Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-02
YESTERDAYS RECORD

OF the Presidents Case-The Doctors
Making False statsments-No Gain In
Strength.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The day
has not been one Of Improvement in the
Presidents condition. He has held his
own pretty evenly, but on the whole
the day is slightly less satisfactory than
yerterday, not that there is any
new cause of trouble beyond
the fever, which was higher
than usual, or that there is any cause
or fear of another relapse. 1t is simply
that the one day was little less salts
factory than the other. The people OF
Washington have believed that the
President is much worse than he Is.
That belief was founded on the ill-ad-
yised wording Of the morning bulletin
and a more snfavorable bulletin at
noon than yesterday. The bulletin
OF the morning, after noting the fact that
the fever OF the night before had been
high, stated that it was not accompanied
by rigors or swcats. The appearance OF
the dreaded word "rigor" in the bulle-
tin set the people to thinking there was
still fear OF recurrence OF that feature
On the contrary there was not. The
Presidents fever has been much higher
ia recent nights and no mention was
made, even in q negative sense The
putting in the bulletin the word "rigor,"
was simply a bad blunder on the part OF
the physicians, and one that caused un-
necessary alarm. In their bulletin this
afternoon they presented an explana-
ton that no significance is attached or
was intended to be conveyed in these
words. The afternoon for the President
was much more favorable than the
morning. He was not disturbed in the
least, and kept right along holding his
own. That is all that can be said. He
has not gained strength, but is improved
| in appearance. He seems better in his
whole system. though he is in reality no
\ stronger. The continuation OF this symp-
tom. which has been the daily report
all this week, is regarded as precursor
OF the regsining OF streL 9Th. Tonight
the President continues to do we'll.
There has been no event Of interest at
the house during the dsy, except that
the swelling of the gland has almost
entirely disappeared and the patient
has been allowed to return to solid food
in q mild form. His stomach is acting
admirably. There has been no
cutting OF the Il md to-day. lt has al
most entirely disappeared and has lost
all its ugly appearance. No new ab-
cesses have been formed, and the theory
which had been PIE licted that the fey r
this morning was caush by another
abcess disappeared on questioning the
physicians. There is one thing agais
the physicians which VAS developed
to-day. In the Bulletin last evening
they for the 6rst time announeed that
an opening had been spontaneously
formed through the cheek into the
mouth, ana said that such an outlet was
discovered at last evenings dressing
The fact is it has been known for sever
al days to hsue been present The
doctors also stated last evening that no
p ls had found its way into the INC nth
By that outlet The TACT was and is that
the pus has gone and etill goes into the
mouth and thence to The throat. a The
President removes it By expectorstion
1t is true not much pus takes this course
bat stl some does h ID nof, however
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