The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-07
What DR.. HasbrOuck Said of Cleye.
lands Case.

what it was done for was made out at
the time Of the operation, and if the
attending physicians had wanted the
matter made public they would have
given out that official statement. The
article IN the Philadelphia paper to me
reads very much as if it had been
written by some one who had seen
that official statement, but whoever
wrote the story has exaggerated the
matter aud aroused the peoples anx.
iety needlessly.
"The operation performed on Mr.,
Cleveland was similar to cases we
meet with every day in the course Of
our regular dental practice. 1t was
neither more nor less than that, and
on any less a person than the Presi-
dent it would not have been noticed.
1t consisted Of the extraction of two of
the upper teeth and the removal of a
slight portion Of diseased tissue and
bone back Of the nose. The disease
causing the operation was not at all in
the nature of that for which the ope-
ration was made ON General Grant,
nor were there any signs indicating
sarcoma, The President had been
suffering from liberated teeth, and as
is often the case, the liberation had
extended up and back to the antrum.
Because of that it became necessary
to remove some of the bone and dis
eased tissue.
"The operation was performed on
E. G. Benedict's yacht Oneida, the day
after leaving New York, DR.. J. D..
Bryant, whom President Cleveland
appointed Surgeon General of the
State when he was Governor, and DR..
w. w. Keen, OF Philadelphia, had
charge Of the operation. / admins
tered the an@sthetic, extracted the
teeth and assisted DR.. Bryant and DR..
Keen. l can't mention any other
names OF those who were present. DIR.
Bryant is the one to give any state
ment for publication.
II remained at Buzzard's Bay three
days with the President. By that
time he was out of all danger. The
great anxiety on the part of the physi,
clans over the Presidents trip to
Washington, and their demand that
he return to Gray Gables as early after
the opening Of the extra session as
possible, is all very much overstated
in the story.
81 have not seen the President since
I left him at Gray Gables just after
the operation, though I have heard
from him. What I hear is that every
thing is progressing nicely. SO far as
| can see, there is no reason for alarm.
The President has simply had what
any one is liable to have and what is
not considered at all dangerous. As
said, ! saw nothing that would indi-
cate disease of cancerous nature, and
[ don't think there will have to be
another operation performed"
WHAT DIR. HAsBRoUCK SAID LATER
ABOUT THE CASE.
Interview in n. Y Word, Augut 81.
81 must say that l cannot under
stand the motives of the man who
gave out this story to the Philadelphia
papers, except that he was looking for
an advertisement. There certainly is
an element OF truth in it, and it could
only have been given out by some one
who knew all the facts in the case.
The story has been amplifed and en-
broidered by the Republican papers,
as might be expected, and | hope that
an official statement will soon be made
to the public to hush the spreading
stories Of serious illness.
81 believe, however" said DR.. Has
brouck, after few minutes considera-
ton, chat ! am justified in saying
this President Cleveland has just the
same amount OF cancer or sarcoma in
his system as | have. l have none"
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life
Away
is the truthful, startling title OF little
4 ~ II L Il L