Evening star., 1901-09-11
P. NJ. RIXEY,
M. d. MANN,
ROSWELL PARK,
HERMAN MYNTER,
EUGENE WASDIN.
CHARLES McBURNEY.
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU,
Secretary to the President.

MILBURN HOUSE, Buffalo, September
11.-President Mckinley continues to show
the most unmista kable evidences of i'm
provement and recovery, and the uneasi-
ness caused by last nights dressing OF
the abdominal wound has given way to
more pronounced confidence than has ex-
listed at any time since the shoting The
incident of last night never had Any signifi-
canoe to the doctors. and such as 1t had
given rise to In the lay mind was quickly
dispelled when the physicians arrived this
morning. Their o'clock bulletin pro-
nounced the President in excellent condi-
ton and made known that he had slept
well and had experienced decided benefits
from the dressing Of the outer wound.
MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFALO, N. Y,
September 1.-THE fact that the wound in
the Presidents abdomen is not healing by
first intention" Is not a feature at all un-
usual in such cases, explained one OF the
Presidents physicians. On the contrary,
it is usual for gunshot wounds to heal by
what is termed second Intention through
granulation. Especially Is this the case
with older persons, whereas in the case or
young people they usually heal by hrst
intention"
There is absolutely no Indication OF
blood poisoning in the Presidents case,
said the doctor when a newspaper man
limited that the irritation which had ap-
peared at the exterior wound might have
partaken of that nature.
DR.. Mynter's Statement.
DIR. Mynter as he left the house this
morning said: "It is all good news" said
he, as he reached the rope at which half
hundred newspaper men were congregated.
1.-The action we took last night has proved
beneficial, and 1 feel more confidence In
the Presidents recovery than at any time
since he was shot. Everything is favorable.
and we have tripled the amount Of nourish-
ment, giving him now three teaspoonfuls
of beef juice every hour instead Of one.
But the Presidents recovery will be slow.
All talk of him sitting up in few days
and leaving Buffalo in a week is nonsense.
1 shall be satisfied II he can be moved In
six weeks
Dr. Mynter said that DR.. Mann had taken
out the stitches in the wound last night.
He described the necessity for the action.
explaining that an irritation of the skin
was not unusual in such cases. He said
that, generally speaking, the President was
doing excellently. He drank water freely.
passed it freely and the condition Of his
bowels was satisfactory.
DR.. Park Also Explains.
Dr. Roswell Park who came from the
house two minutes later, gave the most
positive assurances of satisfaction at the
condition of AFFAIRS and in addition gave
to the Associated Press many Of the cir
cumstantial details of the case at this mo-
ment to aliay any apprehension.
what was done last night, said he.
should not be called secondary opera
tion.' or any operation at all. as 1t was
nothing Of that kind. It was just that or
binary care given to an incision that Is
called for by the requirements Of surgery.
In fact, as affecting the patient, 1t was lit
tie more than opening his vest SO the OPEN
ing of the incision should not be given an
erroneous Interpretation. No one Of US in
particular performed the work, as might
be the case II anything In the nature Of an
operation had occurred, but all OF US as
sisted in what was done. Two stitches
were taken out, but 1t was not necessary to
make any new stitches.
At this moment Mayor Dfehl drove up
and inquired of DR.. Park as to the real con-
dition Of affairs.
''It could not be better" answered DIR.
Park. in most positive manner.
1.-The President Is doing well and every
thing following what was done last night
has been natural and satisfactory"
Then. continuing his replies to the Asso-
ciated Press. DR.. Park said:
No AnaeSthetics Used.
mo anaesthetics were necessary. or were
even thought OF. as the course adopted
WAS entirely too unimportaut for anything
OF that Kind There has been NO resort to
any artificial processes. The President
was perfectly conscious and calm. and
there was not the slightest depression fol-
lowing the incident"
DR.. Park was asked a. to the operation