Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-30
Marshal -Henrys Words Of Encouragement to
Ohio Friends.

| Ohio Friends.
The following is Marshal Henrys report as
sent to the Cleveland Leader last night:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August %, 1SS1-9 pm.
| To Friends in Ohio:
The improved symptoms spoke of last night
| at this hour have been continued throughout
| the night and to-day. The swelling in the right
side of the face forward and below the ear has
discharged quite freely during the day. and
| especially about sunset. The doctors appear to
feel confident that they are nearly through with
| that trouble. Like an enormous carbuncle it
| had for days caused intense pain to the already
| exhausted patient At times he could not re-
press moan with each breath. The fevercd
Vltlated blood going past this into the head
| caused the brain to wander at times until the
iron will could dreganits power over the faculties.
so the struggle continued for several days. The
| whole strength of will power exhausted to keep
reason enthrOned for a little time. and still the
Draln wOrded on. 1t was for few days and
long weary nights of pain terrible fight with
fearful odds against the feeble, wounded man.
HIS vitality, preserved through life by correct
naDts, now came to its aid and Garfield won.
he had in hundred conflicts before. The mind
Is now bright and clear and the agly sore near
the ear has spent its force. This morning about
| o CLOCK the President awoke and made some
effort to clear his throat from the mucus that had
| accumulated from the swollen gland. DR.. Boyn-
ton, VINO lswlth him almost constantly. night and
| day assisted him i'm the effort. The President
| remarked: "Oh, Silas how many more stations
must we stop at before we get through" He
referred to the parotid swelling as a long stop
! on the road to recovery. | saw DR.. Bliss a few
minutes ago. Said l, "Doctor. l am flooded
with kilograms and letters asking about the ex-
act condition of the President: what shall say
tonight z" Said he You can say that the
case is on higher plane toward re-
day, the stomach is working well. the parotid
swelling is discharging freely and the general
symptoms are improved" The doctor rounded
OIL with an emphatic and confident nod of the
head, "He is going to get WE'LL The children
have not been in the sick room to-day. although
they wanted very much to see their father.
Ihey think they will go in and see him in the
morning. | mention this fact to remind the
reader that amid all the hopeful. rosy reports
the PRESIDENT is still weak and feeble, and that
no little accident or incident should endanser
the chance of recovery. Careful nursing is re-
CURED from this on more than surgical science.
Inc doctors and nurses. say the President has
been more cheerful to-day than yesterday. |
saw Mrs. Garfield to-day Just as she was COM
pleting letter to the Presidents mother She
wore the same CHEEKY look of sunshine, but is
not enthusiastic some of the papers have
stated. about the favorable symptoms and inn
provement of the President. She is thoughtful
watchful. careful and cheerful, but not enthu-
| siastic. She asked me yesterday if the Presi-
dents old regiment would hold its reunion this
year and where. l replied at Gallon O., the
2lst inst. She seemed pleased and said the
L ASSiuCht Ilhc W nave SuCi Ulettiii1S
put off on his account. To sum up. l think the
points OF great danger are now nearly passed
THE TALLAPOOSA ORDERED TO WASHINGTON.
The fact that the TallapOosa has been ordered
to this city and is now en- route from New York
revives the statement that it is the intention of
the attending surgeons to remove the President
to that vessel for sea trip just as soon as it is
thought to be practicable to do SO.
WHAT DR.. BLISS SAID LAST NIGHT
In an interview with reporter of the Asso-
ciated Press, during the preparation of the
evening bulletin DR.. Bliss replied to questions
as follows:
"What do you think of the condition of the
IOesident tO-night?'
HE is better. Almost every symptom
shows improvement to greater or less de-
gree"
"HOw are his pulse and temperatures"
His pulse is the same as last night. 110; his
fever is a little higher. 1t did not come on so
early as yesterday. but there is trife more of
1t. do not regard that fact, however. as hay
ing any great Importance. 1t is easily enough
accounted for
''In what way?"
''There was good deal of confined pus in
the parOtid swelling. The patient is very SEN
sitive to the influence of retained pus. As soon
as pus accumulates anywhere his temperature
shows it. We got it pretty much all out at the
evening dressing. but it had already had its
effect. The fever will soon subside now"
"Better than at any time heretofore; better
than l expected it would this morning. 1t has
perceptiby diminished in size. and the pus
pockets are running together. We shall prob
ably make another incision tomorrow and re-
lease another considerable quantity of pus which
will be ready by that time to come OUT
THE BALL MOVING DOWNWARD.
''It is reported that the ball has changed loca-
ton. Is such the case?'
Eyes; we think the ball is making its way
down deeper into the cavity of the pelvis; prob
ably in the direction of the rectum"
''HOw do you know this:"
"We don't know it, but we think so. and we
base our opinion partly on the evidence of
touch and partly on the patients own sensa-
tiOn."
"Do you regard this downward movement of
the ball as an unfayorable circumstance %
Not at all; rather the contrary 1t is very
likely that that ball will have to come out some
tlme and we can get at it in the part of the body
toward which it is going as well as we could in
its original location
At II 30 last night DR.. Bliss reported the Pres
ldents pulse to be about 10S
DIR. HAMILTON EXPLAINS.
A dispatch from New York quotes DIR. Hamil-
ton as saying that he should hereafter exact of
every reporter copy of what he said before the
latter left. He had found sayings quoted that
he had never uttered. and if he found that the
reporter made use of any expression beyond the
copy left he should not accord him a second
interview. The reporter then asked: ''Are YOU
reported correctly in an evening paper to-day
that you had no doubt whatever but that the
President would recOver?"
DIR. Hamilton.-"NO. sir would not say
that of any patient, and much less of the Presi-
dent. OF whose case it is peculiarly difficult to
make safe prognosis The reporter misunder-
stood me. l said l believed he would get well.
but that belief is not an absolute assurance 1t
is simply my faith"
SECRETARY BLAINE'S DISPATCH LAST NIGHT.
Secretary Blaine sent the following telegram
to Minister Lowell last night:
At half-past ten tonight the general condi-
tiOn OF the President is favorable Late in the af
tenoonhis pulse rose to 112 and his temperature
to 100, both a little higher than the surgeons
expected. Pulse mas now fallen to los and
fever is subsiding. The parotic swelling is
steadily improving and is at last diminishing in
size. Apprehensons of serious blood-poisoning
grow less every hour.
LAST NIGHTS BULLETIN
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 p. m.-The daily
rise of the Presidents temperature began later
this afternoon than yesterday, but rose eight
tenths of degree higher. The frequency Of his
pulse is now the same as at this hour yesterday.