Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-12
tions arising at any time while he is SO
low.
INTERVIEW WITH DIR. REYBURN.

INTERVIEW WITH DIR. REYBURN.
Doctor, should like your judgment on the
situation tonight.
Well, the President has not had quite 80 IA
vorable a day to-day. During Thursday and
Friday there was quite decided improvement
in his condition, but Friday, late in the eve
ming, his temperature and pulse commenced
to increase. He is not materially worse thar
yesterday, but he has made no gain.
What do you consider the most serious fea-
ture in his case tonight?
Iconsider his lung trouble the most serious
feature in the case.
Are you apprehensive of serious results
from this complication?
Ican't say. / think he has sufficient vitali-
ty to carry him throgh the present trouble and
to recovery, unless new developments OF some
nature occurs.
Will you explain location of the trouble?
Certainly. 1t is located in the lower pos
terror portion of the right lung.
What do you consider has been the cause OF
this new complication?
Itris in my judgment the result of bad
condition of The blood.
Are there any indications of its resulting
fatally?
No. AS l said before, if there no further
DEVELOPMENTS of similar complications think
he has sufficient vitality to overcome this.
Should there be further complications OF
the same nature what would be the result!
1t would be tremendous strain on the pa
tient
Is there danger of encountering more trou-
BILE of the same kind?
There's great danger Of but we hope itmay
be averted.
referred to the high pulse and temperature as
due to the usual fluctuations. Further than
this the doctor did not desire to converse on
the inject,
AS the night wore on the anxiety increased,
and the scene at Elberon become quite anx-
ious. DIR. Bliss was in demand and finally
submitted to the interview.
The subject of the most Importance was
that the affection of lung is local infamma-
tion of the lower portion of the
right organ, and whether there's
a pus cavity forming there or
whether it is simply limited infamation, will
only be known in the course of time. The
doctor while clearly showing that the situa-
ton was not desirable one, didn't admit he
was apprehensive of serious results, but re-
marked the future could not be foreseen. He
mentioned his recovery from the effects of the
parotid swelling as almost marvellous, and as
that was one of the most formidable cOmpli-
cations possible, there was good reasor, he
thought, to believe the patient would over
come this one.
In response to direct question the doctor
answered that there was danger of local trou
ble now developed and progressing, but he did
not think it would go beyond this. The ut
terances of the doctor developed no strange
history connected with the case, being rather
a review of what has already been stated on
different occasions.
To sum up, the day, SO far as the President
is concerned, has been very unfavOrable.
In fact it is increasing, he said. 1t is serious
but not at this time dangerous complication.
He attributed the rise of temperature to the
lung trouble if not to malarial, as indicated
in an earlier dispatch.
In response as to how abscess in the lung
would be treated, the doctor said it could be
easily treated by rui ming hollow needle into
the body and drawing off the pus,
At IL O'Clock tonight the cottages OF The
President and Private Fecretary Brown were
closed The President was sleeping and his
pulse and temperature were reported to have
decreased some, but the figures had not been
taken during the day.
Gen. Grant called at Presidents cottage to
pay his respects. Nearly all cabinet officers
were entertained at dinner by Jno. Hoey. The
Presidents lungs are acknowledged to be af-
fected, The affilctlon is not claimed to be un-
der control. Hence IT is liable to increase.
If it ncreasea assesses will undoubtedly be
the result and may form around the lungs or
other vital parts, in fact, it is an undecided
question to-night whether or not abscesses
have not already formed, and the evidence ap-
pears they have. The supuration is again
critical, to say the least, and unless there is
proof established to the contrary, there is good
ground for believing pyamia has set in.
At late hour last night DR.. Bliss stated
that the Presidents cough had subsidized some
what, that dullness from the lungs extended
over very small area, and that he did not
think it would amount to anything serious.
although he admitted danger. Members
the cabinet will meet Tuesday.