Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1881, Page 2

THE CHICAGO, TRIBU E:, SUNDAY, JULY , .17, 188I—TWENTY PAGES. weakness. During the first stage the Presi: while he threw his arms around my neck. “BESOM OF DESTRUCTION New Ulm Again the Scene of a Horrible Ca- lamity. A Great Cyclone Moves Piti- lesly Through the Lit- tle City. Thirteen Dead Bedies Already Found by the Anxious : Searchers. About Twenty People Terribly Wounded by Whirling Debris. Mauy. Hundreds of Strong Build- ings Out Down to the : Ground, The Disaster Even More Frightful than : the Fate of Mount ‘ : Carmel. Participation in the Wreck by All the Hamiets in the Environs. Whole Families Annihilated, Their Build- ings Lost, and Their Stock Z Dead. AT NEW ULM GHBORUOOD. * , Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Pavx. July 16.—Inielligence has been received of a terrible tornado which devas- tated the beautiful city of New Uim, Minn., last night, bearing death and destruction in its path. The ill-fated city is situated on the right bank of the Minnesota River and on the Winona & St. Peter Railroad. It is. the county seat of Brown Coun- ty, and. contained 3,500 inhabitants. It contained a large number of fine buildings, among them two mills, five pub- lie schuols, two academies, Uiree churches, costing from $5,000 to $25,000, and the finest hall in the Northwest. The storm made its appearance at 4 o’cluck, and it could be dis- tinetly seen approaching in two separate columns,. one moving upward while the other appeared to descend from the clouds whirling with terrible rapidity, and apparent- ly spending its whole force in the vicinity of New Ulin. |. SIX HUNDRED BUILDINGS are more or loss damaged, some of them be- > ing totally wrecked, among them the finest business blocks in the city. ‘The fine, new - Methodist Church, costing 35,009, was leveled with the ground. Up to the present time THIRYEEN DEAD BODIES have been found, most of them buried in the wrecked buildings, as follows: Mr. Eckert and his 12-year-old son. Ason of Mr. Reitz. z Laura Wright, aged 1, fourd on the prairie decapitated, and her head has not yet been found. Ason of Mr. Werner, aged 14. * All the above in New Ulm. It is thought there are several other bodies yetIn the ruins, as many persons are miss- ing. In the Town of Severance there were Killed: Martin Franks. Joseph Williams, wife, and three children, one child which is badly wounded being the only survivor of the family. Aghild of Mr. Loomis. In West Newton an old gentleman was found dead, his arms firmly clasped around a tree. THE WOUNDED. John Palmauist. J. Suesch, wife, and cluld, probably fatally. IL Fideler, probably fatally. J. King, arm and leg crushed. George Fogle and wife, probably fatally, Car] Kraunbel. Mr. Reitz. Jacob Miller, leg fractured. Mr. Werner and wife, badly injured, Mr. Nelsou, slightly injured. William S. Darhous, internally injured; ‘eerious. J. Schuenger. seriously cut? All the above in New Ulm. J. Pfeiffer, of Milford, and three whose »names are not yel ascertained. ONE INSTANCE I8 TOLD ‘ofa man and his wife and child who were in his dwelling adjoining his place of business “when the stonn strack. Both buildings were swept away, and when the man found his wife and child, twenty: minutes after, both her legs were broken and the child's foot was crushed. “THERE 1S SCARCELY A BUILDING, public or private, that did not sustain some injury, while many residences and business houses are tutal wrecks, the timbers being broken into kindling and scattered over the prairie. zs NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED HORSES were killed, many being lifted bodily and carried long distances. The tarm machinery depot of Peerson & Homberg totally wrecked, and the machinery, including fifty self-binding reapers, were shivered 7 Splinters. ~ Avnew two-story brick building was car- ried away so clean that not a vestige re mained except the cellar and foundation walls.” “The Eagle Mill and Elevator, with 10,000 brishels of wheat, was completely demol- ished. 3 A bugry wascarried completely over the two-story stone jail. -X large brick brewery was leveled with the rround, and hardly a building in the city but what was unroofed. The telegraph lines were all prostrated, and the only way to get news as yet is by special messenger. Senator Peterson, Col.’ Kringer, and Mr. Bublelks arriveti this evening TO SECURE COFFINS and other necessaries, and to visit the Gov- ernor to take steps for rendering what aid may be necessary. A large force of me- ehanies and lumber will be sent to_ the place to repair the damuges 2s best may be. The storm ‘extended through ollet County, through the Towns of West Newton and Sev- “erance, but, owing to the absence of tele- graph facilities, the extent of the loss of life and- property cannot yet be ascertained, with the exception of the uames above given, ! though everything in the range of the storm is leveled with the ground. “ THE GROWING Chors ‘were shorn off as tnough with a scythe inthe track of the storin. ° It is reported that in Cambria several houses and barns were demolished by the same storm, but this cannot be verified. There is no doubt that search will develop further loss of lite, as some of those now missing will probably be in the ruins. AT SHIRLEY, NEAR CROOKSTON, on the St Paul & Manitoba Railway, a cy- clone Thursday night demolished two ele- ators with a-capacity of 40,000 bushels. ) into. Boards were found sixty rods away, driven. fiveor six feet in the ground. “A “PIONBER-PRESS” CORRESPONDENT who visited the scene of the disaster at New Ulm eives the following description of the terrible rnin wrought: e 3 The first place any effects of the storm were seen was’ about three miles west of New Ulu, on the line. Here it tore down a house and killed a number of cattle and horses. ‘Lhe family saved themselves by