Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-13

lent late In the morning that this food
;had nor agreed with the President that
fthe first genuine anxiety appeared. tn,
siirst note of alarm was sounded In the
9ofiicial bulletin yesterday afternoon
(which spoke Of the Presidents fatigue,
President Mckinley, already weak
}from the ordeal OF the tragedy and suf-
faring, complained Of an increa Ing feel-
,ing of fatigue, He had heretofore DeeIi
so buoyant and cheerful that ms com
lplaints were regarded seriously me
ipuse was abnormally high, l26 beats
10 the minute. With a temperature on
il00.S IL should have been thirty beats
Hover, The. weakness OF the heart BEL
4 gan to arouse serious concert. lnsteadI
sof growing better the Presidents con
gdltlon after that grew steadily worse
PHYSICIANS SUMMONED,
The staff Of physicians augmented,
sby DR. Stockton, who had Temporarily
staken the place OF DR. McBurney, was|
Summoned early In the evening ano|
3there was q conferences.
\ AT $3.50 last night the physicians an
3nouneed Officially that the President 7
icondition was not so good. The prcbleml
lof dlsposlng Of the food In the stomach
Twas becoming n serious one, and the
danger OF heart failure increased. Al
lmidnight approached the situation
Twas growing critical. Calomal and OIL
{were fiiven TO flush the bowels and digl
Italls 10 quiet his heart. However, JUST
ibefore midnight the President had two
joperatlons OF the bowels which relieved
shim very much and the mi1nlght bulle
Kiln was more favorable. II was believed
{then that the opening Of the bowels
lwould have the effect OF allaying tho
lwild pulsati0ns OF the heart.
His pulse did drop to 100 and the
;prospect was slightly brighter. But
lowing to the Presidents extreme weak
mess and his fatigue. no attempt was
smade 10 conceal the serious apprehen
! sion which was felt. The feeling OF de-
5pression increased in volume and In
5tensity.
PUBLIC MUST KNOW.
4 Secy. Cortelyou insisted that tn
3truth should be made public the doc-
}tors and the bulletins themselves werf
TELLING their unfortunate story all to-
iplainly. There was still hone that the|
;worn and weary patient would be betteiI
Hin the morning and al midnight Secy
iCortelyou said II was not probable tha'
lanother bulletin would be issued until
lmorning.
HOPE COMES AGAIN.
I ffeie caineecnce more to the breasts
tof those who had waited for hours III
sanxiety. The physicians parted for the|
might and every sign was a cheerini
lone. Tneit had been disqueting pulse
faction for several hours, but PRACTICAL,
iall OF The unfavorable symptoms ha6
ibeen linked with the stomach trouble
land II was thought that they woult
,probably disappear with the removal Of
1.-THE cause which was supposed 10 have
3created them. The unofficial reports all
n o'clock and at 1880 o'clock were botfl
]of them Of satisfactory character
land the watchers gathered about the|
lhouse prepared for an uninterrupted
might Another thunderstorm came out
,of the north and few minutes pias OF
THE lightning brought rain in heavy
A blustery wind blew uIl
ifrom the west TO complete the cheer
;lessness Of the night.
HEART ACTION wEAKENs.
Shortly after o'clock, the physician'|
and nurses detected weakening OF tn
heart action. The pulse nuttered an6
weakened and the President sank to
sward collapse. The end appeared to bfl
lat hand. Restoratives were speedily
applied and the physicians fought thu
battle with all the reserve force o
science, Action was immediate and de
'cisive.
Digitalis and strychnine were adj
|mlnistered and as a last resort a saline
solution was injected into the veins.
A GENERAL ALARM.
A general alarm went speeding to thel
consulting physicians and trained,
nurses as fast as messengers. the tele-l
graph and telephone could carry II. Thel
lrestoratives did not al once prove ef-!
Elective and it was realized that thel
president was In an extremely critical
condition. That realization with thei
shadow Of death behind 1t led 10 anil
Iother call and that to summons to the,
cabinet, relatives and close PERSONAL
friends Of the President The messen-I
!gers who returned with the doctors ands
nurses were hurried of after those.
within reach and to those who werej
absent from the city kilograms convey-S
|ing the painful tidlngs were quickly
by telegraph The scene about the'
house and In the storm swept street.
Twas dramatic In It's action and settingl
land the spirit OF the tragedy was on
those who looked upon IT, A messenger
|who darted into the rain and was
|whisked away In an electric cab gave]
1.-THE outside watchers the first intima-j
ition OF the III news from within. Att
the same moment new lights burned
within the windows OF the MIlburn'
residence. Soon the word was passed
'out that the President had partially
collapsed and was critically m. IT
Twas a confirmation that was hardly
needed for the fact had been estab-
llished by action that needed no words.
THE FIRST BULLETINS.
The newspaper correspondents Who'll
had already sent warning OF a seriousI
'change In the Presidents condition.
rushed 10 the improvised telegraph OIL
.nces with the first bulletins.
PHYSICIANS BEGIN TO ARRIVE. |
The first physician to arrive for theI
morning consultation was DIR. Wasdin,
who drove up In his buggy at Sis. He
passed quickly into the MIlburn resi-
|dence.
Il have been absent for a couple Of
hours" said he. and do not know the
Of the President"
Two minutes later Abner Mckinley
walked down TO the corner to tell his
|coachman who had been waiting for HIM
with carriage for an hour. that heI
would not go 10 his hotel for break
fast He then returned to the Mill
burn residence.
DIR. Mann came up In an auiomibile|
two minutes later. II have nothing tol
say now" he said. In reply to ques-
tlon.