Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-12
PRESIDENT
HOLDS WELL
Condition of Patient Shows
Little Change
Critical Time Now About
at Hand
But Physicians Do Not
Speak Hopefully

Buffalo, Sept. 8. up to 4 a. N. no
bulletin had been issued, but it is I'M
derstood that the condition of the
president is unchanged.
Buffalo, Sept 8-The following bull
letip was issued by the presidents
physicians at 1920 a. M: "The pres
ident has passed a fairly good night;
pulse 122, temperature 1924 degrees,
respiration "a
-P. M. Rixey,
H. Mynter,
Geo. B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to the president"
Buffalo, Sept. Sat 2 o'clock this
morning it was announced that the
president was sleeping peacefully and
the phyicians left the chamber to
seek rest themselves. The nurses
were the only ones awake. The sleep
into which tn president had fallen
was regarded with favor.
No Change at Midnight.
Buffalo, Sept. Sat midnight it
was stated that the condition of the
president was unchanged. The scene
about the Milburn house was cheer
less. In addition to the regulars, a
corps of police was on guard, but they
paced deserted beats. A few shaded
lamps burned in the Milburn home
one marking the room where the
president lies. 1t was the opening of
the day named as the critical one, and
the watchers were keenely alert for
the expected change. Those in the
sick room reported that the patient
was still doing well.
Unchanged at y:3O O'clock.
Buffalo, Sept. S.-The following bull
letin was issued by the physicians at
$3.50 p. m. Conditions continue the
same. The president responds we'll 20
medication. His pulse is 1872. temper
ature 1925, respiration %. PhysI-
clans in attendance wish to say they
are too busily engaged to reply to in
dividual kilograms" -
Hopeful at O'Clock.
Buffalo, Sept. S-Senator Hanna re-
turned to the Milburn home at $50.
The report comes from a reliable
source that the presidents condition
is satisfactory If he can sustain the
present measure of strength "a hours
the outlook will be decidedly i'm
proved.
Condition Most Grave.
Buffalo, Sept. S.-The presidents
condition is extremely grave. The
crisis will probably come in "A hours.
While the physicians hold out hope
and developments have been encour-
aging, medical experience with SINH
Lar wounds causes much anxiety. Al
though the patients condition has
been favorable, the physicians do not
desire to buoy the country up with
false hopes. They fear Inflammation
and at the first sign of it the country
must steel itself for the blow
For the time being the bunet is a
secondary consideration. While it has
not been absolutely located, all agree
1T is lodged in the 1leshy muscles of
the back and if necessity required it
could be easily located with the Roent
gen ray and extracted. They agree it
is now of more Importance that the
president should recover from the
shock OF the operation than that the
bullet be removed They dread peri.
tonitis most and after that septic pois-
oning and suppuration of the wound
The crucial point will come within As
hours and possibly sooner. One at
tending physician said if no signs of
Inflammation appeared by tonight he
would consider the chances for ulti-
mate recovery exceedingly good. Sew
eral of his colleagues, however, are
not SO sanguine.
The president was doing quietly
throughout yesterday. He has not full,
Iy recovered from the effects of the
ether. The result is that although
perfectly rational when conscious, he
dozes much of the time. Absolute
quiet and freedom from excitement is
regarded as the great essential. Not
even Secretary Cortelyou is allowed
in the sick chamber With the excep-
ton of physicians and attendants Mrs
MCKINNEY is TIE Only person. llidI has
crossed the threshold The president
asked to see her and the physicians
did not have the heart to refuse the
request. She was there but few min
utes seated at his bedside, and she ex
changed only few words. Only when
he asked her to be brave for both
their sakes she faltered and almost
broke down. Almost Immediately
thereafter she was led from the room
by DR.. Rixey.
The president has taken no nourish
ment since he was shot. Water IS
given him at intervals but no food o.
any kind. The physicians say he has
plenty of reserve strength to draw
upon and for the present neither
nourishment nor artificial stimulant:
are necessary. No medicine excep
digita1is has been given and that t.
quiet the pulse.
Roosevelt reached the Milburn resi-