Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-07
THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH
He is in Unusually Good Con-
dition at Present.
THE PHYSICIANS STATEMENT
Has Recovered From the Eff
fects of the Operation.


Philadelphia Ledger special.
MARION, MASS, Aug. 30.-Georg6 W.
Clilds, Editor PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger:
Hollands story of the Presidents ILL
health has real basis of toothache. II
1t has any other Mr.. Cleveland's closest
friends do not know. l have seen the
President at frequent intervals since he
first came to Buzzard's Bay this summer,
passing hours and days in his company,
In his house and in the boat fishing with
him. / passed all OF last Monday with
him, fishing, and have never seen him
in better health-never stronger, physi-
cally or mentally, and l consider him in
both respects the healthiest man know.
Monday was very Indictment day, the
weather damp, the air chilly, the sea
rough, and not a day for any but those Of
the most robust health and strength to he
out in. The President stayed out till
nearly o'clock, p. m., dined and then
went through great amount of CORE.
spondence before going to bed, reading all
letters and personally answering all those
requiring reply. No one in the most en-
viable condition of body and mind could
have done such an onorous days work.
Any statements to the effect that the
President is very sick man" are ALSO
lutely without any basis of truth. He is
in fact a particularly we'll man, eating
sleeping. working, thinking and taking
fashion. That be was tired man when
he came to Buzzard's Bay is true. That he
needed rest from the great physical and
mental strain that was put on him after
the 4th of March is also true, but that he
is suffering from any chronic or malignant
disease is not true. To his present strength,
health. vigor, good spirits and cheerful
ness, l can certify OF my own personal
knowledge. The President would have
left Gray Gables on Tuesday for Washing.
ton in Mr.. Benedicts yacht had he not
been stormstayed. 1t is quite safe to say
that all statements made about bis i'll
health at this time are calculated, aud arc
probably intended, to add to tine public
distress. and are either pure inventions Of
enemies or idle, unconsidered gossip. The
President is in excellent health.
L. CLARKE DAVIS
DIR. HAsBRoUcK's STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-To-night DR.
Hasbrouck gave out the following state
ment about the operation recently per
formed on President Cleveland;
'At no time have | stated that a sur
gical operation of a dangerous characte
was performed on Mr.. Cleveland. o.
the contrary, | have sought to ALA
anxiety ever since the false reports be
came current. 1t is true that two o
his teeth were removed, but this wa
accomplished without anything like
serious result. There was removed, be
side the teeth, a portion, slight poi
ton, of diseased tissue and bone back {
the nose. As to the disease whic
occasioned the operation, it was ne
anything in its nature like that wit
which General Grant was afflicted
would add that there were no ind
cations of sarcoma. What the Presider
had been suffering from was ulcerate
teeth. The affection had extended |
and back of what we know as IL
antrum. AS is usual in such cases
was necessary in order to effect a con
plete cure to remove a portion OF IL
bone and tissue that had becou
diseased. There was nothing remarl
able about the case, nor anything III
usual, as we have similar cases almo
every day in the practice of dent
surgery. Consequently see no reaso
why there should be the least alarm
The affection is not considered at 3
dangerous, and is something which an,
one is likely to have. The operate
was performed the day after the par
boarded the yacht. DR.. Bryant W
assisted by W. w. Keen of Phiiadelph
and myself"