The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-07
The President Resting Quietly
and Holding His GWn.
HIS PHYSICIANS FEEL ENCOURAGED
Second Bullet Located in the Mus
cles Of the Da,!;.
MRS. M'kINLEY CONFIDENT

The Crucial Tyventy-four Hours Al
ter the Operation End at Six
O'Clock This body
to he Excluded From the MiIburn
GrOunds-ArrivaI of Cabinet OIL
GERS in BunaIo-Intense Anxiety
for the Sufferer in All Quarters.
BUFFALO. Sept. AT o'clock this
afternoon the condition of the wounded
President remains practically the same.
His pulse has decreased from l45 to i36,
his temperature remains at 10. and his
respiration has risen from p to 2S. These
facts concerning Mr.. McKinley's condition
were announced by Secretary Cortelyou
and Immediately teIcgraphed TO the White
House
Mr.. Cortelyou added to the despatch the
statement that the Pre- esident's condition
had not changed since morning.
1t was said on the highest authority this
afternoon that the second bullet had been
located in the muscles Of the Presidents
back Il is in a perfectly safe position and
can be removed whenever the physicians
think it is advisable 10 perform the op-
Grafton
At noon Mrs Mckinley came out Of the
house and sat in A rocking chair on the
voranda in company with some women
relatives and friends from Washington.
She took some part in the conversation
and her demeanor was regarded as an in
dication that matters were hopeful with
the President
General Brooke arrived at the Nrlburn
house soon before aoon. Secretary Root
Postmaster General Smith, General
Brooke. and Messrs. Milburn and Scat
chord held a long conversation on the
lawn.
It was announced that hereafter every
body would De excluded from the N1iIburn
grounds Quarters were prepared by the
soldiers on the lawn across the street for
the army OF newspaper watchers
At 1215 O'Clock Secretary CorteIyou
came from the house and said: The
President is still resting quietly and hold
ing his own The physicians are very
hopeful
AT 6 o'clock this evening the crucial
twenty-four hours will have elapsed since
the operation. As the President has suf-
fered no collapse the indications are very
hopeful"
The state Of the distinguished patient
during the day was shown by the fol-
lowing bulletins issued from the Milburn
residence by the physicians and Mr.. Cor
telyou:
a m.-"The President passed a
good night. Temperature. 1O2, pulse,
10; respiration. "A.
p. N. RIXEY,
ROOSEVELT PARK.
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU.
Secretary 70 the President"
At $40 o'clock Secretary Cortelyou and
the physicians issued the following which
was teIegcaphed 20 the White House:
The President passed a fairly COM
Portable night and no serious symp-
toms have developed. Pulse. 146; tenn
perature. l02: respiration. "a"
At i O'Clock MI Cortelyou made the
following announcement:
THE President is getting along
nicely. He is receiving nOuTishment in
hypodermic injections
Early this morning orders were issued
from Police Headquarters that Ferry
Street should be closed 20 traffic from
Deleware 10 Linwood Avenues The street
is paved with cobblestones so that vehi-
cIes passing over it make a great deal
Of noise. The section Of the street closed
IS near the Milburn home so it was de-
cided 10 exclude traffic from it.
Hundreds Of teIegrams are pouring in.
They started late yesterday afternoon.
and most Of the prominent officials fol-
lowed their messages as fast as steam
could carry them.
Already hundreds Of mon prominent in
political business, and professional life
are here. Governor Odell was among the
earliest OF the arrivals. Secretary Gage
arrived in Buffalo this morning, having
left Evanston. Ill. on the first train out
after ne received news OF the shooting.
Postmaster General Smith left PhuadeI-
phia last night and reached Buffalo this
morning. going at once from the station
10 the bedside OF the suffering President
Secretary Hitchcock was in Mount Mo-
nadnock. n. r.. when informed Of The
shooting Of the President, and. announc-
ing 70 the press that he was too horrifod
20 make any statement, he prepared 10
leave for Buffalo Immediately. He ar
rived here late this morning Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt was in Burlington. Vt
and started Immediately for Buffalo. lie
will reach here this afternoon
Secretary Root arrived in Buffalo on a
special train from Southampton, L. J..
where he was when the tidIngs reached
him. He proceeded Immediately TO the
Mnburn residence.
Attorney General Knox arrived at 5.S.
O'Clock.
Senator Hanna practically took charg,
Of the arrangements al the AInburn home
this morning. He said az 10 O'Clock.
Mrs. Mckinley passed a very good
night Up TO 2 O'Clock her rest was bro
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