going to the cellar befure the storm struck. From where — the storm ‘struck the railroad track the gvound fs lined with bedding and furniture, wagon-wieels, farm machinery, ete. ‘The wind west of New Ulm tore down the tele- graph poles, ‘The crops are simply ruined. The heads of wheat were cut off as clean and smooth as though done with a heading ma- chine. From the place where the storm first struck into New Ulm everything was swept for a width of about one mile. THE SIGHT IS SICKE ING in the extreme, ‘Trees were torn up by the roots and carried uo one Knows where, and nota house or barn is lefc standing in the line of the storm from where it first struck untilit reached New Ulm, A géntieman who stood on the bluff two miles north of New Um WITNESSED THE CYCLONE. He says it was the grandest, yet most ter- rible sight he ever witnessed. He says one cloud came from the northwest and one from the northeast. “When they.met it appeared to him to be a contest as to which should have the right of way. The storm struck New Ul at dss, and LASTED JUST TWELVE MINUTES, and in that brief time not fess than $500,000 worth of property was destroyed, and a number of persons killed and many wound- ed. During the storm there wasa perfect blaze of fire balls, 1t would have been al- most as dark as midnight had it not been for the CONTINUED FLASHES OF LIGHTNING.” It would take columns to give the full loss of property, but the estimate of twenty men Places the damage at $300,000. The three churehes were completely destroyed, and ‘Turner Hall was partly demolished. . Glas: fronis were completely wrecked. * ANOTHER ACCOUNT. To the Western Associated Press. Sr. Pacy, Minn., July 16—The Town of New Ulm was wrecked by a cyclone late yesterday aiternoon. The wires went down in the common ruin, and only meagre details ean be given, Itseems that two currents of air swept the ‘valley simultaneously, coming from different directions. THE SCENE WAS APPALLING. Stone and brick buildings were razed to their foundation, and the air was full of débris. ‘The town and its suburbs are now amass of ruins. West Newton, in the neighboring County of Nicollet, was visited and a family of three killed there. Naines could not be learned. Following is an imperfect LIST OF KILLED. ‘The killed in New Ulm are: Mr. Eckert and a 12-year-old son. A litde son of Mr. Ei Laura Wright, aged 11 years, found on the prairie decapitated; head not yet found. A son of Mr. Warner, aged 14 years, Killed in the town of Severance, near by: Martin Frank, Joseph Kiliubo, wife, and three children; one child badly wounded, the sole survivor of the family. Mr. West Newton. A child of Mr. Loomis. in old gentleman, name not known, who was fuund with his arms clasped around a tree, WOUNDED in New Ulm: 4 John Palinquiest, E Mr. Luesch, wife, and child, probably fatal. IL. Fideler, seriously ; probably fatal. J. Kurtz, arm_and leg broken and cut. George Fogle and wife, seriously. Carl Krubel. M. Reitz. Jacob Miller, leg broken. Mr. Warner and wife, seriously. Mr. Nelson, slightly. William Sharpons, internally; very serious. L. Sehuelnger, badly cut by glass. In the Town of Milford: G. Pfeiffer, seriously. Three persons, nut yet ascertained. The county is peopled almost wholly by Germans, forty-eight of wiiom were in Min- neapolis at the time attending the Turnfest, and none of them knew of the catastrophe until to-day, when all left immediately for their ruined homes, with no knowledge as to whether they would find family, friends, or property. TIE TRACK OF THE CYCLONE was ascene of awful srandeur during the storm, and an appalling wreck after it. ‘The troubled air was full of débris, and weirdly lit up by blazing balls of electric fluid. EVERYBODY 18 WILD WITH EXCITEMENT, and it is almost impossible to secure a cor- rect statement of the catastrophe or the damage done. Following is A PARTIAL LIsT: Reisling, Kellar & Co.’s store. Brown County Bank. B, & E. C. Bebbenke. J. Boblether’s drug store, The Post-Office. . Sommer’s store, ‘The Citizens’ National Bank. C. Warner's store. Dakota House. Dr. Weilheke’s drug-store and dwelling, Adams & Schram’s store. P. Gross’ stable. a. Kirby’s blacksmith shop, ‘Three school-houses, Col. P. T. Aender’s residence. M. Smithers’ hardware store, livery stable, and five thrashing-machines. Leinhauser's residence. Union Hall, Frank Harnslerph, a complete wreck, and the building al! flooded with water. Andrew Smith’s residence, almost a com- plete wreck. C. Berry's residence. Graff's brick house. C. W. Krook’s store, almost a complete wreek. vogel’s house and shop, totally destroyed. G. Vogel's saloon, carried away. A wagon shop and residence completely desiroyed. C. Kroolsoff's hardware store, a complete wreck. Epple’s splendid brick, a complete wreck. Brown’s wagon factory, a complete wreck. A COMMITTEE calledon Gov. Pillsbury this evening to so- licit State aid, and were assured that every- thing in the power of the Executive should be done for the suffering people. EXTENT OF THE SWATH. A MILE WIDE AND FORTY SLES Lona, Spec's} Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Sr. Part, Minn., July 16—A Pioneer- Press special from Hector says the cyclone which struck New Ulm devastated a stretch of country a mile wide and forty miles long. It traveled in a southeasterly direction, pass- ing through the Townships of Palmyra, Wellington, and Cairo. The extent of dam- age cannot yet be ascertained, but a gentic- man from Cairo says the storm was one of the most disastrous ever known in Renville County, and that A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED and many injured. The large two-story house of Matthew Findley was carried from its foundation ard scattered in kindling for miles around. The family were all injured and the oldest son was killed. with twenty- five cattle he was herding, all being found dead on the prairie. THE FAMILY OF JOSEPH HELLOVER, WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN, P were all .killed, with the exception of a J:2months-old baby, which was carried a dis~ tance of several rods from the house, where it was found with an arm and leg brokgn. IN THE TOWN OF WELLINGTON, “| a few miles further west, the storm did nob do so.much damage. In Cairo the-farm? houses of Michael Murphy, James Sorkings, Martin Welch, John and William Fahey, and anumber of others were carried away, but as yet only one person is known to have been killed,—the youngest child‘ of John Fahey,—though many were seriously “in- juced. THE WEATHER. EROCKVILLE, ONT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Brockvi.te, Ont., July 16.