Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-16
THE PRESIDENT.
His Condition Excites the Live.
liest Apprehensions.
Since Yesterday he has Steadily
Failed and is Now in an Exceed
ingIy Critical Condition.
His Stomach Fails in it's Func.
tiOns and he Now Receives
all NOurishment from
Injections.
THE END DRAWS NEAR.

lnJcctlOnS.
THE END DRAWS NEAR.
Washington. Aug. 16.-A presumption
from the bulletins is that the president t
has not vomited since 3 a. m. At this
morning his pulse stood 126. They
thought then if the temperature went
down and the pulse kept up ill l p. m.
that it would be sign OF death. The
pulse has receded II degrees, but the
temperature has also gone down $40.
The surgeons say nothing now, but evil
IDENTIFY entertain little if any hope. The
fall of temperature, though light, is re-
garded us serious, and as ioreboding
worse results. 1t is true the pulse has
fallen some, but TIE temperature is now
below normal, which is q most danger
GUS symptom. The stomach still refuses
food, and injections are only partially
successful. But life cannot be sustained
so. The surgeons stick close to the pres
ident, watching every movement, hoping
for favorable turn. All information
shows the chance of lite to be very slim.
Tie surgeons don't give up the case, and
that is all that can be said. The presi-
dent does not rally particle, remains
about the same. and nothing can be done
to give him strength. Hope is all that is
left, and there is not much left to base
hope on. Dependency now prevails at
the white house. Blainei is expected this
afternoon.
GIVES UP HOPE.
Washington, August 16-Ex-Sheriff
Daggett, of Brooklyn, near to admins.
tratlon circles, gives up hope. He says
Private Secretary Brown is hopeful, but
he don't like the looks of the doctors
who betray decided anxiety. Al IL
this morning DIR. Bliss SAID he was bet.
ter than last night when it looked very
dark. It is a serious case. All the trou biz
however, is with the stomach. We have
not given him any nourishment to-day
and may not; all will depend on hi
constitution. Last evening he could not
take even milk and lime water. The ir
ritation of the stomach is not caused b,
pus being absorbed. 1 hope life can be
sustained by injections until we can re
pair the tone of the stomach. The doc
tors disagree on this point. Secretary
Lincoln is reported as saying that til,
case is decidedly dangerous unless th,
president is nourished inside of 4S hours
1t is impossible to sustain life sometime
by enema.
MISS EDsoN'S OPINION.
Washington, Executive Mansion, Au
gust lG, p. m.-Miss Edison, one of tn
attendants upon the president, retire
at 4 o'clock this morning and did no
leave the mansion for her home unit
noon. Previous to her departure sh
said the presidents case is certainly YER
critical. but she still had hopes of hi
recovery. The trouble with the pres
dents stomach evidently had nothing t
do with the condition Of the wount
Comparatively considered, the wound
nearly healed.
This new trouble, she said, is perfectl
understood by the surgeons and they q
have the same idea about it. She sal
further that the president understand
the exact situation, and that he has bee
told his stomach demanded absolute re-
and that no attempt would be made #
the present to give him nourishment
the regular manner. The lady in co
cluding, expressed hope that by t
morrow the patients stomach would
: strong enough to retain something. 81
> said the president looks better tod,
! than yesterday.
, HOPES AND FEARS.
New York, Aug. l6.-The Posts Was
: ington special: DIR. Bliss says IL
stomach is now resting, and if IL
! strength of the patient can be sustaine
+ by injection till the digestive organs
cover tits possible for him to get well.
course if the stomach has given out til
/ ends it. This cannot be known vet, n,
until the fact appears We must watch a,
: wait. If he passes the day without VOL
), iting and the pulse fails in rapidity a,
e gains in tirmness wemay hope he may
s spared. If retching continues and pu'
does not mend the public should unde
: stand the end is probably near.
= Postmaster General James, who |,
t always been hopeful. said this norni
that his information made him somewh
s easier than yesterday, but his face W
e not hopeful, but heavy, anxious and I
l. less reassuring than his words.
MacVeagh, always Respondent, loo
= utterly helpless and says he don't exp.
IS recovery. His friend Agnew, howey
e does not inspire this view of the ca
The surgeons are more hopeful.
> PREPARING FOR THE WORST.
d Washington, August 16--At noon j,
tice Harlan, of the supreme court, CO
u ed at the white house. The vice pre-
"a dent is hourly advised of the presidcn
condition. 1t is stated his prescu
is here is not absolutely necessary, even
y case OF the worst, MS he can take
=. oath in New York before the chief fl
1t tice OF the district us we'll as here bef,
the supreme court. The president b