Evening journal., 1901-09-10
PHYSICIANS THINK that
PRESIDENT WILL RECOVER
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noon danger from that source was
almost gone. The President himself
was very cheerful all day and has
expressed confidence in his recovery.
Yesterday he asked for a morning pa
per. but this. of course, had to be
denied him. 1t is with some difficulty
that he can be restrained from talk
ing, and Colonel Myron T. Herrick,
of Cleveland, is quoted as authority
for the statement that he has spoken
at intervals OF several things he pro
poses to do in the future.
Yesterday morning he asked to be
allowed to move his position, and
when permission was given before the
attendants could move him he changed
to the position he desired to assume
without difficulty or pain. This
speaks much for his general strength
and spirits. Mrs. Mckinley saw him
again yesterday for brief visit. and
Secretary Cortelyou was admitted for
the first time. No one else was al
lowed to see him, although he in
quired several times who were below
stairs. He was given nourishment
yesterday in the form of eggs beaten
in milk administered through the
rectum.
There viii Be No Crisis.
The water. which has been given
heretofore cold, lid not appear to
agree with him. and since Sunday
night very hot water has been taken
Into the stomach through the mouth
with splendid results. His bowels
moved freely during the day, and this
also was considered an excellent
symptom. If he continues to improve
It will be gradually II he should grow
worse the change in that direction also
will De slow. This Is the opinion OF
DR.. Mann. There will be no crisis. II
he arrives at convalescence DIR. Park
expresses the opinion that it will be
three weeks before it will be safe to
move him. II is expected that the in
terror wounds will heal first. The su.
lures OF the lacerated tissue were
made so soon after the bullet passed
that they are probably healing rapid
ly. With the exterior wound it is a
slower process.
The extreme optimism of the vice
president and the members of the
cabinet would be difficult to Overstate.
Il am absolutely confident that
everything will turn out all right" de-
clared the vice president, and he said
he based his confidence on information
behind the public expressions of the
physicians. So relieved are Secretary
Gage and Attorney General Knox at
the improvement that they left for
Washington last night. feeling strong
ly that their chief would recover. but
with the assurance OF the physicians
that II a change for the worse should
come it would be gradual, and that
they would have amuple time to re-
turn. In the case of Secretary Gage
there was also public reason why he
should be at his post. New York
they would have ample time to re-
lieve the situation in the money mar
ket by increasing deposits in national
banks and he feels that he can hardly
act at this distance from the scene
II he finds that action is desirable
/ Secretary OF State Hay arrived last
night and will remain with the other
members of the cabinet at least for 9
day or two. The devotion Of the
members of the cabinet to their chiel
is touching All would desire to re
main near him until the crucial period
is passed, and Secretary Hitchcock
and Secretary Wilson avow that only
absolute and imperative public bust
ness will induce them to depart befor,
the President is pronounced out o.
danger Senator Hanna will also re
main until the physicians give abso
Lutte assurance that Mr.. Mckinley will
live. Controller Dawes and some o
the other eminent men connected will
the administration expect to depart to
day.