—About 2 o’clock this afternoon a mosi terrific rain and hail storm passed. over this town, Hail- stones fell weighing several ounces, some of which measured two inches in lengtn by one and a half in thichness. ‘They were dashed by wind with such force as to break hundreds of windows. ‘The windows of the Baptist and Catholic Churches were considerably damaged. The rain fell in tor- rents, flooding the cellars along King street. ‘The sewers were totally inadequate to carry off. the volume of water as it fell, Trees, signs, chimneys, and fences “were blown away. Several narrow escapes are reported of people who were out in sail and row boats on the river, but, fortunately, no serious accident occurred, It is feared considerable dainage must have been done to the crops aloug the storm’s path, which is thought not to have been very wide, as no hail fell & mile west of the town. The total damage to proverty in the town will ainount to considerable, as very few buildings es- caped without some damige. WASHID ‘ON. Special Disnatch to The Chicaco Tribune. -Wasuineron, D.C., July 16.—Thermom- eter at Sp. m., 92; wind southwest, gene, fair. DES MOINES, LA. Des Motnes, Ia., July 1.—Holoor E. F. Jostult, aged 82,a Norw in; just arrived from New York, was fatally sunstruck near here to-day. ‘Thermometer here to-day 96 to 100. CLEVELAND. Special Dispatch to The chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., July 16.—Lhe mortality Teport tor the pi s were 163 deaths, which is the Jargest known since the inauguration of the Buard of Health reports. One year the number aggregated 101. Children have suffered terrioly with suinmer-complaiuts, and st nty-two ha’ died of cholera infantum. Nine cases of sunstroke have been tatal. NRW YORK, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New. York, July 16.—Temperature, 3:30 Pp. m., &: p.m, 77; midnight, Tt; day’s average, 7. THE SIGNAL SERVICE. OFFICE oF TuE Cier SiGNat OFFICER, Wasuixctoy, D. C., duly 17-1 a. m.—The Cuief Signal Officer furnishes the following special bulletin to the press: ‘The barometer is highest in the extreme Northwest and lowest in the St. Lawrence liey. Rain is reported from 4 gland, the Middle Atiantic and West Gulf States. The temperature has risen slightly in New England, the East Gulf States, the Middle and Sunth Atlauti¢, and Ohio Valley and ‘Tennessee, and Lower Lake region, and has fallen slightly in the Upper Lake region and the Northwest. The tollowing temperatures are reported from stations on the Northern frontier: Eastport, ington, 67; Quebec, 62; Montreal, Elsewhere east of the Mississipi the prevail- ing winds are westerly. Local: rains are in- dicated for New England and- the Lake region to-day, followed by fair weather to- morrow. * : For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, partly cloudy weather and possibly local rains in the northern portion, westerly avinds, sta- tionary barometer, and luwer temperature. For the Lower Lake region, lecai rains, followed by clearing weather, rising barome- ter, westerly winds, and stationary or tower temperature. 7 : For Upper Lake region,.Jocal rains, followed by elearine weather, winds mosuy: ionary barometer, and station ippi and Lower Mis- pardy cloudy weather and ‘ollowed by clearing weather, s. hizher barometer, and sta- ary or lower tem pe} : LUCAL OESERVATIONS. ciicaGo, July 16--19:18 p, m3 For the Up sourt Valley: rain RAL OLSERVATIONS. San Antoni St Vineen! *Too smull to measure, Th cnicaGo. ose persons Who are partial to chan able weather must have been satistied see terday if they were jn this city, fur between the hours of So'clock in the morning ands oelock in theevening the mercury in the thermometer lit chased itself’ around the block. Early in the morning the indica- tions were that the day was to be a swelterer, batalobs about Sa’clock the elouds began to gather, und soon after quite a severe thander- storm burst over the city, catchug the business men on thei’ way. ‘down town. But they did not complain, as they thought the storm presazed the advent of a cool wave. ‘They were sad'y pointed, however, as the sun with increased power, and the steain -arising from the wet sidewalks imparted to the ate Mosphere a most sticky and disagreeable feeling. About noon the heat was quite: op- pressive, but shortly atter $ weiock the wind changed around to the north, and the air be- game delizhtfully cool and comtortabl Then it was the Chicago man nudged his friend from the country to whom he had been braxguur about our weather, and asked him, “ What he thought of ft now 2” During ene ter ofthe fay nid evening. it was quite le, and last night was “a Right to SEED bier Ere pees eee four-story brick building at No, 2979 Michigan avenne, ocenpied as a ‘resien by Mr. O. S. Lyford, of the Chicago & East- em Illinois Raflroad, was struck by lght- ning in the storin at 9:30 o'clock yesterilay forenoon. The rear portion of the rang was completely torn off, two ceiling joléts @adly riven, and the plastering of two bedrooms and three Windows destroyed.» Fortunately | no one was in the portion of the house struck by the untd.