New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-01
Mr. CLEVELAND'S HEALTH.
TIE SEEMED VIGOROUS. BIT HIS Ex-
PRESTON WAS CAREWORN.
,,r, MS FAMILY He PASSED THROUGH THE
CITY ox HIS WAY TO wAsHINGToN-A
TALK WITH his PHYSICIAN.

"a ,,s Marty arrived on Pier A. at the Battery.
:, o'clock last evening Immediately the yach's
raphtha launch was dropped astern and the fresi-
dom, and Mrs. Cleveland. with their attendants
- landed Al the pier T.. G. Benedict. whose
Guests the President and party had been Will"
aboard the Oneida. babe his charge goodby. the
boa, had come from Bussards Bay. having maze
a stop at Greenwich. Conn. where hnchcoh wa
eaten at Mr.. Benedicts house.
The party was driven from Pier 10 the
cortlandt-st ferry They crossed on the SO
boat 10 the Pennsylvania station. In the car
riasc were the President and Mrs. Cleveland.
little Ruth and her nurse and Mrs. Cleveland
maid
Al the ferry house on the New-Jerscy side they
were met by Dr. Bryant. They passed under
the waiting room and came up TO the track level
by the freight elevator. This landed the party
nj the side OF their private car. No 90 wh'h
was attached TO the 9 O'Clock Washington eA-
press.
Secretary Lamont met the President at the car
door. disclosing himself mysterously. ana giving
them all hearty handshake
l'niil the train drew out of the station az Sio
o'clock the President and Secretary Lamont
remained oonversing in the parlor OF 'he car
where they plainly TO be seen by the Cio"u
which had gathered. The President oil the Ch''eu
States would never be taken for SICK man. IT
ne Is so It will need more than his looks ana ru-
mors to convince those who saw him last hlgh'
~ the fact His face is not only sunDurhei' put
there is a good lively color about II wh'ch IN
dic,tcs health About his eyes there is a worried
OPPRESSION. which is made more impressive by the
heavy lines which mark his face. He walked
with a quick. elastic step. and was alive to all
that was going about him He led his party
by some half dozen feet He was dressed IN the
clothes he always wears in travelling: black frocH
coat black trousers and black derby hat He
had nothing to say to the newspaper men, and
neither Secretary Lamont DR.. Bryant would
answer questions. They simply begged to be
excused Both went to Washington with the
President.
The onlookers for once quite forgot TO look at
Mrs Cleveland in their desire TO assure themselves
OF the Presidents health. She followed the Pres
ident TO the car. accompanied by Dr. Bryant ana
her maid. She wore loose dark blue dress and a
dark straw hat, trimmed with dark leaves. she
herself showed the effects of summer out OF
doors. and her face well tanned. Before Inc
train started she retired TO her own room. bnt
Baby Ruth remained by her father and shook her
chubby little hand 10 the crowd about the car
window.
The Washington express is due at Washington
40 this morning.
Dr. Joseph ID. Bryant. PRESIDENT Cevelands
physician, arrived in this city yesterday after
noon from Sorrento. Me. Mrs. Bryant accom-
panied him. Dr. John F. Erdmann. Dr. Bryants
assistant. met him at the Grand Central station
and drove with him to Or. Bryants house. No. a
West Thrty-sxth-st.
Dr. Bryant would neither affirm nor deny the
published statement that President Cleveland sub
mitted to an operation board +. {. Benedicts
yacht on July for serious maady. Dr. Bryant
admitted last July that the President had had sew
eral teeth extracted Recently the statement mas
been published that the operation was OF a more
serious character than the mere extracting OF
few teeth. The bone and tissues adjoining the
teeth II was said had become diseased. and ii was
necessary TO cut away large pieces of them to pre-
vent spread OF the disease. y cancer or tumor
or some kindred disease was limited at In conse-
quence OF this operation and the great meh'ai
strain upon him during the summer, 1t was SAID
the President was far from being well man
The fact that such specialists as Dr. W. w
Keen of Philadelphia DR.. Charles McBurney ana
DR. Ferdinand Hasbrouck of this city were brought
into the case lent color the story. II was hard
" to be believed that two of the foremost sur
seons Of this country besides dentist of reputa-
tlon should be summoned TO assist the President
physician IL the trouble no more serious Than
an liberated tooth. Or. Bryant declined 10 anlrii
or deny the published stories. declaring that II
would be unprofessonal for him TO do So lie ala
not consider il unprOfessionai, however. TO deny
that MIR Cleveland had had operation per
formed upon him at Lakewood. and from what one
may read between the lines OF his replies to ques-
tons it Is no, unfair TO infer thai he would not
have considered it Unprofessonal TO 1ehy thdS
serious operation had been performed upon MI
Cleveland II he could have done so truhnu Nv one
thing at the start. never talk to secular oo peri
professional
other persons have made will not influence me III
s spe for the alleged Information. With re-
gard 10 the statement said TO nave Heen naun ~
such statement 90 not propose at present PRES ,d TO
make any statement that bears IN any way upon
'""sH ow is the Presidents health" was asked.
m have nes sers see snc have Know him than
he was last Sunday when saw him at Gray
Viii you say whether or not operation. has
II viii neither deny that nor refer to that matter
In any way An admission OF that kind should be
issued As Won know. Mr. Cleveland had some
teetn extracted last July. while he was on Mr..
Was any operation performed upon Mr. cieve-
land at Lakewood 800 Tot. y, things
that are mere fame
Were the teeth diseased which Mr. Cleveland
'The teeth we're diseased. or they would not
the disease sea- affected the jawbone or not
us there any trut n the statement; sala TO na
Of Phila dephia, that the disease was sircoma' VI
II DO not believe thai DR. Keen ever said any
Is il likely that another operation Will be
Dr.. Bryant was silent moment. Then he said;
formed" Then he said loudly and with emphasis.
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MIR t"eyeand's exact condition Influenced in any
way by the wishes of the President? 90
NO answered Ir. bryant
Cleveland bas never told me either directly or IN
directly to refuse TO let his condition he known. ,
MIR Cieyeland's health is "A legitimate subject OF
public interest and there Is great anxiety eit IN
regard to it," was suggested III the president Is
or has been I'm no way threatened II would DE "a
great relief TO the people OF the United States 10
know It," - 49, 1850 ,o.,oa :.
The people are not worried AS you IMAGINE
answered the doctor. Il heard several cohversa,
lions on the subject of the President heaih vi
The train to-day ard must say they showed great
Intelligence" a., 900. ,.ra
Dr. Bryant replied: "Mrs. Cievelands health Is
very good.
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