The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-16

and described the pgi-ru- which mi-ht ne
used with the most deadly effect
While not one of the physicians wlil
say outright at present Jhat the fatal bull
Ter carried poison with 81 into the Ir"Sl-
dents system. there is evidently a dispo-
sitiou among them tD encourage IN. Idea
that such was the case They assert Jhat
the complications which made the Prssi-
dents recovery impossible were Of "a char
acter not known to medical practice, and
clearly Of mysterious origin.
Although this idea that the bullet was
poisoned is fost,red 10y the majority of
the doctors. il should be said that some OF
them declined q, place any credcuce i'm
this theory, and have iutimated broadly
that 1t is merely "a suhtorfuge designed 10
excuse the errors in the minds of the pub
lie This is "a point of difference which
probably Will Dr.. aired with some acri-
mony when the history of the case APP
pears in tho medical journals FOR which
the physicians are reserying their tecnui-
cal descriptions.
Small attempt is made TO conceal the
fact that the majority of the doctors are
inclined 10 place the plane for the optim-
istic bulletins upon Dr. McBurncy.
pr. Mann and Or. Mynter at no time
during tho President s. illness altered their
'f'lilA''4 ina the patient WAS IN a critical
CONDITION. IL Is believed that they chiefly
were responsible for the fact that none Of
the official bulletins ever declared the
1 PRESIDENT out OF danger or predicted his
recovery.
The surgeons who performed the opera
ton and who were first at the PreSi-
dents bedside had been telling tn" T
friends that DR. SIC BuTntE. who did not
President was shot. was not thoroughly
| informed IN regard 10 the case They hold
/ that n" committed "a grave mistake ia
assuring the members Of the Cabinet that
I the President would get well.
That this assurance was given in an
! CquivoCaI manner there can be no ques-
I ton, and this bears upon the excuse that
] the bulletins were falSiiCd under orders
Z from Government officials.
| Vice President Roosevelt on the day Of
/ his departure for the AdirOndaCks was in
/ formed OF the belief held by few, with
/ apparently good reason even in the face
/ Of the eucoura Eins bulletins. that the life
! OF The President was in grave danger Mr..
I Roosevelt looked puzzled for moment
/ and replied that ne had been assured in
/ the most positive manner by tho doctors
/ that an danger was passed. His words
] give the IMPRESSION that there was some
/ nlSEiNinE IN his own mind. but that the
/ statements which had been made To him
. in answer 20 his enquiries Were OF such
+ nature that az was impossible for him
/ 90 question them OF to doubt them. Tn
/ Ger he circumstances there was nothing
! fer the Vice President 10 DO but 70 leave
/ the city. and DE went.
Secretary Root. who was apDrahcnSive
/ from the first. was also induced TO 20
J away by the promises made by the doc
I tors Of the Presidents recovery. Had Ee
I not been fully convinced there is no doubt
Z that he would have remained here
! There is much in the results OF the au-
/ Jopsy that the doctors are finding II dith-
D cult to reconcile with the StIJem' u-s
I both official and unofficial which they
1 made during the Presidents illness. The
/ attitude 80 their friends makes IL cyiG"u
| that they are seeking 60 shift the blame
| for what happened from one 10 the other
/ T-util after the funeral they are extreme
I lv reluctant g. discuss the disputed f-a-
! lures Of tLs case. ~ hen the Cere monies
are over. however. there is every expec-
! tatlon tEat controversy, which viii be
/ celebrated i'm the annals of medicine, wiL
I follow.