Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-09-13
WAS OUT OF DANGER.
That Seemed to be the Opinion
Of His Physicians.
PROMINENT MEN LEAVE.
Vice President Roosevelt, Senator
Hanna and Others Think the Presi-
idents Improved Condition Docs
Not Warrant Their Say.

Buffalo, y. V. Sept. 1.-THE corps
of eminent surgeons and physicians in
attendance upon the wounded presi-
dent yesterday committed themselves
without reservation to the opinion
that their patient was out of danger
and that only the possibility of COM
plications threatened his life. They
did not give assurance of his recovery
collectively over their signatures in
an official bulletin, but they went
long way toward it individually and
separately during the day. Each of
them, with the exception of DR.. .RiXey,
who did not leave the Milburn resi-
dence. placed himself squarely on rec
ord, not privately to the friends of
the president. but publicly through
the agency of the press that the dam
ger point had passed and that the
president would survive the attempt
upon his life"
"Of course we will all feel easier
when week has passed." said DIR.
McBurney, the dean of the corps.
1--WE would like to see every door
locked and double locked. but the
danger from possible complications is
now very remote"
The X-ray machine is ready for in
slant use, however, and If there is
the slightest inflammation or pain in
the vicinity of the bullet, an opera
tion will be performed.
The vice president, members of the
cabinet. Senator Hanna and the other
distinguished friends of the president
who have remained here to await the
issue, accepted the verdict of the ply
| sicians yesterday as practically con-
elusive and there was an exodus of
those who considered their presence
no longer necessary.
The presidents physicians have
been impressed with his remarkable
| recuperative powers and rapidity of
his improvement. Ordinarily an in
cision for such an operation as was
/ performed upon the chief executive
should heal within three weeks, but
| in the presidents case he may be
strong enough to be moved a little
sooner. The president will be taken
direct to Washington as soon as it is
safe to move him.
| Within the sick room many eviden-
ces of the presidents Improvement
were apparent. The president himself
began to show confidence in his abil-
| ity to care for himself, and from time
to time he would carefully turn him
self and gain more Testful position.
Monday he took the precaution TO
ask if he might be permitted to move,
but yesterday he changed his position
of his own volition, without difficulty.
The nurses naturally observed with
care these evidences of growing
strength and courage and were ready
to see that there was no undue tax
on the presidents strength or the
straining of the wound. These slight
movements from side TO side are all
that he has attempted thus far, and
it is too early yet to think of his sit
ting up in bed or of any other marked
use of his muscles.
A most important development of
the day was the private determina-
tion reached among those in charge
of the case that food should be admin
istered to the patient to-day by the
mouth. Not since the shooting has
a morsel of food been given to the
president by natural means, but the
drain on his system has been met by
dissolved foods administered by in.
lection. This has been period OF
four days fasting from ordinary
means of nourishment and to-day will
be the fifth day. The Importance OF
this feeding by the mouth is that il
will restore the normal action of the
stomach for the first time since thai
organ had both its walls pierced by 6
| bullet. The doctors are satisfied tina
the time has come to renew these
normal functions and the four day:
which have elapsed since the wound:
in the stomach were closed give every
assurance that the sutures are suf
ficiently healed to allow nature Il
resume her sway.
The only persons admitted to tn,
sick room to-day other than the doc
tors and attendants, were Mrs. Nc
Kinley and Secretary Cortelyou.
Although the president has beer
pronounced out of danger. no mem
ber of the cabinet has yet been with
in the sick room, nor has the vic'
, president nor those closest TO th'
; president, such as Senator Hanna ant
Judge Day. But these restriction
/ established by the doctors are merel.
for the sake of encouraging ever.
particle of energy in the patient, an,
|
rigorous policy as decidedly for tn
best.
DR.. McBurney said at 11:20 p. n
, last night that as an additional ev
t dence of the improvement of the pa
: tient that it had been decided to be
gin to give the president nourishmen
through the mouth last night instea
of waiting until to-day as had bee
3 intended. Beef extract had bee
/ preferred, DIR. McBurney announced
and it was being administered as tn
physicians left.
MiEburn House, Buffalo, Sept. H.
: At 3:15 o'clock this morning ever.
thing was quiet around the Milbur
I house. NO one appeared to be stir
: ing within and no one had left tn
house since the issuance OF the mi'
! night bulletin. .-.--..-- -.