New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-19

hcyond the statement that # was not Of sesious ons
intnste ~ u'e doctor was dsipcned TO talk. He
aae nnn 1at ne could not explain the affection to
In professional hcarer in the brief time lie had at
When Dr.. Bliss left the Mansion abou4 o.Arr
& he Was s ne at the fr lit entrance by several mem
wIs OF tiie press His attention was called to the
;ay m aay bulletin was issued in connection with the
rhasa lrmh',nat,on of the Presidents parotid gland
t tca.lon OF pyania, low fever and other complca
Gf more e or less serious nature and aso that
very ruIions to him that in view OF the fact thaf
Ia Mi nsst Fas taf sah ta I snecc disease some people
tending surgeons have thus far been unable to dis
co.rr -: nv! any iaadlcatIon OF it whatsoever.
no hing unsn IN cases 'G Where nUet1r his
come come; greatly debiitated. 1 have seen it many
| Times IN cases of gun-shot wounds"
uhen 1t IS Hot pyImia, Doctors"
Is >, i an indication of fever, typhoid or other
not Il, % All it is an affection which noed not
,Genera Swain SAYS that inasnucb "a the pras
~ NJ mas retained tho koumiss he has taken to-day
and this np Is proven to be gradually strengthening
~; neen passed, and the patient will now continue
Esry this evening Dr. Rcvburn was asked his
opInon of he Presidents condition and replied
me President is doing very we'll"
4, Does he experience much Inconvenience from
the Inflammation referred 10 in the noon bulletin -
the rsut o of M pam ~ his neck, which is
,, Doctor, what is the cause of this inflammation
How do you explain it9"
" ~ Is the result oi extreme debilityD
typhoid fever I" % III
They do; but inflammation of the parotid gland
state of excessive debility from other causes
:, las the President taken nourishmcnt at all to-
Yes. lie has been taking koumiss in small
ia' he experienced any trouble in retaining itg,
:. None Whatever; lie has retained it ALL
T., do yon think the President is better to-day than
lie was yestcrcayf
:, He is as well as we could reasonably expect. and
think he Is getting along Diceiy."
Altrr me evening bulletin came out there was q
went TO the Executive Mansion TO await t. DR. Rev
ourn, when asked what he thought of the increased
temperdtnre saln: 1T cannot be considered an
nniavo!rable indication inasnuch as i; shows that
the patient has considerable vitality lett"
ON the whole, Doctor, do YOU consider the
Presi lent better to-day tEai yesterday y Y'''''' ''
- nres" rrplisd the doctor; " he is better to-day"
DO you sllii keep p the enemata?'
Yes; we will not discontinue enemata yet
" Has the President taken anything besides kou-
miss to-dayf'
Yes, he, sw llowcd two tnblespoonfuls of milk
Did he retain it all I"
Every bit OF it,,
Dr. Boynton, who remained in Secretary Browns
room short tiiGe tins evening, asked how he
accounted for the inflammation of the parotid
gland: He said 9 think it is sepicemia it Ger
In the course of further conversation, the Doctor
explained ms view of septlcema, which was, in
condition of the patients blood. According to his
theory, the same affection is liable to occur IN cases
oi dphthera, typhoid or scarlet feyers and fact
10 any disease which renders the blood unhealthy
The Doctor was asked if he apprchended serious re-
suits from the new complication.
No" said he " il has spent its fury and think
IT VIII pass away now"
The Doctor did not attribute the Inflammation to
the condition OF tue wound, nas much the parotid
gland - rot an absorbing but secreting gland. Ii
Is true. however. that the discharge from the Jund
might influence tie irritation 10 a certain extent
Ac ordng TO the theories advanced by the attending
nigeo ana other prominent members OF the ned-
oai PROCESSION, however, the case may be summed
IN with The statement that the parotd gland se-
ment is taken in the natural way for :
time there Is no demand made upon the saliva and |
IT. natniaily secretes ltselt III the parotd
gland ana, ater remaining there too long, causes
inflammation. According to ths IEeory il fair to
assume that the seeds OF the complication sown
during tn9 time. the patient was unable 10 |
take nourshment in the natlral way. and now that
he has been abo to retain what he has swallowed, |
inc salVa Is drawn upon again and the irritation |
VIII PROBABLY gradually decrease. Uf course there
are different views oil the subject but hs theory |
appears 1" be he enc most generally accepted by
those who have watched the case closely
The latest information received from the private |
part of the Manson indicates that the surgeons are
hopeful tnat the President viii pass comparatively
coinlor abe night Ne was resting quietly at IL |
uourishment tonight. there has been no return of
nausea.
IN
Midnght-No noticeable change has occurred in |
the Presidents condition since Ii p. He is
iug quietly now. Dr. Bliss and the members of the |
COMPARATIVE QUIET IN THIS CITY.
INTEREST IN THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION STILL |
UNIvERSAI-SCENEs AT THE HOTELS AND CLUBS
Alarming headlines in the afternoon newspa- |
pers aud bulletins in pnblic places which indi- |
Gated that the physicians and the Secretary of |
State were feeling new apprchensions concerning |
the President and greater righteousness and ac-
uvity on the part of the ncwsboys hawking extras"
served yesterday evening to disturb the spirit of |
hopefulness which rapidly succeeding to the |
dependency of Tuesday The outward demonstra
lions of excitement. however, no. many |
during the day The bulletin boards had readers all
day, but little watching showed they passers-
by who were an xious for the latest information from
the sick-room but who were nevertheless attending
to their business in the usual way.
There was more tarrying in fronto the newspaper
offices in the evening than in the morning. The bull
letins were of n kind that awakened anxiety for
they did not tell how serious the change which
had taken place. consequently they awakened
desire to know more. The explanations which came
shortly after the first afternoon dispatches not
calculated to bring complete relief to the anxiety
they did not dsprove the possibility of the presence
of the dreaded disease, pyBnia. The conversation
of men on the sidewalks and In BUSINESS houses was
tngetl in the evening with the sadness which they
glad to shake off when the cheering dispatches
of Wednesday received
There was another large gathering III and about the
Fifth Avenue Hotel last night of persons anxious to
learn the latest news from the White House. Yes
terday's bulletins, which showed q slight improve
ment in the condition of the President caused an
agreeable change in the bearing of the crowd of per-
sons about the hotel Tuesday night everybody
was Respondent, and there general belief that