Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-10
The Recovering President.
Favorable Reports as to His Con-
dition to be sent Out.
More Comfortable Yesterday than
at Any Time Yet,
And the Impression Prevails that
the Crisis is Past.
The Presidents Children Allowed
to See Him for the First Time.


EXECUTIVE MANSION, July $50 a. m.-
The President has passed tranquil night,
and this morning expresses himself as feel
ing quite comfortable. We regard the gen.
eral progress of his case as very satisfactory.
His pulse this morning is 100, temperature
99.4, respiration "a.
GSigned1 d. W. Bliss, J. K. Barnes, Z. J.
Woodward, Robt. Reyburn.
The next bulletin will be issued at p. m.
| UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, 11.25 p. m.-The
symptoms of the President continue to be
favorable.
| President Arthur called at the Execu-
tive Mansion this morning. Mrs. Garfield
had gone out for drive, SO that he did not
see her. and there happened to be none of
the members of the Cabinet present. But
he talked for a short time with the attend
ing physicians with regard to the progress
of the Presidents case.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 81 p. NJ
be favorable Pulse 104, temperature 1912,
respiration 22 The next bulletin will be
issued at p. M.
[Signed1 d. W. Bliss, J. X. Barnes, J.
J. Woodward, Robert Reyburn.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 9.-The at
tending surgeons sent the following tele-
gram to the consulting surgeons this after
noon:
Drs Frank III. Hamilton and J. HI. Agnew :
The President continues to improve slowly,
and the eructations have not required dur
ing the last twenty-four hours An ounce
of milk with teaspoonful of rum has been
taken every two hours during the day and at
! onger intervals during the night without
producing any gastric embarrassment.
AT 8 a. m, he took ten grains of bisul-
phate of quinia, which did not disturb the
stomach.
| Yesterday towards evening, he became
rastlsss. wearled and anxious for morphla
! A quarter of grain WAS given hypoder-
mically at g. 80 p. m., after which he passed
a tranquil night. sleeping most of the
time.
Yesterday afternoon, he had small
solid passage from the bowels, III
! which a notable deficiency of hillary
coloring matter was observed. The yellow
ish tinge of skin continues about as at the
last report. At p. M. his pulse was los,
temperature 1913, respiration "a. This
morning at $50 q. m. his pulse was 100,
temperature 994, respiration "a at p. m.
pulse 1O4, temperature 1912, respiration p.
TSignedl d. W. Bliss, j. X, Barnes, J. J.
Woodward, Robt. Reyburn.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 81 p. m.-
The President has been more comfortable
to-day than at any time since he was wound
ed. His children were permitted to see hin
this morning. The attending ply
sicians report at p. m. that he is improv
ing satisfactorily. None of the system!
of artificial refrigeration thus far triet
have entirely met the sanguine antici
pations of their inventors and SUCCESSORS
but as the weather continues reasonably
) cool, the President has not suffered mucl
: from heat since Thursday. Experiment
are still being made with refrigerating ap
paratus, on anticipation of a return of tn,
hot weather. which is predicted by Gen
Hazen
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 7.15 p. m.-Th'
Presidents condition has continued favora
BILE during the day. The febrile reaction
does not differ materially from that of yes
terday. His pulse is 10S, temperature 1O1.9
respiration "a.
rSionedl y W Bliss ] x. Barnes. J. J
Woodward, Robt. Reyburn.