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but with regard to the conditions which
prevailed at different stages In the pro-
gress of the case medical opinion differs.
Several of President McI<inley's physi-
clans arc inclined to the belief that the
bullet which caused his death was poison-
ed by the anarchists in order that it might
with absolute certainty accomplish it's
mission, while the wide distribution of
gGngrene discovered as a result of the
autopsy has led to the suggestion that
il may have been possible to mold soft
bullet with some very powerful mineral
poison so that as it passed through the
tissue it would distribute the poisonous
substance along its entire track. Others
state emphaticaly that there is no reason
to believe poison was introduced into the
wounds
Further light is likely to be shed on this
mootod point since word comes from Buff
falo that Or. Herman Matzinger, assist
ed by Or. Henry r. Gaylord Of the state
pathological laboratory and Herbert VI.
HIN, the city chemist, is making
bacteriological analysis of some of the af-
fccted parts to determine whether the bull
lets fred from the assassins revolver
bore some poisonous substance. AS con-
siderable time is required for the COM
pletion Of the work, it is not expected
that the result Of this supplementary In
Vestigation can be announced before next
week. Should these investigators disagree
hot
would the public be left in doubt regard
ing some of the features of this rcmarka-
bic case.
in the meantime interesting matters
have como to light in connection with
the treatment of President Mckinley. DE-
Wasdin Is one whom DR.. Mann. the
operating surgeon, pronounces a superior
authority on such matters and whose
theories and conclusions he believes to
be entitled to consideration. In reply to
The questions of a representative of the
press with reference to the dressing Of
the wound which it will be remembered
was stated in a bulletin to have resulted
in Improvement in President Mckinley's
cou.itlon, DR. Wasdn said:
"On Tuesday it was decided to open the
ovtarior wound i'm rho abdomen There h.d
h,cn some irritntions there ana Voc dn'
c,iod 70 H,,d th, ,,,,,,o A, &C. ,,.1 ~ /,
out a few of the stitches and, later, laid
open the entire incision, leaving an op, n
Ing in this wound five inches long and
+" omen Inc iprisinn We tmnrliataI'.
md N tbo tracl, of tho h,,IIf, t,, :,
tho rosh and fnttv Tissue that c,rrro,,o
h"d do,,olonod NHrf af ,ha 80,
IN thosa .,o,,,1 tto ir,,,.,tlio., l,,,ii -,
,,.,,,,,,d ,rcro orfoctd W. ror,,,.,d ~,
attorted ti.s,o cIa.ns,d tba n,,,,,,,d ,1
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the process had continued into the alb
domnal cavity"
With reference to the high pulse Or.
Wasdin made this interesting statement
The case of Pre- sident Mckinley stands
absolutely UNIQUE in the history of sur
gerry. From the time of the first operation
up to the time the stitches We're remov, d
from the surface wound there was no in
dication, outwardly. which would indicate
that there was an internal process which
would result in death
The case presented many complex feat
ures The continued high pulse was a con-
slant puzzle to the consulting STAFF. At
first we attributed it to the shock follow
ing the impact Of the bullet ON The hrca
intlring in some manner the muscles of
the heart.
I'VE then began To administer "details
This had no effect in reducing the pulse.
We discontinued the use of digtalis and
FOUND that the heart action continued the