New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04

siderable strength from the nourshment admins
tered.
DISPOSED TO CHEERFUL CONVERSATION.
Toward morning he inclined to be chatty, and
his disposition to talk required to be discouraged
and mildly repressed. Once Attorney General Mac
Vcagh, who sitting at his bedside. cautioned
him against indulgng in conversation. and he pleas
antly replied: "Wcll, will compromise with you;
If you will give all the milk l want will not
talk"
At o'clock this morning consultation of phys-
clans was held. There were present Surgeons
General Barnes and Williamson Surgeon
Woodward, Drs. Bliss Reyburn. Ford, Lincoln,
Patterson, Norris and several others. A careful
animation of the Presidents condition was made
and his symptoms discussed at length. The result
of the consultation made known at 10 o'clock
as follows: :" The result of the consultation is that
the symptoms arc more favorable than at any time
since the shooting, Pulse, 116; respiration and
temperature rmal."
THE HOPES OF DIR. BLISS.
TRIBUNE correspondent who visited the White
House at IL o'clock found cheerful faces and gem
era air of hopefulness in place of the gloom and
almost despair which reigncd there twelve four
teen hours before. The patient is doing spen-
didly," said DR.. Bliss barring accidents he will
recover and it is duty to provide against acci-
dcnts. The President rested well last night and is
stronger this morning. He assimilatcs the food ad-
ministcred, his pulse is gradually diminishing and
his respiration and temperature are nearly normal.
There is internal bleeding We have not yet dis
covered any symptom of pcritoncal inflammation
feature of such case which is most to be dreaded.
The patients kidneys work naturally. and so
another cause of great anxiety is removed"
HOPEFUL BULLETINS ISSUED.
At o'clock this afternoon the following bulletin
was issued by attending physicians "Thc Prcsi-
dent has slept good deal since last bulletin, though
suffering pain occasionally in both feet and ankles
His pulse is 1Ol respiration, 1S temperature
nearly normal While the President is by no means
out of danger, the symptoms continue favorable"
At the same hour Dr. Bliss sent the follow
ing dispatch to cx-President Grant: "The
President has improved slowly but uniformly
since 7 p. IN. yesterday. Pulse lOi temperature
and respiration normal. Mrs. Garfield has not only
read the paper to him, but hc has read it himself
At o'clock p. IN. the following bulletin was
issued: mo appreciable change since last bulletin
The President sleeps well at intervals Pulse 1Os,
temperature and respiration normal
I'D. w. Bliss,
J.K. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD"
This bulletin was issued after a consultation at
which present several other physicians beside
thoSa yboc
correspondent called at the White House an hour
atcr and had talk with DR.. Rcyhurn who is one
lof the physicians in constant attendance on the
President.
DIR. REYRURN's DIAGNOSIS.
Dr. Rcyburn SAID; In brief. the history of the
case during the last twenty hours is IA follows:
The pulse has down from 1913 to lO2 and
range from that to 112 or ia. This is very favor
able symptom. The temperature is normal or nca~y
so, showing that the patient has very little fever
The respiration is more natural indeed nearly nor
mal aud that also is a good sign. lie has some pain
in the feet and ankles, Indicating the probability of
a conclusion of the spinal cord. That pain we can
control easily by the use of hypodermic in
Jections OF morphine. There is internal
bleeding, and at this time no sign
of the recurrence of internal hcmorrhago That of
| course was the most dangerous symptom last nght
at this hoar and had it not ceased of itself the Prcs
dent could not have lived many hours There arc
az yet no symptoms of pcritoneal inflammation A.
though the danger of that has not yet passed TLcrr
is, OF course, some tendency to inflammation but il
appears to be local, and the line of cfuion can bo
readily traced. The President is able to take
nourlslIncnt, and his stomach assinatcs it, He
remains cheerful and calm. Every hour that masses
now without the development OF any new dan
gerous symptoms adds immensely to the probabilities
| OF ms recovery. OF course cannot say that he
| will recover. The wound is a very dangerous one
and If he shall get well the road to recovery will he
u long one. We shall apply an antseptic DRESSING
to the wound tonight. in order prevent anv dam
ger from poisoning When it becomes necossorv i,
order to relieve tho wound of any which NAV
accumulate, we will insert tube There is no me-
cessity for doing that now. Tho bullet penetrated
the right lobe of the liver, and We think, it il i'm
beddcd in that organ"
In your experience, Doctor have you ever had n
case before similar to thisY" asked tho correspond
cnt.
ics replied the Doctor; when had charge
OF the hospital during the had q case similar
W .his put rather worse. The soldier was wounded
In the liver. Biliary lstula formed and for three
weeks or more bile was discharged We never cx
tracted the bullet, but the man recovered. Dr. Bliss
aiso' whie an army surgeon, had case of the same
sort where the patient recovered. OF course the
percentage rec T,,,