The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-11

fore long. He had shown not the slight
est depression from the dressing Of the
wound last night. Mrs. Mckinley had
her usual brief morning visit with him
The situation was so bright that all Of
those about the president and the many
who came to inquire as to presidents
condition were cheered with confidence
akin to absolute certainty that the
president was now on the high road 70
recovery.
Milburn House. Buffalo. N Y. Sept.
l1.-At 111O a. m DR.. Rixey left the
residence ana drove hurriedly away in
DIT Mynter's buggy. He said that all
was progressing favorably. He re
turned in less than ten minutes He
said he had only gone out for a breath
of air
The physicians viii hold their next
consultation at o'clock this after
noon. DR. Rixey Will be alone witf.
the president until that time.
Nilburn House, Buffalo. n. Y. Sept
1.-THE president has passed a very
comfortable night said the o'clock
bulletin of Doctors Rixey and Wasdin.
the two physicians who remained at the
presidents bedside throughout the
night A few minutes later DR.. Rixey.
the presidents regular physician was
seen by an Associated Press represen-
tative.
He displayed no evidence Of anxiety
and was emphatic in his characterize
tion Of the sensationally alarming re
ports put in circulation in the early
hours of the morning as a result of the
bulletin Issued a few minutes before
midnight but dated 1880 p. m DR.
Rixey was asked about the reports.
and he replied earnestly and without
any hesitation whatever:
"Those statements are not true. The
president is not in a serious condition.
and there is no alarm felt over him
The facts are just as stated in the reg
ular bulletins of the physicians. who
are anxious that the public shall Be
fully acquainted with the truth"
The scare caused by even the faint
est indication Of trouble in connection
the heels of the steady and continued
Improvement was only natural under
the circumstances. But there is abso-
lutely no reason to doubt the frank
ness of the official statement of the
physician that the opening of a few
stitches of the wound last night ~can
not give rise to other complications,
and DR. Rixey this morning was en-
phatic in his fnsistence Of the complete
truth of the statement The opening
OF the wound was Insignificant 1t was
more in the nature of redressing of
the wound antiseptic dressing to allay
the slight irritation that had appeared.
Between / a. m. and daylight when
one of the nurses came out for a breath
of air and stated that the president was
sleeping peacefully. there was no evil
dences about the Milburn residence of
the least trace of excitement Indeed,
it was more than usually quiet The
lights We're kept burning through the
night very low and no one appeared to
be stirring ia that portion Of the house
where President Mckinley lies No
callers appeared and no one emerged
therefrom Secretary Cortelyou and
Mr.. Milburn came over to the press
tent at I o'clock to assure the newspa-
per men that there was no occasion for
alarm.
The fact that the wound in the presi-
dents abdomen is not healing by first
intention is not a feature at all unus-
ual in such cases. explained one of the
presidents physicians. on the contra
~ it is usual for gunshOt wounds to
heal by what is termed second inten-
ton" through granulation.
There is absolutely no indication of
blood poisoning in the presidents case
q w hnO a "a n
limited that the irritation which had ap-
peared at the exterior wound might
have partaken of that nature.
As the morning advanced and the US
ual activities Of the day began, the
feeling of confidence began to grow
1t was noted as a good sign
that the physicians outside of the house
had not returned UP to SIS o'clock SO
alarming symptoms during the early
hours of the morning. The day was
bleak and cheerless and gave
rather gloomy aspect to the surround
Ings- The sky was overcast with prom
ises Of rain. The scene about the house
was much as it has been for the last
four days. The military patrol was
shifted at s o'clock and the sentries
who had paced before the house
throughout the night gave place to /
fresh men
At $50 o'clock the physicians began
arriving at the house for the morning
DR.. AIynter was the first
TO appear driving up in a buggy. He !
was followed by DR.. Park. DR.. McBur- /
ley and DR.. Mann. They had not been /
sent for and came i'm accordance with |
the usual understanding that a con
sultation would be- held at 80 prepar- !
7tory to the o'clock bulletin
The stay of the doctors was longer T
than usual but this was to be expect /
ed after the events of last night. There /
was intense anxiety to learn the first +
announcement Of the morning. as this /
was looked forward to as an index of /
he day. lit was noted that NO cabinet 4
1fficers had called since early last even +
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