St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-08
Randolph Tucker !
THE LATEST.
ANOTHER CRISIS TO WATCH FOR.

ANOTHER CRISIS TO WATCH FOR.
On Wednesday, at nine o'clock, II.
M, the conditions were 50 favorable
that the physicians thought symptoms
would continue favorable until the
next crisis, which would hc Friday or
Saturday. The intense heat may has
ten this period - hours. The first
danger is apprchcndcd from the flow
! ing of the wound in The wall of the alb
domcn. That there is II wound there
| the physicians all agree. They do not
think that the ball is imbcddcd in the
! liver. When the slOughing of this
wound occurs the pus must fall one of
two ways: First, it will either break
! through the outer wall, in which ease
hope may have II surer basis that the
! President may recover or, second, it
! it will fall into the cavity of the stom-
mach, which is most probable. Then
there is instant vital danger. That
pus. the doctors say, must bc instantly
removed or the patient would die in
very short time from pus poison of the
blood, and it can only bc removed by
an instant iucision of the stomach and
Il successful operation attcrward. Up
on these two things the life of the
President may depend.
At ten IL. m. the President was com
Portable, with pulse AT -, and at ! p.
M Inc was reported as still improving.
THE PRESIDENT At FIRST pEsroNDENT.
When the President WAS first shot,
and before he was taken from the rail
way station. he said very little, but one
of his remarks was d" have received
my death wound" This feeling lac had
all day, and his dependency was not
+ relieved until after the arrival of Mrs.
Garfield and his meeting with her. lie
, has since then shown wonderful nerve
and exercise of viii. and this, coupled
with his exceedingly vigorous ply
siquc, has enabled him to weather the
crisis much better than would other
, wise have been the case, and he has
been quite cheerful for the last two
DAYS Medical men say that il is quite
possible that he may continue III the
same comparative condition for days,
or even weeks, without showing any
radical change for the better or worse I:
that rccupcratiOn under the most Ia
vOrablc circumstances will necessarily
be slow and tedious. and that the pecu-
liarity of such cases il, that while rv-
. cry symptom may apparently he en-
couragimg in the highest degree, a sud
den reaction may come and death en-
sue in a few hours.
DIR. HAMILrON's VIEWS.
DIR. Hamilton. an excellent authority,
saws: II shall call the crisis reached
, and passed when the President gets
T, entirely well. Wherever that bullet
r is its presence will be known by the
/ aLscrss that forms. When that trouble
is over. we shall know that all danger
is passed. "Do you object to express
. sing AN opinion :" lac was asked. ''That
would do Mr.. Garfield no good and
| might have a bad effect upon the pub
1 lie. Medical men will form "a .indg-
memt of the ease 10y the official bulle-
tins of the physicians. Laymen have
a similar privilege, and may show as
J good sense as the doctors III reaching "A
| conclusion"
+ NOTES.
{ An unknown woman who called to
see Guitteau, is under surveillance.
\ telegram was sent to the Presi-
dents mother Monday, urging her to
come to Washington.
- II is stated that Gen. Arthur's delay
{ in going to Washington was caused by
S fear of bodily harm.