The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-07
With Comfort In Her Plying Glance
and Healing on Her Wings.
Frightening Prospects Of the Prssl-
y f4 DENTS RscOV'rtj h8aJ
His Condition Continues to Steadily
Improve, -
And the Black Shape Lifts Its
BIluhtlng Shadow From
2l.n the Land. ~ l1E

WAsHINGToN, July 6.-When Colonel
Rockwell entered the Presidents room
this morning he found every body wearing
cheerful look. M Oa
"How do you feel this morning2" said
he to the President, and in response re-
Csyed the following gratifying answer:
"Vsry much refreshed. Slept well all
night I feel better thau-Rt any time
since Saturday morning"
His voice Is strong and manner very
cheerful.
Mrs. Dr.. Susan EIson, who Is attending
Mrs. Garfield, reports her as cheerful and
gaining strength. a.
THE RECOVERY ov THE PRESIDENT,
which Ia now possible, 1t is already re.
marked by bis friends, will give his ad.
ministration hold on the people Of all
sectlons which will simply be invihcibIs.
1t is suggested this morning that In case
he RECEIVERS there should be q National
celebration, aa a sort Of postp oned Fourth
oil July, to give expression to the popular
rejoicing, ...fH ,...
FAVORABLE FACTs.
Some fear was expressed Of gangrene
10 the wound, but the surgeons do not
apprehend this. They say there Is not a
single symptou Of RIngrene yet, and that
II gingrene had set In It would show itself
by unmiatskable signs. The President
still has an appetite, and his stomach re-.
tainb nourishment To-day there 10 every
hope Of bis recovery. The city doctors
who have not been present, but who have
b.en kept professionally informed Of his
condition, now generally Sgree that his
chances ore good. Even those who yes.
terday thought he could not recover now
admit that the signs are In his favor. The
lowering Of his pulse Ia pronounced the
best aign. '~
THE QUARREL OF THE DOCTORS
over the case continues 10 excite com.
meut here. The local doctors are divided
in their opinions on the matter. Some ap.
prove what Dr.. Bliss did, aud others con.
demn him. The physicians who volul.
tArily went TO the White HouIe without
being sent for have been criticised aH
see king some potoriety in connection
with the case. They deny this, and say
that their motive was to be Of leryice.
They say that last Saturday evening and
that night an impression wsR out that the
doctors ought TO 20 TO the White House
and offer their services: that among some
II was aaid that o fail. Ie 10 do this would
be construed as indifference, and that
some Of the doctors who volunteered their
services did 50 only to manifest.
INTEREsT IN THE CASE
and show their willingness TO do what
they could. One opinion Is that DR.. Bliss
was right in reducing the number Of
doctors around the Presidents bedside.
There were 90 many that It amounted
really L, Q crowd and prevented that quiet
which was necessary.
Dr.. Bliss informed Mrs. Garfield that
quiet must bs. maintained and that II
could not be done while q dozen or more
doctors had the right 10 enter the room oI
the President. II was decided TO stop i'm.
mediately the visits Of all except a few
who were necessary, and instead OF send
ing Tor the others and informing them
perbnnally OF the state oi the case Bliss
wrote notes. This seems 10 have offended
some, hnt~in justification cf Dr.. Bliss
Il ID said that he could not spAte the time
To- see the doctors individually, aud be
sides, the Presidents condition was then
90 critical, and absolute quiet WAS 90
necessary, that II WAS considered best moi
10 have another gathering oil al the doc
tors, who had seen the CARe, about The
President's room. .'..--..,.u
SURG Ron GENERAL BARNKs SEES uNDoUBrEr
3@ '.l IMPROVEMENT.
Surgeon General Barnes, who visited
and examined the President this morn
ius, sSys that his condition has undoubt
edy improved. Barnes says the case Il
ptill involved In dangers, most Of them
hidden, because the course OF the ball and
the exact nature Of the wound is mol
known, but that upon the whole the
Presidents condition is improved, and
that he (Btrnes) feels hopeful Of tecovety
Dr. Barnes has no: hitherto been hopeful
but this morning II was evident that hi
ieels nnCh encouraged.
Dr.. Bliss told Attorney General Nc
Veagh this nothing that
rHR PRECEDENT WAS iNPR3vlNa EvERl
HOUR,
and that the improvement was suhstan
tisl one. 10 answer 70 q direct question
he said! think there is good substan
uAl. probability That The President will ts
cover. Az il:i5 the Presidents pulls
had fallen 10 g6, and hatmony betweei
the pulse, temperature and respiration
continues. The President Ia being pre-
pafed for treatment Ia case puscaVit
should be necessary. Tho treatment unde
Rbich he d handled not only aims d III
mediate Improvement but is pfepsfatlo
: Of the patient for dangers and incident
which ale very liable 10 occut It
! witt Rs wRRks BEv,RE THR PREstDRSr Will
i HR oUr or DAKaER,
n There 10 a strange coincidence 10 b
o case Faid D,. Bliss. "tn looking over th
4 tec!rdS Of the Surgeon Generals Office
u nod A case which I had during III
var, whore the man wa Ahot in thS n tvI