The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-19
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President Will Die. Hts.
Prom tho N. 7. Express. Il.
Areporter otthe Express called upon Dr..
William A. Hammond, and found him
quite prepared 10 converse upon the sub
Isct Of the Presidents condition, His
opinion Of the case throughout its several
features has been adverse TO those Of the
attending physioians, and in various inter.
views, published in the Express, Dr.. Ham.
mond has always taken the stand that the
death Of the President would result from,
not the severity OF the wound, but
from the neglect which was shown dur
Ing the first iorty.eight hours BY
the attending physicians, and the
erroneous diagnosis which had been made
BY them. In this Dr.. Hammond wassup.
ported by the recognized authority Of D's
i. r. Wood, R. +. Wiet and ]. NJ. Carno.
chan, who agreed substantially with his
view OF the case throughout Its course.
When the reporter mentioned the TACT
that the Presidents relapse was q most
sorrowlul surprise to The people, Dr.
Hammond said that he had anticipated It
40 q patursl consequence Of the Presidents
debilited condition, and that 1t would lead
almost directly TO his deceRse. 1.-THE
cise," said Dr.. Hammond, .'does, and has
throughout It's various developments,
point to all the symptoms Of pynmia
The low respiration, the increased but
luttsring pulse, the growing temperature,
the inability Of the patients stomach to
sustain food, the gradual wasting away
oil the body, the pinched appearance Of
the features, and especially OF the
nose, the comatoBe state In which bis
waking houEs are passed, and the general
disinteRratiOn oil the system. are ConcIu.
sive indications that the patient is fatally
poisoned, and cannot live. The attend
Ing physiclans have neglected this view ol
the case entirely. They have been treat.
ing him In the anticipation Of the develop.
ment Of peritonitis. and have, according
10 this hypothesis, been reducing him 10
aesh by 0 most ascetic diet, where they
should have given him nutritious food 10
build bis Bystem up TO the highest stand.
ard. This dieting business has induced
this collapse, Tor II approaches that more
than o relapse. The stomach 10 nov 90
weak that II will hold nothing, and, apart
IRON the wound, the py emia, o. any 9th
or complaint, this would be sufficient Of
itself 10 kill him. Why, sitl II the physi.
clans who have been attending President
Garfield had taken The proper precautions
on the day Of the shooting the patien,
would have been on bis feet to.day-y es,
In oil probability, attending 10 his duties
Why, yesterday morning the Presidents
pulse registered 10S, and before evening Il
ran Up to 1870. II will be the same WAY
ID. day, and every day until he dies. l
think that THE relapse 10 fatal one, al.
though I hope attn mistaken, and that,
instead Of recuperating, his condition will
continue 10 be grieyous unto death. The
longest time recorded for patient 10 live
when suffering from pyamA IL three
months, and because Of the Pfesideut'e
weakened condition he will not last even
that long. think the conclusion Of the
attending physicians that the President IL
suffering from dySpepVia, 10 the moat tidio.
ul0us one they Could arrive At. He iSSul.
iering from dyspepsia no more than | am ;
be 10 dying from pyPmia, and nothing IN.
der heaven can save him. The fact that
the surgeons did not Immediately aecef.
tain the Pfesidents exact condition has
done more than anything 10 kill hin. II
% neglect, inhuman neglect, that will Kill
| pfeaident GAf6elu,n