The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-10
IMPROVE MINT GOES ON
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healed and strong. The inner wounds | through the stomach proper will be strong before the exterior wound is.
 How long it will be before he will be able to sit up will depend upon the ra- pidity of his improvement and l may say to you further that his improve
 ment, if it continues, promises to be
 rapid"
 pr. McBurney was asked to compare
 the Garfield case and it's treatment
 with that of President Mckinley. He
 smiled as he replied that to do so would
 be to give the whole history of the
 progress of surgery during the last twenty years. Besides" said he, "the
 cases are utterly different. Garfields s wound was an extremely unfortunate
 one in every way. It was difficult to
 handle. It wss impossible to get at the bullet, while the wound of President Mckinley is in many respects lucky one. No comparison is possible"
 Turning to the Associated Press cor
 respondent Dr, McBurney said: You can assure your clientele that all goes well. The presidents condition could hardly be more satisfactory. Further more, you can impress and emphasize the fact that the bulletins issued state the truth"
 Dr. Mann said that the president was not out of danger. He said that some nourishment had been administered to- day through the rectum and he had taken water in the stomach. It was found that cold water did not agree with him and instead water as hot as he can bear it is now being administer ed. The presidents bowels have moved freely to-day, and this is considered an excellent symptom.
 Dr. Herman Mynter, one of the con- sulting physicians of President McKin- ley, said tonight
 "I have always made it a point not to prognosticate in serious cases, for you know man proposes and God disposes.' I consider the presidents case a serious one and so I do not predict, but l may say that at this stage of the occurrence the condition of the patient is quite re- markedly favorable, and personally cannot anticipate anything but recov- cry"
 Dr. Eugene Wasdin, who was with Dr. Mynter, said: T, too, am averse to making predictions, but I agree that the presidents condition is one that fa- vors complete and rapid recovery
 Dr. P. M. Rixey, one of the presi- dents attending physicians and also the private physician of the president and Mrs. Mckinley, said tonight regarding the distinguished patient:
 "I am not a specialist in abdominal surgery, but from a general knowledge of gunshot wounds I can say that the only possibility of complication was by blood poisoning or peritonitis, and that I consider both now a very remote probability. Peritonitis might set in as a result of the two apertures in the stomach, but up to this time-a time beyond the usual standard record-not the slightest symptom is manifest. There Is also not the slightest evidence of blood poisoning. As to the bullet not yet extracted, I do not believe we need worry about that. The presump- ton is that it is lodged somewhere in he muscles of the back. Pursuing natural courses, it would now be en- ,ysted and cut off from possible harm. 1 There will be no attempt to extract the | bullet at present Neither will there be | my operation for it's removal at pres | mt. I see no reason why the president | will not recover rapidly"
 Dr. M. D. Mann, who has Dr. Mill | ,urn McBurney as guest, was seen | ,fter the last consultation tonight. | He said: "I am gratified at the ex- ,ellent showing made by the president | md the manner in which the case Is progressing. I feel that although the langer point is by no means passed yet every day that goes by without any | signs Is distinct and de- ided gain toward recovery. l prefer to wait a time before making any posi- i've declaration on the subject, all J hough I expect the president to get yell unless unfavorable symptoms de- ,elop At this time there are no indi- ations of such symptoms but on the contrary an entire absence of misap- ,rehension is noticeable"
 While Dr. Mann was speaking Dr. IcBurney pointed out that violent eritonitis might have developed, but