New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-16
THE PATIENT ENJOYS THE STORM.


OF RESTORATIVE AGENCIES Al woRK-THE PRES
IDENT's MoMENTARY DIsCOURAGEMENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO raiBuSE.I
IONG BRANCH, Sept. 15.-The Presidents case
tonight presents features. All of his
geons and attendants agree that he has lost hing,
and most of them think he has gained slightly.
The only serious thing that has happened to him
suce yesterday was the operation of draining his
lungs, which was performed on him last night by
several of the correspondents This was done after
the surgeons had retired for the night. and the first
intimation they had of it in the morning
papers. The surgeons all say that far as they are
concerned they have no idea of making any such
attempt and further that 40 reason for 1T exists at
the present time.
The day has been fairly good one for the Pres
dent The storm with which the day began and which
has continued TO increase throughout the day and
into the night has caused him no discomforts. The
cottage in which he is built with
the idea of keepmg its inmates
Portable in cold weather and so it is easy
to protect the President. He takes pleasure in
watching the ocean and it has been grand sight
as it has been all day in wild commoton. The best
indications in the Presidents the healing of
the incisiOns into the gland the face, and the
granuaton of the wound. Both of the former
tnue and show restorative energies that must come
from fair assimilation of food and the
action of wholesome blood. The food taken
strong. He tasted variety of articles, including
grapes and peaches. The digestive organs are per-
forming their functions i'll perfection. The
aninations made with view of determining the
quality of the blood indicate to the surgeons that
the vitiated condition is improving. The Presi-
dents rapid Improvement seems now to be
waiting upon the time when the system
can overcome the condition of the
blood. While the surgeons say this they are care
fu not to be understood to admit that he has blood
term is c6nmony used TRsy think the s"SH patient s is
slowly but surely overcoming this trouble with the
The reclining chair was given little greater ele-
walton to-day and 1T was matter of more satisfac
had to-day an excellent opportunity to observe the
storm. The story that the President is covered
There is not one anywhere on his body to-day;
AS to the character of the blood
poisoning it is possibly best indicated by the fact
that each of the three surgeons in the case be-
Heves the President will overcome it, They could
ap ped a0i1 TO s opinion ,n II Ts Tss & case of
condition OF the blood all the surgeons have freely
pyemia no one of them has yet asserted.
To sum up, while the President has not gained
much to-day; he has fairly held his own, and com
Portable night Is expected.
YIELDING TO TEMPORARY DIsCoURAGEMGNT
The President has been lying in condition
of grievous suffering for nearly eleven weeks. he
bright remarks Characteristic of the man when
in state of health are naturally the
ones most frequently reported from his
sick room, as indicative of progress and
impression gets abroad from this fact that
DO moments of dependency experienced by the
invalid. This would be almost miraculous if true,
but it is not. His grit" and determination are
marvellous, but there ar moments when humanity
asserts itself and the weakness of his system be-
comes apparent in the workings OF his brain.
THIS morning about o'clock he plantively
called to his attendant, I" Save me; don't
LAT ,,lrO I.rIa &c
tered, but for time the sufferer could not bring
himself to believe that there was vet hope of re-
cOvery for him. "Oh" said he, Il fear bringing me
here will prove but roaring farce after ALL" With
the return of daylight, however, there came a re-
newal of hope and the day passed without any
further manifestations Of dependency.
J he official bulletins have not recently been re-
garded as valuable trustworthy indications of
the Presidents condition. The figures it has long
been known indices of the momentary condi-
ton of pulse, temperature and respiration at the
time when the examination made. The fact
that at some time in every twentyfour hours since
the President came to Long Branch, and in fact
Tor long time before the pulse had reached much
higher point than any stated in the bulletin, has
long been known, although the fact not stated
ing consultations were held between the AttorneV-
General and the physicians, and a decision was
reached which promises valuable results. The fact
was alluded to in the morning bulletin
that the Presidents pulse in the night had reached
10 at one time, while septic accidents were
1erred 10 as matters that well under
stood by the public at large AS the bulIe-
TINS are no part of the treatment of the
PRESIDENT, but are concessions to the public and
acknow wledgments that the American people have
right to information regarding the Presidents
condition., reform IN the character of the physi-
clans official utteTances has been necessity Ii ia
to be hoped that some further improvements will be
speedily begun, and that the average of pulse
Temperature and respiration least the extremes
for the period covered by the bulletin will be here
after given.