New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-06


hgh against the President and made him a mono
. aniac VIII thought he was doing service by k H.
fact am sure has depressed and almost crushed
Vice-President Arthur, SO much that do not
eral Garfield were to die. And think he would do
night Ill view of the fact that he has arrayed him.
the people: Que saddening thought at has come
into my mind often of late, is that the to
be sort of spirit running over the world inspiring
madmen with the idea that governments can be
changed by killing the rulers. And there seems to
DC no remedy. Perhaps good plan to cure it would
lie that followed in England toward the lunatics
number Of years ago, who occasionally shot at the
Queen for the fun of the thing. They were locked
up in prison and logged at intervals Before that
locking them up didn't seem to do much good but
the disgrace of the whipping exertcd curative
effect. The Queen has not been fired at SINCE
DIR. HAMILTON ENCOURAGED.
DISCUSSING THE FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS THE
PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
DR.. f. Fl. Hamilton is not anything if he is not
conservative. So far he has persistenty refused to
say whether he believed that the President would
ultimately recover not. When he has been
pressed upon that point he has made an evasvo an
swer, and the inference drawn from his manner
has been that there scarcely any hope
to be cherished. Several times, when asked
what ought to be reasonably anticipated, he has
replied Il think that it is best to follow
the plans of attending physicians at Washington,
who merely state from time to time what the syInp-
He has apparently not felt warranted in expressing
any more than very slight egree of hope.
Last evening, however, when TRlBUNE reporter
called on him at his home West Thirty second
st. his look of dependency had given way To one of
cheerfulness. When asked what he thought of the
way the President had passed the day. he chccrfully
replied that it was beyond all reasonable expecta-
ton, and that there were grounds for great en-
cOnragement.
There are several improvements in the Presi-
dents case" he continued, ANY of which is
greatly in his favor 1t should he remembered that
tltra
the worse is i'll itself gain"
Do you not consider that his ability to retain
food Is OF much signihC ance II
Yes, in several respects. AS l understand the
official bulletins he has only been able to retain
nourishment but he has craved it, which indicates
an improvement III the general condition of his sys-
TEN In the second place, this nourshment ma
terally increases the patients strength TO resist the
encroachment of unfavorable symptoms"
- Is not 1t also a favorable sign that he has been
able to obtain so much natural sleep ~
"Slecp of any kind is good, but natural sleep is
much the best and this besides showing improve
ment in his general condition, will of itself tend to
improve it. This fact as do all the Others, gathers
additional force, as have already ntimat~ d. when
taken i'll connection with the other encouraging
signs"
=" How DO you account for the decrease of pain in
his feet and legsw
1t is unquestionably owing to the fact that the
cause has been removed. But there has as yet been
no way of determining what the was The
ball against the spinal Column, ' bnt q tb .le
cannot be until the, course Of The
ball is known. Or it might have been produced by
an injury to of the nerves that lie in the cavity
OF the belly II is very fortunate that the pain has
become less severe, it in great part the
necessity OF administering so much InOrphinev
What significance may be attached to the fact
bowels" VI '"0
1t does not necessarily prove that there has been
40 injury done to the intcstincs, for there might
have been considerable hemorrhage, without show
ing itself In the first passage. speaking now of
the first movements remember. But it furnishes
strong presnmPtve proof that the intestines have
escaped harm"
Does not this, if true, diminish the grounds of
apprehension as to ultimate recovery, solncW hat -
IL does, unqeslOnably."
Was there any reason to expect a recurrence of
unfavorable symptoms iii the evening as OH
previous daysi"
III may say there was-at least it was natural to
pulse is higher in the evening much more is it to be
expected III patient"
"Do you anticipate that the Inflammation. that
so far has been confined to small area will spread
to larger surface Z"
The danger of this has by no means passed. vet
can safely say that there much less probability
of it in the light of the developments that have
taken place to-day than there was YESTERDAY II il
possible that IL may not extend any further at ALL"
In that case will not the immediate danger from
peritonitis be practically removed p
Certainly. Every hour that is passed decreases
the danger of extensive inflammation"
When will ii be safe to conclude that the patient
There you are becoming too exact. Generally
speaking the danger from peretonits Is during the
President has had good day Should he do as well
Tomorrow there would be grounds to hope that
tnlS peril III PAIN 10 salety been removed"
VIII the only danger then depend on the dis
position OF the ball 7"
The bullet will then be the only source of an
prehension, think. 1t is impossible to say how
much time will elapse before ali abcess is formed
around the ball, ut it may DO several days. or
longer"
Dr. Hamilton was also asked what he thought re-
gardng the belief entertained by some that the Off
cial bulletins did not reflect the Presidents actual
condition, but favorable than tho
facts warranted To this he replied that in
his opinion, the official statements had been
conscientiously accurate from the first The pa
tients actual condition stated, and people were
left to draw their own conclusions as to what they
had reason to hope for. DR.. Hamilton received no
official statement yesterday of the Presidents con-
dition except the one sent to hun and Dr. Agnew of
PHILADELPHIA III the morning.
OPINIONS OF OTHER SURGEONS
DR.. Sabine said Monday that the report that iniam-
NATION of the bowels had set ill., if confirmed was very
alarming news Such inflammation or peritontis
it is called, is not, of course, always fatal but it
shows that some part of the intestines has been
wounded. Inflammation in cases of gunshot wounds
of the abdomen is likely to take place in two or
three days. There seems to be, in the Presidents
case, very little cause to fear that secondary hem
orrhage will The greatest danger u.s. and has
been, inflammation. Increased temperature and q
more rapid pulse would be the symptoms of this If
the later dispatches from Washington announce
these symptoms the Presidents chance for life is
mall indeed. 1t is veIs doubtful if the liver is