The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-09
NO SIGN OF PERITONITIS.
Chances for the Presidents Recovery
Improved Yesterday.

Chances for the Presidents Recovery
Improved Yesterday.
BUFFALO. Sept. S.-Through this quiet
peaceful Sabbath every word that came
from the big vine-clad house in Delaware
avenue, in which the stricken chief mag
istrate of the Nation lies battling for life.
was reassuring and tonight the chances of
| his recovery are so greatly improved that
all Of those who keep the patient vigil at
his bedside feel strongly that his life will
! be spared.
The developments Of last night and to-
day were dreaded, but hour after hour
passed, and the distinguished patient.
struggling there beneath the watchful eyes
of physicians and trained nurses. showed
not an unfavorable symptom. Five times
during the day the eminent doctors and
surgeons assembled for consultation, and
| each time the verdict was unanimous that
| what change had occurred was for the bet
ter Not the slightest premonitory symp
tom of peritonitis appeared and the fresh
hope born with the morning grew stronger
and stronger as the day advanced, until
toward evening the confidence expressed in
the Presidents recovery seemed almost too
sangulne.
DR.. Charles McBurney, the famous New
York surgeon. who had been summoned in
consultation, after a thorough examina-
tion, in which he said he found not a single
unfavorabe symptom, joined in the last
afternoon bulletin, which declared that the
Presidents condition was satisfactory to
all the physicians present. 1t is not strange.
therefore that the Vice President, the
members of the Cabinet and other distin-
guished visitors who called came away
with lighter hearts and buoyant tread, and
gave expression to the most optimistic SEN
| timents.
PUBLIC INTEREST.
The encouraging news spread over the
exposition city with great rapidity and
cars and foot to learn for themselves
of the faith and confidence that existed
about the Milburn house The brightness
of the day with it's cool, bracing atmos-
phere, only added to the general cheer
fulness and when score of newsboys
darted into the crowd about o'clock
1t was with difficulty that they could sup
press the shouts of thanksgiving that rose
| in their throats. And the newspaper men,
many of whom have been at their posts for
| forty eight hours continuously, remained
steadfastly throughout the day in the
| little white walled tents across the street
from the house where the country's patient
| lay and flashed the news over land and sea-
And yet despite all this optimism. the
Not one of his physicians; not one of his
advisers who is admitted TO the inner
| councils. has the temerity to go so far as
10 declare that he is. But If he continues to
| improve for one more day the danger of
peritonitis, which is most dreaded will have
practically disappeared.
Yesterday one of the doctors thought
! forty-eight hours would be the limit of the
danger from that source, but his more con-
servative colleagues believe at least
twenty-four hours, possibly thirty-sx,
possibility of peritonitis shall have van
ished. That disposed of. still other compli-
cations may arise. Blood poisoning might
set in or an abscess form where the bullet
is imbedded in the muscles of the back.
X RAYS NOT YET USED.
Thus far the ball of the assassin, which
is still in the body. gives the physicians
no anxiety. But If the slightest infamma-
ton appears in the region of the lead 1t
will be Immediately extracted. No diff
Guilty is anticipated in this regard One
of Edison's best X-ray machines and his
most skillful and trusted operator. DIT H.
A. Knolls, arrived to-day The batteries
were charged and the machine is ready for
I instant use. With IT, the physicians say
there is not the slightest doubt that the
ball can be located perfectly for an op-
Grafton They do not deem ii advisable
To sap any of the Presidents strength at
this time All his reserve force is needed
now 10 resist the danger OF peritonitis
and septic poisoning. Besides. If inflamma-
tion does not set in around the bullet 1t
will soon become encysted.
All the effects of the ether which was
administered when the operation was per-
/ formed on the exposition grounds had dis
appeared this morning and the Presidents
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