Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04
THE EVENING STAR.
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-, I'd the patient "a Slowly gathe,
,n usnnlen' - 'eet the secondary !nfiamm,
IS '..Ssen 70 n AS yet thers IS LITTLE ev
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dence OF 1t. and nothfaA MT or eeva une IL VI
.ono-,, -o..s ao, uina' -. It's condition wit
much hopefulness.
Hopes of the Cabines& ncers'
! AT LIS O'Clock Postmaster Gen. "a, oaue
and Secretaries Hunt and Lincoln ''i. "a
| While House. They all expressed oiou
hopes OF the Presidents recovery. Said "
Postmaster General: ST attention, nerve, WI
and best medical service can do anything In his
: c Sc. be viii pull through. 1 have never thought
: other than that he would recover"
Drs. Hamilton and AgneH Gone
Home.
Dr.. Hamilton, who came on from New Yorl,
to attend the President, returned home this
afternoon at three o'clock. He said, before
leaving, that there is hope for the President;
but in response to direct inquiry whether the
President would live replied. Il would not like
to say" DR.. Agnew, who came On from Phila-
delphia, returned this morning. He said he
could be OF no service, as the treatment Of the
President was the very best that could be
given.
Cases OF Recovery from GunShOt
wounds i'm the Liver.
In regard to recoveries from gunshot wounds
IN the liver there are different statements as to
the authenticated cases. 1t is said By some that
80 cases Of recovery from such wounds were re.
corded during the rebellion, but last night Sen.
ator Mitchell said there were only 10. Whether
one number or the other be correct really does
not have any great significance. There
are no doubt dozens of cases OF
such recovery which were never recorded
There was no regular record kept of dangerous
cases during the rebellion. Here and there
surgeons would consider an unusual case as
worthy OF being carefully noted down and re-
corded, but In the hurry and excitement of
war there was not time 10 write down the his
tory CT cases. There is now employed In the
Penslon bureau In this city a gentleman who
was shot in the liver during the war. His
wound was very similar to that of the Pres!
dent, ana his case was pronounced hopeless;
but he got well and no record whatever was
made OF his case. DR.. Reyburn, who has been
one OF the surgeons In regular attendance upon
the President, upon being asked If he ever had
a case involving such wound before replied:
Eyes; When had charge OF the hospital dur
Ing tie war l had case similar to this, but
rather worse. The soldier was wounded In the
Weeks'or more bile was discharged. We never
extracted the bullet, but the man recovered
DR.. Bliss, also, while an army surgeon, had
case of the same sort! where the patient recov
cred. OF course. the percentage OF patients re-
covering from such wounds Is small, but re.
member that during the war some siXty-two
cases were reported in which the wounded per
sons recOvered.''
Not a Dangerous Symptom.
The evidence OF tympanitis discovered and
which still exists is not by any means dan.
gerous symptom. 1t indicates some infiamma-
ton. but certain degree OF Inflammation is
essential to the healing of the wounded parts
in the system. The signs OF tympanitis have
been most carefully watched this morning, and
every examination indicates but little lnflam-
nation, not more than the surgeons consider
necessary IN the case.
The Next A Hours to Determine.
1915 p m.-Dr. Pomertne, an eminent sur
geon OF Ohio, who served as surgeon In General
Garfield's regiment during the war. saw the
President this morning and expresses the opin-
ion that the next "a hours will determine
whether the case will prove fatal or not.
Dr. AgnevV has Hope in the Presi.
dents Vitality.
DR.. Agnew said this morning sit is possible
for one having such wound as the President
to live. and If any man can survive such a
wound President Garfield can. He has great
viii power and Vitality.
About the White House To-day.
THE TROOPS ON GUARD-PERFKCT QUIET PRE-.
WALLS.
company OF troops from the Arsenal re-
mains barracked night and day at the White
House. They camp under the trees with arms
stacked. A portion of them do sentry duty at
the different entrances to that ground. Every
thing about the White House to-day was very
quiet. There was no noise to disturb the Pres-
dent. No sound OF any firework was heard at
the White House. Commissioner Dent spoke
very thankfully that the people had so unani-
mously Needed the request that there be 10
disturbance.
Secretary Blaine appeared at the White
House this afternoon. Shortly after hi m came
Justice Field. Ex-Collector Thomas Murphy,
who is In the city, called at the White Hous
this afternoon.
Mr.. Crump, the steward at the White House.
is one OF the mosl constant attendants and
nurses to the President. He is able to oficiate
where the attendance OF female Is hardly
possible.
MRS. GARFIELD CHEERFUL.
Mrs. Garfield had good nights rest last
night ana is at her husbands bedside this
morning, feeling refreshed and cheerful.
TELEGRAM FROM Mr.. AND MRS. HAYES.
Secretary Blaine to-day received dispatch
from ex-President Hayes, asking earnestly
about the Presidents condition. Mrs. Usyes
joined him In praying God that the President
would recover. Secretary Blaine answered
that hopes OF recovery were entertained.
ANXIETY IN VIRGINIA.
Representatives. Dezendorf and Jorgensen. of
Virginia, were at the White House to-day. The
latter arrived today. Mr.. Jorgensen said to
THE STAR reporter that the deepest anxiety is
felt in Virginia as to the Presidents condition.
He receives kilograms every hour. There was
much excitement upon the first announcement
OF the attempted assassination, but It has
quoted down to feeling OF the deepest inter-
est and sympathy.
sYMPATHIZING CALLERS.
District commissioner Dent, Colonel Barr.
Rev. Dr. Power, Representative Ballantyne and
Senator Cameron were at the White House dur.
Ing the forenoon, making anxious inquiry
MRS. JRRE s. BLACK TO MRS. GARFIELD
Mrs. Black, Wife OF Judge Jere S. Black, has
sent the following telegram to Mrs. GARFIELD
from York, Pa: 1--WE are In the deepest anx.
tety and distress at this awful disaster We are