The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-09
ALL RIGHT AGAIN.
AHOrHER oPEEAlIOH PEREORnED
o. the PrsaiAsnt Yesterday with Coed
RssuIIs-ObsIructiOn 70 the FIOW
OF Pas RsmOVed-HO WiIIB slow.
", bat HuFSIy Recover.


for some days, has convinced the doctorl
that It was due TO an obstruction in the
dow Of puE, Yesterday they determined
upon another operation and this morning
between seven and ten o'clock, 1t was per.
formed.
The President was put under the influ
ence Of ether, aa the surgeons decided he
WaS strong enough to stand 1t, The hrst
inciSion made BY Dr.. AgnsW WaS &C
made that the drainage tube had to be
inserted over the twelfth rib. This nee,
eSSitated an upward flow oil the puS neaI
the mouth oil the incision aud retarded
1t 90 that instead OF flowing out promptly
. sac was formed and the pua remained
In 1t, and WAS the cause OF the irritation.
The surgeons this morning drained this
sac and then Dr.. AgneW made an inci,ion
below the twelfth rib, reaching into the
former inciSion made, The drainage tuba
was inserted into the new incision and
this afforded q straight channel for the
tlow Of pus. Besides putting the President
under the. influence OF ether, rigorlime was
used TO deAden the spot where the knife
was inserted. The President early re-
covered from the effects OF the ether, and
the surgeons speak hopefully Of the good
eject OF the operation.
At noon q Western Associated Press
agent saw Dr.. Bliss. who aaid
WHAT TEE PHYSICIANS SAT-.
We are we'll satisfsd With the President'n a
present. condition. BIias said: "When
left the President few moments ego he
was Oleeping Soundly. He had entirely
recovered from the effects nj etherization
and was resting calmly You sea the frat
inctslon va, sblve the twelfth rib, and the
pus instead Of AIWiDg directly accumu.
lated In the cavity. Now, this morning
We cut In, not very deep, 50 as 10 bring
about a continual 6oW Of pus, There 10
20 reason In the world Tor any nnsasinesS.
The President IL d9irg we'll. This opera.
tion 10 one NJ the necessary incidents oi
the case. Tho President will be much
better, | think, tonight than he has been
any day yet. We are entirely satisfied
with his condition. We decided not 10
give him nourishmant I'LL the afternoon"
Dr.. Rayb snid tho President was do
Ing well and that instead OF Any body feel.
Ing uneasy about the operation II was the
cause Tor more hope, as 1t will help the
case.
Dp. Bliss and Reyhurn both said that
the Increase OF fever In the evening had
been due TO the accumulation OF pus, and
that they we're satisfied this operation
would relieve that and reduce the fever.
THE NECESSITY VoR THE OPERATION
A dispatch sent from the Executive Man.
sion at 1880 P. n, gives tho following
further particulars:
The necessity for the operation which
was performed on the President this
morning, bscame apparent TO the surgeons
yesterday, when they found drainage
tube ot the size hitherto used could no
longer be passed along the track OF the ball
between the ribs. The proceSs Of gtanu.
lation at that point had goue on so far as
10 partially close the orifce, and the ribs
prevented the pushing aside OF the flesh,
which was healing bel Heen enough 60 that
the tube could not be introduced. The
result OF this state oil things was that pus
formed in the deeper parts oil the wound
rather faster than Il could escape through
the hall obstructed opening between the
ribs, and Ito gradual accumulation began
10 cause disturbance. II was therefore
decided TO make new opening into the
track of the ball below the last ribs, so that
the ribs could no longer prevent the keep.
Ing open oil the wound by the solid backing
which they Sfforded to the granulAting ol
aesh between them.
The operation WAS performed at the re-.
quest oil the other surgeons by Dr.. Agnew.
As sonn as the patient had been put under
the influence oil ether long and tlightly
curved Instrument was introduced into the
wound and pushed between the ribs and
carried down along the track OF the ball
till 10 end could be felt below the last rib
from the outside. Holding this iuslrn.
ment 10 the wound As q guide, Dr.. AEnew
then made 0 counter inciaiou below The
twelfth rib. cutting directly through this
inteVument till bis knife met the end Of
the h'st mentioned instrument al a point
whore he Wished to intersect the track Of
the ball. This operation Wis no.a difi
cult or dangerous one, and the patient
bore with Ii aud the ethsfl1A,ion extreme.
ly well.
There Il now an openibg 10 the deeper
parts oi the wound which does not pass
hstw cen the tibs and which eau bs kept
Tree and nnobstrut'e and no luriher
trouble from the accumulation VI rus is
Anticipated. Since the operation the P'esi.
dent iealed we'll add Ia nov asleep. His
pulse at this bout Is 1907, aud he has
neither fever nor Aoy other uu!aVor, bic
symptoms.
slCRRTARI BLAlEE TO MINISTER LnwELL.
Secretary Blaine Hentth following cable
dltpalch 10 Minister Lo Seli, london:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, [
wAsHiNGtyN. August s.
During The past three day, the Presi.
dent has periodically experienced 4 f.ss iD
tetnperatnte, indicating ano het nhsu 10.
lion 10 the d ~ ot pus A Surgical Opsfa.
lion Wss performed q, Q O'Clock thla nj 1rn.
inR by Dr.. AgneW, assibted By all the eur.
Veons In altendarCs, By which a free cim
municalion between the pus cavities and
suttsce OF The b dy has been sGsctuAlls
20 sbllshed. The ops'ation WAS perIotnsd
under the hse ci either. The President
endured II we'll. and Al this hour, 1880 10
doing well 10 could bs hoped
[ssnedl BLAINE Secretary.
HiGHr ARPokr.
The operation performed npou the
President to-day has 90 far resulted salts.
factory 10 tbs Aufs6nnA There vas not 4
new pus cavity, bat oWiog 10 q turn In
The channel The Ho1 al puA SAs ebs.tuct.
ed. The putpr ss oi the ineIsion to-day
WAA 10 make 4 direct and sttAlsht channel.
Al ten o'clock % night Dt. Bliss said 70
the Western Associated PtSss. Agent that
he wts entirely satisfied, 60 iAr, vi h the
taut ot the operation; that II followed
1.-The President almost Instantly. Dr.. B les
I'D The only thing necessary 10 AesuTe
ILa NJ ,kSoyAsV ~ Aha ptasidant RaA In kAhb