The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
SAVANNAH. A.. SUNDAY OCTOBER 81

tient is recorded as restless from l to
1920 o'clock" At 1875 p. m. was very
restless and mind much disturbed. CO.
deia phos was administered hypoder-
mically. After an hours sleep the rec
ord is made 1909 a. m. Mind clear, feel
chilly" The patient drank water fire.
quently in small quantities, At 9:20
the bulletin was issued The Presl-
dents condition is becoming more and
more satisfactory, etc" AT 10 o'clock
on this morning the doctors began to
administer hourly doses of calomel.
Meanwhile, following a nutritive enema
of egg, whisky and water, there were
two high enemas, one with soap, water
and oxgall, which brought away CO.
pious discharge, with gas. At p. m.
the bulletin said
"The Presidents condition steadily
improves and he is comfortable with
out pain or unfavorable symptoms
Bowel and kidney functions normally
performed" etc.
At APO of this day, following a
dressing OF the wound of about an
hour, the patient spit up greenish,
bitter fluid. Hot water was given at
$3.50 and half an hour later the patient
complained of nausea.
Predicted Rapid Convalescence.
The fifth day, Sept. 10. began at
146 a. m. after short sleep, with this
entry, uncomfortable, turning fire.
quently." There are three entries of
sleeping and then at 500 a. m.
bulletin stating that the President had
passed the most comfortable night
since the attempt on his life. At a.
m. bulletin predicted a rapid conval-
escence, failing complications. The bull
letin at 1890 said the Presidents con-
dition was unchanged and described
the removal of the stitches and the
cause therefor.
The sixth days treatment was mark
ed by the administration of the first
food into the stomach. beef juice,
which, the note says, tasted good.
There were seven administrations of
this beef juice between midnight and
o'clock the next morning. The pa
tient complained of feeling chilly, but
is recorded as sleeping more than
| usual, and the bulletin at 9 o'clock
said he rested comfortably and his con-
dition was excellent The patient COM
! planned of headache at 2:15, and cam
phor was applied to the head. The
bulletin at $3.50 stated that the Presi-
dent continued to gain and the wound
was becoming healthy.
The seventh day began with the ad-
ministration of beef juice, and the diet
was varied this time Cthe patient COM
| planning of pain in the abdomen) by
whisky and water, and chicken broth.
! At 1:30 p. m. digitalis and strychnine
! having been injected hyperdermically
meantime, the patient was given the
8 0nd piece of toast and one egg.
I entry reads: Did not relish it.
| and ate very little. Quieter and more
! cheerful since having last strychnine."
At 4:45 it is said mind wandering
and restless. Calomel, whisky and wa
ter and digitalis were again admins
tered. The skin was moist and cold.
and the $50 bulletin reported that the
Presidents condition was not quite so
favorable, and his food had been
stopped. At 9:35 DR.. Rixey writes:
Whole body moist and cold. Pulse
weak and thready. Slept quietly %
minutes"
At II o'clock of that night normal
salt solution was injected beneath the
skin. At midnight whisky and water
was given, with an infusion of digitalis.
For the first time resort was had to in
halations Of oxygen. The bulletin is
sued at that time read: "All unfav-
| orable symptoms in the Presidents
| bulletin" etc.
The Presidents Last Day.
The eighth and last day of the
Presidents life. Sept. 13, opened with
this entry at 1920 a. M: Restless
and complains of headache" Whisky
and water was given, and a perspira-
| ton induced, but at / a. m. is this en-
try: VERY restless and wants to get
up; tired The same medical treat
ment was continued, involving a plen-
tiful use of oxygen, digitalis. strych-
nine and morphia and peptonoids. Still
| at 4:55 o'clock the patients condition
| is reported as grave. The oxygen was
| continued, There was no response to
stimulants. Atropine and morphia was
| injected; the patient was almost pulse
less. The last entry was made at 9
p. M, and there was a gap of five
hours between that and the end 1t
read Heart sounds very feeble. Oxy-
gen continued. Slight reflex move
ments." At 2:15, Sept. A. 1901, the
President died"
Attached to the report are the re-
suits of the autopsies and the chem
ical and meteorological examinations
which have been published in the med
ical journals.