The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-12
AN x-RAY MACHINE.
One OF EdisOn's Best Has Arrived,
hut II win Not he Used For
the Present

One OF Edlson's best X-Ray machines
aud his most skllful and trusted operator.
Dr. H. A. Knolls. arrived Sunday.
! The batteries we're charged and tho
4 machine Is ready for instant use.
With It the physicians say there Is not
the slightest doubt that the ball o0n be
located perfectly for an operation. They
( do not deem II advisable TO sap any OF
I the presidents strength at this time.
All his reserve force IL needed now to re-
sist the danger OF peritOntls and Boeptic
4 poisoning. Besides. II Inflammation does
not set In around the bullet Il will soon
become encyEed.
All the effects OF the ether which was
administered when the operation was per-
| formed on the exposition grounds had
\ disappeared Sunday morning and the
presidents mind was perfectly clear dur
| Ing the time he was awake sunday. sun
day for the first time he enjoyed natural
sleep Between and o'clock he had tte
solace OF natural slumber for about four
hours. and the physicians stated unoii--
: clally that his sleep had been quiet and
sepOseful" and had helped the sufferer
i a great deal Sunday also for the first
time nourishment was administered II
was In liquid form ana wae injected ny.
podermically TO avoid tho possibility OF
Irritating the walls OF the stomach The
exterior wound was dressed Sunday morn
Ing and Is progressing satisfactorily. All
day the members Of the cabinet and 9th
| ers associated with the president and
public life came solicltoualy and went
1 away almost jubilantiy, all rejecting the
hopeful outlook at the Milburn house.
Th4 vice President Encouraged.
Vice President Roosevelt received the
] earlier bulletinA and after going 10
| church, hurried 90 the residence. There
| he was Joined by Senator Hanna They
came away together and gave expression
| TO the most confident and encouraging
| sentiments The vice president not only
shared tho cheerful feeling but was ex-
tremely optimistic, both gentlemen took
occasion TO dcnouncA In unmeasured
terms the statements gaining clrcula-
! tiOn In some quarters that the doctors
were not frank In their communications
| to the public. They maintained that the
understated by the physicians through
motives OF conservatism during the 72
| hour period.
Later Secretary Cortelyou took occa-
sion to emphasize this very point by Is
suing an Official statement assuring the
public of the complete trustworthincss 0f
the bulletins sent out by the physicians
Senator Hanna came again In the after
noon aud was seldom far removed from
the Milburn house. Secretary Root has
taken up quarters Immediately next doO9
and was Ia frequent consultation with
those inside He and Secretary cage
Secretary Hitchcock and Attorney GEN
eral Knox called together about noon,
and indeed there was no time during tho
day when some member Of tho cabinet
was not IN the house where his stricken
chief lay Even those most prominent In
public life did not see him, al tho doctors
would not relax the ironclad rule they
have laid down 10 prevent the least drain
upon his energies and vitality Those
who came and went moved silently and
revorently. receiving the latest state
ments from the doctors and departing.