The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-17
TELEGRAMS,
ONLY HOPE.

SAAO DOOtOES AAlnk enE
President Has sEAaII Chan
ces Of Recovery.
General Anxiety and sym.
pathY.
The stomach is Doing the
Mischief.
HANCOCK.
Concord, Is. General Hancock
declines to attend the veterans re-
union on account of the condition
of the President.
SAD SCENES.
New York, 15.-T'SnaeS' Washing
ton: Before Z large crowd assem-
bled at the entrance to the Execu-
tive Mansion, recalling the scenes
witnessed for days Immediately fol
lowing the shooting. On a large
tree near the east gate the bulletin
was always posted as soon as issued
from the White House, and when
the messenger put UP the Z o'clock
bulletin there was a spontaneous
movement of the assembly toward
the tree in order to learn the con-
tents. Those who could reach the
tree successfully read the bulletin
aloud to the anxious crowds that
were constantly coming and going
andits discOuraging announcements
were soon spread over the city. Few
who heard the bulletin read turned
away with hope fer the man who
has so heroically borne the terrible
Sufferings Of the past six weeks,
and many went away fully con-
WINGED that go-morroW'S sun would
rise on the national emblem flying
at half mast throughout the coun-
try. 1t seemed that where conf
dence had hitherto been highest,
dependency was now lowest. None
spoke of recovery after search
ing the bulletins in vain for a
single ray of hope. The facts
and figures were interpreted as
premonitions of final dissolution,
and men discussed the probable time
that would elapse before James A.
Garfield would be called from time
to eternity. Crowds fingered about
the White House until late hour,
anxious to learn further intelligence,
and every one who emerged was
eagerly questioned as to the PreSi-
dents condition, and not until late
into the night did the assembly
dispense.
BLISS INTERVIEWED.
After the issue of the 7 o'clock
bulletin it was evident the surgeons
felt alarmed. DR.. Bliss, accosted
while returning to the White House,
after dinner, said the President was
in very critical condition. His
case, however, was not regarded as
hopeless, and if the gastric disturb
ance could be arrested, there would
be nothing specially alarming.
Vomiting was very facilitating in
its effects and the question was
whether the President could be sus-
tanned by enema or injecting
nourishment through the bowels
until the stomach could recover its
power of retention. There was not,
he said, the slightest sympathy
between the wound and the gastric
trouble, so far as the causes were
concerned, that produced the latter.
The wound was in excellent con-
dition, as was aScertained by an
examination made. to-day. They
could look through the incision re-
Gently made by DR.. Agnew, and
healthy granulation was plainly
visible. The temperature was a
little above normal, and no discom-
fort had been experienced through
the day by the President from fever.
This was an encouraging feature in
the case, but DR.. Bliss admitted that
unless there was decided improve
meat tomorrow, the President
would be past all hope of
recovery at the close of another
tWenty-fOur hours. The great
trouble now is the stomach refuses
to assist us by performing its le-
gitimate functions. All efforts made
during the day to have the President
retain nouriShment failed. The
stomach was so sensitive that even
water would not remain. After in
lection was reSorted to he rallied
slightly, and his condition was
further improved by about two
hours sleep. In the evening he was
again given nourishment, and again
his stomach refused to retain it.
About s o'clock half a wine glass of
hot water was administered, and
this was retained. Soon after tax
ing the hot water the President fell
asleep. Through the day the Presi-
dent retained his mental facu. ties,
and occasionally conVersed about
his case with the surgeons.
THE WORST YET.
Specials unite in the statement
that the Presidents condition is
worse than at any time since he was
shot, and that if no relief or i'm
movement comes in twenty four