Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-16
EXTRA!
800 O'CLOCK P. M.
BAD NEWS FROM ELBERON.
THE PRESIDENT LOSING GROUND.
UNHEALTHY CONDITION OF THE WOUND
THE SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
NEWS FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

NEWS FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Losing Ground.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION To-DAY-NOT HOLD
ING HIS OwN-A REPORTED CHANGE In THE
POLICY OF THE PHYSICIANS.
Special Dispatches to THE EVENING STAR.
LONG BRANCH, NJ, Sept. 16, p.m.-Thereis is
good deal of uneasiness at Elberon this morn
ing touching the Presidents condition. Last
night was bad one, and the day opens most in
ausplcOusly. northeast storm prevails. The
atmosphere is muggy and exceedingly damp. ne
cessitating the closing of every window in the
Presidents room and the keeping of good
sized wood fire. The morning bulletin is not one
to give assurance. The pulse Is still high. and
at periods last night reached 120. The lung still
gives great uneasiness and a good deal more
trouble. The President many times throughout
the day is racked by violent cough, br rOught on
In his endeavOr to expectOrate phlegm. Then the
doctors now concede that the trouble with the
lung is one fraught with the greatest danger.
LOSS OF STRENGTH.
This morning the President is not as strong
as he was yesterday morning. In the past IS
graded. The high fever which besets him every
day seems to increase rather than diminish
The discharge from the wound is unhealthy, cir
cumscribed and watery. The food which is
taken doesaot assimilate, and all the general
conditions are decidedly unfavorable. For the
present it has been decided to defer the opera
tion upon the lungs, contemplated yesterday.
although the doctors now have the necessary
appliances
ROSE-COLORED BULLETINS.
From now on the official bulletins will approx
lmately state the true condition of the patients
case. This was brought about by Drs. Agnew
and Hamilton outvoting Bliss. The latter OBJ
jected because the President insists upon seeing
every bulletin issued, and up to yesterday morn
ing the bulletins all along it is now conceded
have to lesser or greater extent been rose-col-
ored. There is no denying the fact that the doc
tors now reluctantly admit that the President
has made no substantial progress since he was
removed from Washington. He s.gain longs tor
another change of scene and at times expresses
dissatisfaction with his quarters. 1t is admitted
by Drs. Agnew and BOyntOn that he has chronic
py3mia, and that it may take many weeks to
eliminate it from his system.
THE ONLY HOPEFUL ONES
About the only persons at Elberon to-day who
talk at all hopefully are Cols Swain and Rock
well. They insist that the President is better.
Attorney General MacVeagh said just now, to
the CONSERVATION of several journalists. that a
crisis was expected within 48 hours. and that
the result was awaited with great anxiety. DR..
Boynton says the President is not doing we'll at
all; that instead of gaining he is losing; that
the bed sores are again appearing and that they
are annoying. From all that can be gathered
this afternoon the President seems to show the
worst of all feared things, "despondency."
DR.. BoyntOn says that while there is danger of
further complications he is carrying heavy
load with what he has.
Second Dispatch.
A Hopeful Word from Col. Rockwell
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 16, las p.m.-Col Rock
well says the President is not as well as yester-
day, but that there is no appreciable change in
his condition except that his wound is indolent
and not healing, and the discharge is thin and
insufficient. He says that his appetite, which
was lost, is regained to-day, and his strength
perceptibly improved this afternoon.
The Morning Bulletin.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE PRESIDENTS GEN.
ERAL CONDITION.
By Associated Press.
ELBERON, N. j., Sept. 16.-9 a.m.-[Oficial
Bulletin. AT the examination of the President
at $50 this morning the temperature was 9S.6.
pulse 1O4. respiration 81. The febrile rise dur
ing the night was not as pronounced as it
usually has been. There was at times consid-
cradle acceleration Of pulse. He, however,
slept comparatively well, and took .stimulante
and nourishment as directed. The cough was
part of the night and the expectoration rather
more purulent. The discharge from the wound is
less abundant and not quite as healthy in ap-
pearance The pulse, however, has more vol
ume, and his general condition does not seem
to have materially changed in any respect
[Signed by Drs. Bliss and Hamilton.l
Anxiety at Elberon.
THE SITUATION LESS FAVORABLE THIS MORNING
ELBERoN, Nj, Sept. 16.--1O:15 a.m.-The sit
uation this morning is less favorable, and grave
anxiety exists as to whether the President will
be able to overcome the result of his extreme
debility. Bedsores have again made their ap-
pearance and the discharge from the wound is
very unsatisfactory.
The Presidents Coniation.
GRADUAL FALLING OFF REPORTED-NO NEW CON-
PLICATIONS- UNHEALTHY APPEARANCE OF
THE W0UND-A MOMENT OF EXTREME ANXIETY.
LONG BRANCH, NJ, Sept. JIG, 1925 a. m.-The
PRESIDENT passed fairly good night. During the
early part, however, he was considerably
troubled with coughing, more $50 than on the
previous night. His general condition while not
materially changed is not 30 favorable this
morning In fact he has made no gain. and
there mas peen gradual, butt not marked fall
ling of. -'1
NO NEW COMPLICATIONS.
There are no new comp,icatsons or indications
OF any, but the general condition of the patient
SHOWS thae ne mas not made any repair during
the past 4S hours, hence he is not considered to
be in as good condition this morning. The
wound mas 81 assumed more unhealthy appear.
ance, am anu .ne aischarge from it has been grow
ing There is no decided difference in the dis
charge OF this morning from that of last night,
but it Is OF no better Character
THE BED SORES.
Small bed sores have again made their appear
ance. These, DR.. Boynton says, are caused from
constant lying in the bed, and are attributable
principally to the extreme debility Of the
patient. These sores have appeared heretofore,
but recently they healed, and for some days
have not been disturbing or annoying feature
In the case The circulation of the patient, DR..
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