The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-12
INTERvtEw wIru Or. BoYXToy,

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INTERVIEW WITH DR., BoYSToS,
Doctor, should like your judgment OIL
the situation tornight%
"Well, the President has not had quit
so favorable day, During Thursday ant
Friday there was quite decided improve
ment in his condition, but Friday, late il
the evening the temperature and pulse be
gan to increase. He isnot materially wors'
than yesterday, perhaps, but he has madt
no gain" %
"What do you consider the most promi
nent or serious feature In the Prcsident'i
case to-nightP'
II consider the lung trouble the mos
serious feature in the case" -.t...f,
."Are you apprehensiye Of serious results
from this complicatiOn2" .y..g a.,
II cannot say ! am. think tic Presl
dent has sufficient vitality to carry hin
through the present trouble and on to re
coyery, unless new developments OF some
nature occur" f|.I
"Will you explain the location Of the
trouble? Z
Certainly, 1t is located in the lower
and posterior portion Of the right lung"
"What do you consider has been the
cause Of this new compliCationP" I.
+" It is, in my judgment, o result Of the
bad condition Of the blood tI}.il
"Are there indications Of It's resulting
fatally" ~. i -
mo; us | said before, there Is no further
Developments OF similar complications
think he has sufficient vitality to overcome
this one"
SHOULD there be further complications
Of the same nature what would be the re,
sultW y.
Tt would bea tremendous drain on the
President" ..,-,..
SIS there any danger q encountering
more.trouble Of the sumo kindT Iislt. &
There Is great danger but VIC hope II
may be averted." .f1-s.e .s.-..r.
WHAT DR. AdSEw SAYS. '"'.'n-'
DR., Agnew referred to the high pulse and
temperature rs due to the usual illCtna.
tlOns Of the patient. Further than this the
doctor did not desire TO- converse on the
subject, AS the night wore on the anxiety
increased, and the scene ut ElberOn became
quite animated. h s.fit.! or .9utU
DR.. Bliss was in demand, and finally
submitted to an interview. The substance
Of the most important part was that the nj.
lection Oithe lung Is u local inflammation 6I
the lower portion Of the right organ, aud
whether there IL PITS cavity forming
there or whether II IL simply a limited lObli.
lar inflammation, will only be known in
course Of time.
The Doctor, while clearly showing by
his manner that the situation was not 4
desirable one, did not admit he was uppre.
hensiye OF serious results, but remarked
that the future could not be fOreseen Hc
mentioned the Presidents recovery from
the effects OF the parotid swelling Ms al.
most miraculous, and as that was ono OF
the most formidable. complications posi-.
BILE there was good reason, he though to
believe the patient would overcome thts
one.
In response to direct question, the doc.
tor answered that there was danger OF the
"local trouble" now developed progressing,
but he did not think it would. Beyond
this statement the utterances Of the doctor
developed no strange history connected
with the case being rather reviews OF what
has already been stated on different occa-
siOns. h.,
To sum up the day so far as the Prcst.
dent Is concerned, Il has been very nnfay.
orable. In the first place his lungs are aC..
knOwledged to be affected. The second
affection Is not claimed to be Under control,
hence 1t Is lab le to increase, The third, II
1t increases Assesses win undoubtedly
be the result and may form around the
lungs, liver, or other vital parts. In fact
tits an undecided question tonight whether
or not abscesses have not already formed,
and the evidence appears to be they have,
The situation tonight is agiin critical I'd
say the least, and unless there is proof es.
tablished 70 the contrary, there IL good
reason to believe that pyRmia has set IN.
At a,latc hour tonight Dr. Bliss stated
TINT the Presidents cough had subsidized
somewhat; that dullness from the
lungs extended over very small
area, and that he did not think
It would amount TO anything serious,
although heNdmits the danger Is increasing.
He said: at is serious, but not at this time
a dangerous complication" He considered
the rise Of temperature due thelungtrouble,
and not 10 the malaria as indicated in the
earlier dispatches. In response to the ques.
tions as 10 how the abCess On the lung
would be treated, the doctor said Il would
I've easily treated by running hollow
needle into the body and driving off the
pus.
SITUATION At II O'clock.
At o'clock tonight the cottages Of the
President and Private Secretary Brown
were closed. The President was sleeping,
and his pulse and temperature were re-
ported to have decreased somewhat, but
figures we're not taken. i
During the day President Grant called OF
the Pre1ident's cottnge to iIay his respects.
Nearly all the Cabinet officers were enter
tanned BY John Hoey at dinner this even
inV 1t il not likely that the members Of
the Cabinet will leave Tuesday us antici.
pated, owing to the Presidents relapse.
A WASHINGTON VIEW.
WAsniSoroS, September 1.-THE Re.
pubiicdn tonight received tile following
dispatch from their correspondent at Long
Branch:
The President las made no progress to.
day or yesterday. The physicians say he
has held his own They charge his stationary
condition to the rainy weathernndth the Usual
beriOdiC fluctuations. They do not admit
that pulmonary abscess have formed, but
sucli Is the ease. The proltise sweals spoken
Of Wednesday, and the restlessfiess, weak.
ness and higher fever sihcp, has beet
tYanittl hV increasing bfunEhta1 trt.iin.