Evening star., 1901-09-13

letin, "He is better than yesterday at
this time" should be stricken out
When the physicians were preparing
the bulletin, he said, they had in
mind the Presidents condition yes
terday up to midnight. 1t will be
remembered that it was just before
that time when the first very alarm
ing intimations began to come from
the sick room about the impossible
ity Of securing from the President's S
stomach the undigested food which
not only threatened to contaminate
the system, but which caused him
exceedingly great discomfort. Re-
sort had been had to drastic bolus
OF calomel and oil. Just at midnight
this radical remedy had its effect,
and the movement of the bowels
came, bringing with it an immediate
lowering of pulse and great relief.
Dr.. Mynter More Hopeful.
DIR. Mynter was the first physician
to leave the afternoon confer
ence and he seemed more hopeful
than earlier in the day. To the news
paper men he said:
"The President is somewhat i'm
proved and the prospect is now more
hopeful. He is taking some nour-
ishment, including clam broth.
There is no danger that he will
starve to death. Six days is not long
and now very little food does him. l
feel better about the case"
The main trouble is the heart, is
it not?"
Eyes, the heart"
What would you say was the ex-
act trouble with the hearth"
IF anybody should ask you," re-
piled the doctor, tell them l would
say nothing"
rs there any organic trouble
with the hearth"
"None that we can discover"
'1s there any idea that the bullet
was poisoned?"
absolutely none"
DR.. Locke, pastor of one of the
Methodist churches in the city, call
ed at $50 pm, but it was purely a
voluntary call. He was not sum-
moned.
Waiting for DR.. Rixey.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.
MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFA-
LO, N. Y, September I3.-Half an
hour of heartbreaking suspense fol-
lowed. Every minute the watchers
expect DR.. Rixey to announce the
end had come. The household is
plunged in grief and even some of
the men could not restrain tears. The
strain Of the seven days vigil was
telling on everybody. N. 0. M.
President Alive at 8:21 PM.
By Associated Press.
MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFA-
LO, September 13.-Cortelyou has
just come to the door at 6:2I and
announced the President is still
alive.
Secretary Root in Tears.
BUFFALO, N. Y, September 13.
after Sis Secretary Root
came from the Milburn house, and
as he spoke to the newspaper men
he burst into tears. A few minutes
later Col. Brown, a close friend of
the President, came out, and, in a
broken. tone, announced "The Pres
ident is very, very bad," and then he,
too, cried.
DR.. Stockton next appeared. 1t
was then learned that the heart had
begun to fail again and that the last
resort, oxygen, was being tried.
AT 5:45 the official bulletin was
given out. 1t was dated Sis, and it
showed by the respiration the des-
perate condition of the patient. The
respiration was 40, and it told that
the oxygen treatment was not having
any effect upon the weak heart.
By 6 o'clock carriages containing
relatives and personal friends were
driving up to the house. Senator
Hanna, Captain and Mrs. McWill-
Jams and Mrs. Herrick were among
those who arrived.
Senator Fairbanks and Judge Day
reached the house at 6:zo. Two
minutes later Secretary Root ar
rived. :
Death q Matter of short Time.
By Associated Press.
'MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFA-
TO SeDterohar A. 6.,o "a