The daily gazette., 1883-04-21
GETTING MALARIA.
The President Suffering from too Much
Swamp Air,


SAVANNAH, April 20.-The President was
taken with chill last night on board the
Tallapoosa. He has kept his bed all day.
Plans for going home have been SO much
upset that it is now doubtful If ne will ven
ture on sea trip. He returned to the Talla-
poosa to sleep at II o'clock last night after
day in town and an evening at Captain Bolts,
on Monterey Square, where he dined. The
night air was cool, and going from warm
room to the ship, where he had arranged to
sleep, he was chilled. The chill not leaving
him upon reaching his quarters, he sent for
Mr.. Black, the ships surgeon. Restoratives
failed in their effect and the President took
to his bed with a perceptible rieor. The
surgeon then drugged him with morphine.
He lay In stupor until l o'clock. The
| rigor had not abated and the temperature Of
the body was falling.
Word YVES conveyed to the commanding
| officer that congestion was threatened and
1t was agreed that medical aid should be
summoned from Washington If the syInp-
toms continued unfavorable through the
night. At2 o'clock the body was cooler
and the chill more pronounced. More
morphine was injected and the stupor deep
ened. Indications of improvement ap-
peared between and O'Clock and from
then until 8 O'Clock this morning, when
weak coffee was ordered, in the
hopes of stimulating the stomach
and eliminating in part the effects
Of the drug. Two spoon uls were swal-
lowed, but at once rejected. The President
lay with closed eyes for another hour, whep
he took and retained two spoonfuls of gin
ger ale. He complained of drOwsiness and
a buZzing head, which he seemed to think
a little exercise might work off, but he was
weak and the surgeon cautioned him not to
think OF leaving his room and to keep his
mind free from worriment for the rest of
the day. He dozed az intervals, the part of
the ship in which he lay being shut off from
the crew and visitors alike. At noon he
out the afternoon.
The commanding officer and the surgeon
were the only persons attached to the ship
who knew up to noon the President had
been sick, and suspicion outside was warded
off by the appearance of Secretary Chandler,
Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Miller riding for
pleasure on the river and driving
and walking around town all the morn
ing. The carriages of friends, moreover,
who had been invited to meet the President
at Captain Bolts and lunch there, drove to
the residence in Monterey Square, some of
them remaining an hour or 60, while people
within awaited the President. They went
away disappointed, but ignorant of the cause
of his non-appearance. Reticence and eva
sion were kept up during the afternoon
aboard ship, and in town beyond a casual
announcement in an evening paper
that the President was indisposed
and would rest aboard to-day in
order to transact some important
business of state, there was not at
sunset shadow of rumor of the truth.
The special car that took the President to
jacksonville is at the station here. Secre-
tary Chandler says that should the Presi-
dent be well enough he will start to morrow
for Washington by rail, going directly
through according to this afternoons plans.
In that case he will reach Washington on
| Sunday night
The President came out on deck tonight,
| feeling much better, he said, without appre-
hension Of further trouble. He will decide
in the morning by what route he will return
home.