Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1882 — Garfield’s Attendants’ Bills. [ARTICLE]

Garfield’s Attendants’ Bills.

There has been some guessing done as to the items which make up the bill of costs of President Garfield’s illness. “It can be stated now on good authority,” says a Washington telegram, “ that some of the items are as follows : To Dr. Agnew, $30,000. He charges $5,000 for the first operation. Dr. Hamilton’s bill is $25,000. Dr. Bliss ia content with SB,OOO, or about SIOO a day. Dr. Reyburn would probably take less, Bay $5,000 or $6,000. The army officers will be paid by brevet rank, and possibly increased pay. One question which remains to be settled touches the status of Drs. Boynton and Edaon. Both are physicians, and both took the duties of nurses. Shall they be paid as doctors or as mere attendants ? Dr. Boynton is a man of independent means, and might not care, apart from considerations of pride and etiquette. Mrs. Edson is comfortably well off, but would no doubt accept a liberal fee with gratitude. The services of Dr. Boynton and Mrs. Edson were of the greatest value, as it is notorious that the patient was kept alive more by careful nursing than any very intelligent surgery.”