Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-09-21

at.Hg the nerve strain. DR.. y. w. WI
son, sanitary officer of the exposition,
was at a remote part OF the grounds
making an inspection, when he was
notified by one OF the guards OF the in
jury TO the president. DR.. Wilson pro-
Ceeded to the hospital and by virtue OF
his office assume control pending the
arrival Of the surgeons. This was at
ABS p. m. The first TO arrive was pr.
Herman Mynter, who brought with him
DR.. Eugene Wasdin Of the marine hos
pital service. DR.. Mynter saw the seri-
Gus nature OF the wound, Informed the
president that the operation was neces-
sary and set about the usual prcpara-
tons for an abdominal section.
DR.. Wilson, the internes and the
nurses were all At work furthering the
preparations when DR.. Mathew d.
Mann, professor of obstetrics and
g~ynaeCOlogy IN the medical depart
ment OF the University OF Buffalo. ar
rived at the hospital, which was a few
minutes after 8 o'clock. In five minutes
more DR.. John P~armepter, professor Of
anatomy and clinical surgery in the in
~Etitution above mentioned, came into
tie hospital. in ten minutes more DR..
Mann n made himself ready, and b.
common consent of the surgeons, to-
getheT with the approval Of the presi-
dent and his advisers, proceeded with
the operations.
At Or. Mann's request Dr.. Wasdin
assumed charge of the anaesthetic and
began the administration OF ether at
5:2O-one hour and fifteen minutes ar
ter the wound was inflicted. Dr.. Wilson
was asked to keep The record, DR.. Myn-
ter TO stand opposite the operator as
first assistant, and DIR. Parmenter to
stand next to DIR. Mann as consultant
md 3 LGiEfnEf N IL % or 60
Louis. a visitor at the exposition, who
came to the hospital before the other
surgeons arrived, was asked by Or.
Mann 10 stand next TO DR.. Mynter as
an additional assistant. DR.. i. NJ.
Riyey, who was summoned from the
Niiburn house, whittier he went in COM
pany with Ms. Mckinley, arrived just
as The operation began. Or. Roswell
Park had gone to Niagara Falls, and a
Special train to bring him to Buffalo
was ordered by Harry Parry, general
agent Of the New York Central railway.
1t should be mentioned that the first
or uppermOst shot went through the
presidents clothing and made an abra-
sion about the center OF the s%ternu.n.
The bullet was found inside the waist
coat and d!d no essential harm. The
clothing was burned by the explosion
Of the powder at this point.
The president tooK the ether kindly
ana was well under It's influence With
IN the next ten inmates. The abdomen
having been aseptically prepared. an
inoision three inches long was made
pcipcndtcular TO the body and includ-
Ing the opening made by the ball-a 81
c~aliber-that was located four inches
below the left nipple and an inch and a
half To the left of the median line. The
inrision went through a deep layer OF
tat before the peritorcum was reached,
hence the i~ncision was enlarged an
other inch. a piece OF cloth-probably
q bit of undershirt-was found In the
track OF the missile, which looked as
If II had been punched out by the
bullet. Upon opening the peritoneum a
bullet hole was discovered in the an
terror central portion OF the stomach.
This viscus was drawn up into the OPP
GRAFTON wound and the perforation af-
ter examination was closed with n
double row OF silk sutures. A little
ooZing OF the stomach contents had
occurred through the op~ening-all of
which was wiped away. a further en-
largemcnt OF the inCision now became
necessary in order to examine the DOR
sal If the stomach, upon which an
opening vas found. This was sutured
in manner like unto the first and the
sluggish hands on the clock marked
O.l4. ne llleSlllCS were examined tOr
possible wounds, but happily none
were found. and these were wrapped In
moist, hot towels. a previous hypo-
deTmiC injection had been made and
now twenty-five minims OF brandy
were similarly administered. A fur
Their search for the missile failed to
discover it. but & became apparent
that IL had done no other vital dam
age, with the strong probability that
IL lost Itself in the thick lumbar mus
cles. DR.. Roswell Park arrived about
this time-6: 25--and joined the staff as
consultant. The abdominal cavity was
flushed with normal salt solution and
the closure began. Seven deem silk
worm gut sutures were employed and
catgut was placed specifically be-
tween them. At about $3.50 the anaes-
thetic was discontinued and the alb
dominal %bandage was applied. Thus
the operation on which so much OF mo-
ment depended was finished. The pres-
ident's pulse was now l22. respira-
ton 81.