- "The «building. is owned by y. C. Thompson, -represonted by W. H, Patkef, agent. ‘The’ adjoining building, No. 28%, ocenpied by -Joseph .Cohin, was also stray probably by 2 portion of the same bolt whi] struck Mr.” Lyford’s house. It entered by redc.,window in the fourth story. jumpe alongerhe wall to the water-pipes, and thence tore itsav the basement, where it Yaved havue abouta sink. The damage to Mr. Lyford’s; house is estimated at about $200, and to Mr..Cohin’s house about $25. ‘The observations’ of the temperature yes- terday by Manasse, the optician in Tae Tren Building, was as follows: Sa. 19), $0; 9a. m., Wasim, 75; lla. m., 70: 12 n., S431 p. wn, 8633 p, m., $3; op m., 7%. Barom-. eter—S a. mn., 29.69;°8 p. m., £9.65. 7 DELIGHTED ELEPHANTS. : Their Firat Buth in Years, and How , Fhey Luxuriated in It. Philadelphia Press. As the elephants-in the Zodlogical Garden had not washed themselves for hore than to years, Superintendent Brown suddenly realized that it would be eminently proper to give them a bath; but the difficulty was to find 2 bath-tub large enough to accom- modate the trio of monster proboscidans. The sealiow pool or seal tank could not be used, as they were too sniall, and ft was re- inembered ‘that when Empress took her last bath in the duck-pond In 1870 she flopped around In such ‘an extravagant manner and stirred up the mud so thoroughly that she came out far dirtier than she was when she wentin. It was clear that if the elephants were to bathe a tub would have to de built’ The ‘work was begun in April, and, a8 it was finishéd on Fri- day, the bathers took their first dip on yesterday morning. The bath-tub is oval in shape, ten feet deep, about 120 feet in cir- cumference, and has a concrete floor and is lined with bricks. Half an hour after the elephants Doin Pedro, Empréss, and Fanny breakfasted yesterday morning they were marched from their pens to the brick- inclines to the covered roadway which in the bathing-place. Mere Eim- pre became — suspicious about the solidity of the roadway and stopped. The keeper, however, found several tender places on her body with Ins harpoon, and after two or thres wicked snorts, which was echoed by her companions, she moved cautiously toward the water. ‘The plane to the youl is oniy about sixty feet long, but so slowly did the bathers move that fif- teen minutes elapse before E:mpress put one of her feet in the water, stopped, raised her trunk and trumpeted loudly. This cry seemed to dispel the fears of her compan- ions, for an instant later Dom Pedro pushed his way to the front and went boldly into the water. Fanny plunged in next, taking a genuine elephantine “header” and reavpearing in the een- tre of the pool. Einvress entered very slowly until her legs were covered, and then with a low grunt, which indicated intense satisfaction, she toppled over on her left side and sank out et sight. Dom Pedro, after sousing himself thoroughly and cuing under the water several times, waded to a place where the water was only about three feet deep and stood there whisking his good- fe nothing little tail at the flies, as he Viewed with evident astonishment the pre- posteraus capers Fanny was cutting. ‘The Dom accepted the situation as coolly as though he bathed every day instead of once in two years, but the females fairly bubbled over with manifestations of satisfaction, and they dived, and spouted, and snorted. trumpeted nearly an hour. After spl: around fifteen or twenty minutes, Fanny walked up the ineline, and tlien deliberately rolied down into the water again, The effect of this néwly-discovered feat n.ust have pleased her dntengely for, on coming tothe surface each time, her piggish little eyes sparkled joyously and she scampered up the path to repeat the novel performance. at the moment the spectators were most deeply interested in panne s performances Dor Pedro showed his ill-breeding by suck- ing a gallon orso of water into his trunk, and, poking that member out herizontaliy untilit was as rigid as a hose nozzle, he discharged its contents full in the face ot an observing naturalist who stood near the edge of, the pool. The naturalist. on TeCnvering his“. breath, used bad language, and.Dom Pedro bellowed as if proud of his performance. The keeper had some ditlicuity in getting the elephants out the water, but he finally succeeded, and them to their pens. On the journey, however, Fanny insisted on rolling in the dust, so.that when she reached her apar ment she was about three times as dirty- Jooking as when she went into the bath. , A VERDANT EDITOR. Wow the Yankee Works the Vein of Southern Bourbon Pride. Neeheitie Amertcan. -We are sorry that our contemporary, the Memphis Avalanche, tumbled so readily to the racket of the Ohio Stute Journal. We especially regret it, because we are pained to see the only independeut paper in the South thus walk intoa net spread by this clever Yankee, right ‘before its face, where, the wise king says, the net is spread in vain for any. bird. Will ‘our contemporary never learn that. Southern provincial Bourbon pride is a vein: the clever Yankee always feels that he can work. without fear of detection? ‘The editor of the Ohio State Journal spoke with disparagement and sectionalism of Southern potatoes, and the Avalanche, swelling with provincial pride of the Bour- bon variety, at once forwarded a car-luad of potatoes or something less. We can see the Ohio editor, as he sits after the appearance of his’ parnezraph, watching the Southern press, and how .he hurried to his starving family when he saw the bitter denunciation with whieh we know the slvalanche came back at hha, although it escaped our notice. “Children, wife,” said he. we are sure of at least potatues for the summer,” and the calculating fiend went straigltway. and wrote a paragraph denuneiatory of Southern #reen corn, even doubting the existence of Southern corn, “and