Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-09-24
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Aacveash notified Secretaries W.in,lon,,
HUNT and Kirkwood and .s Postmaster
General James at the West End Ietel.
telegram WAS also sent to
Secretary Blaine requesting him TO come to
Long Branch immediately Carriages filed
With ladies and gentlemen rolled up to the Ell
boron and discharged their loads OF anxious
lnqnirers Tho patient had not rallied salts
fartorily from the effects of the chill. The
physicians were summoned to the Bedside and
for time as an imm ediato collapse was
feared DR.. Agnew ~ seen for a moment
He said simply this: ssrhis is the beginning
OF the end' After the lapse Of nearly an
hour, word was received that the pres;dont
had begun to rally. His pulse
had fallen to 126 and the :emperature.
DR.. Bliss said, twas nearly normal
This surgeon did not speak in gate as
despondent tones as he had used earlier in the
day. Tho members Of the cabinet, in the
meantime, had come to the Elberon and had
assembled at Attorney General MacVeagh's
cottage, AacVeagh then Informed them. of the
utterly
. VII HOPELESS CHARACTER OF THE CASE.
Gen. James walked nervously. oyer to the
hotel, and Dr. Bliss met hin, in the Office. eve
ere not entirely without hope.'' said the mer-
curial doctor. s'Thero is one chance in
hundred that the president may recover, but
at present it seems like hoping against hope"
The. doctor did not then explain wha. the one
chance was. Afterwards, in q CONVEX
sation with DR.. Boynton, embe ushed
with pathological terms, Dr.. Bliss said
there was q chance that the small Assesses
the lung might unite and form continuous
flow which would relieve the patient and give
the physicians another opportunity to battle
with death on even terms. This chance
seemed to the professional listener almost too
slight to be entertained. The doctor. sur
rounded by corps Of correspondents, said
that the president seemed to be temporarily
improving He thought that when the normal
conditions were again partially restored, there
would be another chill &. He was emphatic in
saying that he didn't believe the president
would die suddeDly That there was danger Of
+ EMBoL1sM or THE HEART,
he admitted, but, thought it comparatively
slight The discharge from the wound, he
said, was not improved, it being thin. dark and
stringy. There was very little flow Of pus
from the parotid gland. The cough had bsen1
severe during the progress Of the rigor, but
since then he thought the president had not
coughed. The flow Of pus from the lungs was
not as free Is it had been. The area Of dull
ness 4 on the right lung seemed
somewhat extended. Without admitting
that there was 1 new pus cavity.
forming on the lungs. tho doctor made state
ments which seemed to indicate that such was
tine immediate cause OF the rigor. Latei, the
rigor has ended. This morning the president
called for hand glass which lay upon the
dresser in his room and looked earnestly at
himself. DR.. Bliss had described him early in
the day 20 looking like shadow, with sunken
eyes, the skin drawn tightly over the cheek
bones and shriveled features. Il can't under
stand. doctor, how it is I am so weak when
look 30 we'll" said the president as he dropped
the glass upon the bed.
sThe tones Of his voice were weak said the doc
tor. but he seemed full of courage and there
no indication Of mental weakness in his manner.
His mind has not been clear all tho day. At times
he has wandered considerably. but when he spoke
of himself he was in possession Of all his facnties
and seemed ready to endure much more than his has
gone through with. His constitution is remarkably
strong. It Is really wonderful
MRS. GARFIELD
has been prepared for the worst DR.. Boyn-
ton, who told her in Washington several weeks
ago that her husband could not live, to-day In
formed her that the chances for his recovery
were poorer than ever before She understood
the gravity Of the case and was not surprised
At the hopelessness OF her friend and physi-
clan. She still! refused to abandon hope so
long as her husband was alive. Mrs. Garfield
has always evinced repugnance. natural per-
haps, to u the hearing of any; un-
favorable news regarding the" president.
It has bet,l her wish that as long as the
faintest chance Of recovery existed no news
should be given the public. The president has
shared her views on the subject 1t was learned
to day upon perfectly reliable authority that
until within the last week the president has
read every bulletin issued since his arrival at
the Branch and would not permit blue reports
to be issued. Since fuller bulletins have been
issued tho president has not been consulted in
their preparation. Secretary Blaine, it is WELL
known, incurred the hostility Of some Of the
presidents attendants by the serious way in
which he treated the case at Washington when
the regular bulletins Of the physicians were OF
IN optimistic character. Mrs. Garfield felt
greatly hurt by the grave tone Of Mr.. Blaine's
dispatches. Attorney General MacVeagh is
generally congratulated for tbs plain
and concise statements Of the
case he has made ~ to Minister.
Lowell. Mrs Garfield saw every one Of his
bulletins and it was somewhat difficult task to
state the exact truth so as to avoid wounding
the lady's feelings. Con. Swain and Col
Rockwell have both been averse to giving the
public
ANY BUT FAVORABLE STATEMENTS
These statements for the past two days have
been Of the most foolish character in view Of
recent developments The afternoon at the
Elberon has boon one OF suspense There has
been 3 constant stream Of visitors, among them
some Of the most prominent dweilers st the
Branch. No such depth Of feeling was msni-
tested at Washington during the grave crisis Of