St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-17
Mrs. Harrison's Condition
Shows a Slight Improve
ment Over Thursday.
Another Operation Performed
From Which She Recov-
cred Quickly.
Physicians Announce Them
selves as Well Pleased
With Its Result t.
No Immediate Danger Unless
an Unlooked-for Compli-
cation Sets In.

LOON LAKE, n. Y, Sept. 16.-There
was no particular change in Mrs. Har-
rison's condition today. She passed
fairly good night. and her condition this
morning was about the same as yester-
day. Shortly before noon the physi-
clans went to the Harrison cottage to
make an examination of the patient.
They are exceedingly gratfied at the
Slight Improvement shown in Mrs. Har-
rison's illness since the critical period
of Tuesday and Wednesday. And while
they will not give any great encourage
ment to the president and his family, it
is evident they are more hopeful than
they have been at any time this week
Mrs. Harrison, however, is still in the
critical stage, and change for the worse
might come, from the nature of the dis
ease, with surprising suddenness.
The physicians returned to the hotel
from Mrs. Harrison's cottage about l
O'Clock. and each expressed himself as
gratified at the result of this mornings
operation. DIR. Dougherty said that at
the previous operation the entire
amount of fluid was net removed, as it
was then feared that she
Could Not Stand the Ordeal.
Thong there has been no appreciate
increase in the amount of fluid since
the last operation, Mrs. Harrison's con-
dltlon this morning was such as to war
rant the removal of the remaining
fluid, which was accomplished with less
shock than before. After the operation
the patient rested quietly, and, on the
whole, her condition is somewhat i'm
proved. 1t is now learned that there is
no immediate danger of fatal termina-
ton of the disease, and DR.. Dougherty
will 20 to New York this afternoon. and
Will not return unless specially called.
The result OF this mornings opera
tions for the removal of the fluid in the
chest cavity has given the attending
physicians some slight encouragement.
as the quickness of her recovery from
the shock Of the puncture indicates the
possession by the patient of conSdera-
BILE strength and vitality. The previous
operations were performed under the
most alarming conditions, and were re-
sorted to only as extreme measures. On
both occasions the patients system suS-
tanned the shock with difficulty, and her
recovery was
Slow and Tedious.
One of the physicians present at the
last operation remarked today that he
would not have been surprised if she
had succumbed during its progress. 1t
was therefore resorted to today with
considerable mlSgivingS. and the great
success attending it caused correspond
ing qualification. While the danger of
fatal termination of the case is not al
together removed by the successful
treatment of the pleuric complications,
the latter circumstance, OfscourSe. adds
considerably to the ultimate prospects
OF the patient. The attack of pleurisy
may be overcome, but then it will still
he necessary to clear the system of the
destructive bacilli before nope of re-
cOvery can be reasonably entertained.
1t is an open secret that none of The
physicians who have attended Mrs
Harrison will venture public predic-
ton that she will certainly recover
The best that the NEST sanguine will
say is that cures are recorded in cases
where
The Same Symptoms
were present. Drs. Gardner and Dough-
ty are each on record, however, as say
ing that there is no danger Of immedi
ate dissolution, except III the event of
unlocked for complication.
The president was so much encour-
aged at the success of today's operation
That he went for short walk in the
mountains with Mrs. Dimmick
This is the first time for
several days that he has left the
cottage, except to get his meals.
He received large number of tele-
grams and letters today from all over
the country suggesting all sorts of rem
edies for MrS. Harrison and turned
them over to DR.. Gardner. 1t is safe to
say that none were of character to
change the present course of treatment
kilograms of sympathy and Inquiry
were received from Vice President
Morton, Marquis lmperiaii. of the Ital-
ian legation, and Gen. Palmer, COM
maader-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic. The letter expressed the
sincere hope that Mrs. Harrison's con-
dition would improveassufficientl sto
permit the president tosattend the en-
campment in Washington next week.
There is, however, no possibility of his
being able to leave here for week at
least.
At IL o'clock tonight it was reported
atfthe PRESIDENTS cottage that there Lad
been no change in Mrs. Harrison's con-
dition.
VETERANS. SYMPATHY.