The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-09-13
meantime her physician, DR.. Rixey
had not arrived.
LATER.

LATER.
Buffalo, Sept S.-Through this quiet
and peaceful Sunday every word that
came from the big vineclad house in
Delaware avenue in which the stricx-
en- chief magistrate of the nation lies
battling for life, was reassuring and
tonight the chances of his recovery
are so greatly improved that all of
those who have kept the patient vigil
at his bedside feel strongly that his
life will be spared.
The developments of last night and
tonight were dreaded, but hour after
hour passed and the distinguished pa
tient, struggling there beneath the
watchful eyes of physicians and
trained nurses, showed no unfavor-
able signs. Five times during the day
the doctors. and surgeons assembled
for consultation, and each time the
verdict was unanimous that what
change had occurred would be for
the better.
When not the slightest premonitory
symptom Of peritonitis appeared, the
fresh hope, born with the morning.
grew stronger and stronger as the
day advanced until toward evening
the confidence expressed in the presi-
dents recovery seemed almost too
sanguine
DR.. Charles McBurney, the famous
New York surgeon. who had been
err Cd In,
thorough examination in which he
said he had found not a single unfa-
vorable symptom, joined in the last
afternoon bulletin which declared that
the presidents condition was salts
factory to the physicians present. 1t
president, the members of the cabi-
net and other distinguished visitors
who called, came away with lighter
hearts and buoyant tread and gave
expression to the most optimistic SEN
timents.
All Was Thanksgiving.
The encouraging news spread over
the exposition city, with great rapid
ity, and thousands came in carriages,
in street cars and afoot to learn for
I themselves of the faith and confidence
that existed about the Milburn house.
The brightness of the day, with its
cool, bracing atmosphere, added to the
! general cheerfulness, and when a
score of newsboys darted into the
crowd about 6 o'clock shouting extra,
nil "a l,
difficulty that they could repress the
shouts of thanksgiving that rose in
their threats.
And the newspaper men, many of
whom have been at their posts for
AZ hours continuously, remained stead
lastly throughout the day in the little
white walled tents across the street
from the house where the country
patient lay, and flashed the news over
the land and the sea.
And vet despite all this optimism,
the president is by no means out of
danger. Not one of his physicians !;
not one of his advisors who is admit
ted to the inner councils. has the
temerity to go so far as to declare
that he is. But if he continues to i'm
prove for one day more the danger
of peritonitis. which is most dreaded
will have practically disappeared.
Thus far the ball of the assassin
which is still in the body, gives the
physicians no anxiety. But if the
slightest inflammation appears in the
region of the lead it will be immedi
atelv extracted. No difficulty is antici
pated in this regard. One of Edison's
best X-ray machines and his most
skilled operator, DIR. H. A. Knowles
arrived today The batteries were
charged and the machine is ready fol
instant use. With it the physicians
say there is not the slightest doubt
= that the ball can be located perfectly
for an operation.
Secretary Cortelyou took occasion
today to issue a statement declarinl
, the trustworthiness of the bulletins o.
, the physicians.
, The cabinent officers feel it to bt
Z their duty to be here in this crisis t
{ meet any emergency. They are hold
5 ing no formal meetings, although there
=. are some matters of public business
= which they daily discuss informally
t and the possible contingencies should
the president grow worse are alsC
thoroughly canvassed.
They do not believe that there il
! the most remote possibility that Vice
Dracidant RoOcava1t will he caIIaf