The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-11

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 1O.-The corps
| OF eminent surgeons and physicians in
attendance upon the wounded president
| today committed themselves without
reservation to the opinion that their
patient was out of danger and that only
the possibility Of complications threat
! ened his life. They did not give assur>
| ance of his recovery collectively over
their signatures in an official bulletin
out they went long way toward it
individually and separately during the
day. Each of them, with the exception
of Dr.. Rixey, who did not leave the Mil
burn residence, placed himself squarely
on record, not privately to the friends or
the president, but publicly through the
agency of the press that the danger point
has passed and that the president would
survive the attempt upon his life.
OF course, we will all feel easier when
week has passed. said DR.. McBurney,
the dean of the corps We would like to
see every door locked and double rocked,
but the danger from possible compllca>
tiCns is now very remote"
The little piece of lead in the muscles
of the back is giving the physicians no
concern whatever. Unless it shouIo
prove troublesome to the president later
on, he will probably carry this grim
souvenir of the anarchist with him to
the end of his days
The doctors say that once encysted it
can do no harm. The X-ray machine Is
ready for instant use, however, and II
there is the slightest Inflammation or
pain in the vicinity of the bullet an
operation will be performed.
ARE STARTING FOR HOME.
The vice president, members of the
cabinet, Senator Hanna and other dis
tinguished friends of the president who
have remained here to await the issue,
accepted the verdict of the physicians
today as practically conclusive and there
was an exodus OF those who considered
their presence no longer necessary. Vice
President Roosevelt left this evening for
his home at Oyster Bay, Senator Hanna
returned to Cleveland on business, to be
gone two days, and Controller Dawes
went back to Washington tonight. Abner
Mckinley the presidents brother, will
remain few days longer, but his family
has returned home, and Mrs. Duncan
and several other relatives of the presi-
dent have gone. Judge Day, long and
closely associated with the president, re-
turned to Canton this afternoon The
five members Of The cabinet still here
will remain a few days, rather as friends
who have been intimately associated with
the president for several years, than as
public officials.
The presidents physicians have been
impressed with his remarkable recuper-
ative powers and the rapidity of his i'm
provement. Ordinarily an incis1on for
such an operation as was performed upon
the chief executive should heal within
three weeks, but in the presidents case
he may be strong enough to be moved a
little sooner. The president will be taken
direct to Washington as soon as it is
safe to move him.
CAN MOVE HIMSELF
Within the sick room many evidences
of the presidents improvement were ap-
parent. The president himself began to
show confidence in his ability to care for
himself and from time to time he would
carefully turn himself to get a more
restful position. Yesterday he took the
precaution to ask If he might be per-
mitted to move, but he changed his posi-
ton on his own volition without diff
Guilty. The nurses naturally observed
with care these evidences of growing
strength and courage, and were ready to
see that there was no undue tax oil the
presidents strength or the straining of
the wound. The Slight movements from
side to side are all he has attempted thus
far and 1t is too early yet to think of his
sitting up in bed or any other marked
use of his muscles.
A most important development of the
day was the private determination reach
ed among those in charge of the case that
food should be administered to the pa
tient tomorrow by the mouth. Not since
the shooting has a morsel cf food been
given to the president by natural means,
but the drain on his system has been
met by dissolved foods administered by
injection. This has been a period of four
days of fasting from ordinary means of
nourishment and tomorrow will be the
fifth day.
The Importance of this feeding by the
mouth is that 1T will restore the normal
action of the stomach for the first time
since that organ had both it's walls pierc-
ed by bullet.
AFTER FOUR DAYS FAST.
The doctors are satisfied that the time