The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-08
A CLEAN OF HOPE
BREAKS THROUGH THE CLOUDS
LOWERING OVER WASHINGTON.
FROM PRESIDENTS BEDSIDE.
COMES A CHEERING MESSAGE TO
ANXIOUS OFFICIALS.

His RecOvery=He Is suffering
From Double Shock, But His
Perfect Health and MethOdical
Habits of Life stand Him In Good
Stead-The Crowned Heads and
Rulers of the Nations Send Mes
sages of Sympathy and Hope.
Washington, Sept. 7.-After a night
and a day of anxiety and waiting at
the White House a wave Of hope for
the Presidents recovery came from
Buffalo in a confidential communica-
tion to one Of the ranking officers at
the executive mansion. The official
bulletins received were carefully word
ed and technical in their nature, and
they did not convey the encouragement
and hopefulness contained in the con-
versation over the long distance tele-
phone with one who is in close attend
ance upon the wounded President.
In substance, the message was to
the effect that the family and friends
at the Presidents bedside have ample
reason to hope for his ultimate recov-
cry, notwithstanding the fluctuations
in the distinguished patients pulse and
temperature, shown in the official bull
letins.
1t must be remembered and consid-
cred that the President is suffering
from two violent ana dangerous at
tacks upon his physical endurance. The
first shock was occasioned by the as
sassin's bullets, that in itself is sufi1-
cient to PROSTATE any ordinary person.
Following close upon the first shock,
came the severe and extremely delicate
operation; heroic methods seemed nee
essary and the President appears to
have been. the hero of the occasion.
Has Vitality to Rally.
Notwithstanding the almost despair
ate ordeal through which he passed
during the past twenty-four hours,
there are perceptible and gratifying in
dfcations that he has sufficient vital
ity to rally from the heavy drain made
upon his physical resources. DR..
Rixey,. and those who are at the Pres
ident's bedside, base their hopes in the
Presidents ultimate recovery on the
fact that the wounded executive is
more than an ordinary man, from a
health standpoint, therein lies his
strength to overcome, perhaps, the
double assault upon his vitality.
Prior to the attempt upon his life, ne
was in perfect health. His habits are
regular and his digestion and rules of
life perfection. On the day of the shoot
ing he took luncheon about / o'clock
the regular hour for his MONDAY re-
past. The shooting took place more
than three hours afterwards, and by
that time food in his stomach had time
to become thoroughly digested. 1t is
believed that the ball being quite small
in calibre, did not make a very large
puncture in either the front or the
back walls of the stomach. Therefore
there is reason to hope that no serious
consequence may follow from gases or
juices from the stomach leaking
through into the abdomen.
1t is further believed that the bullet
which inflicted the greatest injury has
been located. AT any rate 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the ball may rest
where it is for the present without
causing any direct injury to the patient
or retard the progress of his hoped for
recovery.
These conditions have been given
careful consideration by the attending
surgeons, and they inspire with hope
fulness those who are so eager and
anxious to see the crisis, which should
be reached tomorrow, pass success
fully.
The World Mourns.
If warm and sincere expressions of
sympathy from all parts of the globe
will help President Mckinley recover.
there will be no occasion for the agi-
tation already started, as to when
Vice President Roosevelt will assume
presidential functions. The entire
clerical force of the executive mansion
was on duty to-day busy handling the
thousands of messages of sympathy
directed to the President and Mrs. Nc
kinley and coming from the four-ouar-
ters of the globe.
Acting Secretary of State Adee to-
day made public some of these mes
sages. They came from crowned heads,
from foreign ministers, from resident
ministers of foreign countries In the
United States and from individuals OF
distinction. Some of them follow:
FROM the German Emperor and EN-
press to Mrs Mckinley:
koenigsburg, Sept. 7, 1901.-The EN-
peror and / Mortified at the ATTEMPT
planned against your husband. Ex-
press our deep-felt sympathy, hoping
mat God may restore to health Mr..
"chlnley' william, l. r..
Victoria, r. l."
The President of France to Presi-
dent Mckinley:
'Rambouillet. Sept. 7, 1901. With
keen affiiction ! learn the news OF the
heinous attempt of which Your Ex-
cellency has just been a victim
take 1t to heart to join with the peo-
pie of the United States in wishing
the early recovery of Your ExcelIency
and / earnestly desire in this sorrow
ful Juncture to renew to you the as
surance of my sentiments of constant
and cordial friendship.
Emile Loubet."
Newport, r. l., Sept. IL am d.
rected to express the Kings deepest
sympathy at the dastardly attempt on
the President. Lord Lansdowne and
the members of the cabinet beg me
also to express their sincerest sympa
thy to the United States government
Gerard Lowther,
Charge d'Affairs of Great Britain"
sympathy of Crowned Heads.
Other messages came from the Presi-
dent of Guatemala, the lieutenant gov
ernor of New South Wales, the italian
and German ambassadors. the Mexican
ambassador and representatives of
Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain, Japan, CO.
lombia, Korea, Turkey, Russia, Vene-
zuela, Brazil and China, now in Buff
falo; from the Ecumenical Methodist
Conference in London; the Mexican
minister or foreign affairs, NJ. Del