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Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
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Medical bulletins from Washington on July 17 report President Garfield's improving condition after a comfortable day, with doctors stating he is out of danger, gaining strength, and expected to recover fully; vital signs indicate slight fever but overall progress.
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 17--6:30 P. M.--(Unofficial Bulletin.)--The President has passed a very comfortable day. Dr. Boynton, in conversation this afternoon, expressed the opinion that the critical period has passed, and that the President, although still extremely weak, is now out of danger. Continuing he said: "There is no doubt that he will gain strength daily now, and there is every reason to hope for his ultimate recovery." Major Crump, steward of the mansion and one of the night attendants upon the President, says: "If the President continues as well during this week as he has been for the past few days he will, in my opinion, be able to sit up and eat his meals by next Sunday." Major Swain, who is almost constantly with the President, said this afternoon that he was progressing finely. In reply to a question about Mrs. Garfield's health Major Swain said: "Oh, Mrs. Garfield is getting along nicely. She spends most of her time at her husband's bedside."
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 7 P. M.--(Official Bulletin.)--Our expectations of favorable progress have been fully realized by the manner in which the President has passed the day. He has taken more solid food, and with greater relish than hitherto, and his afternoon fever, which is as slight as that of yesterday, came on later. At 1 p. m., his pulse was 94, temperature 98, respiration 18. At present his pulse is 98, temperature 100.2, respiration 20.
D. W. Bliss,
J. J. Woodward,
J. K. Barnes,
Robt. Reyburn.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 17.--The following dispatch was sent by the surgeons in charge to the consulting surgeons to-night:
"EXECUTIVE MANSION," 7 P. M.--Since our dispatch of yesterday the President has done as well as our hopes then indicated. He has had a single hypodermic injection of one-eighth of a grain of sulphate of morphia at bedtime and slept well. Quinia in three grain doses has been continued as has also the plan of nourishment hitherto reported. The wound is dressed with antiseptic preparations twice daily. There is now a free discharge of healthy pus. The afternoon fever, both yesterday and to-day, has been comparatively slight.
"Yesterday at 1 P. M. his pulse was 94, temperature 98; respiration 18; at 7 P. M. pulse 98, temperature 100.2, respiration 19. To-day at 8:30 A. M. pulse 90, temperature 98.4, respiration 18; at 1 P. M. pulse 92, temperature 98.5, respiration 18; at 7 P. M. pulse 98, temperature 100.2, respiration 20."
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Washington
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July 17
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the president has passed a comfortable day, is out of danger, gaining strength daily, and expected to recover; vital signs show slight fever but overall improvement; free discharge of healthy pus from wound.
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Unofficial bulletin reports the President comfortable, critical period passed, out of danger though weak; attendants optimistic about recovery and sitting up soon; Mrs. Garfield at bedside. Official bulletin confirms favorable progress, more solid food intake, slight afternoon fever; vital signs at 1 p.m.: pulse 94, temperature 98, respiration 18; at 7 p.m.: pulse 98, temperature 100.2, respiration 20. Dispatch to surgeons details good progress since yesterday, morphia injection, quinia doses, nourishment plan, antiseptic dressings, healthy pus discharge; vital signs from yesterday and today provided.