Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-13
From the Sun Extra, Sunday July iOl
PRESIDENT GARFIELD.
Symptoms on the'Eighth Day
Renewed Hope of Recovery.
INCIDENTS ATTHE WHITE
HOUSE.


TUs NOT ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL
A THEORY AS TO THE HIDDEN
BULLET.
Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
| WASHINGTON. July 9.-The Presi-
dents condition continues to improve.
Each of the bulletins issued to-day
! used this or similar expression, and
n each instance there were good rea-
sons for it, for he has continued to
| improve since Tuesday morning last.
While this Improvement has not been
as marked or rapid as could be desired,
the physicians who have the case in
charge are to great extent satisfied
with 1t, considering The nature and eX-
tent Of the wound The supouration
kept on favoiably to-day, indicating
among other things that the wounded
parts were healing from the inside.
Considering that at four o'clock on
Saturday last the physicians were firmly
of the opinion that the President could
not by any circumstances last until
shutdown OF that day, his recovery up
to this time has been almost a miracle.
The same physicians who gave the
opinion to the Sun correspondent tho
gave the opposite one to-day that,
should no unfAvOrable clrcum stances
occur, his recovery can be set down
among the certainties. NOtwithstand-
ing this is fact, the President lie by no
means 50 far recovered that lie can sit
up 10 bed and tell the humor Gus stories
that certain very imaginative cJrres-
dpondents are cred.ting to him. While
very little morphine has the effect OF
producing sleep, the President does not
fully recover from its inf euce in his
waking hours. To some degree he is
elirious much OF tins time. as has been
stated before in these columns. Though
he wants TO talk a good deal, he is not
permitted to do so for the reason that
while it does not exhaust him, his
physical condition being strong enough
ID stand it, 1t has lettering effect
upon the healins Of his wound. For
this reasoA, more than anything else,
all except the physicians on duty and
the nurse are kept fiom the room. The
President frequently asks that the
members Of the cabinet shall be al
lowed 10 come in, bu! they do pot come
10. To-day, as also yesteldly, his
private secretary, Mr. Brown, was
necessarily in the .ick-rOOm assisting
IN putting up the reirigerating appara-
tus. The President called him several
times, but Mr.. Brown simply looked at
him, declining 20 talk.
The callers to>day consisted OF the
cabinet officers and some other Officials,
the Chinese and Mexican ministers and
representatives Of some Of the foreign
legations. Except the cabinet officers
very few others 80 up stairs. A copy
of the latest bullelin is given each caller,
as that has been found TO be the most
satisfactory way OF answering ques-
tons. Postmaster Adreon, OF Bslti-
more, called during the sttern Don.
NATURAL PROCESS Or HEALING.
Though there was no extended ex-
animation OF the wound to-day, it was
dressed twice. The discharge of pus
from last plight 10 ten O'Clock this
morning was estimated 10 be about a
half gill. No symptoms Of offensive or
What is technically called morbid pus
have ohown themselves, and as this
was the day they were expected, none
ale now looked for. Besides the
nCurishment OF beef tea, alternated with
chicken broth, teaspOonful OF the
eight -year-old rum sent him and two
tablespoons of milk were gwen him
every couple Of hours today with bene-
fetal reeults, the stimulant haying the
effect # tonlng up his stomach.
4 COOL PLACE.
Among the suggestions received By
mail today was one from party IN
Philadelphia that the President be re-
moved ~ bed In the rotundl Of the
capitol, which the writer said WAS ordi-
narily the coolest place In the city, aud
which could be kept even cooler by the
steam fans used IN cooling the Senate
chamber and the hall OF the House OF
Representatives.
THE REFRIGERATING MACHINES.
Except for few hours to-day, the
temperature OF the sick room did not
need any reduction by artificial means.
Prof. Dorsey's idea Of introducing COM
pressed air for some reason did not
work, though il is expected it will as
soon as the additional machinery ca
be constructed. A steam engine was
kept at work all day, however pump
ING in fresh air, which is cooled and
purified by being forced through a
cylinder filled with layers Of ice a d
charcoal. Prof. SOmes, who has
patented over one hundred rofrigeral'
ing processes, and who owns almost as
many patents Of this kind as all others
combined. with his two sons has been
at work to-day deyisiug an apparatus
for cooling the temperature of the Pest
dents room. Between the various
trials it is very probable that one or
two schemes will successfully work. SO
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