The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
CALM AND PEACEFUL
Were the Scenes Around the MiIburn
Home When the World AwOke.
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Was the First News Sent Out by the
Physicians Yesterday Morning.
CROWDS CONGREGATED EARLY.
All Were Anxious to Hear from the Sick
Room and fingered Near.
CROWDS cONGREGATED EARLY.
NO INDICATIONS OF PERITONITIs
Developed During the Naht--The X-Ray
Machine Arrived. but Will Not Be
Used Unless inflammation Sets In.

Mlburn House. Buffalo, September s.
The scene about the Mihurn residence this
morning was calm and peaceful The Sab
bath dawned with blazing sun and
cool northwest wind. About the adjoining
streets the soldier guards with fixed bayo-
nets paced their beats, and opposite, on
the vacant lot where four tents have been
erected for the OF the newspaper men
and the telegraph companies, group OF
reporters, with an attendant throng, of mes
senger boys talked In suppressed tones.
At the residence, except for solitary
policemen at the main entrance, there waa
no sign OF life until S o'clock, when GEN
cral Darlington of Massachusetts, arrived
10 inquire after the presidents condition.
Soon afterward Drs Parke, Wasdn and
Mann arrived for the morning consulta.
ton
While the physicians were in consulta
| ton, Elmer Dover, Senator Hahnas private
secretary, appeared with a message from
the senator asking for news. DR.. Rixey
sent him II very encouraging message to
the effect that the president had had q
very good night aud that none of the un-
favorable symptoms which were dreaded
SO much had appeared. At o'clock the
doctors Issued this bulletin:
"TMe president passed good night and
his condition this morning Is quite encour-
aging. Ills mind Is clear and he is resting
Welt wound dressed at $40 and found In
n very satisfactory condition There is no
indication Of peritonitis. Pulse 49, tenn
perature io2si respiration "A,
np. NJ Bxey n, ID Mann, o,
| Eugene Masdin, George b. Corteyou
secretary to the President"
| Eagerly 1t WIS scanned and Its confident
Nl,.a ma Han1h
: {i,he fact chat the physlcians had o6lcial-
~ proclaimed that there were no lndlca-
tons OF perltonius dispeiled any mlsglynss
that may have been harbored that perllGps
the physicians were concealing something.
Mr.. Mlhurn soon afterwnTd stll further
increased the cheerful feeling by a per-
sonal statement to the effect that the ply
Of this consultation. His manner and his
smiling, happy eonhtepanee bespoke the
Joy which he Enthusiastically felt. ,
Before om silent crowds had congregated
at the ropes far down the lnteresecting
streets. Inquiries for news from the sick
room were made IN whispers as II was
feared the least audible sound might dis.
turb the countrys chief executive thlru
OF n mile away.
The assurance that there had been no
change for the worse and that the doctors s
We're satisfied was received with mhnlfest
joX Faces frightened and there was much
thanksgiving,
The majority of the inquirers after re-
celvlng the cheering news turned back into
the henrt OF the city to carry the glad
tidings to their homes, but many remained
at the ropes taking up their positions as
| II they intended to remain there for the
! remainder of the day. few who could
furnish u reasonable pretext We're allowed
10 pass the first line of sentries TO the Sec
ond rope, q block from the Milburn resi-
: dence. and by 10 O'Clock several hundred
! people were at the inner lines on either
\ side.
7 At 10 o'clock DR.. II. A. Knoll, who
brought the X-ray machine from New York,
reached the Milburn residence and report
ed that the machine had arrived II Will
be brought 10 the house at once but 1t is
understood that the physicians will not
make use of 1t for the present unless signs
OF inflammation appear In the locality
whore the bullet Is supposed to have lodged.
If Inflammation does not appear, II will
, show that the bullet has become incrusted
and Its extraction can walt until all dan
ger OF peritonius or septic poisoning Is
. shortly after 10 o'clock and few min.
utes after the X-ray machine arrived, Dr.
Charles McBurney, the famous New York
4 surgeon, drove hastily up to the residence.
!. | Secretary COrtelyou and Mr.. Milhurn had
met him at the station.
e Mrs. Mckinley passed eomfortapie
y night and shows no sign Of breaking down.
n The president, who was free from pain
for the first few hours after the shooting,
o has suffered considerably since and when
n unconscious or semi-conscious means as II
II in agony. When completely conscious how
= ever, he brayely gives no sign Of SUFFERING