New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-29
STEADY IMPROVEMENT.

STEADY IMPROVEMENT.
,r,r pprs,nENT SHOWING FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS
NO RELAPSE DURING THIRTY EIGHT HOURS
tn STRENGTH AND FIRMNEsS OF HIS PULSE IN
SPIRES HOPE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Good news is easily tolu
The President had at midnight tonight not oily
maintained for thirty hours the Improvement
which began yesterday afternoon, but had seemed
TO increase it steadily, though slowly. The first
news was eagerly awaited this morning because
the fear was felt by some that the ground gained
yesterday might be lost, and when the morning
bulletin was found to be reassurlng the whole
CITY seemed to breathe sigh of relief. The races OF
all those in the White House hghtened up; the
clouds had broken. The feeling spread on all sides
that the President would now recover; that the
great crisis had been passed. although those who were
strongest in their confidence could give no sufficient
reason for it, In fact the rebound seemed likely to
90 so far that DIR. Bliss himself the most sangulhe
of the physicians said the people must be on their
guard against too great elation. The feeh1g, how
ever that the turn had come was universal. The
people at the White House gate were apparently
satisfied that there was further need of anxiety,
and the guard of correspondents dispersed. There
followed the quietest Sunday that has been known
at the White House since the President was
was shot. Among the friends and family 1t may
well be imagined what joy there was. When Mrs.
Garfield went out for drive in the afternoon, those
who saw her say her face the picture of hap
pIness OF the medical features of the case during
the day there is little to be noted except that SEEM
ingly steady growth in strength.
During last night and to-day, up to midnight, the
President has taken his nourishment regularly and
with rellsh and has dgested it. The other meth
ods of nutrition have also been successfully used
He rested well last night, sleeping once for whole
hour HIS pulse remained through the night at about
1O4 and at o'clock dropped to 100 where 1T
was when the morning bulletin issued.
The noon bulletin showed pulse of 10f, and the
evening bulletin of 40. One of the most encourag
ing signs of the day to the doctors the strength
and frmness of the pulse. They are said, on the
best authority, to he greatly impressed with and
cheered by it. The parotid gland was punctured at
the morning dressing, at point just in
front of the lower lobe of the ear. and discharge
of healthy pus took place, The discharge
from the gland tonight is Free and largely through
the The appearance of the gland has much
improved. The wound has resumed its normal tone
consequent upon the recommencement of the nor
NAL functions of the body. 1t is granulating well
and giving no uneasiness to the physicians. The
clearness of the Presidents mind, which seems to
have been uninterrupted, is regarded as proof that
the body in its growing strength is throwing off the
blood poisoning.
These facts have done more than produce in the
public mind that unreasonlng confidence which a
relapse next week would turn into mourning. They
have raised the hopes of the most conservative of
the Presidents physicians in marked degree and
also of those of the Presidents friends
who have been forced to the belief
that he could not recover. Some
of the despondent of the latter have grown
markedly hopeful as the former. Doctors
Agnew and Hamilton said tonight that if the
President should go in this way two or
three days more they should have very strong
hopes of his final recovery. These and others
of the Presidents physicians are reported to be
deeply impressed with the 6rmness and steadiness
of the improvement. 1t is true all admit that it may
be merely temporary rally, and yet il is felt by the
physicians that if the President had reached the
lowest point and the final reaction had come it
would have come in just this way.
At 10 o'clock this morning Judge Black
who had been spending an hour in the
Cahinet-room talking with the physicians
and members of the Cabinet about the
President came out and in reply to inquiries said
In effect ne thought it might be stated with emphasis
that the Presidents prospects on the side
Of recovery.
THE ATroRNEY-GENERAL HOPEFUL
Not long afterward the Attorney General came
out OF the front door of the White House and said
to a tribune correspondent that he felt very
greatly encouraged. l have thought continued
Dlr Macy Neagh, " ever since the first reanse th Mt I
then saw unmistakable evidences of blood-poison
ing and have seen nothing since to doubt that he
was losing more than he was gaining day by dav
He must, as firmly believed get worse before be
could get better and it was question whether ma
ture could endure the strain to be placed upon il
now think the turning point has been reached
The repair seems to be natural and promises much
for his ultimate recovery. The swollen gland ia
dscharging in three places this morning, and there
lsa promise ofrelief from that source of DANGER
DR. BIIss's OPINIONS.
little before noon a TRIBUNE correspondent had
snort talk with DR.. Bliss, who, notwithstanding
the very apparent signs, in his countenance and
bearing, of exhaustion. almost radiant with
hope In reply TO inquiry, he said he believed
that this was not fuctuation merely but the be-
ginning of permanent good.
Is not the evening fever likely to manifest itseIf
again this eveningG" he was asked
oh, no" he replied al think not Tbera ,oor
be little rise but do not anticipate rnucb
trouble there now. 1t was an irrtatiye fever on5
the cause of irritation is gomez """
D." How does the wound appear Doctor. This NOR,
ingfn -'O- ~
The wound is improving The colornp Of tho
granules is BETTER not from the whole surface vet
but that will come soon. The fav orable condition.
which the wound had reached three days ago boa
not yet fully been reganed but we are on the road
III. The wound. you remember, was the last to
yield to tho unfavorable influences, and will ex-
pect, recover rapidlyD
What was the operation this morning upon the
glandf" Np'A '"o
oh." said the Doctor 'ftw was not an operation Il
was very slight affair. little pustule was no.
"ceu IN the lower part of the swelling and we
pricKeu III and pus out rather freely Tho otbor