Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-16
Passed by the President in His
Long Branch Quarters,
And the Symptoms Of a More
Encouraging Nature.
DR.. Hamilton Says there is Every
Ground for Believing
That the President Will Ultimately
s= Recover Entirely. W
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

ELBERoN, N. j., September 15-9
q. NAT the morning dressing, at
$50 to-day, the President 3 stempera-
ture was 9s.4, pulse 100, respiration
20. He passed the night comforta-
bly,, sleeping until 3 a. No., when he
was wakeful for a period of two
hours, during which time his pulse
rose to 120, but without the marked
elevation of temperature which has
characterized the febrile disturbance
heretofore. After this time he slept
until morning More nourishment
was given during the night than for
several nights past. In reviewing
the case of the President since his
arrival at Long Branch it may be
said that, in spite of various septic
accidents which have for several
weeks, and do still complicate his
case, he has certainly not retrogra
ded, but on the contrary has made
some progress toward convalescence.
[Signed] D. W. Bliss, Frank H.
Hamilton. ,.--
Lone BRANCH, n. J, September Is
TO- SO a. m-The President passed
a comfortable night, and DR.. Bliss
says if he did not make good pro-
gress last night he is not competent
to Judge The doctor also said in
response to an inquiry by a repre-
sentative of The Associated Press,
that there was no foundation for the
lumor which prevailed last night to
the effect that it was contemplated
to insert an instrument into the
Presidents body with view of re
lieving the lung of any pus which
might have gathered in It's vicinity.
The doctor said further, that such
an operation at this time would not
be proper. DR.. Agnew also denied
the story, and said that the first he
had heard of it was in the morning
papers. s s.-e-@s1'a s
Dr.. Bliss leaves for New York on
the eleven o'clock train to attend to
private business. DIR. Hamilton ven
tured an opinion On tbs President
chances for recovery to friend this
morning, which is, in substance, that
the septic condition of the Presi-
/ dents blood will necessarily cause
fuctuation Of his pulse, temperature
and respiration from time to time
until it is entirely eliminated; that
ne considers it safe to say that the
President will overcome the dis
turbances which may occur from the
impurity of his blood, and that it is
altogether probable that the
various annoyances will be oc
casioned before the patient
is enoirelv rid of blood-poison. He
expressed the opinion. howsyer, that
his vitality will eventually overcome
the effects Of the poisonous blood,
and after that has been accomplished
his recuperation will be very rapid.
When asked how long it would prob
ably take to accomplish this, the
doctor replied probably about FIVE
weeks. He considered that at press
ent the indications gave every rea-
son for the ground of believing that
the President would ultimately re
cover and be as we'll a man as be. was
before he was shot.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
ELBERoN, September 15-6 p. M
The President has passed a quiet
day, sleeping little. He has
coughed occasionally, expec5oraion
being less purulent. A great variety
of nourishment has been taken with
out discomfort He was placed
upon the invalid chair and remained
IS minutes, in position little mere