The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-04
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president remained with his head
and shoulders elevated until time
for dressing his wound this even
ing. Ii continues to progress in a
satisfactory manner, and discharges
healthy pus freely from the deeper
rs well as superficial portions. He
has taken nourishment well. and in
sufficient quantities, and i'll all re-
spects continues to do well. The
rise of temperature this evening was
slight. AT present his pulse is 104,
temperature 99-5, respiration 20
WASHINGTON, August 1.-EXECU-
TIVE MANSION, $50 A. M.-The pIesi-
dent slept well during the night,
and this morning is cheerful, and
expresses himself as feeling better
than at any time since he was hurt.
After a slight rise of yesterday af-
ternoOn, his temperature became
again normal early in the evening,
and so continues. He appears
stronger. and has evidently made
good progress on the road towards
recovery during the last few days.
His pulse is now "a, temperature
98-4, respiration Is.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August l,
11:45 A. M.-The president is passing
a comfortable day under the super
vision of the attending surgeons.
Profs. Bell and fainter, this morn.
ing, made another application to the
presidents body of an electrical
apparatus, known as an Undue
ton balance, with a view to
completing the tests of Saturday,
which were not entirely conclusive,
and ascertain definitely and certain
ly, if possible, the location of the
ball. Professors Bell and fainter
have been almost constantly en-.
gagged for two months in expert
ments with the induction balance,
and have made several modifica-
tons and improvements which
greatly add to its efficiency. They
tried this improved apparatus upon
the presidents body for the first
time last Saturday, and although 1t
indicated family the location of the
ball, it was afterward found to be
slightly out Establishment, and the
experiment was not regarded as per-
fectly conclusive. The results OF
this mornings tests, however,
are entirely satisfactory both to
Professors Bell and fainter and to
the attending surgeons;and it is now
unanimously agreed that the loca-
ton of the ball has been ascertained
with reasonable exactness and GER
tainty, and that it lies, as heretofore
stated in these dispatches, in the
front wall of the abdomen, imme-
diately over the groin, about five
inches below the right of the navel.
Experiments this morning were
repeated several times, and were
made by Professors Bell and
fainter Independently so as to
against errors arising from the fault
of perception of a single individual,
or from personal mistaken judg-
ment as to the comparative intensi-
ty of sounds. In every instance,
however, when the small disks at
tached to the machines were placed
in such a position on the patients
body as to indicate the location
of q black and blue spot which ap-
peared on the lower side of the abdo-
men soon after the president was shot,
listener at the microphone said he
detected evidences of disturbance
it made no difference whether the
eXperimentor could see the discs or
not, when they were placed IN that
particular position he became
instantly aware of the fact and
announced it. Experiments were
varied and con tinued until all were
convinced that the bullet had been
found, or, at least, located OH a
straight line running through the
body from front to back, just above
the groin on the right side. 1t was
not possible to ascertain with
any degree of certainty the depth
at which the ball was imbedded on
this imaginary line, but as the front
wall of the abdomen at this point is
about % inches in thickness, the
ball mnst be within that distance OF
the surface. These results fully con-
firm the original diagnosis of the
tests made by the attending sur
geons soon after the president re-
ceived his injury; and that fact is as
gratifying TO them as the complete
success of the induction balance is
to Professors Bell and fainter
This is the first instance in which
an imbedded bullet has been
accurately and definitely located
without probing and by purely
scientific methods. There is no in.
tention ON the part of anyone to
perform an operation for the re.
moval of the ball at present. Sc
long as it gives no trouble it will bC
allowed to remain in its present pc
sition. The question of the dispo
sition to be finally made of it will
be considered when the president
shall have recovered his strength
and shall be out of danger.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August l
1890, P. M.-The presidents wounC
continues to do well. At this morn
ing's dressing it was found to be, il
all respects, in satisfactory condi
ton. After the dressing was con
cluded, his head and shoulders were
ldl5Ou HI bllC DO yes
day, and he took solid food fol
breakfast with more relish than he
has hitherto shown. AT present hi
pulse is 100; temperature, SO; res
piration, 10.
CHICAGO, August IA Peorl;
special to the Inter- Ocean says p
w. Grove no longer denies but pro
oIo;n,a HE ,1oonrf 20 ofnra nj tho in
fernal machines discovered at Liver
pool. He says more of them are
being made in Peoria, and that mem
bers of the order which he repre-
sents. believing themselves not liabl,
to prosecution, will continue theil
work until England shall do justice
to Ireland.
The Inter Ocean special from
Peoria says of the eighteen mel
injured by the explosion of beer
still, nine are dead and more viii
die.
New YORK, August IA fire
broke out this morning in the storage
and weighing house of w. G. Tilgor
Nos. 13 and IA West street. The
building extends through the block
divided by narrow yards, TO No.
Washington street. Upon the upper
floors were stored rice, gunny bag
ging, hops, whisky and paper stock
belonging TO different merchants
Upon these the flames fed and
spread with great rapidity
and when the flames were gOt
under control and nearly extin.
guished most of this was destroyed
and the building badly wrecked. The
Collar in mhich xuns sforad snunr