The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-24

New York, and Agnew, of PhilsdaIr,;.
had better be called for at once. A PaiS'
gram was sent at noon, asking then, -
come Immediately. ''''"i %
Executive Mansion, 2 20 p.m.-yAo.o
taries James, Kirkwood and Hunt NJ
have this moment come from a cons,Isa
ton with the attending surgeons, recnoa.
the statement to be made upon i6o;ss
authority, that the Presidents pulse sO5
teIn persture are falling, and that bjs
condition Is improving. DR. Bliss autbo"
ICES denial Of the truth Of the reno-tos
interview with him, in which he e 80
to have stated that an abscess had ferry
and that q second chill had occurred ~
has made no such statements.
Executive Mansion, p.m.-Dr RT..
reports that the condition OF the PresidaSss
has much improved since noon ~
pulse ia now below 100. and gsns- 1is
symptoms show improvement. TIA
is not the slightest indication of pvas.;ae
which is the danger most to be fesr ssd;4Aa'
3 30 p.m.-I have just seen Secrss..
Blaine and Postmaster General Jsn1.y
They say that the President at tb;. t;.
seems better than st any Tina to-j.le
This is the twenty-frst day. said ny
Blaine, and it is considered a dsrg.-on-s..
period in fever and gunshot Venr Cs'
The President has never been ont =,
danger, and change Of this kind III VI
not improbable. We do not censids- gs<
President to be in immediate dSnoa'
30 b these gentlemen have left WHS.
House as the President was still slesnin.0
The stock operators are keeping the virs.
busy with sensational reportl, They s.s
unreliable
There has been no recurrence a, -.
of the unfavorsble So mptoms which rsn'
ifested themselves in the earlier mart :,
the day. The President is now ssioSn
and his pulse remains at about 100 Tt;s
the opinion Of the attending surgeons
that the chill and subsequent fsver fbis
morning, Was caused by the formation
of pus cavity at some point along tbs
track of the bullet, but this cannot be
positively asserted until after the even
ing examination. DR.. Bliss has in HI,
practice had cases where the formation N
q pus cavity in wound was followed bv
q much severer chill and higher hvs,
than the President has had to-day, and 10
says that It is net necessarily an alsrninr
feature in case Of this kind.
40 p.m.-Secretary Blaine has iu,t
sent the following telegram to Lowell
American minister, London:
About noon the Presidents conditios
chills, alternating with fever, increased
pulse and very high temperature. His
symptoms Of 4.30 are better, and be il
mach easier in every respect. The con-
sulting surgeons, DR.. Hamilton, of New
York. and Agnew, Of Philadelphia, have
been summoned, and are now en- routsto
Washington by special train.
(Signed.J BLAINE, Secretary.
Executive Mansion, $50 PIMA
special train, conveying Hamilton, one
Of the consulting surgeons, left jersey
City at 2 81 p. m. and arrived at Fhis-
delphia at 30 D. m, where q second
srecial train, with DR.. AgneW on board,
awaited the arrival of DR. Hamilton.
rbe train left Philadelphis sfer 4.59,
and ia expected ~ arrive in Washington
about z 80.
Chicago, %. = The Inter-OcsGaJ
Washington confirms the intimstinihst
physicians are worried over the appear.
Anee Of chilis and fever in the PresidsaA
Inter Oceans Washington: The sn-
nouncement that the President suaeredA
relapse created quite a stir here. The
Presidents physicians are at the bedside.
Members Of the cabinet have been called,
but are inclined to be uncommunicative.
The flow Of pus has decreased, but s
larger tube has been inserted, and By
pressing on the abdomen q slight dis
charge was secured. Attending physi-
clans have but little 10 say, and are as
yet unable TO account for the Presidents
changed condition. Surgeon General
Watts, of the navy, and DR.. Baxter give
it as their opinion that py@mis may have
set In; if that il true, they consider the
condition very critical
11teT-OceGh'S Washington, 8 p.u.:
The President is now sleeping, and there
is q slight perspiration. Nothing serious
is feared. Drs. Agnew and Hamilton
have been telegrsphed to come to Wash
ington merely as 8 precautionary mea-
sure.