Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-11

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is the president out of danger?" he
was asked by an Associated Press re.
porter.
Practically Out of Danger.
eve believe he is practically out OF
danger" he replied, measuring hla
words. Then he paused. ''Of course,
he added, "there are still possibilities
in the case and we will all feel better
when week has gone by. But his i'm.
provement is so marked, his symptoms
are so good that we feel safe in assuring
the public that he will recover. Blood
poisoning might still develop. We could
not give guarantee, but the chances
| are remote. AS for peritonitis, / con-
slider that the danger from Inflammation
OF the perltonltum has passed.
''Might not an abscess form about the
bullet?'
Eyes, of course; the bullet may not
be clean, but If it does, we can easily
locate and remove it,.
''If the president continues to inn
prove and his convalescence is not
checked, how soon will the secondary
operation of the extraction of the bullet
be performed?'
Never" replied the famous surgeon.
''That piece Of lead encysted in the
muscles of his back will cause no harm.
OF course, if 1t gives him trouble an ope.
ration would be performed. "
'But you will use the X-ray to locate
it?"
He shook his head.
why should WEI" he asked.
''To satisfy our curiosity? That would
be it's only purpose.
DR.. McBurney's opinion as to the
outcome could not be overstated. His
manner and bearing all testified to the
conviction he felt. There were none of
the reservations he made yesterday.
Yesterday he plainly showed he was
not yet satisfied. He then said a week
should elapse before definite assurance
could be given. This morning the pres
ident's condition was so eminently sat-
isfactory that he felt safe in his an
nouncement that the danger point had
passed, and that the president was on
the high road to recovery.
"We have locked door after door
against the grim monster }" he said in
conclusion. II am satisfied. am 60
ing to Niagara Falls today to see the
sights"
The day cleared as the physicians de-
parted. The sun broke through the
clouds and bathed the ivy clad house in
which the president lay in mellow sun
shine.
The faces of the sentries who paced
their beats grew radiant, the tireless
workers of the press were jubilant and
the people who gathered at the lines
were so overjoyed with the strong as
surance given that several times they
were on the point of raising cheer.
Day of Thanksgiving.
Even the exposition managers began
to plan day of thanksgiving, not alone
for the exposition, but one in which the
whole country could join. It Is to be
given the aspect of a national day of re-
joicing. They are arranging that on
certain day the bells of all the cities and
towns in the United States be set ring
ing and that the rejoicing be heralded
with the footing of whistles and the
booming of cannon.
The members of the cabinet, Senator
Hanna, General Grosvenor (who only
arrived from Ohio this morning) and
all the other distinguished friends who
have waited for the issue, hurried to the
Milburn residence to learn the particu-
lars and join in the general jubilation.
For hours carriages and automobiles
streamed up Delaware avenue. Down
town the people gathered in crowds at
the bulletin boards and gave vent to
their feelings in rejoicing, and at the
exposition the thousands of visitors who
read the bulletins posted everywhere
burst into cheers.