Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-26
FIRST EXTRA.
l2:15 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
THE NATIONS PATIENT.
his CONDITION EXTREMELY CRITICAL,
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT SINCE MORNING.
THE ABsCEss IN THE NECK BREAKS

Last night was very bad one for the Presi-
dent and a sad one for the other inmates of the
White House. 1t could hardly have been sadder
II the worst had come. Everybody was down.
cast. The physicians had no words of encourage
ment for anxious inquirers. During the earlier
part OF the night change i'm the condition of
the swollen gland became apparent 1t was
discovered that instead of one accumulation
of pus, matter was collected in at least
half dozen cells. There was evidence.
also, that the accumulation of matter
In cells was going downward Great fears were
entertained, however. that it would also ascend
anu reach the brain. as it was found that the
swollen gland was what is known as a burrow-
Ing abscess. Such an abscess is pretty sure
sign that there is blood poisoning and of a
rather virulent form. The President slept very
poorly He was suffering from mental aberra-
ton great deal of the time; was restless and
impatient.
THE ABSCESS BREAKS INSIDE THE MOUTH
Laterin the night the burrowing abscess broke
inside, and pus was discharged through the
mouth. All efforts to control the abscess seemed
to avail nothing. The break inside was adj
mitted to be most dangerous sign One of the
physicians said before it occurred that if such
contingency should arise he did not think the
President could survive. There is no need of con-
cealing the fact that the dreaded elimination or
the assassin's deed may be looked for at almost
any hour Again last night the President became
anxious and worried on the subject of being re-
moved. Mrs. Edison was with him. The Presi-
dent said: ''Where is Blss?n "In the newt
room, >" was the reply. After an impatient move
ment the President said: go and tell him to
come here Tell him l want to be removed to
my own bed. Tell him / want to be removed
and put in my own bed. Iwont stay here any
longer" After considerable trouble Mrs Edison
Quoted him, and hewent to sleep for few min
utes.
THIS MORNING
the President was resting somewhat easer-a
result OF the bursting of the gland and the re-
lief consequent upon discharge of pus from
The burrowing abSceSs. His mind was clearer this
morning Last night he was frequently out of
his head and knew nothing that was going on
around him, and recognized no one.
Early this morning there was an anxious crowd
in front OF the White House. The walters for
bulletins Were on hand at the house i'm much
larger numbers than usual There was rush
for the bulletins when they were distributed. and
scampeIing away after they had been captured
bulletin:
Official Bulletin-S:3O am.
EXECUTIVE MANSION August % $50 am
The President slept most of the night. awaken
ing at intervals Of half an hour to an hour. On
first awakening there was as there has been for
several nights past, some mental confusion
which disappeared when he was fully reused
and occasionally he muttered in his
Slepn- These cIo
ing as on previous days. At present his tenn
perature is slightly above the normal. and his
pulse little more frequent than Yesterday
morning. Pulse los: temperature 99.l: res
piration II.
ID. W. BLISS ]. ]. Woodward.
j. h BARNES, ROBERT REYBURy.
FRANK Fl. HAMILTON
ZEE PRESIDENT WEAKER THAN HE WAS YES
TERDAY.
The best that can be said about the President
this morning is that he is not in a diving condi-
ton. he is weaker than he was YESTERDAY and !
ali the symptoms are for the worse rather than |
the better He was weaker yesterday than the !
Gay before, and is weaker to-day than he was /
yesterday In other words. the wasting process /
Is going on and has not been checked. The
liquid food which he still takes by the month |
does not seem to assmate and build IN the /
system as it should by enriching the blood. /
Such recuperatiye action is necessary. as stated /
yesterday, for an Improvement OF any endurable |
Character There now seems to be no doubt |
whatever but that
BLOOD POISONING
has firm hold on the President and If is worry !
doubtful if it can be thrown off or checked in |
view of the weakened condition of the patient
and the impoverished state of the blood. Every
thing about the White House TO-DAY was gloomy.
While hope was not abandoned. it was apparent |
10 the most casual eye that fears of the worst /
Were planted in every breast 1t was reported |
that another pus cell in the gland had been emf |
open after the morning examination. but in |
curry among the doctors elected only denial |
of it.
'PCs FROM THE ABsCESs ESCAPING THROrCH
THE EAR.
The pus from the inward break in the oIapd is
oeing discharged from the ear instead of tbronab
the mouth 1t was at first thought. as stated
above, that the discharge was from the month
but II has been discovered that the matter from
the mouth was mucous pus, and that the dis
charge from the aDscess Is through the ear II
Will DE remembered that when DIR. Hamilton cut
the gland the other day he did it in order to give
AL CutWt lOT the accumulated matter fearing
that it might seek an outlet itself. and nossjblv
go through the ear. The swelling of the gland
has EOt gone down perceptibly.
JUDGE TYNER's HOPES REVIVE.
Judge Tyner. First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, was at the White House this morning. He
stayed there for some time and when leaving
told The STAR reporter that from all he could
learn he felt more hopeful. He thought that
there had certainly been an improvement over
the early morning. He was of the opinion that
the natural bursting of the infiamed gland was
i'm itself a good sign. Certainly the President
had been eased thereby. and was brighter than
before the discharge commenced.
ALI. THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
were at the White House unusually early to-
day. Most of them were accompanied by their
wives. and remained in the private part Of the
house of and on during the day. None of them
were very hopeful, though towards noon they
expressed themselves as having regained some
confidence since the early part OF the day.
10 A.N.-CONNENTING on THE BULLETIN. ETC.
But very little Information was obtained d.