Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-12
HAS PASSED
DANGER LINE
McXinIey's Physicians Announce
That the Crisis Is Practi-
caIIy Over,
WILL BE NO SECOND OPERATION
Or. McBurney Says Bullet Will Be
Let Alone Unless Inhsm-
nation Arises.
GREAT REJOICING IN BUFFALO
Crowd Around tho Mnburn Home Could
Hardly BE Restrained From Cheer
Ing When Tldings of Certain
Recovery Was Received.


Recovery Was Received.
Buffalo, Sept. l0.--The president will
live, but will probably carry the bullet
OF his would-be assassin With him to
the grave. This is the expressed opin-
ion of DR.. Charles Mcssurney of New
York, in a statement to the Associated
Press after consultation of physicians
this morning. He announced that the
president had passed the danger point
and now only the possibility of compli-
cations remained. He also announced
that unless the bullet Embedded i'm the
muscles of the back caused trouble
there would be no necessity to extract
1t. In his opinion it would not even
be located With the N-ray The only
use of the N-ray he said would be 10
satisfy curiosity.
All the other physicians We're equally
confident after the morning consulta-
ton that recovery was assured. Dr.
Mynter said the president was out of
the woods. Or. Wasdin supplemented
this figure of speech by adding, with
plenty of daylight behind him" Dr.
Park expressed it this way:
Unless unexpected complications oc-
cur we expect him to recover"
Roosevelt will leave tonight for Oys-
ter Bay and Senator Hanna said he is
so We'll satisfied with the presidents
condition he will leave this evening for
Cleveland.
Felt Like Cheering.
The day, which had dawned wet and
gloomy. cleared as the physicians de-
parted. The sun broke through the
clouds and bathed the ivy-clad house
In which the president lay in sunshine.
The faces of the sentries and the tire
less workers of the press We're jubilant.
People who gathered at the lines We're
SO oNerjoyed With the strong assur-
ance given that several times they
We're ON the point of raising cheer
Even the exposition managers began
TO plan day of thanksgiving, not
alone for the exposition. but one in
which the whole country could Join 1t
Is to be special national day of re-
Joicing. The are arranging that on a
certain day the bells of all cities and
towns in the United States shall be set
ringing and that rejoicing be heraltfAtl
with the footing of whistles and boom-
i ing of cannon.
Members of the cabinet, Senator
Hanna. General Grosvenor and all
other distinguished friends of the pres
ldent Who have remained here to await
the issue of the attempt upon his life
hurried to the Milburn residence to
learn the particulars and Join in the
general jubilatiOn. For hours car
riages and automobiles streamed up
Delaware avenue. Downtown people
gathered in crowds at the bulletin
boards and gave vent to their feelings
in rejoicing. and at the exposition
thousands of visitors who read the
bulletins posted everywhere burst into
cheers.
Doctors All Confident.
After the consulting physicians con-
Guided this morning, Dr. Mynter said
to the newspaper NEIL: The president
Is doing splendidly. He is out of the
woods, II may express it that way
Yes" chimed in DIR. Wasdin, ''hc
has plenty of daylight behind him.
DR.. Mynter said, further II have
never been really optimistic, because 1
do not like to PREJUDICE serious cases,
but now can say to YOU everything in
the presidents condition warrants the
statement that he is on the road to
quick recovery"
Dr. Wasdin said: II have believed
throughout that the president had a
to say the chances against that recov-
cry are Very slight. His temperature is
splendid. his pulse is getting normal
Dr. McBurney was In high spirits as
he walked away from the residence.
Is the president out of danger?' he
was asked.
we believe he is practically out of
m 4 .-i-
billties in the case. We will all feel bot
ter when week has gone by. But his
Improvement is SO marked and the
symptoms so good we feel safe in as
surfing the public he will recover. Blood
poison might still develop. but the
chances are remote. | consider the
danger of inflammation of the pertto-
neum passed.
Might not an abccss form about the
bullet?"
Yes, of course; the bullet may MOI
be clean. but If it does we can easily
locate and remove it,"
No Second Opera Ion.
If the president continues TO inn
prove and convalescence is not checked
how soon will the second operation
for the extraction of the bullet be per-
formed?'
Never" replied the famous surgeon
That piece of lead encysted in the
muscles ofhisback will cause no harm.
OF course. If it gives him trouble an OPP
GRAFTON will be performed"
But you will use the x-ray to To-
cate it?''
He shook his head why should
WEI? he asked. ITO satisfy our curios-
lily. That would be its only purpose.
DIR. McBurney's supreme condolences
IN the outcome could not be overstated.
His manner and bearing all testified
to the conviction he felt. There were
none of the reservations he made yes
terday, when he plainly showed he was
not yet satisfied. He then said week
should elapse before definite assurance
could be given. This morning the pres
idents condition was so eminently sat
isfactory he felt safe In his announce
lnent that the danger point had passed
and the president was ON the high road
to recovery. I'VE have locked door
after door against the grim monster"