The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-23
SERIOUS SYMPTOMS.
The President Suffers an
Unfayorable Change.
A Chill and Increased Pulse
the Conditions.
The Consulting Physicians
are sent for.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The President
at o'clock this morning showed the usual
morning symptoms of recovery but about
o'clock he was attacked with something
like a chill. He shook all over and his
muscles all became rigid with what the
surgeons call rigor. This chilly shaking
sensation lasted until about o'clock,
when fever set in and rose rapidly. The
pulse was sent up to 130, temperature
about 101. In an hour or so the fever de-
clined some. At 1 p. m. doctors are not
yet able to define the cause of the change.
THE WOUND.
The flow of pus from the wound, stop
ped this morning and surgeons say this
may account for the Presidents condition.
A larger drainage tube was substituted
and doctors pressed on the stomach and
bowels, very little pus was exuded. Wheth
er this means that the wound is healing
between where the ball is located, and the
mouth of the wound or that an abcess is
forming, is not yet known.
DR.. Bliss said just now, he could not tell
the cause of the change. The surgeons
felt somewhat uneasy.
TO THE CABINET.
The following was sent this morning to
each of the cabinet officers by the Presi-
dents private secretary:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 8 a. NJ The
slight fever which made its appearance be-
tween and 10 last evening but which was
subsiding during the night, is not notice
able. This morning the
FEBRITIz
was due to local and temporary cause
rather than to any general unfavorable
change in the Presidents condition. He is
as well now as at the same hour yesterday
morning, and this taken into consideration
with the fact that he did not sleep so vel
as on previous nights, seems to indicate {
gain in his favor.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, Executive Mansion, Jul.
90, 10 a. m.-The President was more rest
less last night, but this morning at o'clocl
while preparations were being made tC
dress his wound; his temperature was founC
to be normal, pulse 92 temperature 9S and
respiration 10. At 7:30 he had slight
rigor in consequence of which dressing Of
his wound was postponed. Reaction fol
lowed promptly, and the dressing has nov
just been completed, At present his pulse
is 10; temperature 1O1; respiration 26.
(Signed, T. W. BLISS,
TX. BARNES,
j. J. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN.
EXPLANATION.
Executive Mansion, 11;30 q. m.-Dr
Boynton, who just came from the Presi
dents chamber, attributes the sudden rLs
in the Presidents pulse and temperature Il
some obstruction in the way of the free dis
charge of pus from the wound.
SYMPTOMS OF GRANULATIoN
were noticed along the track of the ball,
yesterday and it is possible that this heal
ing process going on at some point com
paratively near to the external surface o1
the body has damned up quantity OF pus
in the deeper part of the wound, and that
the chill and increased fever are to be thus
accounted for The discharge this morn
ing, though perfectly normal and health.
in its character, was unusually scanty
which would seem to indicate that its flow
had been in some way impeded or inter
rupted.
THE CHILL
mentioned in the official bulletin com
menced about 8 o'clock and lasted until
being quite severe, the pulse at one time
running up to 1870. At this hour the feve
is said to be gradually disappearing, an,
the condition of the patient is considere,
better than when the bulletin was issued
EXAMINATION.
At half past twelve o'clock the surgeon
made a partial examination of the Pres
dent but he seemed inclined to rest ant
they did not want to disturb him mucl
The result of this examination as given b
the surgeons is that his condition is no
any more favorable than several hours age
In order not to disturb the President n
other examination will be made to-day.
BULLETIN.
Executive Mansion, 1;30 p. NTH
presidents symptoms at this hour are lii
tie more favorable than at the date of tn
last unofficial bulletin, but his conditio
has not materially changed. The attend
ing surgeons have just telegraphed Doctor
Hamilton and Agnew to come to Washing
ton at once for consultation.
LATER.
Executive Mansion, $50 p m.-Secre
taries James Kirkwood and Hunt, VIII
have this moment come from consultation
with the attending surgeons, request tn
statement to be made upon their auth orit
that the presidents pulse and temperatur
are falling and that his general condition