intiimating that a soil redolent of the blood of martyrs would not produce 2 well-flavured green coro, unsuspecting Ap. that the potatoes the green corn will follow. Moreove contemporary, in its innocence, info old spider, who sit x web, that Mea toes, whil y with great bitterness. W What rancoratis protesta- tions and libel he las guided our éontempo rary on the subject of green peas, asparagus, snaps, early beets, radishes, and other vege- tables, we can only surmise, for we have not been reading the greens columns of our yerd- ant contemporary, — é Along towards Avinter this hoary-headed miscreant will be libeluusly asserting that ther not a-dust of native flour in the South, that lightwood for kindli “row here, and, that such a thing as bitumin- ous coal was fever heard of in the South, and as for ezgs, chickens, feathers, and other family supplies, they might as well be-sought among the Dieger'Indians. There is no tell- ing how long he has been subsisting on the verdant provincidlism of our contemporary, or how long he: would have kept it up, if fraternal feeling’ had not brought: us’ to expose his infernal scheme for bankrupting the only Independent paper in the South. The Avalanche asserts that Col. Trezevant is supplying the: specimens sent to refute these supposititious livels, which are merely the filaments in this web- woven by the in- digent Ohio editor for his daily living. We don’t doubt its but the Avalénehe is paying the bills and fighting the provinciat- battle agniust this libeler of the fertile, productive, prolife, seductive; lovely, elorions, beautiful, Hower-begemmed,, incomparable, — uncon: querable South. “O these provincial inde- pendent Bourbons and their pride. tt —— Molife Schultz and the Catamount. Dallas (ter.) Heralds Miss Mollie Schultz, of Montazue County, i the champiun lady shot of this section. Spe is” ready with either the rifle or shutgun, and bau- dies the bistol with rreat skill. Tuesday after- noon, uccom panied’ by penton friend, she mounted her mustang and rode into the woods to El some squirrals for supper. ‘They-'met with good luck, and’ moat-’évery shot brourht down a buriny. Het companion had Killed two nore than sbe nad, and she was beginning to feel a.mewhat piqued over beins outdone when thes both spied a lupwecatamount in the top: most branches of. u tall tree. Eager to beat ney companion, he fired-three shots in rapid site cession at jt; missthe it cach time, when Miss Schultz flred'her first and, only shot. which topk etfect.” The antinal Sprang from the tree, Be ing on ber horse bebiud her, which frichtenéd it. dt dashed off througn: the wouda at: a fyfous speed. throwing its falPrider and afterwarg rid-, ion ortunt she Was no! hulrt by her rali, savas | CONV This Cratifying Word Work- ing Its Way into. the President Garfield “a Condition to Eat ot The Surgeons Highly Gratified = at the Return of His a ah Morphine Administered in Bimin- but the Wound Giving’, the Patient a ’ Surgeons Continuo to Point Out the * Dangers Should tho Bullet Es- The ‘Miserable Villain Guiteau Full of Rage to Think He Has Been Statements of District-Attorney Cork- hill Regarding the Légal Status —— Bulletins. *" Beefsteak, Appetite. _ished Doses and Once a Day. Little Pain—How It Is Dressed. 3! cape Lveation. ; Foiled. ‘of the Crime. THE LATEST. Is'sleeping quietly. EXECUTIVE Ma’ CONVALESCENCE. 9a. M. $ respiration, 1S. Db. W, Buss, J. EK Barnes, ip. M. ALESCENCE. Now in Wasntyetox, D. The President has rested well since midnight, and at tiis hour NsIox, July 16—-9a. m.— The President has passed another night, and is rapldly progressing toward convalescence, Pulse, 0; temperature, J. J. Woopwanrp, Roserr Rerseen, dent.was universally regarded to bea dying man. Saturday night, however, a redction was established, rendered _pnssible, it fs sup- posed, by the stoppage of bleeding. He then entered on the second stage, and un- der such conditions that the physi- } cians felt justified in entertaining faint hopes ot his recovery. the discharged blood remaining in the wound now disturbed the system. There were indi- cations, also, of the inflammation of the peri- toneum, as evidenced by TYMPANITIS, a most dangerous symptom. There were pains, inoreover, in the legs and feet, indicat- ing that some of the nerves were injured. His condition on Sunday was most critical, and tne chance of recovery, although exist- ing, was very slight. By Tuesday, July the more alarming symptoms began to disap- pear. ‘Thee was leas tympanitis and abdom- inal tenderness. The patient had sur- vived the immediate dangers of the. wound, and . would die, if at all, from its after effects. These, as stated, were secondary hemorrhage, ab- scess, and sloughing, the ustal- pathological processés attending ginshot wounds in that region, The restorative operations now be- gan and led to what is called THE SURGICAL FEVER, which reached its hisht Monday, July 11. its progress the physicians succeed: hting off the dangers incident to this stage of recovery, the wound assuming a healthy character, the patient’s health and spirits being maintained in a comfortable degree, and the usual necessary operations of nature going on without interruption. The subsidence of ‘the fever, while it leaves the patient very weak, marks the termination of the most serious stages of the injury, and, as the Presi- dent now seems to be steadily gaining Strength and no symptoms of local dangers apvear, the physicians regard him as prac- tically out of danger. DR. H. As JONNSON, OF CICAGO, who stopped here a short time on his way to York, whence he will sail to attend the in London, has taken Medical Congress The presence of |- the President’s case, and took pains. to inform himself while here, through medical friends, as to the exact status of it. Before leaving for New York Dr. Johnson said: “Lt Is folly to say that the