The sun., 1901-09-14


Iat this time Pul~e, l2S, temperature
lsat
p VI RlstY. VI II MANN. ..
= .Er0ESt N.sDIS. HERMAN MrNrER. =
a CHARLES q. STOCKTON. q
-GFoRGE y CoHTELYoU,
n SECRETARY 20 the President
n The 'ba,ter than yesterday at this time'
was considered u Il" an error and 10 mean
he,trr tlau a-' night.
4 After issuing this bulletin Secretary Cor
ttclyou said
4 -rhcrr has bean IN improvement, and the
q 1Pr-idcui has gained
u can n ho aid that hope increases every
3hour," hc Na- asked
NO Nas 'he reply That II going too
I fact don't want 20 have any more of
7 those sudden uJ'- and downs The Presi-
3dcut II improving, AMI We a." glad OF every
gain and ar glad 80 rrPort such. We still
1giN" him a uttl" uourishmrn' through tho
mo nth. and be ls refreshed through sleep,
pR MNrEB WAS NOT HOPEFUL
Dr Mynter left the house almost imme-
D dately after this bulletin bu' he did not
\ isJ,eak very hopefully Of the situation In spite
juf the encouraging tone Of the bulletin.
The President he said. -is undoubtedly
4 h"tier. but that il not saying much He
H. taking little nourishment. principally
4 clam broth Tho toube il entirely with
his heart - far ~ wc know he has no
q rganic heart trouble. bur he heart il very
IW"ak
Dr Mann and Dr stockton refused poei-
Il lively To talk when they came out, hut theis
A looks were anything but encouraging.
y In spite Of this the crowd, which increased
Z a. tho afternoon wore on. looked on tho
1bright side 81 things
BULLETIN CONNECTED
This was all changed. however. half an
hour after the bulletin came out by Secrs-
ary Cortelyuu. He said slight correction
would have 10 ba made In the bulletin
Ilc said that the statement that the Presi-
y dent was hctter than NJ this time yesterday
i, should read Better than last night
Z There had beeu mistake made. h. said,
~ copying r.
This news cast m" deepest gloom over
4 very one. T. seemed =" prepare great
many for tho worst
L MRS N'kINIEY saw Mn ron MourSr.
y Secretary Cor,olyou was asked u Mira
lMckiulov had talked n all To- tho Presi.
4 lent lie laid that sh" hal only b.sa
salnved to -''a HIM a moment IN the morn-
lng. and had not said one word to him.
<Nr Corclyou refused to sav whcthev
= she realil.d his coudition
u That j. an unnecessary detail pst now.'
fhc said
n How SERIOUS the PrrSidcnts condition
}rcally Wa was revealed IA tho annpunce-
j ucnt made ai this time that bulletins would
. issiicd every hour.
4 Ahner Mckinley walked ou' a minuts
.and had a talk with senator Hanna on tho
J, avn Ne said that he fslt convinced
itha, N the Presidents condition remained
1.-The same until Tomorrow morning. he
would get we'll
u HOPE GRADUALLY oAvE wAr
q A. the afternoon wore on fhe rerrrts
4 that came frnm tho house grew l~-s and
4 lc~s hopeful Policemen, soldiers and
' jctizcns w-rs Affected hy the news and
= what went on about the place. A gloom
settled over everything.
= This was accumulated when this bullet',
q was son, out.
N 200 p M-The Pre- dent. physicians
report that he is only slightly improved
Z since the last bulle,in The pulse and tenn
persture remain the same a. at that hnir.
-GEoRdK n CoRTELYoU.
Secretary TO the Pree dent
A. $40 O'Clock. Secretary ~ War Roo1
arrived al IN" house He Was aocom-
panied by Col. Brown. who had gone to
To- ne"t him at the station They only won't
~ far A. the house and then turned around
and came back toward the reporterA
4 Secretary Root said that there Vas a little
hops. hut no. much. The Pre~ident, he
II Thought. seemed o. he growing weaker.
d oRrw STEADILY WORSE
A. Ss another bulletin Was issued BY
Secretary Cortelyou showing that the
4 {-ituation vas growing steadily worsA
y This bulletin read:
4 The Presidents physicians report that
y MS condition 1. grave At this hour. He
a. suffering from extreme prostration
Orvg-n is beins given. He responds to
-timulaiion but poorly. Pulse. i,5, resptrs-
ticn, 60 GkoRoE X CoRrKLror.
Secretary to the Pre-ident'
HorE PRACTICALLY ooSE Ar eis oolooG
A. ois o'clock this was followed by an
other bulletin reading
The Presidents physicians report thaa
his cunditun IL most SERIOUS In spite of
vigorous stimulation. The depression con-
tinue- and Ia profound. Unless IL bs ~
liev,>l the end IL but = question Of time
II was almost a certainty from this that
here was no hope and the crowd only
waited then to got the final word that ths
H. 4 Al.