The Washington times., 1901-10-27

many interesting details and is, in th'
main, as follows:
First day-September c from i:07 p.
m. to midnight.-Report lnade to DR..
Roswell Park, medical director, Pan
American Exposition. fixes the time of
shooting at 4:0I p. m, and the Presi-
dents arrival at the Emergency Hos
pital 4:lS p. IN. Immediately upon be
ing undressed an examination revealed
upon the surface of the body two
wounds, the one to the right of the
sterral line being an abrasion l en-;
in diameter. The second wound
was a penetrating wound of the abdo-
men and made by a .52 calibre
bullet
"AII those present agreed that an
immediate laparotomy was demanded.
and preparations We're made accord
ingly. DR.. Eugene Wasdin, OF the
Marine Hospital Service, administered
the anesthetic The administration of
the ether was begun at so p. m, and
the President was under its influence
at 5:2g D. m DR. NJ D. Mann was the
operator DIR. Herman Mynter first as
sistant, DrS. PaTmenter and Lee spong-
ing DR.. Il. c. Mann at sutures, and
Drs. Hall and Rixey assisting with the
lights. Miss Walters was in charge of
the nurse S-Miss Morris. Miss Barnes,
Miss Baron Miss Shannon, Miss Dor
chester, and Miss Simmons.
$50 p. m.-Dr Mann made a vertical
iAANI1ipll tlil III itHSlu. pdSSlIes
through the bullet wound, and in a
few minutes enlarged it to 10 en-. a
piece Of cloth, carried in by the bullet,
was found and removed.
5:SS u. m.-O.002 GIN. StTychnine
administered hypodermically.
''5:n p. m.-The stomach was eX-
posed and a perforating bullet wound
found in the interior wall midway be
tween the orifices Of the stomach
about ] en-. in diameter and about H.
en- from the line of the omental at
tachmcnt. The wound was examined
and enlarged so as to admit the fin
ger The wound of the stomach was
secured with a double row of silk su-
lures Respiration, 80: pulse, 81, both
of good character. lncision increased
to AZ cr. Abdominal cavity care
fully explored and all bleeding points
tied off. Intestines examined; orlen-
tum ligated and divided, after which
perforation in posterior wall of stom-
dch was readily found. 1t was about
IL en-. in diameter The wound was
carefully sutured.
''6:2O p. m.-Puise. 1O2: only fair in
character; respiration, 80: l.6 c. c. of
brandy given hypodermically.
''6:23 p. m.-Dr. Roswell Park, Medi
cal Director Pan-American Exposition,
arrived in the operating room.
'5:3l p. m.-Abdominal cavity irri-
gated with sterile salt solution and alb
dominal opening sutured''
An Important Stage.
This was an important stage of the
operation The salt solution with which
he abdominal cavity was irrigated was
lot, the object of its use being 20 restore
-itality to the exposed parts and as
Inal precaution against septic poisoning.
$50 p. m.-Abdominai sutures in
place; silk-worm gut sutures, with
catgut between.
col p. m.-Anesthetic stopped.
'a:0l p. m.-Bandaging completed
Pulse. 10; respiration. q.
III p. m.-Hypodermic of morphine,
0.O04 gram administered.
'7:S2 y. m--Removed from the hos
pital to the ambulance, nrs. Park and
Nasdin accompanying the President
At this time his condition was good,
but he was still under the influence Of
the anesthetic
$50 p. m.-Arrived at the Milburn
house and put to bed in fair condition
Pulse, l21: temperature 1906: respira-
ton. 80. The nurses on duty were
Miss X. r Sir":nons and Miss A. d.
Barnes, from the Emergency Hospit-
al"
1t is interesting to note that the first
ecord of pulse and respiration in the
ase, at 5-55 p. m.-one hour and forty
ight minutes after the shooting-indicat-
i pulse 81 and respiration S3. both Of
ood character At $50 p. m, after be-
lg put TO bed at the Milburn home, the
ulse was recorded at III and respiration
J, the increase in the pulse being ascrib-
bic to the anesthetic and In no way
onsidered ominous by the physicians.
The first bulletin issued by the Presi-
ent's physicians. dated at p. m, was
S follows:
THE President was shot about 4
o'clock; one bullet struck him on the
upper portion Of the breast bone
glancing and not penetrating; the sec
ond bullet penetrated the abdomen
five inches below the left nipple and
one and one-haif inches to the left Of
the median line. The abdomen was
opened through the line of the bullet
wound. 1t was found that the bullet
had penetrated the stomach. The
opening in the front wall of the ston-
ach was carefully closed with silk su-
lures; after which a search vas made
fer a hole in the back wall of the
stomach This was found and also
closed in the same way. The further
course of the bullet could not ne dis
covered. although careful search was
made The abdominal wound was
closed without drainage. No injury to
the intestines or other abdominal or
gan was discovered.
THE patient stood the operation
well. Pulse OF good quality. rate of
l3o. Condition at the conclusion OF the
operation was gratifying The result
cannot be forctcld. His condition at
present justihes hope Of recovery"
From the time the patient was put to
I'd until midnight, pulse, temperature, and