The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-14

desire about noon for toast and oat meal
with milk. The latter WAS given him as
probably the least Objectionable kind oil solid
food which he seemed to crave. La CONVEX
sstion this afternoon with Dr.. Boynton, the
presidents family physician, DR.. Biss ex-
pressed the opinion that the presidents
chance of recovery was now considerably
more than ever. The danger OF periionitis
is, he said, rapidly passing away,
occur its occurrence had become
improbable The only accident now to be
unprecedented, he said, and the only ones like
ly TO terminate fatally, were secondary hem
orsge and py@mia or blood poisoning. Sec
cudary hemorbsge might occur at any time
M fo the serrnih day, but on account of the
course which the ball took and the
place where II is supposed to be, the
danger Of secondary hemorrhsge does not
set in. Dr. Bliss opinion is that py e mia or
blood poisoning Is the accident most to be
feared and of that there was not yet, he said,
the slightest indication. An abcess also
might form at any time along
the course of the ball or ct the
extremity OF the wound, but with this, he
said, they could deal successfully. He ex-
pressed great reliance on the presidents
vigorous constitution, strong vitality and
c aim coursge. He was, the doctor said, the
very best patient he bad seen in
ths course of his surgical practices. With re-
gard to the supposed course OF the ball snd
it's present location, Dr. Bill 8 said thai
while thew had not thought it prudent TO
probe deeply in search OF it, either immedi-
atey after the infection of the injury or
since that time, be did on Saturday intro
duce nelleton probe into the wound very
gently, and located the course of the ball.
about three ard half inches.
SO far as he could judge II had entered the
back above the right hip, and taken nearly
horizontal cou Sc forward through the body,
striking and slightly fracturiDg rib and
being thence DETECTED little TO the right
where it penetrated the liver. Whether the
ball remained in tba. organ, or passed
through it and lodged in the interior wall of
. the abdomen, he was unable
TO say, but be hoped the latter would prove
70 be tho case. He regarded the wound
in surgical sense very fortunate one,
since the slight detection of the ball to the
right had carried it away from the region
where it would have been likely TO prove
fatal 10 few hours and into
a region where It left chance
of recovery. Spec king OF the pain in the press
ident's feet, Ut. Bliss said that it was prcbt-
bly due 20 liberation of one of the symps
thetic Rungli,. The motor and sensory
nerves OF the leg hsd not, he said, been 10
iured In conclusion D. Bliss exS
pressed the opinion that while the pres
ident was still Ia serious danger, every
day was carrying him past the critical
points one after another and be had a strong
hope that he would recover.
Executive Man-ion.-rhe followiug dis
patch was sent by the surgeon In charge, 10
the two consulting surgeons this Of er' 90
Executive Misunderstanding the past "a
hou the president bss continued 10 improve
slowly, ss was anticipated. A slight rise
of temperature and sight increase IN
the ir, quency Of the pulse occurr-d during
the afternoon and evening. At 6:30 p. N.
the pulse wss lo4, temperature 100 10
respiration %, bat in accordance with this
movement both pulse and Temperature were
again diminished this morning. and showed
some improvement over yesterday at
the came hour Al 9 a. N. the
pulse wss "a, temperature 81 lilo, respiration
%. We anticipated. Of course. . similar
movement Tor some days 10 come, and % to-
day fnd Of o. m, pulse 100; temper-iure
los. res pirsii0n %. List evening 1t $50 =
ousrter Of grain Of morphine sulpburste
was sdmipislered hypOdemicslly and the |
presidsn, slept very well during the night |
In addition e chicken broth and slbumen.
be had yetsrdsy afternoon . email quantity |
Of scrspsd beef teuderloin, which, hOwsver |
he DID not relish very much. This morning |
be 10 taking osi-mesl graei and milk ct inie--
walls Oft hours. with relish. The yellow
ishuess Of The skin, % common sfter wounds
Of this character, develop-d 70 slight degree
yesterday but II is not 90 marked tbs morning
We DO net sttsch great dsai q impOstsncs
20 This symptom, ercept - flr a. 70 conhru
The opinion slresdy formed q TIE nature o.
the wound. Altogether ve feel that the pa
text has done ss well ss cJuld reasonably
have been srprc,ed up 70 TIRE present. time.
snd cur hopes Tor his ulrmhis recovery are
strengthened BY the events Of The last two
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