President is out of danger. No surgeon can say that until itis definitly known where the ball is, and what its condition is, and it may be four weeks before it will be possible to say that If it shall be devel- oped that the ball has become encysted in the muscles along the lower part of the spite, below the spot where it entered, ‘as some think, or if, in like manner, it has FORMED A NATURAL SAC for itself in the anterior wall of theabdomen, as the attending surgeons think, the Pre: dent, uniess there is a relapse, may. be ex- pected to recover; butif, when he is able to great interest in Heretofore he has not helped himself at alt on such Sccasions, but this time he no souner gothisarms about me than he pulled him. self up alinost unaided. I madean exciame tion of surprise. .. “What's the matter?” asked the Presideny, “Why. you are very strong.” “Well,” was the reply, with a sigh; “7 used to be.” F c DR. REYBURN. “Dare you say that your patient is out of danger?” Lasked this evening of Dr. Rey. burn. “No, not exactly that yet, but wa are rapidly coming to that point’? “How many doctors remain on duty at one time ?” »” There are usually two of us. There is, perha: no necessity for more than one, but, as long as there is a possibility of sec. ondary hemorrhage, or of any emergency requiring immediate action, we shall con- tinue to have two doctors at nand.”” “flow is your patient to-night 2? “Sleeping very quietly now. We have re duced his dose of morphia. He has eaten heartily for a sick man to-day, haying en- joyed a feast of roast beet, the real article this, time, not.the expressed juice as before.” FRIDAY OVER AGAIN. To the Western Asaucuiet Press, ExkccTiveE Marstoy, July 16—10 p. m— The history of the President’s case to-day is almost ‘a duplication of yesterday: Tnere has been a further reduction of two-tentns inthe maximum temperature for twenty. four hours, which indivates a continued abatementof the afternoon fever, and there has also been a steady improvement in the general symptoms. ‘The patient ate a small quantity of reast beef this afternoon, swal- lowing both juice and fibre, and took the usual allowances of toast, milk, meat extract, and wine. At 10 0’clock-to-night he is sleep- ing quietly after a hypodermic injection of one-eighth of a grain of morphia. The discharge from the wound continues to be normal ‘in quantity and ap pearance, and, from. the fact that the drainage tube cannot be pushed farther than three inches and a half into the wound without, encountering resistance, it is in ferred that the pus all comes from that part ot the builet’s track which lies between the external surface of the body and the ribs, and that the depths of the wound have closed. THIS AFTERNOON wasa very comfortable one for the President. He did nor talk any, but remained easily and quietly on his bed. He took a little sleep. aAtone time he had his eyes closed and ap-~ peared to be sleeping. Suddenly he opened tew and said to Col. Rockwell, who was by his bed: “You thought I was asleep, but I was not.” iis breathing ia perfectly free and easy. Mr. Crump, one of the regular nurses, said this murning that the President passed a most comfortable night. He had a good, healthy sleep. He.was not as restless when Wasuryeton, D. C., July 16.—The follow- ing telegram was sent by the attend:ng sur- situp, attheend of perhaps four weeks, it becomes apparent that the. ball is loose awake us heretofore. In fact, it was the nightof a sick manon the happy road to gvons to the consulting surgeons this after- | in the abdomen, or is in some place | tecovery. Thismorn'ng Mr. Crimp squeezed noon: - where it can create irritation and | a piece of asteak over a piece of toast until cause an abscess which cannot ‘be | the toast was thoroughiy saturaied, ana gave Executive Manstoy, July 16-1 p. m— Dr. F. A. Hamilton and Dr. D. H. Agnew: The President progresses steadily toward convalescence. During the last twenty-four hours he has had but one-eighth of a grain of sulphate of morphia (in a single hypoder- mie injection at bedtime). He stept well. and reached, there will then, of course, be great danger. The present situation is hopeful for the President, but it is, in great measure, a hope in the dark,,and will continue to be so until itis known where the ball is.” EMINENT ARMY SURGEON it to the President. ate heartily ard with great relish. Shortlyafterwards Mr. Crump brought upa piece of nicely broiled tender- loin steak and gave itto the President. He chewed it like a man with a good aypetite. Just then Mrs. Garfield came in, this morning expresses himself as feeling quite easy. The quinia is continued in three- grain doses three times daily. 1] larger proportion of solid food with v relish than hitherto, and some old port wine has been substituted for the Tokay. flavor being preferred by the patient. The febriling yesterday afternoon was less than on any day since you saw hii. @ was 93, temperature 98.5, respira- temperature, 98. his pulse wis 9: 18, 53 respiration, 18. J. K Bary respiration, 19, D. W. Briss, J.J. Woopwarp, TH! CASE, Ile is taking At 7 p.m Alp.m temperature, 95.4; respira- tion, 18. Hereafter our daily dispatch to you will be sent after the evening con i D. W. Buss, J. J. WoopwArn, Ropert Reeves. EXecctive Mansiox, July 16—7 p. m— ! The President has spent a better day than any since be was shot. is still less than yesterda: pulse was 94; temperature, 98. Pulse is now 93; temperature, 100.2; ‘The afternoon fever Atlp. m. his 3 Tesptration J. K. Bares, Roperr Reypury. aD 3 agrees with Dr. Johnson thatit is impossible to predict that the President will recover until the location of the ball is known. He said, “ No one can now certainly say where . ‘The attending physicians and the con- sulting physicians, for that. matter, are not agreed upon Aceurding.to tne diagnosis of Dr. Biiss, in which the three