The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-14

toward Inconsistencies. This was at
CLOCK in the morning. There was an
immediate application of restoratives and
a general call went out to the absent
physicians and nurses DigitaIis, strych-
nine and saline solution were admins
tered to the patient, but there was no
immediate response to treatment. The
physicians admitted that he was desper-
ately i'll, and Secretary Cortelyou de-
cided to send for the relatives and close
friends of the president, the vice .pres1-
cent and TIT members of the cabinet.
lhose within reach were called by tele-
phone or messenger and kilograms Weer
. rushed to those who had left the civ.
Inc first OF the messages went out at
ESQ clock and within half an hour Mil
purn house began to fill again. The seri-
Gus condition of the president and the
general call sent out gave rise to a gem
eral feeling of alarm that was never
again allayed. Desperate measures were
resorted to in order to stimulate the
heart, and the sinking spell was over by
four o'clock
1t was decided TO continue the
treatment and the physicians laid their
greatest nope on weathering the day 1t
was agreed that if the wounded man
could be carried for twenty-four hours
tthat his chances would be very favor
able, for the wounds were healing splen-
dldly. 1t was decided to summon DR..
w. w. Johnston, of Washington, and
Or. +. q. Janeway, of New York, heart
specialists, and kilograms We're hurriedly
sent out asking that they come at once.
Before dawn dozen of the relatives
and friends of the president arrived at
M1lburn house. They assembled In the
drawing room, where they waited for
t1d1ngs from the sick room before them.
The physicians assured them that the
president had a fighting chance for his
llfe, and the hope that in the end VIC
tory would be his, they clung to all day.
Hundreds of visitors came during the
morning and if the police had not kept
the streets clear and barred entrance to
Delaware avenue there would have been
thousands. Senator Hanna, close per-
sonal and political friend of the presi-
dent, 1aurried up from Cleveland by spe-
c1al train Other friends arrived by
regular trains, and all through the day
they came in increasing numbers Their
regret and sympathy were profound
The day developed but little encourage
ment for them, however. During the
forenoon the president made a slight
gain Of strength and held it well into the
afternoon. His physicians announced
that they had again given him nourish-
ment, and that it was thought possibly
there was chance for further gain
of strength.
1t was known, however that he was in
a very serious state and every interest
centered in the sick room in Mtiburn
house, where the struggle was in prog
ress. Suddenly at o'clock in the after
noon there was a repetition of the
heart attack, and those in the presence
of the stricken man knew that the end
was at hand. This knowledge soon
spread to the street, and the waiting
newspaper men bulletined it to the
world. Everyone who came from the
house was besought for an expression
as to the state of the president. Each
succeeding report was worse than the
predecessor, and the official bulletins
were absolutely without hope.