Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-10

President viii live, but will probably
carry the bullet Of the would-be as
sassin with him to the grave. This is
the expressed opinion Of Dr. Charles
McBurney OF New York, in q state
ment to a representative Of the Assocl-
ated Press, after the consultation OF the
physicians this morning. He an
nounced that the President had passed
the danger point and now only the pos
sibility Of complications remained. He
also announced that unless the bullet
Embedded In the muscles % the back
caused trouble, there would be no neces-
sity TO extract IT, In his opinion IL
would not even be located with the x
ray. The only use of the X-ray would
be to satisfy curiosity. An the other
physicians were equally confident after
the morning consultation that recovery
was assured. DR.. Mynter said the
President was out of the woods and Or.
Wasdin supplemented by the figure Of
speec hby adding with plenty Of day
light behind him"
DR.. Roswell Park expressed IL this
way:
Unless unexpected complications oe-
cur, we expect him TO recover"
The day, which had dawned wet and
gloomy, cleared as the physicians de-
parted. The sun broke through the
hu he. loo al, l.
which the President lay in mellow sun
shine.
The faces of the sentres who paced
their beats before the sun grew radi-
ant the tlreless workers OF the press
were Jubilant and the people who gath
cred at the lines were so oyerioyed with
the strong assurance given that several
times they were on the point OF raising
cheer Even the exposition manasefs
began 70 plan a day OF thanksgiving,
not alone for the exposition, but one
In which the whole country could Join.
IL Is 10 be given the aspect Of national
day OF rejoicing. They are ARA nging
that on a certain day the bells Of all
the cities In the United States be set
ringing and that the rejoicing be he
ralded with the footing OF whistles and
lilt DOoHllns % cannon
The members Of the cabinet, Senator
Hanna, Gen. Grosyenor (who only ar
rived from Ohio this mornIng) and all
the distinguished friends Of the Pres
ident who have arrived here 20 await
the issue OF the attempt upon his life,
hurried to the Milburn residence to
learn the particulars and join in the
general juhilation. For hours carriages
and automobiles streamed up Delaware
avenue and down town the people gath
cred in crowds at the bulletin boards
and gave vent TO their feelings In re-
Joicng. and at the exposition the thous-
ands OF visitors who read the bulletin,
burst into cheers.
HIS DOCTORS ARE CONFIDENT.
About o'clock the doctors who hau
been with the President during the
night began putting In an appearance
for the formal morning consultation,
DR., Mynter was the first 10 arrive.
He was followed soon by DR.. Wasdin,
the marine hospital corps specialist,
DR.. McBurney Of New York, and the
others In attendance At this time. too,
the nightwatch nurses were relieved.
and those who had been IN the sick
room for the night came out for a short
period Of relaxation. While the doc
tors remained inside there were no
signs Of animation about the house and
there was a long wait for the results OF
their deliberations.
DR.. Herman Mynter was the next Of
the consulting physicians to come from
the house. He was followed by DR.. Eu-
gene Wasdin. and they walked down
the street together. To the queries OF
the newspapermen DR. Mynter said:
is OUT OF THE WOODS
"The President is doing splendldly.
and he is out Of the woods. II may ca
press It that way"
yes" chimed in DR.. Wasdin. "and he
has plenty OF daylight behind him.
Or. Mynter said further: Il have new
er been really optimistic because |
don't like 20 PREJUDICE serious cases. but
now / can say to you tina! everything
in the Presidents condition warrants
the statement that he Is on the road to
quick recovery"
Or. Wasdin said. 81 have believed
throughout that the President had
fair chance OF recovery. / now desiie
to say that the chances against hat
recovery are very slight. His tempera
ture is splendid and his pulse Is getting
normal"
DR.. McBurney was in high spirits A.
he walked away from the residence
shortly after the other physicians had
gone. His face was wreathed In SMILES
Us the President out of dancer he
was asked by an Associated Press rep
rcsentative
"We believe he Is practically out ot
danger" he replied, measuring his
words. Then he paused.
"Of course" he added there are
still possibilities In the case and we VIII |
know better when a week has gone by. !
But his Improvement &C. so marked. !
HIS symptoms are 50 good that We feel |
safe In assuring the public tNai he VIII |
recover. Blood poisoning misht 'tll de- |
velop. We could not give a guarantee
now. but the chances are remote. As |
for peritonitis ! consider that the Ian |
ger from Inflammation of the perioio- |
mum has passed"
Might not an ahscess form about tn 1
hullet?' he was asked
Yes Of course. the bullet may not h. I
cleaned, but n Il does. we can easily /
locate and remove g."
III the President continue ~ I'M /
prove and his convalesrerce is not /
checked. how soon viii the secondaD /
operation for the extraction % the bull
let be performed"
no SECONDARY OPERATION
Never" replied the surgeon. "Thot /