Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-27

OF MS own recovery"
mo, l don't think he has, He seemed NOR,
discouraged about himself this morning thar
usual and think his discouragementha had some
thing to do with his physical depression. Hi:
mind seemed for a time to react unfavora bly,
upon his body"
"Did he ask you how he was?"
~ es, and Mrs. Garfield and gave him reas-
surfing replies. That seemed to brace him up
and he soon afterward rallied'
What is the condition of his mind to-day?'
His mind is absolutely clear"
" Better then than yesterday ?"
" Much better. He understands everything
that is said to him to-day, and is conscious OF
what goes on about him.
What is the appearance of the parotid gland
to-day"
. 1t has not changed much"
| Does it continue to discharged"
YES 1t discharges rather more freely, I think,
| through the ear
Are any of the other glands of the body af-
fected ?''
mo"
And there is no suppuration except in the
| wound and the gland?"
| Nowhere ese.'
Glow does the wound look?'
Not quite so well as heretofore. The granu-
latlons were not so perfect this morning as they
have hitherto been"
| "Has the character of the pus from the wound
changed?"
Not materially. 1t perhaps indicates little
more depletion of the SYSTEM
g Has the slim chance of which YOU spoke
yesterday, doctor, grown any narrower since
then?'
Eyes. I think it has. He has less chance to-
day to recover than he had yesterday"
You still hope for recovery
Yes, hope for it,
but what is your judgment-your belief with
regard to it?'
''My belief is that the President cannot re-
cover. If it were not for the local trouble
| mean the condition of the parOtid gland-he
might gain strength and make progress. but
do not see how the process of repair can begin
| or go on in the presence of that complication -
eff there should be no improvement how
long would the patient probably hold OUT"
II should think he might live two or three
days. do not think death will occur sud-
| denly"
you say his mind to-day is absolutely clear?
Is it not probable that his mental faculties will
| fail before the end cOmes?'
Yes. presume death will bepreceded by
period OF Inconsistencies
''Have you advised Mrs Garfield to send for
any other members of the family?"
mo. do not think it is our place to make
Unat suggestion. Mrs Garfield knows perfectly
| well how the President is
Has any one been admitted to the room to
see him yesterday or to-day except the surgeons
and the usual attendants?'
mo one, to my knowledge
II death occurs will its approach be recog-
nlzable for any considerable time in advance?"
~ thlnk 1t Will 1t is impossible to predict
with certainty what course the case will take:
but think it likely that if worst comes to worst
the President will sink gradually and that we
shall have some hours warning of the coming of
the end"
PM.-NO CHANGE SINCE NOON
The condition of the President has not mate
rally changed since the noon bulletin
THE PRESIDENT CONSCIOUS OF HIS CONDITION
DR.. Boynton was asked this afternoon if the
President retained his consciousness"
"Yes," said the doctor; she does"
"Does he say anything?" was asked.
Yes, was the reply, ''he called me to him
this morning and said: Doctor, am mot weaker
than l was yesterday" Yes answered, Il
think you are WE'LL said the President.
Doctor, is there any use of keeping this fight
up any longer:' Yes" said the Doctor. there
is"
MRS. GARFIELD STILL CLINGs TO HOPE.
Gen Mason, who is cousin of Mrs. Garfield
had an audience with Mrs. Garfield between half
past one and two O'Clock. She had not aban-
doned hope and still clinged to the belief that
the favorable turn in the Presidents condition
will yet appear.
Secretary Blaine to Minister Lowell
Up. m.-The following has just been filed for
transmission:
LOsceu, Minister, London:
There has been no change for the better in the
Presidents condition since morning. His fever
mas risen and his pulse at this hour g p.m.) is
lSo. His physicians do not regard the case as
hopeless, but very dangerous and critical
BLAINE. Secretary.
Scenes in and About the White House.
There WAS much nuiof c,,hduod h,,tlo ona
stir about the White House to-day. There were
many people there during the morning. Car
riages drove up to the barred portco more fire.
quentiy. The gate was surrounded by knot of
walters for news. The crowd dwindled after
the morning bulletin was issued and did not
again increase in size until shortly before noon
me mounted messengers were kept on the go
all the while and rode their horses never at a
less speed than gallop Mr.. Browns room
was not crowded, some restriction to admission
thereto having been made. The crowd of bulle-
tin nends is kept out of the room. Those anx-
iously looked Tor pieces of paper are distributed
from down stairs The noisy stampede follow
ing the handing out Of the bulletins is thus
avoided. At one time yesterday the rush away
seemed to shake the whole house.
Dr. Hawkes., the tutor to the Presidents bovs
"AAo A"o oCCu ouSCut 1Or the past TWO weeks
returned late last night upon receiving the nm
favorable information from the Presidents sick
room. He finds that there is nothing to build
hope upon.
The Feeling in tic City.
There was .e1verlsh excitement in the civ
last night. This morning the bulletins were
eagerly read in the last hope that there might
be some favorable sign. The public anxiety and
depression is manifested every where In the
departments, while the clerks assembled as
usual, little work is accomplished Even the
business of private citizens is neglected. The
Presidents condition is the sole topic of discus
sion. Some who have strong conviction
that death is inevitable go SO far as
to discuss the political aspects of
the case. Among other themes that have come
to be considered in connection with the Presi.
dents case is the probable nature of Guiteau's
defence. The bad results of inc0nsiderate criti-
cism Of the Presidents attending physicians is |
shown in the mere suggestion which has been
heard dozens Of times during the past day or |
two, that the assassin would raise the plea of |
death by malpractice. Over the whole city |