Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-07-18

short. and the President was very rest
less, and a person who was in the sick
chamber says dependent. At midnight
the surgeons inserted drainage.pipe
two inches into the Presidents wound,
for the purpose of keeping the wound
open, and SO to. drain away the pus. 1t
was not forced in beyond the point to
which it would easily go. 1t is made
of flexible, porous material, and in adj
dition is perforated with holes, The
substance of which it is composed will
wear away by the action Of the body,
after which it is the purpose to insert
longer tube. In inserting this tube no
additional knowledge was obtained as to
the direction or nature of the wound.
Mrs. Doctor Edison says that although
the President has been hopeful all along
he became respondent for while, yes
terday, for the first time; he was rest
less and more than ever conscious of the
struggle he was making for life. Speak
ing to Mrs. Garfield, he said, 81 wonder
if all the fight against death is worth
the little pinch of life | shall get any
way" Mrs. Garfield answered, "Of
course it is worth while. Don't talk in
that way" The President is anxious
that his wound should heal more rapid
" than it does, and now and then refers
to it and asks the reason, and in the de-
spondency that comes upon him it is ev-
ident that he is considering his chances
for recovery, with now and then slight
misgiving as to the result.
Wednesday-Col. Corbin, who has
Just visited the Presidents chamber,
says he is satisfied that the fever reach
ed the maximum on Monday, and the
patient was very much improved to-day.
"He commences the day. said the Col,
"under more favorable circumstances
than he has any previous day."
The fact that Secretary Blaine has in
formed the Vice-Presldent that his pres
ence IS no longer considered necessary
by the cabinet has tended to increase
confidence in the favorable progress Of
the Presidents case.
| DR.. Frank Hamilton of New York, at
ter reading last evenings latest bulletin
from the executive mansion, said, 1.-The
people have no cause for alarm. Gen
Garfield is getting along excellently
There is not probability of DEATH
| Thursday = The President has lair
quiet all day, speaking but little aDc
DOING most of the time, In the earl.
hours of the morning he was very rest
less, but at last fell asleep. There ha
been little or no change in his condition
from yesterday. The fever is about tn
same, the wound continues to discharg
healthy pus, and the Inflammation il
the abdomen seems to continue to sub
, side. 1t is his weakness that great
concerns the physicians now. Will
, DR.. Bliss may say, after the manner
, physicians, in public that the Presiden
= isn't particularly weak or no weake
5 than any man in that condition woul
, be, yet in private he makes no sue
: statement. He, with DR.. Reyburn, &C
+ mits that the President is very, yer
e weak, and that he is growing weake
D They do not dare to give him any yer
e nourishlhg food except milk, becaus
0 they hesitate about irritating the ston
ach. Even the milk is not always r.
I tanned. 1t is quite likely that the Pre-
h ident may remain in his present cond
q ton two or three days, perhaps so lor
= as suppuration continues, but DR.. Re
o burn said tonight that a constant watc
y was being kept up for the symptoms
= the approach Of any of the many da
4 gers that threaten. s.t
Bell, of telephone fame is here, al
n with Prof. Newcomb is trying to prepa
r. machine which, by means of a magne
~ may be made to Indicate the location
the ball. They have not been able
get such machine yet and may not f
several days. There is no need of hu
rying now about the exact location
ID the ball. The physicians know abo
r, where st is.
rs Roscoe Conkling. who is here on p
re vate business, called at the White Hou
in this evening. He sent his card to M
ut Garfield. with a message of sympat
,g and hope.
lg Friday.-The President has pass
We another day in such comparative comf'
a as to warrant the hope that he is n
a. fairly started on the road for recover
Mt Whatever may be asserted to the &C
r. trary, this could not be said until W.
d. nesday of this week. The physicia
en- say that until the fever crisis of M
ay day and Tuesday was passed they WI
elk prepared at any moment for char
=, for the worse, but now there is the b
- of reason for hoping that recovery
OK only matter of time. If he does
to cover, the case will be marked as an {
at traordinary one in the history of g.
90 shot wounds Dr. Hamilton is repor
: as still clinging to the opinion that
-, :. ball did not penetrate the liver, but
me Bliss says tonight that he does