Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press Monday telegraphed
10 that paper a long dispatch to the
effect that recently President Cleveland
was seriously III and had TO undergo
severe surgical operation, from which
he is now recovering nicely. An epit-
ONE Of his story is as follows:
Mr.. Cleveland returns TO Washington
some day this week ii all goes we'll and
there are unusual reasons why, when
he is again in the capital, he should re-
ceive most tender, considerate and gentle
sympathy and support, not only from
those who are in public life, but also
from the people themselves. He takes
back to Washington burden and
dread which he might very justly regard
Of greater moment than the financial sit
uation which ho has requested Congress
instantly to amehorate.
II is useless longer to conceal the fact
that Dir. Cleveland is q sick man, per-
hRps very sick man, and that the ply
sicians have fear that mortal disease is
lurking in his system, notwithstanding
heroic efforts of surgery to remove IL
during the summer. Secretary Lamont,
who was here last week and whose
anxiety was impressive and pitiful for
his friends TO see, said with something
of the tone of sadness in his voice thai
there would be and could be no attempt
on the part Of the admlniStration to
make any Interference in the local poll
tics Of New York, and when asked why,
this was so, Lamont replied, saying it to
Colonel Monroe 1.-THE President Is a
sick man, how sick we. cannot tell"
The trouble from which the President
suffered was severe pain in the right
jaw, which was supposed TO be the re-
suit of decayed teeth. He concealed his
suffering from his family, and tits prob
able that no one, excepting Secretary
Lamont, knew that he had physical tor
ture as well as mental anxiety TO cop-
tend with. The pain did not yield TO
local and usual treatment. When the
first careful examination was made, or
when the suspicion was created that
this trouble was due TO no exposure of
dental nerve or TO any usual disease
of the teeth, my informants do not
know; they do know that there was a
time, shortly before the President issued
his call for the extraordinary session Of
Congress, when 1t was determined that
an operation was inevitable, how grave
or extensive could not at first be de-
termiped. There were many things to
consider-the family, the condition of
the country, the determination 70 call
Congress into extraordinary session and
the necessity as it seemed for preserving
professional condolences and therefore
silence respecting this physical condi-
ton Of the President.
THE OPERATION.
Mr.. Cleveland, with Mr.. Lamont,
whose faithful attendance to one whom
he respects as President, But regards
with another and more delightful sen
timent, which approaches tkAt'6f fi}iai
affection and has boon . mailer Of mach
comment during the sufhtner, left Wash
top quite suddenly upon the day when
the call for the extraordinary session OF
Congress was issued. Arrangements
We're made in this city with celebrity
and Mr.. Cleveland was met when he
arrived here by DR.. Bryant and another
physician, and by Or. Hasbrouck, all
Of whom boarded the yacht with him
The baggage Of these physicians con.
tanned the instruments Of surgery and
the apparatus for ausesthetic admins.
tration.
DR.. Hasbrouck had this latter ap.
paratus In charge. He is o physician
here WHO Is regarded as perhaps the
most exHsrtip the city in lie admins
tration OF anesshetic gas. BE is EN-
ployed professionally by mest Of the
ablest Surgeons when IL is deemed ad
yisable TO use gas rather than ether
DIR. Hasbrouck had been informed tina
the operation which called for his pro
fessional services might be prolonged
one, that possibly there might be two
and that therefore 1t might be necessary
for him to be absent from the city fo
several days. tits condition obligatory
in the reporting of this matter that Thu
name of the physician who accompanied
DIR. Bryant should not be published.
Mr.. Cleveland, almost as soon as b,
boarded the yacht, retired TO his state
room and fell into a heavy slumber
The iptimation was made to me that Ii
might have received a hypodermic in
lection; certainly it was deemed desira
, BILE that he should enjoy rrolonget
sleep before he yielded himself to th,
surgeon, and he did sleep until wei
into the next day.
When the time came the President O
the United States submitted himself B
the SURGEON as calmly, as gently and d
willingly as though he were merei
, lying down for brief slumber. Yet h
5 knew that possibly from that opefati6
5 he might not recover, and that il Nigh
. be before many hours had pasSed ths
0 the people Of the United States woul
/ be overwhelmed by sudden sorrow
Y which is, perhaps, the most grievous q
r any excepting war that the country he
: hitherto been compelled to endure.
: II was deemed advisable to use gas Q
I, an an@sthetlc rather than ether, becaui
/ the operation was to be such US woul
: entail severe hemorrhages, which rnigl
possibly lead to the flow Of blood int
8 tho windpipe. By using gas, recover
G would be almost instantaneous, where's
r ether entails much slower recovery, 1
8 that in case of such hemorrhage thel
# might be suffocation. The Presidei
e yielded easily to the anesthetic, and Il
surgeons then began their task Of awf,
responsibility. The operation did n,
require very long, but IL entailed Il
cutting away of considerable part
n the upper jaw bone upon one side, VI
It instrument boring through the bop
+ and tissue US far as the orbitaf ujete.,
# The operation was thorough II
n physicians believe that they have r
k moved all of the diseased tissue Of
% bone, although In doing II the reinov
d Of so much Of the jaw as that was el
e tailed. OF course In doing this teei
y were extracted, so that the phFbicial
'e were truthful .Yhen they afterward so
Is that the President had had some tee
,r pulled out willie he was on Mr.. Ben
10 diets Yacht. They were also va