Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-11

Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. H.
President Mckinley continues to show
the most unmistakeable evidences OF
Improvement and recovery and the UNI
easlness caused by last nights dressing
of the abdominal wound has given way
TO more pronounced confidence than
has existed at any time since the shoot
ing. The incident OF last night never
had any significance to the doctors and
such as 1t had given rise to In the lay
mind, was quickly dispelled when the
physicians arrived this morning. Their
o'clock bulletin pronounced the Presi-
dent in excellent condition and made
known that he had slept well and had
experienced decided benefits from the
dressing Of the outer wound.
But the doctors did not conhne
themselves to the brief bulletin. They
were ready to frankly and fully discuss
the case In all its bearings, This gave
a body OF authoritative Information on
the clrcumstantial details Of the Presi-
dents condition. AS TO the re-opening
Of the abdominal incision, this was dis
missed as part of the treatment neces-
sary TO the progress Of such wounds.
AS TO the inner wounds, where the
bullet penetrated the walls OF the stom-
ach there was the most gratifying pro-
gress as the stomach was now carrying
beef iuice which was fed by the mouth
for the first time last night, has been
asslmilated without the slightest indl-
cation that the wounds In the stomach
retarded the processes Of nature. Inc
President himself showed many signs
OF improvement He was so
CHEEKY that one OF the doc
tors remarked that they would let him
smoke a cigar before long. He had
shown not the slightest depression from
the dressing Of the wound last night.
Mrs Mckinley had her usual brief
morning visit with him,
The situation was so bright that all
Of those about the President and the
many who came TO inquire as TO the
Presidents condition were cheered with
confidence akin TO absolute certainty
that the President was now on the high
road 20 recovery.
The President has passed very
comfortable night" said the o'clock
this morning bulletin OF Doctors Rixey
and Wasdin, the two physicians who re-
mained at the Presidents bedside dur
ing the night. A few minutes later, DIR.
Rixey, the President'e regular physl-
clan. was seen by an Associated Press
representative. He displayed no evil
dence OF anxiety and was emphatic In
his Characterization OF the sensational
ly alarming reports put In circulation
In the early hours OF the morning as a
result OF the bulletin issued few min
utes before midnight but dated 1880
,. m. DR.. Rixey was asked about these
reports and he replied earnestly and
without any hesitation whatever:
NO ALARM OVER PRESIDENT.
Those statements are not true. The
President Is not In serious condition
and there is no alarm felt over him.
The facts are Just as stated In the reg
uar bulletin Of the physicians who are
anxious that the public shall be fully
acquainted with the truth"
The scare caused by even the faintest
indication OF trouble In connection with
the Presidents wound coming on the
heels OF steady and continued improve
ment. was only natural under the cir
cumstances But there is absolutely no
reason TO doubt the frankness OF the
official statement OF the physicians that
the OPENING Of few stitches Of the
wound last night, cannot give rise TO
other complications" And DR.. Rixey
this morning was emphatic In his insist
ence OF the complete truth OF the state
ment. The opening Of the wound was In
no sense an operation. II was more In
the nature OF re-dressing OF the wound
with antiseptic dressing 10 allay the
slight irritation that had appeared.
UNUSUALLY QUIET.
Between a. m. and daylight, when
one OF the nurses came out for a breath
OF air and stated that the President
was sleeping peacefully, there was no
evidence about the Milburn residence
Of the least trace Of excitement. In
deed II was more than usually quiet.
The lights were kept burning through
the night. very low and no one APP
peared TO be stirring In that portion OF
OF the house where President Mckinley
lies. No callers appeared and no one
emerged therefrom. secy Cortelyou
and Mr.. Milburn came over TO the press
tent at | o'clock 10 assure the news
papermen that there was no reason for
alarm.
THE PRESIDENTS WOUND.
The fact that the wound in the Pres
dents abdomen Is not healing by FIRST
Intention" Is not a feature at an un-
usual in such cases, explained one OF
the Presidents physicians on the con-
trary. II Is usual for gunshot wounds
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