Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-09-02
cLEvELAND's HEALTH.
Statement as to the Surgical 0per-
alton Recently Performed.

Statement as to the Surgical Oper-
alton Recently Performed.
Almost universal interest has been
felt, on the past of curious public,
concerning the surgical operation,
which President Cleveland is report
ed to have recently undergone, for the
removal of a cancer. 1t is therefore
certain that the following authentic
account of the operation, related by
one of the attending surgeons, will be
read with interest. DR.. +. Hasbrouck,
the celebrated surgeon, in speaking
of the operation, at which he person
ally assisted, says;
The Presidents disease is, or was,
for the operation may have been sue
eessful in removing it growth in
the bones of bis left upper jaw and
the adjoining bones OF the nose. The
operation consisted in removing the
diseased portions of the bone, and was
performed about 1890 O'clock on the
morning of Saturday, July l, while
the President was on board of Mr..
Benedict's yacht, the Oneida. | want
to say that do not think the disease
is the same as that which caused the
death of Gen. Grant. DR.. Bryant, an
other surgeon whom / will not name,
and myself went on board the yacht
at this city on Friday night-the
night before the operation. 1t is not
true, as has been published, that the
President went to bed on coming
aboard that night. He sat on deck
for time smoking cigar, and SEEM
ed perfectly composed and at ease.
The next dsy, about 10 o'clock, the
President prepared himself for the
knife. He was still entirely composed
aud cheerful. He lay down, announc-
ed that he was ready, aud | admins
tered nitrous oxide to him. He re-
sponded to the anesthetic promptly
and was soon unconscious. In order
to enable the surgeons to cut away
the bone which was the seat of the
disease, extracted two bicuspid teeth
from the left side of the upper jaw.
The surgeons then took charge.
There was no external incision in the
flesh of the face, the operators work
ing entirely within the cavity of the
mouth = the seat of the diseased
growth was in the lower bones Of the
nose and in the adjoining bone tissue,
on the left side of the upper jaw.
This diseased bone was cut away
piece by piece, and perhaps an inch or
more ofthe bone was so removed.
While the operation was in progress
the President revived from the effects
of the anesthetic, and | was obliged
to administer it TO him a second time.
Mr.. Cleveland stood the nitrous oxide
very well, and no bad effects were
produced by it. The operation, SO far
as | could see, was an entire success.
The loss of blood was not great.
DIR. Hashrouck was then asked:
as the disease Of the President
curable?"
To this he replied:
q have no doubt tits, provided it
is attended to in time, and that was
the object of the operation. Enough Of
the bone tissue was cut out to make
certain that the entire extraneous
growth had been removed"
"Is it cancer--is the disease cancer
Gus in its nature% was asked.
"That will not say" replied DR..
Hasbrouck; "that is for DR.. Bryant to
say, and could only be determined by
a microscopicsl examination of the
diseased bone removed. What micro
scopical examination disclosed, l
have not definitely heard, under
stand, however, that the President is
progressing as well as could be ex-
pected. have seen worse cases, and,
SO far as | know, they are living yet"