St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-11
If He Gains for Forty-Eight
Hours He Will Probably
Recover.
The Latest Consultation Of His
Physicians Of an Eneoup-
aging Nature.
Rigid Treatment Prescribed
to Ward Off Threatened
Heart Trouble.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Dr. Pepper
arrived from Philadelphia at $50 this
afternoon and was Immediately Joined
by DR.. Lincoln and the other physicians
interested in the case of Gen. Sheridan.
A consultation was held, and this favor
able bulletin was issued this evening:
Up. m.-Gen Sheridan's condition contln-
ues at least as favorable as it has for three
days past. The respiration is still irregular.
The cough and eXpectoration are less. The
heart action is improved. The nervous force
holds out well and his MIND is clear. There
is no present indication of any serious COM
plicationg impending. His appearance is bet
ter and he expresses himself as hopeful OF
recovery.
r. NJ. O'REILLY, W. MATTHEWS,
c. B. BYRNE, II. C. YARRow.
DR.. Pepper shortly before s o'clock
left for Philadelphia.
PLAINLY BETTER.
Gen. Sheridan's condition is consider
ably improved to-day, and there is again
hope that he may yet be able to get
about once more. The constant fear of
relapse and another attack of heart
failure remains omnipresent, however.
and hangs like cloud over the house
hold. All the symptoms have become
more favorable, and the generals res
piration and strength has improved SO
much that Drs. Pepper and Lincoln,
who joined the four regular doctors in
consolidation about o'clock in the
evening, were able to make more thor
ough and extensive examination of the
patient than heretofore. 1t is under
stood that they found Gen. Sher-
than on their previous visit
The heart was closely examined and it
was found that there was extensive
trouble of the mitral valves, and that
owing to change in their structure
they did not fully close the aperture
and thus allowed blood to be forced
back into the heart. This trouble was
of the blood back into the heart could
be distinctly heard. 1t was thought that
THE AORTIC ORIFICE
might also be diseased, but the generals
breathing was still too heavy to allow
this to be definitely determined. 1t is
stated, however, that the disease of the
heart is not such as to entirely preclude
hope of the generals recovery. The
liver was also examined, and it was
found to be of larger size than it was
feared might be the case. Albumen
and calculi were found in the kidneys,
but as they have been acting
quite freely it was not thought
that they are seriously affected.
kidneys showed that those organs, while
diseased more or less, were still capable
of sustaining life, and that the general
might-if he once fully recOvered-live
for long period by taking good care of
himself, avoiding excitement and care
fully dieting himself. Itwas also found
that the congestion in the lungs had
cleared up to great extent.
THE STOMACH Is DELICATE
and the general has for a long time
been dispeptic, but he is perfectly able
to asSimilate the quart of peptoniZed
milk which is given him daily, and this
is capable Of keeping his strength up
until he rallies sufficiently to partake of
more substantial food. On the whole
it can be said that the consultation
was of an encouraging nature.
The case is, however, des-
perate and critical though not alto
gether hopeless one. The history of
the case has shown constant tendency
to recurrence of the heart troubles,
and this causes an apprehension and
dread that the general may become
much worse at any time. But for this
fact the physicians would feel quite
hopeful: 1t was thought that
the attacks showed more or less
periodicity and a tendency to
Three days have now elapsed since the
| last attack and the doctors are anxious
ly watching to see if there will be a re-
currence. Rigid treatment has been
prescribed with the hope of warding off
any threatened attack. Should the gen.
eral 60 forty-eight hours longer without
a return of the heart trouble, it is be-
lieved that he will then have good
| fighting chance to get well.