Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-01
Mr.. CIeYeIand'S Cancer.

New York, Aug. 30,-The publjca-
tion Of the story concerning the surgical
operation on President Cleveland, which
was currently rumored two months ago,
has brought out statement from Dr..
Fe dinand Hasbrouck, a dentist DR..
Hasbrouck consented to talk for publ
cation and said:
I have read the article which purports
to give an account of President Cleve-
lands disease and the operation per-
formed upon him. The publication CALLS
| think, for an authoritative statement.
The presidents disease Is, or was-for
the operation may have been successful
in removing it-a growth in the bones
of his left upper jaw and the adjoining
bones of the nose. The operation con-
sisted in removing the diseased portions
of the bone, and was performed about
1890 O'Clock on the morning of Satur-
day, July |, while the president was on
board Mr. Benedict's yacht, the Oneida
| want to say that don't think the dis
ease is the same as that which caused
the death of Gen. Grant. DR.. Bryant,
another surgeon whom | will not name
aud my self went on board the yacht at
tins city on Friday night, the ght be-
fore the operation. 1t is not true, al
has been published, that the president
went immediately to bed on coming on
board that night He sat on deck for a
time. Smoking cigar and seemed per
fectly composed and at ease. The next
day at about 10 o'clock the president
prepared himself for the knife. He was
still entirely composed and cheerful
He lay down, announced that he was
ready and administered nitrous oxide
to him. He responded TO the anesthetic
promptly and was soon unconscious.
In order to enable the surgeons to cut
away the bone, " hich was the seat of the
disease, | extracted two bicuspld teeth
from Che left side of the upper jaw. The
surgeons then took charge. There was
no external incision in the flesh of the
face, the operators working entirely
within the cavity of the mouth. The
seat of the diseased growth was in the
lower bones of the nose and in the adj
joining bone tissue on the left side of
the upper jaw. Piece by piece perhaps
an inch or more of it was removed
While the operation was in progress the
president revived from the effects of the
anesthetic, and | was obliged to admin
lister it to him second time. Mr.. Cleve-
land stood the oxide very WE'LL and no
bad effects were produced by it, He
rallied very quickly. The operation, so
far as | could see, was an entire success; ;
the loss Of blood was not great"
Dr. Hasbrouck was then asked as
the disease of The president curable?"
To this he replied ~ have no doubt
of 1t, providing 1t was attended to in
time, and that was the object of the OPP
GRAFTON. Enough of the bone tissue was
cut out to make certain that the entire
extraneous growth had been removed"
rs the disease cancerous in its ma
ture?"
THAT | will not say" replied DIR.
Hasbrouck. "That is for DR.. Bryant to
say, and it could only be determined by
microscopical examination of the dis
eased bone removed. What the micro
seopical examination has disclosed have
not definitely heard, l understand,
however. that the president is progress
ing as well as could be expected |
have saen worse cases and, so far as [
know, they are living yet. 1t only re.
mains now for DR., Bryant to state what
the microseopical Investigation reveals
concerning the character of the malady."