The Rock Island Argus., 1881-07-25

was doing well and all his symptoms were
very encouraging. DIR. Hamilton said if
he talked all day he could not say more
than was contained in his opinion and
from that hour to l o'clock the president
had evidently improved some.
SUNDAYS RECORD.
A BETTER PROSPECT.
WASHINGTON, d. O., July 24.-The pres
| ident has rested tolerably well this after
noon, doing frequently. He was given
beef tea at intervals during the day and
| took it with some relish.
! DR.. AgneW left for Philadelphia at 5 40
this afternoon with the intention of return
ing tomorrow night, unless in the mean
time the presidents condition should so
| improve that the presence Of the consulting
/ surgeons is not deemed necessary. just
before leaving DIR. Agnew said that he felt
hopeful about the president; that he was
encouraged to believe that the operation
performed this morning would be followed
with good results
| DR.. Hamilton remains until DIR. Agnew
returns
Mrs Garfield went out riding this even
ing with Miss Mollie and Mrs. Sheldon.
DENIAL OF RUMoR.
WASHINGTON, July "a, Executive Man
| sion, 7:30 p. MT has been stated this af-
ternoon and is believed that the story has
been telegraphed out of town, that DIR.
Hamilton. the consulting surgeon from
New York, expressed himself that the pres
ident's case was utterly hopeless. DIR.
Hamilton has not made any such assertion,
and authorizes the emphatic denial of the
report.
A NEW OPENING MADE WITH GOOD RE-
SUITS.
The surgeons dressed the wound at six
o'clock, and found good flow of pus dis
charging from the new opening made to-
day As is known, the bullet, after enter
ing the president, struck RIB and was de
flected downward. DR.. Agnew, in perform
ing the operation this morning, pushed the
knife in about three inches below the
wound, so that the point of the knife en-
tered the track of the wound several inches
from the mouth of the wound, and the new
opening made by Agnew went below it, 1t
is through this opening that the flow of
pus is now passing The doctors felt very
much encouraged at the presidents condi-
ton tonight. He has not had return of
the chilly sensation to-day. No anesthetic
was administered
OPINIONS OF THE SURGEONS AND OTHERS.
, $50 D. m-Dr Agnew, one of the con-
sulting surgeons, will leave for home, near
Philadelphia, on the $40 train to-day DR..
5 Hamilton, the other consulting surgeon,
/ will remain here for the present
r The latter says: eve feel encouraged at
b the Presidents condition"
e Col Rockwell says that the President is
S still resting quietly. that his pulse and tenn
V perature going down gradually. The Col
: onel believes that the president will pull
+ thro ugh.
Dor+,o,,+or Ho,arol To,,,as hos iuO+ cold
that Dr. Bliss told him few moments ago
that the Presidents condition thus far to-
{ day was more favorable, that he is resting
I we'll and that his general appearance is
e better The favorable reaction which fol
/ lowed the operation is very encouraging to
$ the surgeons and they consider that the
patients condition is improving
= THE EVENING BULLETIN.
e The following bulletin was issued by the
k presidents physicians:
z p m.-The president has been much
relieved by the operation of this morning
j., and the pus has been discharging satisfac
7 torily through the new opening. At noon
u to-day his pulse was 11S, temperature SO s,
respiration "a; at present the pulse is 104,
{ temperature 80 2, respiration %.
(SigneD, T. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES.
;. J. J. WOODWARD,
1t RoBT. REYBURN.
: AS WE'LL AS POSSIBLE.
1890 p m.-Secretary Blaine and Post
master General James have just left the
L mansion for the night. They said that the
7, president continued to rest comfortably
r and that his condition was as favorable as
IN it possibly could be considering the recent
he complication. Secretary Blaine remarked
c. that the president was doing as well as they
g dared to hope he should be.
% A FAVORABLE REACTION
/ 11:30 p. m.-At this hour the presidents
!, pulse is 102, which indicates gradual de
I crease of fever; his temperature is 99.5 He
|, has taken a second allowance of beef tea
and seemed to relish it.
He has been resting very quietly since
. the operation was performed, doing at in
e tervals His condition now shows very
Ii clearly that he has experienced reaction
L from the incision and is considered better
: at the present time than during the pas
y 36 hours.
. THE ANXIETY DECREASING.
It Tie condition of the President to-day
,e was a seurce of much anxiety, and in the
4 absence of official information later thar
the morning bulletins all sorts of wild anC
? unfounded rumors are in circulation
e Since the evening bulletin, however {
% more h0pe1ul 1eennS mas preFalIed ant
: the excitement of the day has subsidized.
n The attending surgeons tonight do mo-
t. hesitate to say that there has been a sub
stantial and they believe
a PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT
ne in the presidents condition this afternoon
G. Dr. Reyburn expressed the opinion tina
ed the formation of the pus cavity has passet
id and that there is now every reason to ex
he pect an abatement and entire disappear
s ance of the unfavorable symptoms of tn
re last thirty-six hours.
It. In explaining
is THE NATURE OF THE OPERATION
ne performed by DR.. Agnew this morning AM
IL the necessity for it, DR.. Reyburn in sub
a. stance made the following statement TIL
as direction taken by the ball after it entere
NJ the body was forward and slightly down
ward until it struck one of the ribs.
was thence DETECTED still further down an
k. little to the right, so as to make an acut
1r angle with the line of the back In othe
OF words, when the probe was introduced int
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