Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-12
PRESIDENT DOING SPLsNpIULY.
Unless There are Unexpected Compiler
lions, He Will Recover.

PRECEDENT uUlNG SPlsNBlDlY.
Unless There are Unexpected Complica-
tions, He Will Recover.
Milburn House, Buffalo, N. Y, Sect.
10.-The results Of the morning confer.
ence were made known about 8 O'Clock,
as the doctors came from the house,
although it was some time after that
the bulletin appeared. The faces of
the doctors clearly indicated their salts
faction at the condition Of affairs.
As DR.. Roswell Parke passed to his
carriage, he paused long enough to give
general survey of the conditions pre-
yailing. THE condition of the Prssi-
dent this morning Is entirely satisfao-
tory" said he. THE bulletin will
state this, and it sums up the situa-
tion. The President srent the most
comfortable night he has mad since the
shooting. He slept we'll, and when he
was awake, he was oheery and even
chatty. lie is not receiving any nour.
ishment thus far except by enema This
Is an altogether natural incident OF the
case at this stage. do you regard
the President as entirely out Of danger?''
II do not want to 20 that far. What
can be said is that, unless there ars
him to recover "Have you consid
cred the prospects Of bis removalY''
No, it ia too early for that; hut when
he is moved, be probably will go to
Washington. . s.Dr. Parke referred to
the fact that the bulletins were CON
sentative, and gave results such as the
medical fraternity would be expected
to pass upon 10 the oase of any citizen.
1T W juld be well to have 1t stated, y
he a, led, THAT the President is not
being deprived OF the benefits of private
citizenship. He is being treated ex-
actly as any other citizen would be, and
is getting the benefit of it. We visw
the case just as that OF any other man
who might be similarly afflicted. !" DR..
Parke g slatter statement will explain
the fact that the official bulletins are
based on rigid scientific principles as
they are applicable alike to all cases of
surgery.
DIR. Hermann Mynter was the next OF
the consulting physicians to come from
the house. He was followed by DR..
Eugene Wasdin, and they walked down
the street together. To. the queries of
the newspapernen, DR.. Mynter said !:
THE President 10 doing sp!endidly,
and he is out of the woods, il | may
express it that way.'' Yes chimed
in DR.. Wasdin, land he has plenty of
daylight behind him. z. DR. Mynter
SAID further; II have never been really
optimistic because | do not like to
PREJUDICE serious case, but now | can
say to you that everything In the Presi-
DENTS condition warrants the statement
that he ia on the road TO quick re-
coyery. " DR.. Wasdinssaid: 81 have be-
lieved throughout that the President
had fair chance OF recovery Now, /
desire to say that the chances against
that recovery are slight His tempsra-
ture is splendid, and his pulse is get
ting normal.
DR.. McBurney was in high spirits as
he walked away from the residence
shortly after the other physicians had
gone. His face was wreathed 10 smiles.
"ls the President out of dannsr?" he
was asked oy an Associated Press re-
porter. ''We believe he Ia practically
out of DANGER he replied, measuring
his words. Then, he paused. 'Of
course, - he added, There are still
possibilities in the case, aud we will
all feel better when week has gone
ty. But his Improvement Is so marked
and his symptoms are 90 good that we
feel safe IN assuring the public that he
will recover. Blood poison might still
develop. We could not give guaran tee
now, but the chances are remote. As
for peritonitis, l consider that the
danger from inflammation of the peri
toneum has passed. y might not an
abcess form about the bulletp" Eyes,
of course; the bullet may not be clean.
But if an abcess does form, we can
lx1 80 "a ~
President continues to improve and his
convalescence il not checked, how soon
will the secondary operation for the ex-
traction of the bullet be performed?"
Never, " replied the famous surgeon.
"That piece of lead, encysted in the
muscles of his back, will cause no
harm. OF course, II it gives him
troubled, an operation will be per
formed. :" But you will use the X-ray
TO locate itf'' He shook his head.
why should we," he asked. ITO
satisfy our curiosity? That would be
its only purpose
DIR. McBurney's supreme confidence
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 yesterday.
Yesterday, he plainly showed he was
not yet satisfied. He then said week
should elarse before definite assurance
could be given. This morning. the
Presidents condition was SO eminently
satisfactory that he felt safe in his
announcement that the danger point
had passed, and that the President was
on the high road to recovery. I'VE
have locked door after door against the
grim monster" he said In conclusion.
II am satisfied. | am going to Niagara
Falls today to see the sights. - With
these cheerful words, the surgeon turned
into the grounds of the SPACIOUS resi-
deuce of Mr.. Sprague, where Secretary
Root is stopping. to convey the good
news to the Secretary of War.