The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-23


A Long Branch special d the nth 70 the
Chicago Irbne says:
r The raging fever That the President ha~
had al day 4 now explained. lie has un-
doubtediy an absccss In the right lung.
There have been apprehensions for three
weeks that the lung might be affected, and
this apprehension has been growing into .
certainty for the last three days. To-day
the evidences Of An abscess are 20 strong
that the physicians practically admit to-
night that such gathering has formed. DR..
Bliss calls II . local lobular Inflammation,
and says that II n not necessarily very dan
gerous; but there Il the greatest danger
that Il will develop pyrmia, n II u not
itself result Of py4mia. The President
has been coughing good deal since he has
been here. and IN fact for several days be-
fore he came. The physicians thought this
might be due 10 local Inflammation Of tho
bronchial tubes, and they recognized the
danger Of such an Inflammation going down
ward. When to-day, in addition TO the
cough, the President raised good deal Of
mucus, and Il was discovered that Ia this
mucus was quantity Of pus Of . most un-
healthy character. no further room for
doubt remained. The situation thus be-
comes very critical again-so critical that
one Of the ply sicians frankly admits that,
while there Is still chance Of recovery, it
Il, be fears, a slight one. The Cabinet were
informed this evening Of this new COM
plication. They were not surprised, for
they have known OF the apprehension.
but the announcement has caused great de-
spondency. When Attorney General Mac
veagh was informed OF the new compIica-
tion he said that he was almost compelled
70 give up the hopes he had begun TO enter
tain for the recovery Of the President. The
Cabinet, on account OF this unfayorable
news, have postponed until late In the week
their proposed trip 10 the white Mountains,
and may altogether abandon II. The prog
ress Of this new complication may be slow,
and may be overcome II Is not necessarily
fatal, although grave, situation. Even
should pyamia result from IL. there might
still be . chance for recovery, but it causes
the eleventh week 10 be entered upon
with the greatest anxiety.
" DR.. Pancoast. the eminent surgeon Of
Philadelphia whom II was proposed 10 call
IN consultation, Is here. and said o.night
that this latest development pointed un-
misiakably 70 q pyEmic condition or the
blood. IL l. mctastatic absccss, and brings
on another crisis OF the most dangerous
character. II Il not necessarily 4 fatal
symptom. but i Of course a new element
Of great danger. II will interfere with his
breathing, VIII be new source or local pain,
Will cause fever, aud will neccssitate addi-
tional operations. The pus can be drawn
on from the lungs and cleared out thor
oughly by washing through an inci>ion
which will have 70 be made. All
this, OF course, involves new suffering
and exhaustion, and even then there
- no certainty Of clearing the system. The
trouble 4 In the pynmic condition OF the
blood. Of which these successive Assesses
are merely symptoms. II was 10 get pure,
nourishing air, 80 a. 10 assist Nature In
throwing on this poison, that the patient
was brought 20 the seaboard. The air IN
this locality Il very favorable for one In his
condition, except that there ID some risk
from the moisture. But this was not enough
20 justify them IN remaining away on that
account The Doctor further said that,
while be did not regard the outlook o. hope
less. the situation was rather critical. He
spoke In high terms Of the surgeons in
charge, and praised them for their nerve
and hopefulnesss which he said wa part Of
their dlltv.v