, 1881-08-11
TIE PATIENT.


AN IMPROVEMENT OVER TUESDAY.
8psttat Dtsna&eh to Ths CAteaao. 1ttsuns.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Aug. ,t0.-TAe Presi-
dents condition tonight Is an improvement
OIL that of last evening. The day has been
regarded by all the surgeons as favorable
one. While the pulsa has been higher, the
temperature Inns not gone up with 1t, and
Wien the pulse has been highest the tenn
pcraturo has been normal. The latter roso
ut the time for the evenings trn,unatic fever.
The day has brought the first marked indl-
cation Of break In the fewer. The high
pulse has given tho President little incon-
y8nience. 1t Is said by tho surgeons to ho
tho direct result of the operation. and fs re-
gardcd rs temporary. III fnct, both pulse and
temperature have begun to do0llna siuc0' tho
evening bulletin, and favorable night IL pro-
dictod. At noon. When the pulse WIS LILO, 1t WIS
deemed entirely safp to allow tho President to
sign tho cxtsaddon papars Of Il forRer In a case
pending uetweon this country and Canada.
lie did THIS WITHOUT TROUBLE,
and bis signature did not show any special alRl1s
OF weakness. HG has had an incroAso of appo-
tlss to-day, and WAS given some solld food. IIe
several tlmcs asked far something to
cut, ana received II whenever he askod
Tho discharge from the wound haa
been free aud Of a healthy character.
The whole wound has boon thoroughly draluod
The amount Of pus has, howevor, beon less,
showing TINT hoaiinF Is progressing. somo very
sensational dispatches representing tho tPresl~
don't sinking from exhaustion have boen tcle-
EFaphad, hut they arc not warranted by any
thing In tho actual condition OF tho President.
Mi. Dlafue has loft tonight under ASSURANCES
from tho surgeons that tho ease Ia In situation
TO fully justify hlfn In taking vacation.
AT 1855 a. II.
ID ~ Tp<tter4s Assoe{ated pssu,
WA8H1N0TONt D. G., AUG. iQ-l0:o6 q. m.-The
continuous fever, which has been tho most
marked feature OF tho Prcsidants ca4e tho past
threo Or four days, suoaided entirely during the
night. auu tho patients temperature thIs morn.
Ing was normal for tho first time since Sunday,
Tho brOakfnR Of tho fever wAs followed BY q
rrofus0 ponplration, &nd tho rnthor high pulse
shown by tho morning hullstin Is probably duo
to woaknesa resulting thsrefrom. The discharge
OF pits ut tho morning dressing was unusually
copious, showing that the wound IL now perfeot-
1y and thoroughly dEalned.' Tho dra!nagc-tuhe
Wns put In aKalu and tho wound washed out
With weak solution OF carbolio acid and water.
Since tho dressing tho patteht has taken: nonr-
tshsnont In the shape Of milk and ltrnewator,
and at this hou:is quiet and comfortable, Tho
surgeons report that he ID doing we'll.
AT 1850 r. ".
Dr.. Bliss reports at 4'00 p. nj. that, notwtth.
stuudapg the high pulse shown by tho noon bu!.
lcttn, the President has had worry favorable
luy. aud the rapIdlty OF tho pulso was m indt-
cation Of weakness, resulting fro,n tbs opcFa.
tion and from the dtmlniahcd quantity Of food
glton him yesterday and Monday. but this u q
transient condition. and will not, H. thought,
last longer than to- morrow. Already tho pulse
bus fallen ak beats since tue noon bulletin, and
tho &emporAtlse u only ltttle abovD normal.
The President hAa taken moro nouElahment to-
day than at any tlme hosotoFore since Bunday.
and hts condition IL, In tho opinion Of all tho
surgeons, much botteE than It was tWenty..tous
hours ago. .',.G,:: -
~, AT 1t;l5 r. u. -"
Blgns Of Improvement in tho Presidents oon.
dillon began to bo apparent to-day soon after
boon. lits pulse, which had been high during
tho earlier paFt ot tho day, and whioh indicated
more than oEd34ssy weakness, foil from ll0 Ia
l0& IN tho course qftho afternoon. and hla ten,
peFature At tas eYeptnx examination WAS lower
than At tha same hour on any day slnoe tho 9Th,
Theso facts wara taken ~ evidepee,r bEst, that
tho wound y ones more iu 4 healthy .qqndl l1on
and tree from: retained Pus. and, ssqond
that tho disturbance = caused :. hy,a. Tho
operation - Of :, Monday: haa II. nearly
subsided. After tho evening examination and
dressing, which ware entlsaly satisfactory. tia
fever which came on IAto In tho Afternoon
began to Rbate and ths pulse TO fall, aud thu
| patient went u sIeop, ~ this hour utsis p