Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-28
In THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
WRINGING HOPE FROM GRIM
DESPAIR.
While DR.. Bliss Says He Believes
the President Cannot Recover,
Colonel Rockwell Says His Friend
is Not Dying,
That He May Surprise the Country
and Recover.
Rumors Of Mob that is to Lynch
Guiteau,
And Precautions Being Taken to
That He May Surprise the Country
and Recover
Rumors Of Mob that is to Lynch
And Precautions Being Taken to
Prevent it. ~
,ecial Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Prevent it.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, August n.
At this hour, 10 a. M, all possible hope is
gone and everybody is prepared to hear of
the Presidents death within the next thirty
six hours. 1t is impossible for him to stand
the great exhaustion. His symptoms now in
dicate that death from exhaustion is isinevitable
and near. The Cabinet is in almost con-
tnual session now and the Vice-President
will be sent for very soon Last nights
extras were a little more favorable, and
this mornings papers had for their head
lines: 'Gleams of HopeI" But since
the issuance of the early bnlletin, all thought
of even a possibility of recovery is gone
This document says that the President
slept most of the night. The stimulating
enemata and liquid nourishment through
the mouth were retained, but that it was
evident that he is much feebler this morn
ing than yesterday. Pulse 120, tempera-
ture SO 4, and respiration %.
Extras are just out stating that the great
sufferer is rapidly sinking, and the streets
present funeral appearance. The effect
on the populace is fearful and threats of
vengeance are becoming louder every min
ute. Rumors of all kinds are flying over
the city, and everything resembles pow
der magazine which any spark is liable to
explode. 1t is current again that an i'm
mense mob of roughs from New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore are
waiting news of the Presidents death
TO start to Washington. The guards at the
Jail have been reinforced and the whole po-
lice force are ordered to be in readiness
General Sherman says he is prepared for
any demonstration, but there are not enough
soldiers in Washington to quell riot of any
great dimensions. The Government work
is at stand-still The officials are despair
ingly awaiting to hear the worst.
j. F. r.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 81.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 a. m-Ihe
President slept from an half an hour to an
hour or more At times throughout the night.
He continues to retain liquid food admin
istered by the mouth and stimulating enc
nnata; nevertheless, his pulse has been more
frequent since midnight, and he evidently is
feebler this morning than yesterday. Pulse
12O, temperature 9S.4 respiration %.
Signed d. w. Bliss, J. X. Barnes, j. J.
Woodward, Robt. Reyburn, Frank H. Ham
ilton.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. following was
sent this morning
TO Lowell. Minister, London:
The President has had bad night, and his
symptoms at this hour, 8 O'Clock, are of a
most alarming character.
[SignedI BLAINE, Secretary.
WASHINGTON, August 81.
EXECUTIVE MANsIoN-About o'clock
this morning the first intelligence bearing
on the condition of the President was re-
ceiyed from the physicians ROOM This in
formation, though meagre, was diScOurag-
ing. 1t was substantially to the effect that
the Presidents condition was little'less en-
coraging than at last night: that his pulse
had not yet been taken, but that it was
noticeably less firm. This feebleneS of the
pulse was not noticed until DIR. Bliss went
to his bedside, about 6 O'clock this morning.
He then observed that, although the fire.
quency of his pulse had not materially
changed, its character was weaker and more
unsettled.
He did not interpret this as any evidence
of the nearness of the end, but as circum-
OF oa1,rlafoJ To ctiu f1,o
Presidents chances for recovery. A pain
full period of suspense interviewed between
the receipt Of this information and the ap-
pearance of the morning bulletin, and the
latter was waited for with an ominuous fore
boding that it would confirm our worst
fears. The bulletin when it made its ap-
pearance with positive statement that the
President had grown feebler since yesterday
and noting the marked increase in his pulse
and respiration extinguished, the last
ray of hope held by the general public
and scast deeper gloom over those near
and dear to the President. The physicians
do not yet say, however, that hope is dead.
At 1870 DIR. Reyburn reI orts that the
Presidents strength up to this hour has not
perceptibly failed since the morning exami-
nation. He continues to take food about as
well as heretofore, and the frequency of his
pulse has not increased. He has Just been
sponged off and seems more comfortable.
All members of the Cabinet came to the
Executive Mansion at 8 a. m. and most of
them are still here. They were more reti-
cent than yesterday with regard to their
views of the situation. Secretary Window
said it was useless to disguise the fact that
the morning bulletin was very discouraging.
He was not ready, however, himself to say
that the case is more hopeless. He intended
to hope, and think, and believe to the end
that the President viii live. Postmaster
General James would only says " When
there is life, there is hope" Attorney
General MacVeagh declined to converse
upon the situation, but admitted that it
seemed to him less hopeful this morning.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 80 p. m.-There
has been no improvement in the Presidents
condition since the last bulletin was issued.
He continues to retain liquid food admins
tered by mouth, as ::wel as enemata. At
the morning dressing the parotid swelling
appeared about the same as yesterday No
material change was observed in the wound
since morning. His temperature has risen
about degree and his pulse has fuctuated