Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12
President Continues to I'm
prove and He is on the
Road to Recovery.
PHYSICIANS ALL AGREE
The Associated Press Is Told That
the Talk About the Nations Execu-
tive Being at Work in Week Is All
Bosh.


Buffalo, Sept. 1.-THE Follow
: ing bulletins have been issued by y
. the Presidents physicians:
a. m.--The President passed a *
very comfortable nignl. His pulse
s. is 1870; temperature 1902; respir- =
alton 26.
AT 9 O'CLOCK. $
9 a. m.-The President rested .
comfortably during ne night. A .
decided benefit ha followed the IT
dressing of the Wou last night. $
His stomach tolerates beef juice
= we'll and it is taken with great
8 satisfaction. His condition this =
y morning is excellent. Pulse 116; IS
u temperature 1902. !"
$3.50 = ga SIS $3.50 y
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 1.-THE pro-
longed stay of the doctors at this
mornings consultation at the bedside
of the President was rather longer
s,flan usual, but this is to be expected
after the events of last night. 1t was
noted no cabinet officer had called
since early last evening, so that 1t is
apparent that those nearest the Pres
ident. in an official capacity are not
alarmed over the happenings of last
night.
y All Good News.
The conference broke up at 9:15
o'clock. When DR.. Mynter left the
house. he said: ut is all good news
The action we took last night proved
beneficial. | feel more confidence in
the Presidents recovery than at any
time since. he was shot. Everything
is favorable. We have tripled the
amount of nourishment, giving him
now three teaspoonsful of beef juice
instead of one. But the Presidents
recovery will be slow. All talk OIL
him sitting up in few days and leaV
ing Buffalo in a week is nonsense.
shall be satisfied If he can be moved
in six weeks
Take Out Stitches.
DR.. Mynter said DR.. Mann had tax
en- out the stitches in the wound las
night. He described the necessit!
for such action, explaining that the
irritation of the skin is not unusua
in such cases. He said, general.
speaking. the President is doing excel
lently. He drank water freely, ant
passed it freely and the condition o
4 his bowels is satisfacto;
DR.. Parks Statement.
DR.. Rosw Parks gave the mos
positive ass 'ances of satisfaction a
this condit. n of affairs. 1T coul
not be bItter," he said in most pos
tive m inner. The .'resident is dom
well, end everything following wha
was done last night has been mos
natural and satisfactory"
No Cause for Alarm at Bulletin.
q DR.. McBurney expressed surpris
when informed that alarmist storie
followed the issuance of last night
+ bulletins. Il think the bulletin is PEI
fectly frank" said he. I'VE all unit
in assurances that no complication
could follow"
Fully Explained.
He then explained the character {
j the Irritation which had made re-ol
ening of the incision necessary. -
was caused" he said, ''Just as we sta
ed by the fact that a piece of tn
Presidents coat was carried into hi
body by the bullet not over an incl
The bullet then slipped on throug
the fat. The fragment of the coz
was. of course, removed when the o.
ration was performed but every su
geon understands even though ever
foreign particle is removed, the ii
sues are exposed to contamination an
are art to show irritation. That we
so in this case. When the stitche
were taken out the wound opened {
itself Not particle of the fcreig
substance was found within. TT
wound was not again sewed up. 1t wi
close and heal by granulation. Thel
was not suggestion of pus. Thel
was thin fluid exuded as the resu
of Inflammation, as was to be eXpec
ed.
Next Consultation.
The physicians will hold the ne
consultation at o'clock this afte
!, noon. DR. Rixey will be alone vii
the President until that time