Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-19
FIRST EXTRA.
u:30 O'CLOCK A. NJ.
ALARMING NEWS.
THE PRESIDENT has A SEVERE RIG0R
THIS MORNING.
HIS PULSE UP TO 143.
HIS EXTREME WEAKNESS.
SUDDEN DISSOLUTION CONSIDERED A POSI-
BILITY.
FEARS THAT HE MAY DIE IN A CHILL,
ALARMING NEWS.
HIS EXTREME WEAKNESS.
FEARS THAT HE MAY CHILL.

First Dispatch.
ANOTHER SEVERE CHILL.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 10. Ga. m.--The Presi-
dent has just had another severe chill.
By Associated Press.
A COMFORTABLE NIGHT.
ELBERON, N. j., Sept. 10, 7:05 a.m.-The
President passed a very comfortable night-far
better than was expeeted-and is now sleeping
quietly.
ANOTHER RIGOR THIS MORNING.
ELBERON N. j., Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-The Presi-
dent had a rigor at $50.
The Morning Bulletin.
RIGORs LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING-THE
PRESIDENTS CONDITION CONTINUES UNFAyOR-
ABLE.
ELBERON, n. j., Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-[Oficial Bull
letin. 1.-The condition of the President this morn
ing continues unfayorable. Shortly after the
issue of the evening bulletin he had chill last
ing fifteen minutes. The febrie rise following
continued until IL midnight, during which time
the pulse ranged from 112 to $50. The sweat
ing that followed was quite profuse. The
cough, which was troublesome during the chill.
gave him but little annoyance the remainder of
the night This morning at am. the tenn
perature was 9S.S. pulse JOG, and feeble respi-
ration %. At $50 another chill came on, ON
| account of which the dressing was temporarily
postponed. bulletin will be issued at 1890
pm.
tSigned by Drs. Bliss and Agnew.]
The Rigor Severe One.
| DR. BLISS STATES GRAVE POsSIBILITY-HE MAY
DIE IN A CHILL.
ELBERON, Sept. 49, $50 a. m-The rigor of
| this morning lasted nearly twenty minutes and
was quite a severe one. The President is re-
| ported as having slept some since it subsidized,
/ but is now awake. He has taken small guam
| tity of nOurishment.
The frequency of the chills occasions grave
anxiety. Dr. Bliss is of opinion that if the
rigors continue for 40 hours the President can
not live, and it is quite possible that he will be
| carried Off in one of the chills
The Presidents Extreme Weakness.
| CAUSE FOR GREAT ALARM-HIs PULSE UP TO 143.
ELBERON, NJ. Sept. 10, 1910 a.m.-Dr.
Boynton says that during the prevalence of the
| rigOr the Presidents pulse went up to 143
| beats and was very feeble. At this hour it has
| decreased to about 40 beats,
The patient is extremely weak, and there is
| cause for great alarm. DR.. Bliss is of opinion
| that the President may die in one of the rigors,
should they continue to be frequent.
The Situation Decidedly Gloomy.
THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO RALLY FROM THE
EFFECTS OF THE RIGOR.
ELBERON, Sept. 10, 1910 a.m.-Dr. Agnew
says the situation at this time is decidedly
gloomy and could not we'll be worse. The Pre-
sident has not rallied as usual from the effects
of the rigor. Much excitement prevails and the
worse fears are entertained, and justly so.
Last Night at Elberon.
RECURRENCE OF RIGORs WHICH CAUSED
GREAT ANXIETY.
Until after the issuance of the evening
bulletin the Presidents condition while showing
no progress was not such as to cause renewed
alarm. With the exception Of the renewed
efforts which were employed to keep the tenn
perature from falling below the normal range.
the day passed without an event of an extra
ordinary character. In about an hour after the
evening bulletin was put out the comparatively
favorable condition of the patient noted therein
was broken. Another rigOr occurred lasting
| about ten minutes. In comparing it with the
one of the day before it was light; but, accord
ing to DIR. Bliss. lit was severe enough" The
| pulse ran up to 140.
DR.. Beynten's View Of the Case.
HE INSISTS THAT THERE IS AN ABscEss IN THE
LCNGs-THE CAUSE OF THE CHILLS-THE SIT
UATI0N EXTREMELY CRITICAL.
DIR. HOyntOn was asked last night:
''What is the Presidents condition."
Compared with yesterday there is slight inn
proyement;'
do you not think the low pulse and temper
allure of last night and this morning were favOra-
| bic indications:"
| Il do not. The low pulse and Temperature.
the sound sleep. and the freedom from cough
and expectoration We're indications of q very low
| state of vitality. and cannot be considered as
| favorable symptoms. If he grows stronger
| and his cough and expectOraton will return"
What do you think causes the chiils!'
| III Is possible they are merely a reflex of the
Presidents low state of vitality, but in all prob
| ability they are result OF suppuratiye process
! going on in some part Of his body
| DO you still think the President has an alb
scess in the right lung!"
Il do"
what is the nature Of that abscess?"
1T is what We call a secondary abscess. II
occurs in the course of blood poisoning. or rather
as "A complication. 1t is one of the most fire.
quent complications OF chronic pyama 1t be-
GINS as Iopuiar congestion. Each lobule of
the lung Is about the size of pins head A
number OF these become cOngested and after a
time suppniate and form as many small alb
scesses By-and-bye this congestion extends to
surrounding ioouies. which in turn suppurate
f0rming+oiEer small assesses If the patieut
lives long enough the minute Assesses omen
into each other. forming pus sacs about the size
OF a marble or hens egg. That norton of the
lung containing the assesses becomes consoli-
dated or hepatlzed. portion of the Presi-
dents right lung reaching up to the sixth rib ia
now consolidated"
us it true that you stated last night that the
Presidents condition was hopeless9'
No sir; said that his case was extremely
critical but not hopeless"
'What is your opinion tonight"
THE same as last night. For several weeks
he has at times made satisfactory improvement.
but in each instance the Improvement has been
followed by relapse which left him on lower
plane Of vitality than before. This feature of
his case Is peculiar to most cases Of chronic
pyamia. The President has q wonderful con-
sttution, but 1t is doubtful If it is sufficient to
carry him on to recovery"