The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-30

member at the same time that the
President is still in most danger
Gus condition. It's perceptible, very
perceptible, that he is improving"
At 80 this afternoon, Marshal
Henry, who came from the private
part of the house, reported that the
President was resting quietly. The
heavy sleepiness, which was an
alarming feature yesterday, has dis
appeared.
Secretary Window said at $50
o'clock, as he came from the sur
geOnS' room, that the President is
still better.
GeneraIsSwain said at S o'clock:
There is nothing in the least unfav-
orable. Everything is the other
way although the Presidents pulse
and temperature rose slightly dur
ing the afternoon he continued to do
well, and at ) General Swain tele-
graphed a friend: 1.-The improve
ment i'll the Presidents condition is
still maintained. Are all hopeful,
some confident"
A FAMILY VISIT. p
About the middle of the after
noon the President expressed a de-
sire to see his daughter MOllie, and
when she entered the room and came
to his bed, he took her hand and
asked about her health. She replied
that she was well, and inquired how
he himself was. He said: Il am
better. Ask your mother if the boys
cannot come in" Soon afterward
James came to the bedside and was
greeted by his father affectionately.
The Presidents pulse, however,
rose with the excitement and emo
ton Of this interview with his
children, and it was thought best
not to allow Harry to see him. Late
this afternoon Mrs. Garfield and heI
daughter Mollie, with Mr.. Rudolph
and G.. &. Rockwell, of st. Louis
went out for a drive Mrs. Garfield
looked bright and cheerful. The
carriage passed through the main
gateway, on Pennsylvania avenue
around which a crowd had fingered
all day. She responded with Il low
and a smile to the Solicitations of the
guard and to the greetings of one OF
two acquaintanceS passing in. Some
one standing near the gateway cried
That is Mrs Garfield" and by
spontaneous impulse almost all thu
men in the crowd took off their lats
and stood with uncovered heads
while the carriage passed.
All members of the binnt CALI
at the Executive Mansion TO-DAY
many of them repeatedly, and there
was rather more than the uSua
number of private callers Tht
faces Of all We're brighter and more
hopeful, and general feeling
of encouragement: seemed to prevail
The evening bulletin was regarded
as fairly satisfactory, although the
feUrlle rise WAS rather more marked
than had been anticipated. During
the evening, however, the Presidem
rested quietly, and his fever by II
o'clock had subsidized.
DR.. Boynton, at $50 this eyeoing
gave the following statement of the
present aspect of the President,
case: In my opinion all the pa
TENTS symptoms, tonight, show
marked Improvement. Ia the first
place, his mind, which Was for Z
week more or less affected by the
Initiated and impoverished condition
of his blood, is now perfectly clean
and active. Up to Friday night Oh
Saturday morning | donot think his
will power had for six or seven
days any sustaining influence upon
his body. He had no strong will
power Since yesterday morning.
however, there has. been in
this respect a noticeable charge.
Not only is he more cheer
full and hopeful, but his will
has recovered its power of sustained
effort, andoit is. now cooperate. Q
with Ills vital energies in the strug-
gle of his whole being for life. The
condition of his stomach, so far as
ability to take food is concerned
continues good, and | think there is
a further Slight improvements III the
process Of assimilation and nutri.
ton. He has swallowed to-day more
than thirty ounces ofliquid nOurish-
ment, consisting chiefly of beet
Juice, peptionized milk and milk
porridge, and has had in addition
two nutritive enemata This sup.
ply of food is entirely adequate II
nrODeriy aSSimilated.
1t is regarded this evening that
the Presidents rally has been OF
such a character that further re,
lapse, while among the possibilities
is not probable, commencing at 4
o'clock Yesterday afternoon there
had been up to seven o'clock to-
night twenty-seven hours in which
the President was pronounced as
improving. The Improvement has
not diminished in strength nor is il
less marked tonight. The siXtieth
day of the Presidents illness is re-
garded by many AS point that is
most desirableitO be passed. To-day
was the fifty-seVenth since the
wound was inflicted. DR.. Wood.
ward said when the wound was
twelve days old that the President
might last twenty or thirty day:
and then die; however, he said, 81
the President is alive at the close OF
the sixtieth day from the shooting
the danger Will be over and he viii
live -. TbA civtiatb daV will IN