The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-01
GETTING STRONG,
TEE DoCroxA' wELCoAE VEEDICT,
The PFssIdsat PsSSsS Another Favorable
Day. WilhOut Fever or any Alarming
AymptOms solid Food Again
Demanded and PeFmIttsd.

WARRINGTON, July S0.-The improve
ment in the Presidents condition during
the past week has been more marked
than in any similar interval OF time since
he was HhOt Saturday week ago he wai
regarded in very critical condition. A
pus cavity had formed, the patient suffer
cd from riEors,a and Tor time 1t was doubt
tul whether or not pyHmia would set in
and the President die. DR.. Agusw opened
the pus cavity, and this operation marked
the beginning OF what is now believed TO
be the plain road to the recovery Of the
sufferer, One week ago the Preaidenl's
life. slnost hung in the balance. To-day
Dr. Hamilton tslegraphed TO Mrs, HsmiI.
ton in New York!
"The President has had a pleasant night.
He Ii now sitting up In bed, while Mrs,
Garfield 10 giving him . little besIsieAk,
We are oil 10 the best ol spirits, feeling
that bis recovery 10 almost bso'utsly Cs'
sured."
Last night General Garfield slept over
six hours. The fever left him entirely,
before midnight, and his rest was As quia)
and peaceful % possible t.'i.
The doctors assembled beiJre s A. NJ,
and the morning bulletin was issued as
usual, before the wound was dressed
When that operation was performed 1t was
observed that the wound was In excellent
condition, charging healthy pus freely.
The President had an appetite for the
food pl4Ced 'beflre him. Ever since
the relapse he b AZ been given liquid nour.
ishment, but lhis m0luiug 9 email beei.
steak WAS added to the hill pl fare and
reliShed heartily Yesterday The Prssi.
dent expressed : desire 10 Sit up, but he
was not allowed Ln do so. TO day the
physicians dsterminadt to uhanES his pos
lure, aud tue head OF the bed was eleyat.
ed 60 as to lift the sick mSn's head At an
angle OF fifteen degrees above the body.
The President was greatly pleased with
the change
Just ss the hands OF the clock In the
aiCk mans chamber touched 9:20 this
morning, the President exclaimed: ut
Is four weeks exactly sinpe ! was shot"
Tnose weeks have been the most trying
ones he was ever called upon 10 bear Al
no time haA he been unconscious or una.
ware Of his danger, and at times his men.
tai suGsring must have equaled the atrain
upon bis physical system. He 10 now
sharing the buoYant hopes OF those who
surround his bedaide, and he has quite as
much confidence 10 his recovery 80 have
his physiCianG. The Presldsnts assh 10
resuming Ito natural color, and bis ont.
ward appearance indicates htB restoration
TO health.
The noon bulletin was quite as reassur.
iuR Ss the one Issued In the morning.
Dump, the steward, who has watched
faithfully by the Presidents eide since be
was ehot, was taken down with the mala.
ria 10 day, and ordered 10 bis home. An.
other OF the attendants Rt the Executive
Mansion has been seized With malArial
fever within tho past two days.
"Ihere 10 nothing can add TO the even.
ing bulletin" said Dr.. Bliss 10 the Com
nlErciai correspondent tonight. 1.-THE Pres.
ident has passed most comfortable day
and the iebrile rise tonight is nothing
more than we expected and gives US no
alarm"
"WhSt was the nature Of the head rest
used to.dAY?"
ut was an ordinary attachment 10 q
sick bed with short iron rods resting In
Stats and movable up and down. The
President was very much pleased with the
change In his position and seemed 10 rest
easier Tor II. 1t was lowered, Of course,
Ia. night, but its presence under The pillow
mGkes a slight difference, and 1 was going
10 have It entirely removed, but the Pies.
idsnt requested that II be allowed to
stand"
"Do you think he Is gaining any
Streneth~
"Yes; l ICertainly do"
Dr. Agnsw arrived this afternoon from
Philadelphia, and Dr.. Hamilton returned
10 New York tonight. To Q newspaper
correspondent he said he would probably
remain absent until next Friday, 90 the
President wss doing 60 we'll, and that DR..
AgneW would remain here the greater part
oil the interval.
Miss Mollie Garfield and her brothers,
with some young friends, epent the day at
Mt. Vernon. The entire Board Of PhyBl.
clans signed the bulletin for the ftSt time.
tonight.