National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-20

lopeihiioN was severe one, Dut was uOinc Wltneut
sctherinlion, the patient being relieved simply by
an application of carbolzed spray TO the parts TO
(which the knife was applied The President was
Every much weakened by the shock of this treat
iment, and to such an extent was II manifest that
At showed In his voice, his accelerated pulse. aud
general debility. on the 9th OF July, however
\ THERE WAS MARKED IMPROVEMENT,
gand ON August the President had so far recovS
cred that the attending physicians once more AM
4nounced that he was on the road 10 health Au
ggust the febrie symptoms wore such as 10 again
kexcitc attention, and the Sth stu another SURF
sgical operation, which DR.. Agnew termed I" radi
zeal one, was deemed necessary. 1t wns ascer-
4taned then definitely that the track Of the bullel
pad turned from its downward detection TO for =.
tward course just at the lower edge of the twelfth
4rib, and an incision was made. beginning whore
3the frst one started, the knife being passed for
dward and downward some three inches meeting
<the track OF the wound below the twelfth rib,
Erase. This time, owing 70 the severity of the Cpl
eration. which Tested an hour and to the increased
fhtrength OF the patients stomach, ether was nd 4
aministered In addition TO the inhalation Of the
snnfcsthetic the patients back was benumbed with
spray The effect of the etherization was
Smost disastrous. Nausea and vomiting succeeded,
Rhnd II was many days thereafter before the stom-
tach natural In a diseased, dyspeptio condition,
tragainod strength sufficient TO retain nourshment
I'm proper way. From this time on may be
ktraced
1TuE RAPID DECLINE OF THE PRESIDENTS VITALITY.
4 still the doctors thought from the symptoms
t0f the patient within the next two or three days
$that the operation had been successful in It's re-
Nsuts, and indeed the patient did rally to such an
3cxtent that the 9th Of August he wrote his name
<for the frt time with pen. On the 10th he signed
3an important extradition paper, the only Official
$nct performed during his illness On the 18th he
Hwrotc letter TO his ngcd mother, in which he ex-
IMPRESSED his confidence In his ultimate recovery.
You the nth DR.. Hamilton expressed the opinion
nj nd nr Ann "A
unnecessary. Still there was an almost unac-
6conntable weakness Of the stomach, which in
Increased on the 18th, and on the 18th came
II NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND PHYSICAL PRosTRATIoN.
Sand the, council Of physicians admitted in the
.lcyening bulletin that the Presidents condition is,
&on the whole less satisfactory" August l6 Dr. Bliss
conditlon Of the wound itself that Il had healed
Hrom the ball TO three inches ofthe last incison,
&and that the whole trouble was with the stomach
Stomach and the condition of this organ appeared
&to absorb the principal attention OF the ply
sicians and the, public. such was the gravity
unable q fetain anything at s and ise pa
2hc 18th he was able, finaiIy, to take and retain
,&yery small portion Of liquid nourishment, and
Xfrom that time II has been constantly increased
#day by day, In the meantime, August q or %,
$the enema being suspended, although not because
Xt was considered unnecessary, as was aftcrward
3earned, but because 1t was no longer retained.
&of tho stomach n new complication arose, which
twas announced as the appearance of
n INFLAMMATION OF TIRE RIGHT PARoTID GLAND.
II seems that this swelling had been noticed for
20 day or TWO before II was ofhcially announced
Wand was not at first thought TO be of enough sig .
Snihcance TO make Il matter Of public knowledge
9n the i9h the bulletin announced The
8ment, the trouble wit the parotid gland had par.
tlally disappeared. and the hope OF ultimate re.
sSS T Sowsys %a''F sSSg he sSs
Sthe case did not warrant the hope
Nto Which they, gave rise, for the glendular
Increased and became more troublesome from day
Nc day until August "a, when II was decided 10
jnake an incision Just below, and forward Of the
seemed was inevitable To go back day OF
1.-TWO, curious phase Of the case, which
n STARTLED THE PUBLIC,
2alhough 1t is not clear what medical significance
IA had, became known. It VIII be remembered
|fthat since August the physicians had announced
|sthat the wound was healed to within three and q
81 ,on inches pc Gi,ne opening When the world
t3ment that an obstruction had suddenly been re-
8moved, and at the dressing on the evening before
8twelve and halfinches forward and downward
8rom the external surface Of the last incision. This
&was announced In the official bulletin Of half.
