The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-13

could be carried through the night
there would be hope of his recovery.
The administration Of nourishnaent
has been practically discontinued. as
the rectum is much irrltated and does
not retain the enemas. Only small
amount of nourishment IS consequently
retained.
HEART TROUBLE IS PUZZLING.
Mnburn House, Buffalo. N n. Sept
13.-The president is very weak and the
heart trouble is not thoroughly under
stood It was in the belief that Doctors
Johnston and Janeway might be of ser
vice in calculating the exact trouble
that they were sent for. They are both
expected tonight The president is in
constant danger of a sudden sinking
spell and complete collapse.
The bulletin issued by Secretary Cor
telyou at LOS o'clock dated 1890 o'clock
was not signed by the physicians
The secretary himself explained that
the physicians did not desire to disturb
the presidents sleep to take tempera-
ture and pulse. The bulletin officially
confirmed the unofficial statements
which have come from the Milburn
residence that the president is holding
his own. DIR. Wasdin was the first Of
the physicians to return to the Milburn
house for the O'Clock consultation
Milburn House. Buffalo, N Y. Sept
13--The presidents physicians feel that
if they can pun their patient through
tonight there will be hope. Doctors
Johnson and Janeway, the heart
specialists, are expected here tonight.
What little nourishment the president
is receiving is by enema. The physi-
clans are puzzled by the heart action,
and have not been able to determine
the cause of the sudden weakness of
that organ.
A celebrated heart specialist who has
been watching the bulletins closely has
expressed the opinion that the extreme
l.
shock of the first bullet which struck
the presidents breast and is now man
ifesting itself for the first time. The
president is perfectly conscious despite
his extreme weakness This morning
when the nurses sought to adjust the
pillows so as to shut out the light or
the window, the president protested
No I want to see the trees he muir
INJURED. They are so beautiful
The doctors believe he fully realizes
how low he is, although he has not been
informed. When Mrs. Mckinley was
told that it would be better for her not
to see him this morning, she assented
without protest, but she seemed to re-
alize the full import of the request,
though she said nothing.
Secretary Hitchcock was heart
broken by the sudden dashing down of
the high hopes he had held of the pres
ident's recovery, but Loyalty and stead
tasty he will hope on to the end
L refuse to surrender" said he with
great emotion. I win not give up hope
while life remains. I shall hope on and
pray to the end"
Congressman Alexander gave the
most encouraging news. He said:
st is not true that the physicians are
without hope or that those gathered IN
the house are Respondent. The lower
ing of the heart action is a natural re-
suit of the giving of a cathartic, and
was expected. 1t was found that the
solid food given yesterday had not
passed through the stomach and that
IN, 1no DIV
Then came the. reaction. The physi-
clans gave a saline solution, but In
very small quantities, and this fore
noon used some dlgltal1s. but also IN
small quantities. They did not want to
use any more artificial means than was
absolutely necessary.
The results were good, and the pres
ident slept watched by Doctors Rixey,
Park and Stockton. Everybody about
the house is hopeful The two men
who know him best. Secretary COrtel-
you and Senator Hanna, are cneeriul
and as confident as the setback VIII
allow They both know his strong will,
and they think that will help. Doctors
Janeway and Johnson have been sum-
moned to take care of the heart action.
In other words the president is doing
WE'LL
Rev. DR.. Corwin Wilson. who was
once pastor of First Methodist church
ped for many years, was among those
who called at the house during the
morning. When he left he said: Yes,
there is hope for the president HIS
brother tells me he is making the su-
preTne fight of his life. feel most deep
ly for the president for at Canton in by
gone days I was his pastor, and truly
know his noble character.
MUCH HOPE ExPRE SSED.
Congressman Olmstead of Pennsylva-
mia, left the Milburn house at 11:10 in
company with c. w. Goodyear of Buff
falo The latter said that the most en-
couraging phase of the situation was to
be found in the hopeful deneanor Of
those closest to the president Senator
Hanna expressed confidence that Abner
MeKinley's sanguine hopes were war
ranted The Ohio senator was quoted
as adding:
"The president most certainly has
fighting chance. 1 still believe he will
pull through
Secretary Cortelyou has refrained
from visiting the presidents room and
in fact nobody but the doctors or the
nurses have been in the apartment.
Ansley Wilcox, who entertained Vice
President Roosevelt when he was here.
came out of the Mi1burn house at 11:30
and said:
so far as I can learn the physicians
and those in the Milburn house are
very hopeful. Since the early morning
the president has improved slightly and
even the slightest Improvement is more
than the physicians had expected"
DR. Mann was asked to make an auth
orized statement regarding the presi-
dents condition in addition to that con-
tanned in the bulletin. This he declined
to do, but in response to inquiries he
said:
mo, I can say nothing about any cri-
sis in the case. A patient may continue
in the condition the president now is for
some time and then pick up or not, just
as the case may develop. The president
is in a very serious condition, it is true.
but it is absurd to say he is dying as
stated by some persons this morning
can not make any further statement
about the case lust now
DUE TO BULLET.
The suggestion has been made to the
physicians that the extremely weaken
ed heart which threatens the presidents