attending doctors agree, the ball passed throuzh the liver, went around the abdominal cavity, and is lodged in the anterior wall of the abdo-- men. Dr. Hamilton, of New: York, on the contrary, possibly the greatest authority on gunshot wounds in this country, who was called in counsel, and who made a personal examination of the President, is of opinion that THE BALL IS NOT IN THE ANTERIOR WALL OF THE ABDOMEN, but is lodged in some of the muscles alone the lower part of the spine, directly below .the spot where the ball entered the body, and it must not be forgutten that the ball Is aconical ball, and notround. [f it is loose in the abdomen, that fact niay enable it to do greater mischief, as there would be more danger on account of its conical form that it might pierce one of the intestines.” THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN before they are issued, are all of them sub- Can I swallow the meat?” the President asked. “Yes,” repiied Mrs.. Garfield. “The doc- tors say it will not burt you, now.” The President ate and swailowed the whole piece of steak. He enjoyed it greatly. THE PRESIDENT LOOKS BETTER, and is more like himself than at any time since the wound was received. The Presi- dent is doing so well that the surgeons have decided to issue only two bulletins daily, one in the morning and one in thé evening, as each is a repetition of the good news. LIFTING ‘THE PATIENT. In dressing the wounds aud changing the bedding, the mode of liftinz the President is to. have six men raise him on a sheet. This lifting is necessarily jotting and uneven, and causes pain. To-day Dr. Nicholls, oue of the stalf surgeons of the Baltimore Medical Hospital, New York, arrived and explained. to the attending surgeons a device of his for raising patients from beds, which has, he said, ever been used except in the Bellevue Hospital. It consists of a pulley attached to upright frames at the head and fuot of thé bed. Two pieces of sail-cloth are slipped under the patient, one from his head and the other from his feet, and. mect at the place of the wound, By-a-lever the pulleys are moved EXACT NATURE OF THE IMPROVEMENT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasuinGroy, D.C., July 16.—The Presi- dent grows better every day. The improve- ment is so marked that the physicians say that within three or four days, unless there shall bé a relapse, they will be willing to an- nounce that he is beyond danger, and that the meinbers of the Cabinet who had made artangenients for vacations ean ‘safely leave. ‘The pulse, temperature, and respiration are daily more nearly approaching the normal standard. The fever does not increase dur- ing the day so much as usual, but the most enconraging sigh’ of returning strength is the fact that the President is begin- ning to eat. It might almost be said to eat heartily, and that he enjoys his food and assimilates it. The ability to build the President up on account of a naturally weak stomach has been feared. That sutfi- ciently seems to have been overcome. They now: characterize his meals as a banquet which is served in cours HE EATS EVERY TWO HOURS, and anxiously counts the time for the arrival of the next meal. Le is comparatively bright and cheerful. ‘The listless. haggard look is’ disappearing from his face, but what i§ considered somewhat remark- from the si herself indicate. hoped also, but w: uf that it determined courage. mitted to Mrs.-Garfield, directly from the surgeons’ room. It is undoubtedly for this reason that as much hope and confidence is put into them as possible, as it is the professional and patriotic duty of the sur- geons to give as buoyant an atmosphere to the White House as is possible. who called upon Mrs. Garfield last night found, however, that she then was not in quite as hopeful condition as the bulletins ‘ick. chamber or the reports as to She said the doetors had not told her yet that the President would get well. They hoped, but did not. know. s still extremely anxious. Maj. Swaim still continues his faithful minis- trations at the White House. : NEW INCIDENTS are learned daily which illustrate how much is due to his great presence of mind and courage. One of his friends, who was an eye-witness to the occurrence, said to-day very possible that the President, two weeks ago to-day, would have died had it not been for Maj. Swaim’s coolness and Maj. Swaim was with Mrs. Garfield at Long Branch, and was her escort on which, probably, for the distance, made the that memoraodle special A friend She train and the patient is raised on this sail-cloth. Doctor Bliss ordered one of: these machines constructed immediately for the Presiaent, anda large force of nen are now at work upon it, - * THE ASSASIN. HIS RAGE. ‘Speciat Dispatch to The Cateago Tribune. Wasurnertoy, D.C., July 16.—An examina tion of the Christian Church; where Guiteau states that he at one time contemplated assasinating the President, shows that the window from which he had planned to shoot him was immediately at the end of the pew where he sat, atid that the assasin could hava approached within three feet of the Presi- dent’s head, and ¢ould” have, fired withom being seen by any persou. Guiteau remains closely confined, but is petulant and madly disappointed that his purpose has been thwarted by the will of God? He knows that thé President is better, and his attendants say it annoys him so at times that he becomes almost savage in his rage, and curses what he terms his “blundering luck” in not making sure of his dastardly work. No one outside of the jail and other authorized officials have been alluwed to see him yet, though hardly a day passes without the appearance of able, he .is much less anxious to most remarkable time in the nistory a talk ~ than he was in the | of American railroads. .To-a_ friend < hi pas sce nae sea rit ane carly days of his wound. He has asked