The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-09-19

ther Improvement. He is better than
Thursday afternoon at this time.
Pulse, 1:3; temperature. 99.4."
The lowering of the pulse Ia i:3
noted in the bulletin WAS considered
the most encouraging feature of the
afternoon bulletin. hut the statement
that he was better than ai the same
hour Thursday ncrrssitatrd cNplana.
tion in view Of the extremely serious
and dangerous condition which IL j.
now admitted the president j. in. The
explanation given was that the accu.
mutation of undigcstrd food M the
stomach had al that time become a.
rank as ptomainc and that a bolus Of
calomel and oil had To b. given. II
was exceedingly drastic. When the
relief came exhaustion followed.
At Nur y. IN. the presidents ply
sicians reported that he was only
slightly improved since the three
o'clock bulletin The pulse aud tenn
pcraturc were the same ~ at that
hour.
Tho Mine O'Clock BuiieiIn.
Buffalo, y. u, Sept. i.-Thc fol
lowing bulletin was issued by the
presidents physicians at nine "a. M:
''The presidents condition has some
what improved during the past few
hours. There il a better response to
stimulation. lie is conscious and free
from pain. Pulse, I:s; temperature,
99.s degrees
At l0:i5 a. m, the president was
sleeping.
President Mckinley began tn sink
shortly after two o'clock Friday morn
ing after critical period OF 4. hours
in which alarm and hope mingled in
the emotions of those who surround
ed him. Trouble began on the pre-
ceding afternoon through the failure
of the digestive organs TO perform
their functions. The necessity for
nourishment had been pressing for
several days and the partial failure
of artificial means had led 10 the
adoption of natural means. The rec.
tum, through which nourishment had
been injected previously TO wednes-
day, irritsted and rejected the ene-
mas. This forced the physicians to
try 10 feed him through the mouth,
probably before the stomach was
prepared. The first administ ration
of beef juice through the mouth,
however, seemed to agree with the
patient and the physicians were high
" gratified mt the way the stomach
seemed TO receive the food.
The breakfast Of chicken broth.
toast and coffee given Thursday
morning was spoken of by all the
physicians as strong evidence of the
presidents marked improvement. IL
was only when Il became apparent
late in the morning that this food
had not agreed with the president
that the first genuine anxiety ap
peared. The first note Of alarm was
sounded In the official bulletin which
spoke of the presidents fatigue.
President Mckinley. already weak
from the ordeal Of the tragedy and
suffering. complained Of an increas-
ing feeling of fatigue. He had there
| tofore been so buoyant and cheerful
that his complaint was regarded se-
riously. The pulls. was then ais"
abnornaliy high. i26 beats to the
minute. With n temperature of 1909
10 should have been 20 heats lower
| The weakness of the heart began to
arouse serious concern. Instead of
growing better, the presidents condi-
tion after that grew steadily worse.
The staff of physicians was SUM
moned early in the evening aud there
was conference.
Al $3.50 the physicians announced
officially that the presidents condi-
| ton was not So good. The problem
Of disposing of the food in the stom-
ach was "a serious one and the danger
of heart failure increased. As mid
night approached the situation was
growing critical. Calomel aud oil
were given tn flush the bowels aud
iigitnlis Ia quiet the heart, How.
ever. just before midnight the pres
ident had two operations of tn.
bowels which relieved him very much
and the midnight bulletin was more
favorable. II stated that all the con.
ditions had improved since the last
bulletin. IL was hoped then that the
opening Of the bowels would have the
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