The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-24
A sYNoPsIs OF THE HISTORY OF THE CASE,

On Tuesday d m9re cheerful feeling
prevailed. and cncGuraSiu" dispatches
were sent to Drs. Agncw and Hamilton.
who had returned to their homes On
Wednesday the encouraging symptoms
continued, and on Fridayit was announced
that the wound had begun to discharge
healthy pus. On Monday. July 18th. re-
covery was pronounced probable. From
this date until July 23rd, when the first
serious relapse occurred, he was appar-
emily making some progress toward con
valescence. After relieving the plis cay
ity by an operation. on Sunday. July "A,
by DR.. Agnew. the President was pro
nounced a. recovering from the effects
of this relapse. During the following
week his symptoms continued favorable.
and his ultimate recovery was confident
ly predicted. In the meantime nothing
occurred until Monday, Aug. Sth, when
a second operation TO relieve the flow of
pus was had, and on Wednesday. Aug.
10th. his condition was SO encouraging
that he signed 4 paper I'll ,TtraIition for
an escaped Canadian for@ei. tE sun
day. Aug. tth. the case took new and
uniasorabIe turn. Dyspepsia, the Presi-
dent $ Old a:tonIy. appeared again. and he
could not reta,,i III. food. On Thursday.
Aug. 18th. the buieiii. .aportcd that in
Illumination Of the right parot.l gland
had appeared, which is affected wi;ei. one
has the mumps. The new symptom was
not treated seriously. and on the next
day the patient $ stomach was reported
aS resumiig its functions. Hope was
renewed for his sacovery until Sunday.
Aug. p, when another .piapsc occurred
the report that the Presideiit.- a,ind was
wandering causing general apprehension.
On Tuesday. the 23rd, the President raj
lied again. only to be followed by more
serious sym1.Gams on Thursday, the 18th.
Saturday. Aug. ,5iiti., was a day of gen
eral anxiety and S~.si.easa. The bulle-
tins gave little hope ana t(-e President
was thought to be very near death asor
another week little change Wis noticed
in his condition. The bulletins were
monotonous, and his condition seemed
unchanged from day to day.
on Tuesday. Sept. 9th, the patient was
safely rsiaoved to Long Branch by rail
Om the following day, despite the intense
heat, the President expressed himself as
feeling better. WHEN. ~ lis own de-
sire. Drs. Barnes. Rcyhugir, al.,i y. cod
wa.I withdrew from the case. Slight
Improvement was noticed until sunday.
the 18th. wash his cough indicated a
new trouble with bis lungs. On Mon
day, the 18th of Scptv,....,"r, his condi-
ton being somewhat easier, lie No. placed
in Il reclining chair. i'll which he stt.t
half ali hour without apparent injury
On Wednesday, the 18th, he was again
placed i'll the re@s;ning chair, and par
took. among other thing. Of some fruit,
with evident relish. Less PROCESS was
perccI%iblc. however, than on the PFC
viouS day, aDd it became apparent that
he was suffering from an absccss in the
lower part Of the 1gl.t lung, the result
OF septic infection of the tn,.,,, Thurs
day ti.ere was no change in his eo.,tts;;-
ton. He took food i'll variety. though
his appetite Wax not strong. His deter
mination to get we.. yavered a little at
times, and he once ezP.ASSed fear that
bringing him to the seaside WC..,lt, he of
no avail after all.
Public anAiety increased greatly on
Friday, Septemiic, 10Th, as the President
cougbed "a great deal; ti,G suuta was puru-
lent; the wound was not HEALTHY in ap-
pearance, and the discharge from il vas
thin and wassry. At times his respira-
ton was %. He wac again afflicted with
bed-sores, and although las stomach act
cd well, and he ate mrre food d.. usual,
he was evidently growing weaker.
Halt an hoDg before noon on Saturday,
Sept. II severe call set in, lasting for
fully halt an hour. Shgh5 evidences of
a chlii had been discovered the E.ered-
ing night, but the physicians had bee.
able to keep " Under control. The al
tack of the clills wa followed later by