to | who met the party at the —de- | 20 BRET Oe peal eainaued eg see the,nedical chart which has been kept }| pot he _. said: “Well, how is aauriausiiey ot the'liy ta gach Cheek. nd almost from the hour he wass a it?? The a as: “It is as] ; + t from the hi ie was shot, and he | it The mournful answer was It is as they leave the jail naturally disappointed studied it with ereat interest. A microscopic examjnation of the pus has failed to discover any pactaria, or the lowest form of life, which are so common in wounds of this chargcter, and which tend to keep up the in flammination. The doctors haye not yet de- cided whether there are any pieces of CLOTHING LN THE WoUND. If there are, they think they willwork out. ‘The ball, being conical, made a smaller hole inthe clothing that a round ball would have made, Every mail brings a large number of letters giving medical advice. Yesterday there came a full account of the wound re- ¢elved by “Jolin Phoenix (Lieut. Derby), who was wounded in. Mexico. ‘The Presi- dent is not anxious to have the experiments with! the electricai machine’as yet made upon. him, and is reported to have said yesterday, afteryhaving.been informed how the wires it the room be cleared. took him aside and said: You family death-mark is on him now.”. replied: ‘I do not believe it. We will give him a chance, anyway,” and the room was eleared. Those in the inner circle say that was only by the most tremendous exercise of will that x THE PRESIDENT MAINTAINED BDISELF during that terrible Saturday afternoon. The bad as. it gan be.” Not another word was said on the ravid drive from the depot to the White House. Arrived in the room, it was found to be filled by AN ARMY OF DOCTORS, the Cabinet, and many others. No one seemed to be in charge. diately assumed authority, and directed that One of the physicians “It is no use. leave him and _ his The Maj. Swaim may as well in peace. He must die. Maj. Swaim imme- Astory went the rounds of the press last week that Guiteau had been pronounced in sane some limeago when he made apvlicatios fora pension asa soldier. After a careful search of the records ut the Pension Office, it has been discovered that the statement is Ut- terly false. “Guitean never appiied for a pea sion, was never a soldi rin the United States army, and was never reported insane by the Pension-Uftice Board. CORKHILL. To the Western Associated Press, Wasuinocton, July 16.—The star to-day has an interview with District-Attorney Corkhill about Guitean, in which he says: ~ There never has been such an occurrence in this country since Lincoln was assasi- nated. In that case the assasin was duomed when captured. ‘The trial was by a mititary commission, There never has been such @ thing in the history of the country as a triad in a civil court of a man who attempted the assasination of the President. would be fixédto different portions of his body: “Tell the gentlemen 1 am very thankful, but wou’t have any use for them just now. Aftér awhile, Twijl .. WHEN I CAN GET A DAY OFF, afve it to them for experiments, but not nyw.” Prof. Bell will, however, con- tinuéshis experiments. ‘It as never been the inteftion to apvly the instrument to’ the President until tt has successtully operated upgh a-bullet placed in‘like condition to that in the.President’s body. ‘Ihe following is a reylew of ‘the President’s case, for the two weeks which ends to-lay, according to com- péfent medical authority. (HE REVIEW OF, THE PAST TWO WEEKS Wik bring to mind. its distinguishing feature. ‘Bie first injury was the shock and ..disturb- diffe due to the entrance of the bullet. “This blow was so severe that <the. President did n& rally; but‘for Several hours remalied in a sfate of, vital ‘depression, With indi¢ations of Internal. hemorrhage, with’ temperatura Aggh aud increased pulsé, nauséa, and great railroad company had arranged to telegraph from each station the progress of the train. ‘The dispatches were received by the operator at the White House. These dispatenes helped to sustain the President. He was deter- ‘mined to live, if possivle, until he could see his wife, and he said so. Mean- whue the terrible struggle against the first shock was going on. THERE ARE NOW ABOUT FORTY. TONS OF ICE In the basement of the White House, over which the air is blown, and the daily wastage is nearly seven tons. The témperatureof the larger portion of the floor in which the sick- chainber ts located is maintained at about 80. ‘The air-compressing machine used in the mines has been removed, the physicians hay- ing decided that it would not be necessary. DR. WooDWaRp.- “The President is gaining rapidly in strength,” said. Dr. Woodward this even- ing.” He surprised me this afternoon. In assisting him.to rise I..placed“ my arms Around him, taking him by the shoulders, ! \ WHEN Mi. LINCOLN WAS ASSASINATED, Feu, will remember, Booth was killed bi uston Corbett. My mail,” continued Co Hill, looking over the heap of letters and bustal-cards.on his desk, “is very large every day, from all parts of the country, ei- bracing sugeestions from lawyeis as to method of trial, suggestions of citizens as to what ought to be done, and from persons aiving notice that they have known Guiteau and relating instances of his lite. ‘There is anxiety all over the country to show the man up? = *Have you settled the point about thy doubt regarding ‘THE INDICTMENT OF GUITEAU 2” he was asked. ares “Tam not prepared to say whether twa Separate offenses can be made out of the two shots fired... There were two shots tired, however. I am not entirely satistied tha they do not.constitute two oifenses. [have wiven no definit opinion and made no am Councement that 1 intended to present of bave an indictment on two separate charges. ‘he gravity of the crime isso great, and the punishment so., inadequate, that these sag- gestions have growh out of the situation.