Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

through the mouth seemed to agree with
the patient and the physicians were high
ly Gratiicd mt the way the stomach seem
Cd to receive the food. The breakfast Of
chicken BROTH toast and coffee given yes-
tcrday morning was spoken Of by all the
phy Sioians as strong evidence of the Presi-
dents marked Improvement. II was only
when il became apparent late in tho morn
Ing that this food had not agreed with
the President that the first genuine anx-
icty appeared The first note of alarm
was sounded in the official bulletin yes
to-day afternoon which Spoke OF the
Presidents fatigue.
WEAKNESS OF TIE HEART.
President Mckinley, already weak from
tho ordeal of the tragedy and suffering
/ complained Of an increasing feeling Of
fat que. He had been heretofore 50
( huoyaut and cheerful that his complaints
had not been seriously regarded. The pulse
was also abnormally high, 1-6 beats to the
minute. With a temperature of 1oQ2 it
should have been 30 beats lower.
TN" weakness Of the heart began to
arouse serious concern. Instead Of grow
ing better the Presidents condition after
that grew steadily worse
The staff of physicians augmented by Or.
stockton, who had temporarily taken the
place of )r. McBurney, was summon,
early in the evening and there was a con-
ference.
1T $3.50 last ncht the physicians announc-
ed officially that the Pro -idcnts condition
was not 50 good. The problem OF dispr sing
of the food in the stomach was becoming
setrous one ana the danger OF heart tal
, ~
oNl''I' AMI ''Il- III EN-
As midnight approached the situation
was growing critical Calomel and oil
were given to flush the bowels and "details
to quiet the heart. However, Just before
midnight the President had two operations
OF the bowels which relieved him very
much and the midnight bulletin was more
favorable. 1t stated that all the conditions
LuI improved since the last bulletin.
\ II was believed then that the oneninp NJ
tA, bowels would have the effect of aIlav-
ire the wild pulsations of the heart Tha
rulee did drop to 19o and the nroenect was
j .liehtlv brighter But owing to the Pro,i
dents extreme weakness and his f ti,ue
d., attempt was made to conceal tn, ser
l0us apprehension
sec. Cortelvou insisted that the tr,t+,,
should be made public by the doctors ana
the bulletins themselves were telling their
nn .'ft4 in story an too plainly There
pationt would bo hotter i'm the n,ornjI',
and ar p1iduirbt Soc trtolvo,. e,i1 ~ go, -,
nat nroh,l,ro tb,t ,,ot,,or t.,,ilott, ,,',11
". IsSu'u UnliI morning.
re u"oiI'oi" reports az ! CLOCK ard
,.'' were POM OF satisfactory nature
announcer IhUnd'r storm came out or q g
4 ior'h ana 'i"St' ring "lni complete the
'A'erI' SFh'SS OF inc night
SINK INTO CoiTAUSr-
o,..,.,,.,c.-..,-,-,
! .it, - nv l''S S''i"Hs iI'd
M - "'"Nr'''t' "i 'Ie mar
' ','H Nv lUSo ""','f'u ana "'ahcnei
m" w itSIS NJ SANK toward collapse
'.' Gnu lI''l'u 10 'e 10 manu- keStor-
'Hfoo VIZ Si' CuIIE "ppHed ana tne rhy-
| ~ ''I'S IouE''L 'Ile "atIc WIN al tae ie-
I,rFe FORCES OF science Ncuon was imme-
ui"'e an" decisive psitals and stryca-
',,, H an" as liSt resort
\ general alarm went speeding to the
consulting physicians and trained nurse s
ms fast as messengers the telegraph ana
! telephone could carry it. The restoratiVcs
aid not at once prove crrcctive and it was
allied that the President was in an eX-
! WcmolY critical condition. That realiZa-
/ ton, with the shadow of death behind it.
led to another call and that a summons
to the cabinet, relatives and close per-
/ -onal friends of the President
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