, 1881-07-10
letin will be issued until tomorrow morning.
1850 r. NJ

! II: 30 T. ".
The attending physicians report TINT the
symptoms of the President at this hour are
as satisfactory rs could De expected. lie has
taken nuurisl!,1cnt fairly we'll, although
there was slight ,lausca this afternoon. Tic
supaurative discharge from the wound con
tln,1es, but has Il perfectly normal anu
healthy appearance. The President awokc
ut 11:l, y. H., after sleeping continuously
from s O'Clock, and said he felt better than
liz had tlurin" The day. lie is now resting
Qni.:tly. Tile basement Of the ESccl1-
tive Mansion is gradually assuming
the appearance of all extensive 1'l;a-
ci,ine-slio1'- or notlei-ronn1. Every hour
adds tn the number of engines, ve,tilatlnE
fans, stcam-:1lowers, electric motors, ant: re-
f:iserating nlec;la'sicat devices which i'll
ven.ors frtlu :lli purt5 OF tile country are ot-
ferins tic attending $t,r:.uo1ls, with The as
s.l,;:nec .l,a: they will lover the temperature
nf the Presidents rooln from ten to thirty
degrees. From the basement near the main
calrallce come family the hum anu Hiss Of
the engine aud boiler takcn fr0in SteaM-
launch at the Savy-Yard and brought here
to rull the blower or fan whici. is forcing
artiticially cooled air, OF, to speak more cor
rcctly, air which is supposed to he
artiticia!ly cooled, into the Presidents
chamber. 1t the eastern end Of tie mansion
lies 1arge iron boiler, which is shortly to
be brought III alld set ~ 10 furnish more
power, alltl hear it Stalius ule Of the city
fire engines, which WAS used l:,s. night in
all unsuccessful attempt to rcfrigcr2tc air
by alternate compression ainl expansion.
In tie Cabinet officers room stands Il me-
cllanictl device resembling the wooden
towers OH wheels used III ancient warfare.
In the luwer hail, III apparatus which looks
u lit:lc like an oltl-fashiunetl sign-post ut Il
country cr'ss roads is rotating Slowly OIL an
axis formed by its upright shaft, sweeping
its one arm in a wide circle like half dis
mantled wi,llmfll. III the private secrutary's
room anu upper corridors are air-co0lng
machines vi all sortS.
MIDNIGHT.
A solitary sentry stands guard at the iron
gate Of dhe Presidential mansion Within
there is quiet and hope. Secretary Blaine,
who recently left, said: ''It is all well. We
are very confident of his recovery" Dr.
Eeyburn said: - lie is doing very well. There
is lot;linx unusual or unexpected i'll the
symptoms Tonight. It may be many days
befur: the fever will suosiLu. We cannot
predict its exact period. Of COARSE, there is
danger that the slUn,:i:n@ OF the wound
may affect suHlc vi The larger hlu0a-yessels,
and secondary lculi'rrlla5c may cnsuc."
''lins Tie Presidents stomach troubled
hin. any to7lay:''
''Yt$, in slight degree, he has suffered
FROM nausea this evening. 1t IS nothing seri-
Gus i1owcyer.'
While nr. R2;burn'S professional utter !
ancts We're catiln!S, perhaps the morc 50 OIL !
account Of his Scotch b1ood,-i. wus evident, |
il, Ills tome AMI manner: that he cIe.is!lcs |
very st:on% hopes Of the Presidents re- !
coyery. One Uf the Presidents physicians t
whip has been cotnted the least hopeful is !
understood to llayt: sail to members OF tho |
Cab!nt. this evening that, it lit could have ;
l!rpped Gil Il clSt for rccolcry, lie could
MT have set down more favorable !
symptoms than Those which have been thus
far developed in the Presidents case
Cen Swain sail: "Ilc is decidedly better.
He says that he has felt more like ililsclf to-
lay than any time since he WAS shot. BY
L1le way, lie has settled one disputed point.
Elc says that the first bullet only srazed his
arm, and that it was the second one which
lid the mischief"
2 a. II. SUNDAY.
At this hour the President is sleeping |
quietly, with no. noticeable change in his
condition since II 30 u. III. The attending
physicians have both dropped asleep, aud,
:est is predicted for the President