That time forward there was a notable
4decrease in public faith in the statements of the
ncts From the Tine Of the nesiSn IN NE ne ny S
dwelling there was no material change. except q
Egradual failing Of the patients strength, albeit he
hight Of August Is, when the friends and physi.
|ciAns appeared for the first time to be so discour.
gagged at the symptoms that the President was prac
3tiealy given up and
RECOVERY pEspAIRED OF.
81 The members Of the Cabinet met as usual at tn
'HWhite House in the evening" and DIR. Bliss made
g5such an announcement to them that they con-
Xstrued IL into practical Abandonment Of the case
UIndced, II was said that the parotd swelling had
3now developed into a carb,ince of such malig-
NANCY that should It have attacked the patient In
Inc full vigor OF his strength his recovery would
38jsaid that this, would be the approximate
snent could foresee. The nights of August Is and
26 were passed In resessness and delirium for the
)fmost part, and the next morning. at the daily
IL wns found that the gland had begun d
3dscharge of pus through the right ear, an occur.
Hrence which Dr. Boynton had some days before
tnnnonneed as a very grave and undoubtedly fatal
a The g1ih of August opened with hardly a belief
Ethat the patient
n WOULD SURVIVE THE DAY.
saThe pulse was very variable, going up with great
and then sinking to a mere thread. A,
fthe noon bulletin 1t registered 100, and even DR.
= ibis, who had always been sanguine Of recovery
yee nc Te see now 1ne could
&unexrected as II was gratifying Thl
Npatient complained Of hunger, and asked for solid
q food, something which had not been given to him
1 for about week He was allowed TO have some
Nmiik- toast, which his stomach retained, and tho
'Tlayorabe symptoms continued for the following
sten days, and the feeling that convalescence wa
Sjnear ut hand became general In the public mind
EThe desire OF removal which the President had
#hcrctoiore expressed now became stronger and
3he begged the surgeons TO crafty him In this re
aspect consultation of all the physicians was
'Shed on the Sd of September, and twas finally de-
Yielded
81 TO REMOVE THE PATIENT To LONG BRANCH.
n AZ this time one reason alleged for this change
sswas TINT the patient If he remained in this city
Twould be liable to malaria. This subject Of
3ihs malarisl influence had been discussed b,
}eas July Is TIM RrPUBIicaS published d. Z
|&lettcr from DIR. A, Y. p. Garnet, showing
'Sthat the President had been suffering from mlas.
Hmatic poison for some time. This view was held
sby other physicians here and in other cities, and
lfgreai experience in New Orleans IN treating ma
Isrlal diseases, was also published In these col.
s{mns. How far RnIarial poison has complicated
.Rbe known until the case shall have been termI-
&natcd by death or recovery and
II THE RECORD KEPT BY THE ATTENDING SURGEONS
&be laid before the public. The removal from the
INWhite House was made on September 6, and ri
n en- minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon ol
Hthat day the President reached Elberon and wa
splaccd in the Francklyn cottage. For a day q
seemed as II the braclng sea. breeze had infused
Enew life into the weakened and dehilitated sys.
n en-, and the bulletins were. hopeful and en-,
,8couraging. The rally. however was not SUI
zaclent. The vitlated blood asserted its presenc,
'more pronounced, for the surgeons had long since
,Siropped the denial OF pyemia and again alarm
SSwas felt This passed away, and on the Sth word
9of encourageme were again put forth from thI
s9sick room, and card was posted In the ElberoI
S4lIotel ~ follows;
IA DIR. Bliss has declared In the presence OF DIR
that the President Is almost GONZALES
¢ Pulse, o. temperature, normal respira
Elton, H.
"A Later In the day another card was posted con
ftainlng the following:
;FtiOns now evident can prevent the Presidents re.
acoyery." 4Gl0-Dr, Hamilton has just said now ht
Swil get we'll.
q On this day also three of the surgeons-surgeOn'
%General Barnes and Drs. Woodward and Reyburn--
!" RETIRED FROM THR CASE