should
vomit it would clear the phlegm away. told
MIN that was not necessary
SIGNS OF RETURNING STRENGTH
On one occasion during the early morning one
VINO happened to be in the hallway outside the
door: near the Presidents bed, distinctly heard
the patient ask Col. Swain for his handkerchief
When it was given him he cleared his throat and
wiped his lips, and rel eated the operation sew
eral times. During
FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH DR. BLISS
he talked in regard to mistake which occnrred |
in telephone interview with him late last NIGHT
regarding the use of an instrument in cOnnec- |
tlOn with the wound. He said he appears to |
nave been understood to say that the flexible |
tuDe USED for cleansing the wound had not been |
VVnJ nd NIL, ~
inches. "What intended to saw" Continued
the doctor. was that no probe had penetrated |
the wound beyond that Depth" How far the |
hexlble cleansing tube had been inserted he |
could not say, but he would ascertain exactly |
ana probably mention the fact in one of to-day's
bulletins.
DR.. REYBURN SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS BETTER |
Dr. Reyburn came into the room Just as Dr. |
Bliss concluded and said that the indications |
this morning were better than they had been for |
week.
III A. M-EVERYTHING FAVORABLE.
Dr. w. II. Hawkes. came to the mansion abOut |
ten minutes ago, and desiring to obtain the exact
cohditlon OF the President, conferred with Dr. |
boynton, VINO stated that ''the patient is still |
petter Ihls morning and everything is favOra-
Dle. Inc 1eehng OF reinsurance is rapidly in
creasing.
ll:4o a. A.-THE PRESIDENT BETTER THAN FOR |
The PAST ELEYEN DAYS.
IN response to an inquiry, Doctor Boynton
SAID at ll:l5 O. m. that the President continues
10 improve slowly, and that everything is favor
aoie IL tisworthy of notice that the condition
OF the patient this morning as shown by the $50
bulletin, was better so far as pulse, temperature
ana respiration are concerned, than at any cor
responding hour during the past eleven days.
On the 9th of August the patients pulse at the
nSYnrpA
morning examination was SO, temperature 99.S |
respiration 49, Since that time the nn,sa ho,
never been below 1OO morning or evening. nntil
Today when it was again So, with Temperature
ana respiration correspondingly improved. II
is hoped that this fall of the pulse below 100 in
dlcates gradual return to the favorable CON.
ditions which existed abouta week before the I
last operation.
LILO f'A.-THE PRESIDENT RELIsHING LIQUID
FOOD
the PRESIDENT has taken nourishment through
the mouth several times to-day, and in consider