The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-09

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operation. DR.. Hamilton, who
Twas to have left the city
this afternoon, still remains.
All the attending surgeons were
present at the evening dressing of
| the wound. During the afternoon,
a gentleman from Dr.. Bliss Office
was seen near a cutlery establish
ment, and in explanation of his
presence he said he had brought
some surgical implements which
| the doctor desired sharpened. While
the indications are not necessarily
conclusive of the contemplation of
an operation upon the President,
they at least prove that the doctors
are preparing for any emergency
which may arise. In conversation,
tonight, DR.. Bliss spoke very en-
couragingly about the patient, say
ing he was resting comfortably and
had expressed himself in a general
way as feeling well rs usual. In re-
ply to question regarding Tain
| tors presence at the Mansion, the
doctor said he Bliss had several
electric probes, one of which he did
not understand, and had requested
TaintOr to furnish him with a bat
| terry for the purpose of adjusting
1.-The instruments. This the doctor
explained as a precautionary meas
ure, saying it might be desirable to
use the instrument sooner or later.
When asked the cause of the con-
tinued high pulse and temperature,
the doctor replied that it may be
caused by the tardy flow Of pus, but
we have not yet discovered it. The
discharge continues perfectly
healthy, and is apparently free.
! The doctor said further that there
were no indications of the fOrma-
ton of a puS cavity, and nothing
to warrant the suppOsition that an
other operation would be necessary.
He also repeated the assertion that
the ball would not be cut out, unless
it should be found to be doing the
patient harm. The doctor, upon
| further questioning regarding the
high pulse and temperature, said it
was possibly due to the extremely
hot weather. Concluding, the doc
tor said: We will probably know
more about the matter in the morn
| ing.
| Washington, S.-Executive Man
sion, $50 am-The President passed
a comfortable night, and slept well
without an anodyne. The rise OF
temperature, yesterday afternoon
subsidized during the evening, and did
not recUr at any time through the
nieht. At present he appears bet
ter than yesterday morning. Pulse
81, temperature 9S.4, respiration IS,
/ (Signed) F. II. HAMILTON,
D. II. AGNEW,
ID. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
J. j. WOODWARD.
ROBT. REYBURN.
Executive Mansion, 1870 amt
having become necessary to make a
further opening to facilitate the
escape of pus, we took advantage of
the improved condition of the Pres
ident this morning, shortly after the
morning bulletin was issued. He
was etherized. The incision eX-
tended downward and forward, and a
counter opening was made into the
track Of the ball, below the margin
of the twelfth rib, which it is be-
lieYed will effect the desired object
No bad effects from the ether, and
he is in excellent condition.
(Signed) d. W. BLISS,
| ROBT. REYBURN.
T. II. HAMILTON,
D. H. AGNEW.
During the past three days the
President has perceptibly exper-
fenced a rise of temperature, indi-
eating another stOppage to the flow
of pus. A surgical operation was
performed at 9 this morning by DR.
Agnew, assisted by all the surgeons
in attendance, by which a commune
cation between the puS cavities and
surface of the body has been estab-
lished. The operation was per
:, formed under the influence of ether
The President endured it well, and
at this hour GO.3O am is doing as
well as could be hoped.
(Signed) BLAINE, Sec'y.
Executive Mansion, 1 pm. The
necessity for the operation which
: was performed upon the Presiden
this morning, became apparent to-
! the surgeons Yesterday, when they
found drainage tube of the size
, hitherto used could no longer be
passed along the track Of the ball
between the ribs. The process Of
: granulation at that point had gone
so far as to partially elise the orr
fee and thus prevented the pushing
, aside of flesh which was healing be
? tween them, so the tube could be
Z introduced. The result Of this state
: of things was that pus formed il
2 the deeper parts Of the wound rather
faster than it could escape through
the half DISTRACTED opening between
5 the ribs, and its gradual accumula
: ton began 10 cause disturbance. II
? was therefore decided to make q
, new opening into the track OF the
! ball below the last rib, so that the
: ribs should no longer prevent the
: keeping open Of the wound by the
: solid backing which they afforded
to granulating flesh between them
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