The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-08-25
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Speu3s1 dispatches to tHe kkccord i.
President Garfield,

fo do we'll He partakvs Of nourshmqn,
more frequently and the Qua tity is being
gradually increased. His stomach offer.
no resistance, in the attending surgeo~s
express themselves very much gratitfcd
wirh tic outlook. Inflammation of the
pmotett gland is gradually ubsidng
WAsHGS0ToN, August 19.-Dr. Bliss
saya hat DR.. Pomerne, Of Ohio, who was
surmron of General G;rtted's regiment
daring the war. came here soon after the
President WIS shot and asked to be admit
ted to the Presidents room to s"c the pa-
TENT. Bliss replied that it could not pos
.hy 10 the President any good to let
P0ncri"e see him, and might do harm.
But hc promised P0ncrine to submit his
request 10 the other surg ons He did 80.
and they hatly refused to assent 10 permit
ting any visit from Pomerine. Rliss re-
porteA the decision to P0mcrine. A day
or two later. says Bliss, DR.. oomerine
went to the White House, went through
the reception room up stairs, and slipped
into the Presidents room while his sur
gcous were all absent from the room.
While Ponerine was 1T the bedside Of tile
President talking to him, DIR. Reyb en-
tered the room and very percmptorily i'll
yited Pomerine to leave. Bliss says Pom
crime sneaked into the Presidents room
after having been refused admission, and
because he was turned out, he has since
nsayfinE f|p Presidents sflIya333c
The President is better this morning.
His physicians say ne has continued Ia im-
prove, and they regard the swelling OF the
paroted glands rs about conquered. The
surgeons and t4llotlers at the White House
feel very hopeful to-day. The quantity Of
noUrishment administered is being stead
lily increased, ana the stomach retains and
digesrs it. The Presidents bowels are
now acting regularly and naturally.
CHICAGO, August 19.-The ht8r- Oceau's
Washington special says: The symptoms
continue encouraging. Pulse 1904, tenn
perature 9S.6, respiration IT,
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, Executive Mansion, Au-
gust l9, 1910 p. m.-Dr. Bliss, who just
came from the Presidents room, in reply
to the question, GLOW is the patient?''
said, "Oh, he is going on splendidly. HeE
experiences no pain from inflammation. !
The swelling has almost entirely subsidized |
yes, it has almost entirely subsided.n
''YOu do not apprehend any further an
nogancc from the paroted gland then?"
No, sfr.
''H0Wisthc pulsethis morning, doCtor?"
'Fron l(}0 to l04 !; it beats regularly and
il comparatively firm, Temperature and
respiration about normal. The patient has
taken To-day tEosn ii to l9 ounces Of kon-
miss and milk Cruel" .
Does he still continue to relish tho gru-
eI, doctar?"
''Yes; he appears to be very fond Of it,"
"Do you expect to administer anything !
besides this?
"We may give him SO nothing more later
in the day."
"Wjll it y" Hilk?''
"Oh, no; we cannot Let him have raw
milk yet.'
what do you think OF respiration being
below NORMAL doMor?''
"oh, that does not signify anything bnt
extreme weakness"
WASHINGTON, August Is. AT 10 O'clock
Tonight press reporter had y talk with
DIR. Bliss who is so entirely confident Of
Tile Presidents recovery that lie speaks Of
tas coming fast. He snidof the parOted
inflammation there i'll no cause for alalm /,
abontit IL II 1 phase of The case on rather II
IN Incl lent ot II, that was not entirely uH-
expected. Always in cases like this there
are several conditions and this very gland
frequently inflames after suppuraton and
e&taUstc disease, such as typhoid fever,
gun shot wounds, etc. II seems to be about
all over now. Nothing was said about il
IN to-night's bulletin because IL no longer
cuts amy figure in the case.
WASHINGTON, August IS, midnight
NO noticeable change in the Presidents
condition since / i p. %. Hei resting qui-
etly Pr. Bliss and the members Of The
Presidents household have been relieved
for the night.
Secretary Blaine has sent the following
TO Lowell:
The eonditionof the President fo-night
shows Improvement. He swallowed, re-
taIned and apparently digested 2 OUNCES ~
ilqQld food during the day, asking torit
aImself and relishing it. The swelling OF
The paroted gland created some uneasiness
I'll The public mind, though not regarded as
especially dtseouraging by the medical adj
visers.''
NAsHlSroS. August ls--Di. Bliss say;
we donot expect to perform the y cration
Oh cutting tile ball out until the President
gets up and not then until the ball gives
him some trouble.
White House Drainage.
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