The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-08

The PhysIcIaus Preparing TO Perform
hu OpeFRlIOn,

sundays SIGNS.
The PhysIcIAns Preparing 10 PerfOFu
An Operation.
| WAsHNGToH, August 1.-The day at th
Executive Mansion has probably been tn
quietest since the President was wounded
There was some Commotion in the cit
regarding information contained in tn
morning bulletin, the Language OF Whicl
was: "The President this morning is in
good condition, although the effects OF th
fsbrile disturbance Of yesterday are Stil
slightly psrCsPtibls in the pulse and tenn
perature," This was construed by man,
persons as indicative OF uniAvorSble symp
toms, But the general public accepted
IS resFsuring, and consequently Their
were lew inquiftes at the Executive Man
sion during the day.
At 1890 p NJ, when the wound waI
dressed, the pulse Of the President wal
l04; temperature, 100; respiration, 20
The fact that fever existed at this hour
was not generally known, inasmuCh al
there was no bulletins. This Information
being privately obtained from the attend
ing surgeons who, while admitting thai
that fever has been all day, ss shown BY
the evening bulletin, do not appear tc
desire to converse any more than 10 nee
esSsry on the subject, thereby leaving the
public 10 make It's own ConClusion as Il
the cause Of contiuued high pulse and
temperature, 1t 10 intimated that there
are dangers OF the formation OF another
pus cavity, but that its direct action hal
not been asceTtained.
Prof. Bell being absent from the city
his assistant, Mr.. Tainter, was called to the
Mansion late this afternoon TO consult
with the attending physiCions regarding
the use Of the electric probe, and he wAl
requested to bring Two cells Of the battery
TO the Mansion to morrow morning
Should II be determined 10 use the instru
ment al this time II will probably be ior
the purpose OF asCertaining the exaCl
course OF The wound from the surface oil
the body TO the spot where the ball Ii
lodged, and II possible discover whether
there 10 q pus cavity and II 80 its eX
act location, The electric probe Il
flexible tube about twelve or fourteen
inches long, through which fye flexible
wires run, which are attached to the indi
Gator, the end which 10 ed into the
wound. In endeavoring to locate the ball
the instrument is gradually pushed for
ward, following the channel into which II
may be inserted until 1t rsAcheA the oh
struCtion. AS coon 40 the ball is reached
by the probe the Indicator s effected, and
the result is at once apparent to the per
son performing the operation. The per
feet ilsxibilty Of the instrument enablel
the operator to follow the courAe Of the
channel very minutely, ard while there Il
nothing about the instrnment 10
give any indication Of pus cavity, II
is thought that II one existed II might
be discovered by the insertion oI
the instrument, inasmuch as the tube
ia liable TO enter the cavity from the di.
rect course OF the wound, in which event
1t would Of course, resist the pr !sure
al the operator without announcing
It's contact with the ball, II is understood
the surgeons desire a perfect diagram oil
the wound, and II Is therefore probable
the electric probe may be used for the
purpose Of the insertion Of the tube, which
Ia said TO he a very trying operation. DR.,
Hamilton who was to have left the city
this afternoon still remains, aud oil oi the
attending surgeons and two consulting
surgeons we're present at the evening
dressing OF the wound.
During the afternoon q man from DR..
Bliss office was seen near the cutlery estAh.
lshment, and In explanation Of bis pres
ence In that locality he said he had brought
some surgical Instruments which desired
sharpening. While these indications are
not necessarily cOnclustv0 Of Q contetn,
pla'lon Of an operation upon the Presi.
dent, they at least prove that the sur
geons are preparing, for any emergency
which may arise.
In conversation tonight Dr.. Bliss
spoke very enCoursgingly about the pa
ltfent, saying be was resting comfortably
and had expressed himself In a general
way 90 feeling as usual. In reply to q
question regarding Talnter's presence 81
the Mansion, the doctor sdd he had
brought several electric probes. one ol
which he did not understand, and hO had
reouested Tain'e. to furnish him with
some battery Tor the purpose OF aJjnsiing
the instrument, which hs sI planned was OI
peculiar make, say Ing thA: Il might be
desirable 10 use The instrument sooner UI
later. -It.
when atked the cAusO OF the continued
4 IhIyh pulse and temperature, tho D1Ctoi
replied; II may be caused by the decline
OF the flow Of pus, but We have not je'
discovered. The discharge continues per
fectly healthy and Ia apparently free The
Doctor said further that lhoie we're no 10
dicatiohs ol the formation Of a pus cavity
and nothing to warrant the suppositlor
that anothe or operation would be necessary
| lie alec tepenled the assertion that no op
eratlon would be made nor the ball ex
trtoted unlets II should be tonnd TO bt
doing the patient harm. The Doctor
Upon further InestioninR regarding The
high pulse and temperature, said II VA
possibly due 10 the extremely hot weather
Ia concluding, the Doctor sad We viii
probably kA6H mute about tile matter To-
nhffOW,