New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04

did much to relieve the anxiety of the correspondent
who had heard from dozen different outside
within an hour that the condition of the President
was hopeless, and the bulletins which were fur
nished by the attending physicians did not fairly
represent the opinions of all of them. Among those
VINO were quoted on the street this afternoon
as saying that the President could not live forty
eight hours and that his presented absolutely
no favorable features was SurgeOn-General Barnes.
Surgeon Woodward, of the Army, was also
reported to have expressed q similar opinion
in conversation with friends, but both of
these gentlemen attended the consultation at pm.
and signed the bulletin which issued immedi-
ately afterward. 1t should not be disguised, how
ever that some of the anxious watchers ut the White
House were much disturbed by the fact that the
President suffered considerable pain in his feet and
ankles This was taken as proof that his spinal
column had been injured. One of the Presidents
physicians remarked in regard to this that the pain
denoted probable cOncussiOn of the spinal cord,
but that it should not by any means be taken as
fatal symptom.
SECRETARY KIRKwOOD NOT DEsPONDENT
One of the most constant attendants at the White
| House is Secretary KirlSwOOd, who has listened
very carefully to the opinions expressed by the Pres
idents physicians and by the watchers at his bed
side. In conversation with TIE TRIBUNE cOrre-
spondcnt to-day Secretary Kirkwood said Z" l feel
very hopeful. They talk good deal about the
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wounds of this sort among soldiers in the army, but
take INTO consideration the TACT that President
Garfield has an excellent constitution which has
| not been impaired or weakened by exposure Illness
dissipation or high living He is great deal better
, man physically than the average of our soldiers
who suffered all tho exposures incident to active
military service. Besides, he is where he
can receive great deal better than
soldiers could who were wounded on tho battle
field. He is receiving the best possible and tho
most sklful treatment which can be secured. The
President himself while he takes also all probab-
ties into consideration feels hopeful of his
| covcry. and this of the strongest elements
of the hopcfulncss which inspires his physicians.
Mrs. Garfield thoroughly believes that he will
cover. Secretary Blaine has been an almost con-
slant attendant at the Presidents bedside since yes
| tcrday morning. As he entered the White House
this forenoon his face air of cheerful hope,
and he remarked he thought everything was going
rs well as coad have been expected.
| POrULAR INrlREsr AND SYMPATHY.
The interest in the Presidents condition and the
! sympathy manifested by the citizens of Washing
ton, without respect to condition, party creed,
have seemed To increase rather than diminish dur
! ing the day. Until midnight last night thousands
| OF people throngcd the streets stood patiently
| without the gates leading 10 the Executive Man
| sion, eagerly seeking the latest Intelligence. All
| night they standing at tho cate, and the
| crowd has numbered several hundreds ever since.
lin all the churches prayers offered for the re-
covcry of the President and many Of the ministers
in their sermons made feeling illusions to him. Tho
| greatest indignation Is expressed on all hands
| against the assassin.
| MR.. GARFIELD AND HIS FAMILY HOPEFUL.
| CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT HE
| WOULD RECoNER-THE PRESIDENT CHEERFUL.
| lBr TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRiBUSE.l
| WAsuiNGToN July 3.-W hatcver the doctors
NAV have thought the belief OF his family has been
that the President viii recover. After her exciting
ride and terrible anxiety of Yesterday some time
past midnight Mrs. Garfield fell asleep from ex-
| haustion She rose this morning much refreshed.
She spent the greater part Of the day at the sick bed.
| About 3 o'clock she entered the where the
Cabinet officers werc in attendance ard expressed
the greatest confidence that the President would
recover The President himself shares this opinion.
Once only has lie felt that his hours were numbered
| That was in the early evening of Yesterday
when at his own request, ut time when he seemed
to be sinking rapidly, the physicians told him that
the chances were that he had not many hours to
| live.
| NOT DEsp0NDENT IN THE FACE or DEATH.
But II was only for very short time that he seemed
TO feel that his end was near and even then he was
not dcspondcnt Late in tho night he talked Of pleas
ant things and discussed with the watching plysi-
clan. Dr. Bliss, what the effect upon his (the I'rcsi-
dent 81 career would have been had a brother of DR..
| Bliss, who WAS Garlcld's boy companion failed
To return TO him $40 note which he had
lost. "Thc loss of that note" said tho President,
might have prevented my going to school might
have prevented me from becoming Ircsidcnt.p The
Presidents mind du ing The night constantly on
pleasant thoughts, and lie convcrScd chccrfnlly in
all his waking intervals during the night. To-day
'ie was not permitted to talk much, as it was
deemed better To keep him more quiet.
| PERFECT QUIET ENJ0INrD.
! 1t was decided that it wond be better for the
Cabinet members not to hc in such constant attend
ancc by the bedside they were ycstcrlay and
after o'clock none of tho Cabinet officers saw the
| President Most of thom remained however, at the
White House, and soino of them fell asleep over
come by fatigue. Secretary Kirkwood the old
est member of the Cabinet, bore the strain and cx-
| citcmcnt quite well younger men. Postmaster
General james has not, yet. removed his clothes
secure access to the White House to-day than yes
| terday. The gates kept constantly closed.
Policemen acted AZ guards at tho gate and admitted
| no persons except by passes, while artllerymen
| patroled the grounds.
The utterance of Mr.. Justice Field when he mr.
rived and heard the better news was fair type of
| the expression of all. Praised be tho Lord" he
| said, . for the good tidings. 1t will rejoice tho
| country to learn that fact"
QUIET AT THE WHITE HOUSE
TIE MEMBERS OF TIE CABINET IN CONSTANT AT
TENDANCE BUT NOT ADMITTED TO THE SICK ROOM
Mis-. GARFIELD AND THE PHYSICIANS MORE
HOPEFUL.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The evidences of pop
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