Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-04
Must be Removed From Washington.


EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Sept.
3.-The condition of the President has not
changed since yesterday. although he was
thought to be a little weaker and less animat-
ed. There begins to be a growing impression
among his attendants that he is beginning to
be unfavorably affected by the weather, and by
malarious air from the Potomac river flats
running south of the Executive mansion. The
rank vegetation, which, fertilized by sewerage,
and stimulated by abundant water and hot
sunshine, covers these flats during the sum-
mer, is now beginning TO decay, snd since yes
terday faint malarIous mist has hung over
the river from the water front of the EXecu-
tive mansion grounds to long bridge. Al
most every man who has recently been en-
gagged in work on improving the channel of
the river has been more or less sick from ma
iaria.
DR.. Hamilton said yesterday to Col Crock,
who took him for drive down the left bank
of the Potomac, opposite the flats, that the
President had not much chance to live in such
an atmosphere as that carried by the souther
ly wind every day from the fats to the win
dows of his room, and that in his opinion
the necessity of removal is now urgent.
One of the attending surgeons said to a
friend this morning that the Presidents symp-
toms had, he thought, taken on slightly in
days. Wednesday morning he seemed bright
er and more animated; Thursday he was less
SO. Yesterday was again good day, and this
evening the President seemed weaker and
more lauguid. He Qhe surgeon) thought the
President ought not to remain here an hour
longer than Necessary, and he would vote fol
speedy removal. The risk to be run in taking
him away was not in his opinion, as great as
the risk of allowing him to remain here.
The Presidents condition has improved q
little since morning, and is now about the
same as yesterday.
DIR. .Agnew arrived at II to-day and for
NAL consultation of the full staff of surgeons
with regard to the question of removal, will
be held this afternoon.
BY RAIL TO LONG BRANCH.
DR.. Boynton was asked this afternoon what
conclusisn had been reached regarding the re-
moval of the President from Washington
The doctor replied that he understood 1t bac
been decided to remove him by rail to Long
Branch some time before Wednesday next. a
proposition is now under discussion, the doc
Tor said, to lay a track from the Executive
mansion to the Washington monument, tc
connect there with the Pennsylvania railwa,
track, used for transporting stone Further
than this the doctor Said he could not talk, as
the details had not been arranged.
A meeting of the cabinet was called by Sec
retary Blaine last evening to take place this
morning at II, at the State department. Al
that hour all the members arrived and were
shown to the Secretary's room
Attorney General McVeagh telegraphed this
morning to the president of the Pennsylvania
railway asking if special train of six cars
could be had over that road for the use of thu
President, and whether arrangements coult
be made for safe and speedy passage to Ions
Branch. A reply was received that the carl
could be had at the shortest notice and tina
the road would be cleared for passage of tn,
President upon five hours notice.