The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-27
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THE PRESIDENT.
Encouraging Reports COB-
ttnue to be e ceived.

surgeons n6lO CONSULTATION IrOm
$50 to 10. DR.. AgneW said the fever
was the result of irritation of the
wound and the causes must be re-
moved. Then another operation
was determined upon, and DR.. Ag-
new enlarged the inciSion made
through the integument of the back
on Sunday, so that he could insert
his finger. He felt splinters of the
fractured rib infringing on the track
Of the bullet. He took fifteen or
twenty of these fragments out, one
an inch long. He then raised the
fractured rib with his finger and re-
stored it to its natural position; pus
then flowed much better. This
morning when the wound was
dressed the discharge had partially
stopped, and was entirely too slight
for the condition Of the wound and
this led to an operation under
which the President experienced
prompt relief and the discharge was
satisfactory. DR.. Agnew said his
condition was then favorable, and
about noon repeated this statement.
The President ate raw egg and milk
with rum, and said he felt better.
The surgeons took out the semi
circle drainage tube this evening
and inserted a straight one into the
new incisiOn, which will allow the
mouth of the wound to heal and
drain through the incisiOn. At one
o'clock Mrs. Garfield told Treasurer
Gilfillan that the President was de-
cidedly better since this mornings
operation, and she felt very cheer
full. Her debility continues and oc-
caSiOns uneaSineSS. DR.. BOynt0n
and Mrs. Edison carefully watch her.
They know her husbands recovery
and change of air and scene must
precede any radical Improvement in
her.
Executive Mansion $50 p.m.-The
reports which have been telegraphed
hence to-day, to the effect that a
serious operation was performed
this forenoon for the purpose of re-
moving a part Of the Presidents
fractured rib are without founda-
ton. The wound has not been
touched since the morning dressing
and the only operation performed
then was the pulling out by DIR.
Bliss with his finger of two or three
small splinters of bone which
the passage and impeded the
outflow. The surgeons do not admit
that there is anything critical Or
dangerous in the Presidents condi-
ton this afternoon; on the contrary,
he had been fairly comfortable to-
day. The discharge from the wound
this morning, although not large,
was not so scanty as to indicate any
new complications, that the patient
at this hour is free from fever and
resting quietly, and that his general
condition is at least as good as
yesterday.
Unofficial. Executive Mansion
( p.m.-The President had a COM
Portable day, and in the opinion of
the surgeons is better now than he
was this time yesterday. The tenn
perature during a greater part Of
the afternoon, had been normal, his
pulse not high, and his general con-
lition good. There has been no re-
;urrence up to this hour of the
afternoon fever,
Executive Mansion, IL N Col.
who has just come from
he Presidents chamber, says the
patient is resting very comfortably,
md he considers he is doing as well
IS could reasonably be expected. In
,espOnse to question whether there
lad been or would be any further
operation performed on the Presi-
lent, he said no" There had been
out one operation, and judging from
present indications we don't antici-
pate any more will be necessary.
Continuing, Rockwell said: At the
dressing the wound dis
some small pieces supposed
% be from fractured ribs.
Official; Executive Mansion, II
0.m.-The President has done well
Turing the day. At the dressing of |
lis wound, after the evening bull
etiu was issued, a displaced specu-
UNI Of the broken rib, about half an |
nch long was removed. Track OF |
he wound at the point was dilated
ind a larger drainage tube inserted
or the purpose of facilitating the |
discharge of pus. Since that time
le had several quiet maps. He has
AIKEN more nourishment than on
my Of the last five days, without
gastric irritation. When the wound
vas dressed this evening the dis
charge Of healthy pus was abundant.
At noon his pulse was 100, tempera-
ure 96.4, respiration. AT 7 pm,
,ulSs 1O4, temperature 1907, respira-
ion %.
New York, ga Post reporter
las interviewed DR.. Hamilton, who
aid the deposit of pus which caused
he recent trouble would have been
opened by attending physicians, but
hey thought it was a responsible
IUty and they sent for AgneW and
i'm. This complication does not
fleet the chance of recovery very
materially, and though similar OBJ
and complications may
nsue, there is no cause for serious
1arm. These pus pouches are not
likely to occur at the old track OF
he wound. The special cause OF /
his one was the projection OF the
ractured rib. The presumption