The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-31
SLOWLY.
The President Passes an Indifferent
Day.
Outside of a High Pulse His condi-
tion IS Good.
capt. Meary'. slalenent.

Capt Henry's statement.
Chicago, Aug. 30--A Washington
special says that Capt. Henry telegraphs
as follows: Executive Mansion. WASH
ington, p. m-To friends IN Ohio: The
improved symptoms 1 spoke of last
night up to this hour continued through
the day. The swelling in the right side
of the face, forward and below the ear,
has discharged quite freely during the
day at 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 repress a moan with
each breath. Fevered, yitiated blood
going past into the head caused the
brain to wander at times, until the
iron will could regain its faculties. So
the struggle continued several days
until the whole will-power was ex-
hausted to keep reason enthroned for
little time, and still the brain worked
on 1t was 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 habits, came to his relief
and Gen. Garfield won, as he had in q
hundred conflicts. His mind is now
bright and clear. The ugly sore near
his ear has spent its force.
This morning about O'Clock the
president awoke and made some effort
to clear his throat from the mucuous
that had accumulated from the swollen
gland. DIR. Boynton, who is with him
almost constantly night and day. as
sisted him in the effort. The president
remarked: "Ah, Silas, how many more
stations must We stop at before we get
through" He referred to the parotid
swelling as the long stop on the road to
recovery.
L saw DIR. Bliss a few moments ago.
Said I: '.Doctor. am flooded with tel
egrams and letters asking about the
president; what shall / say to-night2''
Said he: .'You can say the president is
in a higher plane toward recovery; the
president did splendidly to-day; stom-
ach worked well; the swelling is dis
charging freely, and the general symp-
toms are improved" The doctor
rounded on with an emphatic and con-
fident nod of the head, sshe is going to
get well.''
The children have not been in the
sick room, although they would like
very much to see their father. They
think they will 60 in and see hin in the
morning. mentioned this fact to re-
mind the reader that among all hopeful,
rosy reports the president is stiil weak
and feeble. and that any little accident
or incident would end any chances of
recovery. Careful nursing is required
from this on more than surgical
science.
The doctors and nurses say the presi-
dent has been more cheerful to-day
than yesterday. 1 saw Mrs. Garfield
to-day just as she was completing
letter to the presidents mother. She
wore the same CHEEKY look Of sunshine,
but Is not as enthusiastic as some of the
papers have stated, about the favorable
symptoms and improvements Of the
president.
She is thoughtful, watchful and cheer
full, but not enthusiastic. She asked
me yesterday if the presidents old regi-
ment would hold its reunion this year,
and where. 1 replied, at Gallon, Ohio,
on the 31st inst, She seemed pleased
and said the president did not like to
have such things put of on his account.
To sum up, think the points of great
danger are now nearly passed. It Is
true that the president is feeble with
a-fearfuld wound not yet healed almost
through his body, an ugly. painful car
buncle or sore on the side of his face,
His strength is almost gone in the long
desperate struggle for life, yet he win
live, why should he notp The doctors
say he will, the nurses think he win.
In less than 4S hours from now, sixty
long days and nights will have been
spent in this memorable battle for life;
for eight weary weeks the nation has
stood so near the verge that the whis-
pers of God were heard by the little
children Of men. He will hear their
prayers.