Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

IL mas Deen realized. IRE President, shortly 1
after the first dose was taken, expressed
himself as feeling better, and his pulse indi-
Gated great improvement. It has become
stronger, and the number of beats has ma
terially decreased. The nOurishment will
be administered again about p. m. The
doctor is in excellent spirits, and feels con-
hdent that the patient will now rally
rapidly. The enemata are being continued
as usual, in addition to the other nourish-
ment, and will not be dispensed with for the
present.
VOMITING AGAIN.
4:20 P. NJ. Unofficial Bulletin Up to
this hour everything has apparently been
going on nicely in the sick room. Colonel
COrbiD, who came from the private part OF
the house few minutes ago, was asked
what the indie 2tiOns were. He said:
"Well, pretty good"
The question was then asked If there
had been any return of nausea. The Colo
mel said
s'The President has vomited once this af-
ternoon, and his pulse is slightly higher
than it was shortly after the nourishment
was administered. Still, there is hope yet"
VOMITING DENIED.
4:45 P. NJ. Unofficial Bulletin l-One Of
the attending surgeons says the President
has had very good day and has been bene-
fired by the nOurishment administered. In
reply TO question whether there had been
any vomiting to-day the doctor said:
''No. The patient has retained the nour-
ishment administered during the day."
When last taken, a short time ago, the
patients pulse was ia.
MR.. BLAINE RETURNS.
Secretary Blaine returned to the city this
afternoon, and called at the White House
shortly after four O'Clock. He said he had
been quite well since he had been away.
VOMITING AGAIN DENIED.
SPIN. Unofficial Bulletin. Owing to
the contradictory information obtained
during the last hour with regard to the
Presidents vomiting, note was sent to DIR.
Bliss, who is now in the surgeons room, in
forming him that q gentleman who had
recently been in the private part of the
house, had said upon leaving the Mansion
that the President had vomited once this
afternoon and that his pulse was slightly
higher. DR.. Bliss wrote In reply:
There has not been any vomiting to-
day"
Secretary Blaine says that he has found
things more encouraging than he expected.
The Secretary is looking better than when
he left Washington.
DOING VERY WELL.
6:30PM TOflicial Bulletin The Presi-
this morning. There has been no vomiting
during the day, and the enemata continues
to be retained. Moreover, a teaspoonful of
beef extract has twice been administered by
the mouth and not rejected, and small
quantities of water swallowed from time to
time excite no nausea. The wound con
tinues to do vel AT present his pulse is
ll2, temperature SO s, respiration Is.
ID. w. BLISS. j. j. WOODWARD.
]. K BARNES. ROBERT REYBURN.
T. II. HAMILTON. d. HAYES AGNEw.
THE QUEEN TO MRS. GARFIELD.
5:45 P. N.-The following was received
this afternoon:
Mrs. GartisId. Washington, ID. c.:
l am most anxious to know how the
President is to-day, and to express my deep
sympathy with you both. THE QUEEN,
Osborne.
MRS. GARFIELD'S REPLY.
The following reply has been sent.
To Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Osborne, Eng
land:
Your Moiesty's kind inquiry finds the
President's condition changed Tor the bet
ter. In the Judgment OF his medical ad-
visers there is strong hope Of his recovery.
His miui is entirely clear, and your Males
ty's kind expressions of sympathy are most
grateful to him as they are gratefully
acknowledged by noe.
LUoRETIA r. GARFIELD.
BLAINE TO LOWELL.
At p. m. Secretary Blaine sent the fol-
lowing to Minister Lowell: CAT half past
four the physicians report the President as
in a better condition than at any time dur
ing the past forty-eight hours. He has re-
tanned a very small quantity of liquid food
in his stomach. Hope is somewhat re-
vived "
AGAIN SLEEPING.
9P.M. Unofficial Bulletin. The Presi-
dent has been asleep nearly two hours
There has been no recurrence of nausea in
any degree. No morphis has been admin
istered to-day. His pulse at this hour is
about ITO.
STILL CRITICAL.
The following was sent to- night to Minis
ter Lowell by Secretary Blaine:
CAT hslf-past ten O'Clock tonight the
Presidents condition has not essentially
changed since my di-patch six hours since.
His situation, though more hopeful than
during yesterday or the day before, is still
extremely critical and fills every one with
deep anxiety"
REVIEW OF THE DAY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, IL P. M.-To-daY
has been a much more favorable one than
yesterday, and general feeling of resssur-
ance has been gradually gainiug. The
interest of the day has centered upon the
condition of the Presidents stomach from
time to time, and great encouragement
has been derived from the fact that the
nourishment taken naturally by the
President has been retained. When it was
decided to give the President a cooled infu-
sion of beef, DIR. Bliss informed him of the
purpose, aud he seemed perfectly willing to
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the patient showed signs OF improve
ment, his pulse becoming more
firm and regular, while it was
considerably less frequent, being as low as
loo at one time This improvement contin-
ued from 1910 p. M, when the first tea
spoonful was taken, until after las p. m,
when the second was administered. After
taking the nourishment the patient slept
calmly on both occasions He awoke
after the first nap without express
ing any annoyance from irritability
or weak condition of his stomach.
But when he awoke the second time he re-
marked to the surgeons that he tasted the
liquid. At this time he barely escaped be-
ing nsusested, and the symptoms showed
that the stomach would not bear anything
further to day. One OF the nurses explain
ed the situation by saying:
"I sponged the President quickly and
told him not to think of his stomach aud he
would be all right +" This suggestion, it
appears, was complied with, and the dis
turbance passed away, and no vomiting oc-
Cured.
DR.. Bliss says It was then determined that
it would be best not to atte mpt to give any
further nourishment, except by means of
enemsta, for the present. The hope Of
to night is founded upon the action OF the
PATIENTS stomach, and as it gains strength,
confidence in his recovery increases, and
vice versa.
hon. Marshall Jewell called at the Man
sion this evening aud requested to be per-
mitted to see Mrs. Garfield His request
was granted, and after returning from the
private quarters, that gentleman said that he
had informed the lady OF his intention to
leave the city in the morning, aud that be-
fore starting he felt as If he would like to
hear some encouraging news, and asked
the condition of the patient Mrs. Garfield
responded to his request, "Do you think be
Is better ~ with, "Indeed do; know it,"
This reply, the General says, was empha-
sized, and carried reinsurance with 1t.
During the course Of conversation this
evening Secretary Blaine said that he was
in Augusta when he first heard OF the unfa-
yorable change in the Presidents con-
dition, but that the information, as con-
veyed, did not indicate any cause
for immediate alarm. The reason
Secretary Blaine was not heard from before
his arrival was because he did not deem 1t
necessary to announce his coming. The
Secretary felt more hopeful upon his arrival
than he had expected he should before he