Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-31
DRIFTING FARTHER AWAY
FROM THE BREAKERS.
The President Passes Anothe,
Good Day.
The Glandular Swelling Still Di.
minishing,
And no Discouraging Complica.
tions Apparent.
WASHINGTON, August 80.
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! OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
!. EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 a. NJ
The President slept a greater part of
the night, awakening at intervals,
and retained liquid nourishment at
midnight. His general condition
this morning is about the same as
at the same hour yesterday. Pulse
102, temperature SO 5, respiration 1S,
/! GSigned d. w. Bliss, j. K.
B rnes, J. j. Woodward, Robt. Rey-
burn, Frank H. Hamilton, d. Hayes
Agnew.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 10 10 a. m
The President enjoyed another good
nights rest, and it is thought starts
out on what bids fair to be another
good day. He slept well His
stomach still continues to perform its
work satisfactorily, and the paro id
swelling is progressing favorably.
HIS pulse, temperature and respira-
tion, as compared with yesterday, are
about the same. The slight increase
In frequency of the pulse is thought
to be due to an accumulation of pus
in another portion of the glandular
swelling which was observed this
morning ny DIR. B ISIS, who made still
another incision and released the pent-
up pus. A continuance of these fa-
vorable symptoms and another day
of progress is predicted.
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1.3O p. m.-
At the morning dress ng another in
cision was made in the lower part of
the swelling on the right side of the
Presidents face, VIII ch was followed
by full discharge of healthy-look-
/ ing pus A similar discharge took
place through the openings. The
swelling is perceptibly smaller and
looks better. The wound remains in
been little rise of temperature since
morning, but his pulse is more fire.
qnent. In other respects his condi-
tlon is about the same. Pulse 116,
temperature 98.9, respiration Is.
! TSignedl D. W. Bliss, J. X.
Btrnes, j. J. Woodward, Robert
Re, burn, d Hayes Agnew.
WAsH1SeToN, August 30.-The fol
lowing was sent this afternoon:
Lowell, Minister, London:
The Presidents condition has not
materially changed since my last dis
patch. Another incision was made
this morning in the parotid gland,
with very sat sfactory result. Pus
flows freely and the swelling grows
less. The pulse at this hour, 2 p
, N, is lower than during the fore
! noon of yesterday, but on both days
it is higher than his other gooc
symptoms would seem to warrant
1t is now l1O. At noon it was ll6
/ BLAINE, Secretary.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 545 MIR
an interview with reporter of the
Associated Press, ut half past 4 p. m.
DR.. Bliss said that the progress o.
the Presidents case to-day had beer
very satisfactory. Another incisior
about three-quarters Of an inch il
, length, was made in the President:
right cheek this morning, and large
! additional quantity of pus removed
The openings are now all in comnu
nication with each other, and th'
condition of the President IS i'm
proving every hour. The patient
= pulse has been somewhat higher
range to-day than yesterday, bu
9 DR.. Bliss does not attach mucf
6 significance to this fact for tn,
!, reason that local disturbance
a arising from he glandular swelling i
. sufficient to account for it. Th,
y patients general condition remain
a as good as yesterday and his stom
q ach is behaving admirably. Dr.
6 Bliss does not look for any marke'
! and decided change in the direction
q of recovery before Friday or Satur
= day, by which time he thinks th
;, gland will have ceased to be dan
& rous feature. Up to this time, al
), goes as well as could be expected.
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