Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-19

races the C0nquering roe, but
His Strength is Gone-Helpless
and Worn Out, He Lingers on
the Verge OF Eternity-Prspara.
lions for the Apparently Ap.
preaching End Latest Intel.
ligence.
TIL PRxsIDxNT YrsrrRDAY.
LoSo BRANCH. September ls.-Ths
Presidents condition at the morning
dressing was comparatively favorable.
but not justifyipg any sanguine opinion
tha. the patisn. was safely beyond the
effect Of yesterdays rigor. The morn
ing was passed very comfortably. and the
Judge Advocate, General Swain. went
so far as to express the opinion that the
President was having the most favorable
Sunday which he had passed for several
weeks. Information obtained from n
OF the surgeons was 10 the effect that
the President wa having q reasonably
comfortable day. and the indications
warranted the opinion that no oomplica.
tons need be Immediately spprehsnded.
Boynton thinks a. the patient gains
strength the cough will become a. an.
noying as heretofore.
There were great fears this morning
that q rigor would occur and In order to
prevent its development the attending
surgeons ordered applications Of hot
cloths, which proved to be Q successful
treatment. There were Indications OF
cooling OF the extremities but the hot
applications increased the temperature
and the GOODNESS gradually left without
producing q chill. Had . rigor occurred
this morning IL would have been very
serious, u the patient was extremely
epfssblsd. Hamilton and Corbin left
tonight and will return on Tuesday.
| With the exception Of renewed efforts
which have been employed to keep the
temperature from falling below the nor
NAL range, the day passed without any
event Of m extraordinary character. In
the evening another risor occurred, last.
ing ten minutes. In comparison with
tho one yesterday Il was light. though.
% DR.. Bliss remarked tonight. 1t was
severe enough.
Dr.. Boynton said tonight: Compared
with yesterday there 10 Q slight improve.
ment. The low pulse and temperature,
sound sleep. and freedom from cough
and eYpectoration, were indications Of Q
very low state OF vitality. and cannot DO
considered favorable symptoms. II he
grows stronger there will DO . rise 10 the
pulse and temperature, and his cough
and expectoration will return. About
IL o'clock there was Q rise In the tenn.
pera,ure, aud the pulse reached 100.
The cough returned, and be sIpeetora-
ted considerable quantities. OF pus. He
also had o pretty good psrspiration last
night. At about 6 o'clock In the even.
ing he had a chill, lasting ten minutes,
tho pulse reaching lao; It 10 now l22.
"what do you think causes the
chills7"
"It IL possible they are merely o 70.
fex Of the Presidents low state Of vital.
ity, but In all probability they arc the
result OF the suppuration process going
on in some part Of the body. Probably
there Is extension OF the lung trouble"
BLOOD POISONING AND LuSo ABscEssEs.
''wha 10 the nature Of the abscess on
the lupgi"
at IL what We call . secondary alb
scsss. II occurs In the course Of blood
poisoning or rather a. . complication.
1t 10 one OF tho most frequent complies
tiops OF chronic py@mis. and begins IS
lobulsr congestion. Each lobuls Of the
lung is about the size Of . pins head. A
number Of these lobules become con-
Rested, and after . time suppurats and
form as many small Assesses. By and
by this congestion extends to the sur
rounding lobules, which In turn sup
purate, forming other small Assesses.
II the patient lives long enough these
minute abscesses open into each other.
forming pus sacs about the size Of o
marble or OF hens eggs. That portion
Of the lung containing the Assesses
becomes consolidated or hepatizsd. A
portion OF the Presidents right lung
reaching up to the sixth rib 10 now CON.
solidated. For several weeks the Prssi.
dent has OF times made satisfactory i'm.
provement, but In each instance the i'm.
provsmsut has been followed BY q re-
lapse which has left him on q lower
plano OF vitality than before. This
feature OF his case 10 peculiar to most
cases OF chronic pymmis. The Presi.
dent has q wonderful constitution, but
IA a.. 10 10 Ia .,,fnci. a. cs,rv
him on to recovery.
At 10 o'clock tonight Window, Hunt,
Kirkwood, MoveaRh apd Hit called at
Private Secretary Browns cottage to as.
certain the facts regarding the Presi.
dents condition. DR.. Bliss said the
chill this evening was what might be
called quite O chill, and the President 10
suffering considerably from its effects.
No vomiting occurred. and the patient
experienced q reaction Immediately after
the rigor subsidized. by tho appearance
Of fever. When asked the cause for the
recurrence OF rigors, the Doctor said !:
ut may be due to local causes; but II
70, they are not manifested. ! think
the recurrsncs 10 due to thA enfesbled
COuuitiOh VI wv huiuos WuiCbs tokoth0A
With local sores, are sufficient to pro.
duce chills. 1t Ia evident he has not 70.
cuperated any during the past twenty
four hours. but has merely held his
own"
ELDERoS. September 18--10:25 p. ~
The President Is resting quietly and
more comfortably. His pulse II 122
and temperature somewhat above nor
NAL. There 10 no improvement In his
general condition. and the gravsst ap.
prehensions prevail.
The following was sent tonight 10
Lowell in London:
The President passed . comparatively
quiet and comfortable day. but this
evening he had another chill Of less
duration than that Of yesterday. bot suf-
fciept to increase the very great anxiety
already existing. He has also been
slowly growing weaker. and his present
condition exeiiea tho Rrayest apprehep.