Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

at.ng the nerve straln DIR. n. w. Will
son, sanitary officer OF the exposition,
was at 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 hospita! and by vir,u OF
his Office assumed control pending the
arrival of the surgeons. This was al
40 p. IN. The first to arrive was DR.
Herman Mynter, who brought With him
Dr. Eugene Wasdin of the marine hos
pitai service. Or. Mynter saw the seli-
Gus nature of the wound. Informed the
president that the operation was neces-
sary and set about the usual prepara-
tons for an abdominal section
DIR. Wilson. the internes and the
nurses We're all at work fuithering the
preparations when DIR. Mathew ID.
Mann. professor of obstetrics and
gynaecology in the medical depart
snent of the University of Buffalo. ar
rived at the hospital, which was a few
minutes after 5 O'clock In five minutes
more DR.. John Parnenter, professor OF
anatomy and clinical surgery in the in
Sututlon above mentioned came into
ire hospital. In ten minutes more DR.
Mann had made himself ready, and by
common consent of the surgeons, to-
gether with the approval of the presi-
dent and his advisers, proceeded with
the operations
All Dir. Mann's request DR.. Nasdin
assaned charge of the anaesthe:!c and
began the administration of ether at
s:2e--one hour and fifteen minutes af-
Ter the wound MAS inflicted. DIR. Wilson
Was asked to Keep the record, DR. MyM-
Ter 10 stand opposite the operator as
iifst assistant. and DR. Parmenter to
stand next To DR.. Mann as consultant
and assistant. Or. T.. l.. Lee of ST.
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came 10 NE hospital before the other
surgeons arrived. was asked by DIR.
Mann to stand next to DR.. Mynter as
an additional assistant Dir. p. NJ
.hxey, Who Was Summoned from the
! Milbnrn house, whittier he went in COM
pany With Mrs. Mckinley. arrived just
as he operation began. Dr. 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 uDpermost shot went through TIL,
presidents clothing and made an .ibra-
sion about the center of the steinun1.
Tho bullet was found inside the waist
coat and did no essential harm. The
clothing Was burned by the explosion
OF the powder at this point
The president took the ether kindly
and was Well under its influence With
/ in the next ten ,ainutes. The abdomen
having been aseptically prepared, an
ineisien three inches long was made
perpendicular 10 the body and includ-
ing the opening made BY the bal--a 81
caliher that was located four inches
below the left nipple and an inch and a
hair to the left Of the median line. The
iacision went through a deep layer of
fat before the peritoneun was reached,
he go f11,a fc;r 40,
Other inch. piece of cleth-proba bly,
"a bit of undershirt-wa found in the
/ track of the missile, which looked as
| II IT 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 visions was drawn up into the OPP
GRAFTON wound and the perforation af-
ter examination was closed with a
| double row of silk sutures. A little
oozing of the stomach contents had
occurred through the opening-all of
which was wiped away. A further en-
/ larSement OF the lncisnn now became
necessary in order 10 examine the dor
sal OF the stomach, upon which an
! opening was found. This was sutured
/ In manner like unto the first and the
sluggish hands ON the clock marked
/ 6l2 The intestines were examined for
possible wounds. but happily none
We're found, and these We're wrapped In
moist, hot towels A previous hypo-
dermic injection had been made and
now twenty-five minims of brandy
We're similarly administered. A fur
ther search for the missile failed to
discover 1t, but 1t became apparent
that 1t had done no other vital dam
age, With the strong probability that
1t lost itself in the thick lumbar mus
cles, DIR, Roswell Park arrived about
this time % and Joined tho staff as
consultant, The abdominal cavity was
| flushed with normal salt solution and
| the closure began, Seven deem silk
| worm gut sutures We're employed and
] catgut was placed superhcially he
| tween them, AT about $3.50 the anaes-
thetic was discontinued and the alb
| dominal bapdage was applied, Thus
the operation on which so much OF mo-
ment depended was finished, The pres
ldenls pulse was now lsa, resplra-
ton w,