New-York tribune., 1901-09-10
ALL GOES WELL, THEY SAY
THE PRESIDENTS DOCTORS. IN CONVEX
SATION. EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
OF RECOVERY.

| that all the indications continued favorable.
mo bad symptoms have appeared said he.
"No say that the President is out
of danger. and for week still the possibility
of complications may exist At the end OF that
time, if all goes well. we may be able to say
that he Is convaescent."
But L have known cases.. said Dr. Manu.
who with Dr. McBurney. "to go well for
ten days and then change for the worse"
THAT is true, perhaps" said DR.. McBurney
somewhat deprecatngly, "but it Is entirely un-
usual If the President continues to improve
for week. he continued. I'VE may safely say
| that he is convalescent. 1t will probably be
three weeks before it will be safe to move him.
We must wait until the outer wound Is healed
and strong. The inner wounds through the
stomach proper will be strong before the exterior
wound is. How long 1t will be before he will
be able to sit up will depend upon the rapfdity
of his Improvement. and 1 may say to you fur
ther that his Improvement if it continues. PROM
| ses to be rapid
DR.. McBurney was asked TO compare the Gar
field case and it's treatment with that of Presi-
dent Mckinley He smiled he replied that
to do would be to give the whole history OF
the progress of surgery in the last twenty years.
Besides said he. "the cases are utterly differ
ent. Garheld's wound extremely un-
fortunate one in every way. 1t was difficult to
handle: it impossible to get at the bullet,
many respects a lucky No comparison is
possible"
Turning to the correspondent, DR.. McBurney
said: You can assure your clientele that all
goes we'll. The Presidents condition could hard
ly be more satisfactory. Furthermore you can
impress and emphasize the fact that the bull
letins issued state the truth"
DR.. Mann said that the President was not out
OF danger. He said that nourishment had
administered
and he had taken water in the stomach. 1t was
found that cold water did not agree with him.
and instead water hot the President
bear it is now being administered
DIR. PARKS HOPEFUL VIEW
Dr. Roswell Park busy in the operating
room of the General Hospital in this city to-day
when a reporter called 10 ask him par
ticuars regarding the Presidents condition. in
addition to the meagre statement sent out in the
bulletins from the bedside. Df. Park was
averse to any public discussion of the subject.
but he finally consented to add his Individual
testimony to the hopeful character of the COM
bned statement of the physicians in the fol-
lowing words
If in such the patient is in good condi
ton at the end Of the third day. all the attend
ants justified in regarding it as having
passed most critical period. If now the public
chooses to apply that statement to the particular
no mistake. We have seen nothing to justify
any alarming rumors, and l don't know how
they should have obtained circulation.
Yesterday the President slept like child, and
this morning cheerful could be de-
sired and as communicative as the attendants
permitted him to be. We cannot allow him to
talk yet, permit him to tire himself In any
way. Mrs Mckinley is the only person allowed
to the President other than the professional
| attendants In the case.
us it true" the doctor asked that the
physicians expect to make public a statement
giving description of the operation and other
interesting data regarding the case?'
Perhaps" DR.. Park answered, 'in due time.
as soon as circumstances will permit a detailed
report probably will appear in a medical journal,
but don't you think it is rather too early to talk
| about that?"
DR. RIXEY CONFIDENT.
| DR.. P NJ Rxey, the private physician Of the
President and Mrs. Mckinley, said tonight:
| / am not a specialist in abdominal surgery,
| but from a general knowledge of gunshot
| wounds / can say that the only possibility OF
complication was by blood poisoning peri
| tonitis and that consider both now very re-
mote probability. Peritonitis might set In as
| result Of the. ape-tures in the stomach, but
| up to this time-a time beyond the usual stand
/ ard record-not the slightest symptom is mani
| fest There is also not the slightest evidence
| of blood poisoning. AS to the bullet not yet ex-
| tracted | do not believe need to worry about
| that. The presumption is that 1t is lodged
| somewhere in the muscles of the back. Pur-
| suing natural courses, il would be in
crusted and cut off from possible harm. There
| will be attempt to extract the bullet at pres
| emit Neither will there be any operation for its
removal at present. 1 reason why the
| President will not recover rapidly.
| DIR. Herman Mynter said tonight:
| 1 have always made 1t point not to prognos
| ticate in serious cases for. you know, man pro-
| poses and God disposes. / consider the Pres-
| dents serious one, and so l do not pre-
| dict; but | may say that at this stage of the
| occurrence the condition of the patient is quite
1yalNl, hi md nal
| anticipate anything but recovery.
| Dr. Eugene wasdin who with DR.. Myn-
| ter said:
| /. too am averse to making predictions. but
that strongly favors complete and rapid re-
covery.
DIR. MANN GRATIFIED
| DR. NJ D. Mann who has DR.. McBurney as a
! guest. was seen after the last consultation to-
night. He said:
| / am gratifed at the excellent showing made
| by the President and the remarkable manner
| in which the is progressing. l feel that
| although the danger point is by no means passed,
| yet every day that goes by without any un-
| favorable signs is distinct and decided gain
! making any positive declaration on the subject,
! although | expect the President to get we'll
| less unfavorabe symptoms develop. AT this
| time there indications OF such symptoms,
| but on the contrary an entire absence of them
The President certainly has had a comfortable
| day and there has been a steady improvement
| all along the line. There has not been any un-
| favorable symptom. No, L cannot say that all
! danger is past, but every hour that passes
/ diminishes the chances OF trouble. He is very
! cheerful in manner, very good patient and is
! easily managed. Everything Is progressing
| smoothly bly, and nicely.
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