The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-11
DANGER POINT
IS PASSED.

Buffalo, Milburn House
Midnight, Sept. lO.-Dr. Nc
. Burney has just declared tina
all acute danger is over H
says the President, if need be
. could handle a national crisi
, tomorrow and will be at hi
desk in six weeks. The Presi.
dents wound was partially opel
cd tonight, owing to irritation
Milburn House, Buffalo
Sept. II, 1890 a. MT wal
necessary late last night to re.
move a few stitches in Presi.
dent McKinley's skin wound
on account of inflammation.
| When the original operation
was performed on Friday il
was noted that the bullet had
carried with it Il short distance
beneath the skin a fragrant OF
the Presidents coat. This for.
eign material was, of course, re.
moved, but a slight irritation
Of the tissues was produced,
the evidence of which has APP
peared only last night. This
made the opening Of the wound
necessary.
This incident cannot give
rise to other complications.
Milburn House. Buffalo, Sept. 10
The president will live, but will proba-
bly, carry the bullet of the would be
assassin with him to the grave This
Is the solemnly expressed opinion of
DR.. Charles McBurney of New York
In a statement to the press representa-
tives after consultation of the at
tcndant physicians. He announced that
the president had passed the danger
point. and now only the possibility of
complications remained. He also an
nounced that unless the bullet imbed-
ded In the muscles of the back caused
trouble there would be no necessity to
extract it. In his opinion. it would
not even be located with the X ray.
Nothing could be gained by the use of
the y ray, he said, except the satisfac-
ton Of curiosity. All the other physi-
clans are equally confident that recov-
cry is assured.
The exposition managers began to
plan n day Of thanksgiving not alone
for the exposition. but one in which
the whole country could join 1t is to
be given the aspect of n national day
of rejoicing. They are arranging that
on certain day the bells of all the cit
les and towns in the United States lie
set ringing and that the rejoicing he
heralded with the footing of whistles
and the booming of cannon.
Vice President Roosevelt, the men,
bers of the cabinet. Senator Hanna,
General Grosvenor, Senator Thurston
and all the other distinguished friends
of the president who have remained
here to await the issue of the atten,pt
upon his life hurried to the MIburn
residence to learn the particulars and
Join In the general jubilation over the
assurances of the presidents recovery.
For hours carriages and automobiles
streamed up Delaware avenue. Down
town people gathered in crowds at the
bulletin boards and gave vent to their
pcntup feelings in rejoicing. and at
the exposition thousands of visitors
who read the bulletins posted every
where burst into cheers.
Mrs. Mckinley Bears Up Well.
Mrs. Mckinley continues to bear up
well under the strain and is buOynnt
and hopeful. She goes out riding on
Delaware avenue, accompanied either
BY Secretary Cortclyou or some men,
Der of the Mckinley family.
The Mllburn residence. where the
president has been since he was re.
moved from the exposition hospital.
las now been given over entirely to
he requirements Of the patient and
hose attending him, and Mr.. Milburn,
With his family, has taken quarters
Elsewhere. When the shooting oc-
urred, Mr.. Milburn placed every IA
ility of his house at the service of the
resident, and the regular occupants
f the house restricted their quarters
o accommodate the sudden demands
aade upon 1t. But the growing re-
uirements Of the case-not in its So
lousness, but in the extent Of attend
nee, the essentials of quiet and the
7ish to give the president and his wife
he amplest comforts during such an
led to the house being
laced entirely at the disposal of the
resident and those about him.
DR.. Parks Opinion.
DR.. Roswell Park, the dean of the
uffalo surgical fraternity. evidently is
,nvinced that the president will re-
'ver, but he does not yet say so in
asitive terms. 1.-The condition of the
'esident Is entirely satisfactory he
I'D. He is not receiving any nour-
hment thus far except by enema.
bis Is an altogether natural incident
the case at this stage"
DO you regard the president as en- ,
ely out of dangcr?" DR.. Park was
ked. .
II do not want to 60 that far. What ,
n be said ia that unless there are un-
pected complications we expect him ,
recover"
Have you considered the prospects ,
his removal?