Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-16

been overcome by simply substituting for th'
tin connecting pipe section OF rubber pipe
and that broke the sound"
SAT what temperature do you keep th'
room?"
"About IS or 76 near the register; but 1t is
couple Of degrees warmer near the Presi
dents bed. There is cotton screen In from
of the register, to keep drafts from the bedside
The window just south of the bed is closed al
| the bottom and opened at the top, and the
other window opens top and bottom. We thus
| have regular current OF
PURE, COOL AIR
constantly. The register is at least twenty
| feet from the bed"
"Is there any other room in the house that
would be more favorable to the Presldentyn t..
"No. Mrs. Garfield tried them all at differ-
ent times, and thinks the Presidents room
the best. She now occupies the room adjoin-
| ing it, preferring its location to any other"
tThere is no restriction placed upon the
visits of the children to the sick-room, is
there?"
"Oh, no, except that they are warned not to
| make their father talk. They each come in
occasionally, but do not remain long at a
| time"
"Mrs Garfield retains her post?"
ooh, yes, unfinchingly. She is very we'll,
and stays with her husband almost continu-
ally He desires to have her near him; he
does not talk much, but is simply content to
know she Is there"
"DOes he still
TALK INCoHERENTLY
after awaking?"
eyes. He does not always get refreshing
maps; talks during his sleep, and seems little
dreamy for while after awaking."
"Has he made any further reference to the
asssssin Guitsau?"
"NO, except to agree with him on this
point. The physicians were talking over the
disputed question, which it was of the bullets
that took effect. They said it was Guiteau's
opinion that it was the first shot. Ithink so,
too,' said the President. He has spoken OF
the terrible shock he received when he felt the
bullet, and says he felt his knees giving way
under him. He believes with the doctors
that the arm shot, which only grazed the skin,
would not have affected him that much His
| recOllectiOns of the affair are very clear"
'"What do the physicians think of the opin-
ion of a brother doctor that it is only flesh
wound after all?''
''Well, DR.. Reyburn spoke of that last night
to me, and said he could not see how any
physician could venture to make such re-
mark, when anybody who knows the Presi-
dent at all might at once conclude that man
of his strong will-power and magnificent
physique would not be rendered as helpless as
he is by mere flesh wound. Why, he can
hardly move his head, he is now so weak from
the effects of the wound y
''You can give no idea of how it is to end?''
"No, nor anyone else.
GRAVE SYMPTOMS
have been met and overcome, and that, oi
course, argues well for what may follow.
But there is no more telling than that, and it
is useless for doctors to give opinions one way
or the other. I have watched poor soldier
boys with as great an interest, in cases SINH
lar, but their recovery or death does not prove
anything for or against the President. When
think OF them-what discomforts and inatten
tion they had to endure, and still they sur
vived their wounds-the outlook for he Pres
ident Is hopeful, indeed. considering all the
comforts with which he is surrou nded, and
the concerted opinion of the best medical ad
vice in the country"
Can a Man be Killed by an English "Bul
DOg?"
[St. Louis Republican,
Mr.. E. c. Meacham OF 400 and 4O2 North
Third street has in his window pistol exact
ly like that used by Guiteau in his assault up
on President Garfeld-an English ''bull -dog'
of 3S calibre. In conversation with Repub-
hcan reporter yesterday Mr.. Meacham stated
some facts not commonly known. The Eng
lish "bull dog" most commonly in use is q
pistol ''made to SELL" 1t is not, he states, q
fine or costly weapon, being sold, according to
the market, at various prices, ranging from
five to ten dollars. AS the barrel Is made OF
cast iron, and not of steel like the finer brands
such as the Smith & Wesson and Colt and
Remington weapons, it will not stand a forced
ball. The barrel is, therefore. made larger
than the cylinder, so that there can be no dan
ger of its splitting when discharged. There
is fac make of pistol called the "Bull Dog"
but it cannot be bought for the $40 Guiteau is
said to have paid for his. In view of these
facts Mr.. Meacham draws the conclusion that
the wounds of the President are not nearly so
serious as they are Supposed to be. He says
that the force of the ordinary "Bull Dog'' is
not sufficient, even at comparatively close
quarters, to infict a serious wound where a
bullet from more powerful pistol would
cause instant death. He thinks it quite pos
sible that the bullet causing the greatest
trouble to the President only entered the cav
ity without piercing any organ eff he had
been shot with that pistol said he, laying
out Smith and Wesson improved, "the bull
let would have gone clean through him."