Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-07
The President Continues to I'm
/ prove.
He Complains OF Not Being Al
lowed Enough to Eat.
Calls for a Beefsteak, But Compro-
misses on an Egg.
He Wanted to Know Whether
He Gould be Allowed to
Hold a Cabinet
Meeting.

$50 a. m.-The following bulletin has
Just been issued:
The President has passed most comfort
able night, and has slept well. His condi-
ton has remained throughout as favorable
rs when the last bulletin was issued. The
pulse is becoming less frequent, and is now
SO, temperature 9s.s, respiration %.
(SigheG D. w. Bliss, j. K Barnes, J. J.
Woodward, Robt. Reyburn.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July
80 a. m.-The condition of the Pres
dent since the date of the last official bulle-
tin, $50 a. m, has further improved. His
pulse is now 96 and his temperature is nor
NAL.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1890 P. M.-The
President remains quite as comfortable as
at the date of the last bulletin. He takes
his nourishment well. His pulse is 100,
temperature 99.7, respiration %.
[Signedl D. W. Bliss, j. K. Barnes, J.
u "ooo"oiu, AsOOt.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 12. 55 p. m.-There
has been a slight rise in the pulse of the
President since the official bulletin of $50
a. IN. 1t has been caused by the changing
of the bed and the movement of the
patients body, which it necessitated. His
symptoms are still regarded as very favora-
BILE.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION l P. M-Unless some
unfavorable change should occur, no further
official bulletins will be issued until $50 d.
M. Experiments are now being made under
the supervision of the attending physicians
with different sorts of refrigerating appa-
ratus, In order to relieve the President, if
possible, from the unfavorable influence of
the great heat by artifcially cooling the
atmosphere of his room
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July g. 80 p. NJ
The Presidents condition at this hour re-
mains unchanged, all rumors to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 5-The follow
ing dispatch was sent by the surgeons in
charge to the two consulting surgeons this
afternoon:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 81 p. m.-
Since our telegram of yesterday, the case
has continued to progress favorably. The
I),oc IL
day and needed no morphine until bed time
last night. His mind was perfectly clear
but he obeyed our injunction to refrain from
conversation.
After noon the exacerbation of symptoms
heretofore observed daily did not occur
On the contrary, slight diminution in pulse
took place, and by $50 p. m. it was 1O6 3;
temperature 1909; respiration "a. During
the afternoon he had several small solid
natural excavations from the bowels, the
first since the accident. They occurred
without pain or discomfort, and contained
no trace of blood. During the ear
ly evening, from to 10 p. m.,
he was troubled occasionally by
acid eructation, but on suspending the ad-
ministration of nourishment for time this
symptom disappeared.
At 1870 p. m. one-quarter of grain of
morphia was administered hipodermically,
being the only morphia given since our tel
esram to you yesterday. He slept very well
during the night, and expressed himself as
feeling quite comfortable, though weak,
this morning.
At $50 this morning his pulse was 90,
temperature 9o.9, respiration %. The ten
derness of the lower extremities to the
touch has considerably diminished He is
taking with relish every two hours some
chicken broth, made more nutritious by the
addition of raw egg albumen.
At 1890 p. m. to-day his pulse was 100,
pulse 99.7, respiration %.
Will continue to keep you advised of the
progress of the case.
[Signed] D. w. Bliss, j. K. Barnes, J. J..
Woodward, Robt Reyburn.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN
EAECUI1NE MANSION, ,. oO +. M-ALnOHSS
other favorable symptoms of the Presidents
condition to-day, is the fact that he is be-
ginning to find fault with his physicians
because they do not give him enough to eat.
He called this afternoon for beafsteak,
but upon being told that it was not thought
prudent at present to allow him to eat
such hearty food, he grumbled a
little, but consented to compromise
upon an egg and say no more about it. The
egg was given him. He wished also to
know this afternoon whether he could
not be permitted to hold Cabinet
meeting, and evinced generally a disposi-
ton to talk, which his physicians were
obliged to discourage and restrain. His
symptoms at this hour, 3. 80 p. M, continue
to be favorable.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 6-5. 80 p. m.-
Doctor Bliss says that the Presidents con-