The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-01
DIR. RASBROUCK TALKS.
Alleged Details of the Surgical Operation
on the President.

Press returns this morning to the sub
ject Of President Clevelands health, con-
cerning which he made yesterday such
| important statements. He says further to-
! day: Or. Ferdinand HasbrOuck who ad-
| ministered the anaesthetic TO President
J Cleveland during the operation, consented
! to talk for publication. He said Il have
! read the article in to-day's Philadelphia
| Press which gives an account OF President
/ Cieveland's disease and the operation pr
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 on the bones of
the left upper jaw and the adjoining
bones in the nose. The operation con-
sisted in removing the diseased portions
Of the bone, and WIS perfOrmd about
l0:30 o'clock on the morning OF Saturday
Ju'y I, while the President was on board
of Mr.. Benedicts yacht. the Oneida.
81 want 10 say that / do not think the
disease is the same as that which caused
the death OF Gen. Grant. Or Bryant,
another surgeon whom I VIII not name.
and myself went on board the yacht at
this city on Friday night, the night be
fore the operation. The President sat on
deck for time, smoking a cigar, and
81 femed perfectly composed and at ease
The next day about 10 o'clock the Pres
i1ent prepared himself for the knife He
was stil entirely composed and cheerful
He lay down, announced that he was
ready and l administered the nitrous
cxide to him. lie responded TO an anaee-
thetic promptly and was soon uncon-
scious.
"In order TO enable the surgeons 10
cut away the bone which was the seat
Of the disease. l extracted two blcuspid
teeth from the left side Of the upper Jaw.
The surgeon then took charge There
was no external incisiOn I'm 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 I'm the !
adjoining bone tissues on the left side OF |
the upper jaw. This diseased bone was !
cut away piece by piece, and perhaps |
an inch or more Of bone was removed
while the operation was I'm progress
the President revived from the effects OF
the anaesthetic. and j was obliged 20 adj
minister Il 10 him a second time
M Cleveland stood the nitrous oxide
very well, and no bad effects were pro-
duced by It. The operation so far as I
could see. was an entire success. The
loss Of blood was not great"
DR. Hasbrouck was then asked: "Is
the disease Of the President curable?"
To this he replied. II have no doubt
Of it, provided It is attended to- in time,
and that was the object OF the operation
Enough OF the bone tissue was cut out
10 make certain that the entire extrane-
Gus growth had been removed"
"ls the disease cancerous In its
nature?' was asked.
THAT / will not say" replied Dr.
Hasbrouck. THAT is for Or Bryant TO
fl 4a4 Heri |
examination Of the diseased
bone removed. What the microscopical
examination disclosed | have not def
litely heard. | do understand, however.
hat the President is progressing as well
as could be expected. / have seen Iorse
cases. and, so far as l know, they are
living yet"
From all that can he learned, there is
absolutely no cause for alarm In business
nd banking circles over the heath of
he President He is rapidly improving
md will. It is believed soon be we'll
The details Of the operation which
ave been made public tally exactly
With those I'm the case OF Gen. Joseph
;. Carr ex-Secretary Of State, who
vas under the surgeons knives twice {
n this city about three years ago. Gen. I
arr noticed that a broken tooth had
BRAIDED the skin OF his left cheek. I
'he abrasion was very painful, ana on
onsulting his family doctor he was I
dvisad TO have the tooth extracted.
iut the pulling Of the tooth did not
ave the effect Of healing the sore. The a
after Gpread rapidly and soon the roof =
Il the mouth and the jaw were affected !
Eminent specialists We're consulted, and il
ley agreed that the General had deyel-
ped a cancerous growth. His mouth o
as burned out with Caustics repeatedly, ! n
nd finally the decision was reached that Il
he only way I'm which his life could be / "
wed was by submitting 10 a heroic n
leration it
Gen. Carr came 10 this city, and un- g
lown 10 all of his friends. was operated |
BON twice. a part Of the jaw was re- d
owed, together with a portion of the 5
of Of the mouth. A hinge made OF II
I'D or silver took the place of the Jaw p
me which had been cut away, and In In
IS than a month Gen. Carr appeared e'
ION the streets of Troy his home look
& almost as well as ever. He Is in 81
iendid health and spirits 20 day. He y
mot open his mouth with the freedom y,
Old but he cOnyerses without effort, Ia
Is heartily and appears 10 be In the &C
joyment OF perfect health.
II President Cleveland's disease Is iden-
al with that Of Gen. Carr, the operation
ff0rmed upon the President will result J
the obllteratlon OF the csncerous IT
owth and his entire restoration to be
alth. At all events. those who know or
netting Of the disease insist that the ( g.,
esident is in no serious danger. "