Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-30

d stated in the early morning bulletins the p.
j. tlent had better night than at any time b,
] fore since the middle of last week. His slee
: was still broken at short intervals, but it wa
more natural and peaceful than heretofore
: for the reason his general condition was bel
, ter. There was less disturbance from th
e swollen perotid gland. He was sponged o.
j with alcohol and water ever
: three or four hours, and swallowe
liquid nourishment at intervals of two o
! three hours during the night. The morning
! examination showed the
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS 1855
: OF Sunday were still fully maintained and il
the Judgment of some the patient was decid
; edly better. Another slight incision abou
, one-half an inch in length was made at tn
morning dressing in the right cheek and tea
spoonful or more of healthy looking pus from
the suppurated gland was liberated. The cut
ting, slight as it was, gave the patient SOM
pain, and caused his pulse, which had prev
ously been at 100, to rise to 108. 1t soon fel
back, however, to 104. The patient restet
quietly throughout the forenoon, and hi
pulse was noticeably steadier than yesterday
ranging from 100 to 104 or 106. Whenever ht
fell asleep his pulse went kown to 100. Dur
ing the process of sponging off, and as otter
as he was otherwise excited or disturbed, il
would rise from four to six degrees. It was
however, at all times
| FULL AND STRONG IN CHARACTER.
During the forenoon the patient took hif
full usual allowance of nourishment, includ
ing, however, some variations in the shape ol
chicken broth and milk toast. At the noon
examination his pulse was 1O6, but his tenn
perature and respiration continued to be nor
NAL About half past two DR.. Bliss gave the
] fo1Io cfo4ny oe xl~o D.
tlOn at that hour: l think the President is
decidedly better this afternoon than he was
yesterday at the same hour. He had
fever yesterday afternoon before this hour.
Tonight he has none yet. His progress has
been more even to-day than yesterday. The
extreme range of pulse since morning has not
been greater than six beats. The gland is
looking better and discharging more freely,
| and its size has diminished. His skin is moist
and natural in tone, his tongue clean and
shows healthier condition of mucous men,
brane. His
| STOMACH IS AssIMILATING FOOD BETTER,
| and his mind is perfectly and absolutely clear.
| Of course all these things give us great en-
| couragement, and while recognize the fact
| that the President is still in dangerous con-
dition, have no hesitation in saying think
the chances are now in favor of recovery.
There were very few callers at the Executive
mansion during the day, and the crowd which
Saturday and Sunday surrounded the main
gateway on Pennsylvania avenue had entirely
disappeared. Occasionally some personal
friend of the President would enter the Execu-
tive mansion with an anxious expression on
his face, in search of information. In very
few minutes he would come out, smiling.
CONFIDENT AND Treasured.
The members of the cabinet were all here
this morning, but were so well satisfied with
the outlook that they remained only a
short time. There was no material change in
the Presidents condition during the afternoon
until about 4:30, when the usual
febrile rise began and his temperature,
for the first time since morning, rose
above The normal point His pulse and
temperature both reached about their maxi
mum at the evening examination, when they
were respectively ITO and 1905. DR.. Bliss was
asked tonight, "What do you think of the
condition of the President?"
"He is better. Almost every symptom
shows Improvement to a greater of less de-
gree"
How are the pulse and temperature?
His pulse is the same as last night-110, his
fever is little higher. 1t did not come on
as early as yesterday, but there is trife more
of if. l don't regard that fact, however, as
having any great importance. It is easy
enough to account for it. ~
In what way?
There was a good deal of confined pus in
the parotid swelling. The patient is very
sensitive to The influence of retained pus. AS
soon as pus accumulates anywhere his tenn
perature shows it. We got it pretty much all
out at the evening dressing, but it already had
its effect The fever will soon subside now.
How does the glandular swelling look?
Better than at any time heretofore. Better
than expected it would this evening. 1t has
perceptibly diminished in size
and the pus pockets ar
running together. We shall probably make
another incison tomorrow and release an
other considerable quantity of pus which will
be ready at that time to come out"
"Do you look for further speedy improve
ment in the condition of the gland?"
81 think it will look good deal better to-
morrow, but of course it will be several days
before we cease to feel anxious about it."
What is the state OF the wound?
The wound is doing we'll. 1t usually shows
the most improvement in the morning, but
is looking better even tonight. don't think
now that the Presidents life is in any direct
danger from the wound. tits reported the
ball has changed location, is such the case?
Yes, we think the ball is working its way
down deeper in the cavity Of the pelvis, prob
ably in the direction of the rectum.
How do you know this?
We don't know it but we think so, and we
base our opinion partly on the evidence of
touch and partly on the patients own sensa-
tions.
Do you regard this downward movement of
the ball as the unfavorable circumstance?
Not at all, rather the contrary. 1t is very
likely that the ball will have to come out some
time, and We can get at it in the part of the
body toward which it is going as we'll as in
the original location.
= There seems some difference of opinion in
regard to the Presidents present weight?
Secretary Blaine and DR.. Boynton estimate it
about 125 pounds. DR.. Agnew, on the other
hand, is reported to have said he did not be-
lieve the President had lost as much flesh as
this would indicate. / don't know how much
the President weighs, but he has not reached
dangerous limit, in emaciation. A man can
lose two-fifths of his weight without endan-
gering his life. The President has not yet
lost as much as that
In conclusion, DR.. Bliss said the President
had not an unfavorable symptom tonight un-
less slightly increased fever is taken as such,
and that he looked confidently for more i'm
provement tomorrow All members of the
cabinet were at the Executive mansion
tonight, but all left at 11:30; gone home.
The President rested quietly throughout the
evening, sleeping most of the time and his
fever has subslded. Doctor Bliss reports his
pulse at this hour at about 108 and his tenn
perature normal, or nearly SO.
The Situation at Midnight.