Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-13

gone hunting with several guldes
Several parties, guides and Others
plunged into the wilderness to find tn
vice president.
ONLY A BARE FIGHTING CHANCE
! Washington, Sept. 1s.-The following
dispatch from Major Symons, enginee
and officer in charge of the guard a
Milburn house, has been received a
the war department: "The president Il
much worse. He had an extremely SER
ious relapse last night, due to inability
to digest food, resulting in fatigue and
weak heart. He nearly passed away
but has now rallied. The impression is
that the president has but bare fight
ing chance for life."
THERE IS STILL HOPE.
Buffalo Sept. 13.-The presidents
physicians feel that if they can pull
! their patient through tonight there will
be hope Drs. Johnson and Janeway
heart specialists, are expected here to-
night. What little nourishment the
president is receiving is by enema. The
physicians are puzzled by the heart ac-
ton, and have not yet been able to de-
| termine the cause of the sudden weak
ness Of that organ.
THE PRESIDENTS HEART GAVE
OUT.
! Pittsfield, Mass, Sept 13.-D".
Charles McBurney, who left Buffalo
yesterday afternoon for Stockbridge,
will return to Buffalo today He said
| that from the first the presidents heart
action caused the physicians anxiety.
Dr. McBurney said he should judge
| the presidents condition very critical.
THE CABINET NOTIFIED.
Washington, Sept. 13.-secretary Cor
| telyou sent the following telegram to
Colonel Montgomery in charge of the
| telegraphic office at the White Houses:
| ''The president is critically i'll. Notify
the cabinet. The presidents condition
has grown worse during the night, and
he is extremely weak"
A SPECIALIST SUMMONED.
Portsmouth, NJ H., Sept. 13.-Dr w.
| w. Johnson, an eminent surgeon of
Washington, D. c., has been summoned
by Secretary George B. Cortelyou to
Buffalo. He was at his summer home
on Jamaica Island and left imme-
diately at 9:l5 p, m.
WILL BRING Ro oosEvELT TO
| BUFFALO.
Albany, Sept. 13.-Wm. Loeb, Jr.,
private secretary to Vice President
Roosevelt, is enroute to North Creek
| on a special train on the Delaware and
Hudson railroad to bring the vice
president to this city.
| LONG LEAVES BOSTON.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 13.-Secretary
Long took the North Shore limited for
| Buffalo.
| CABINET OFFICERS TELEGRAPH
| ED FOR.
| Buffalo, Sept Ex-senator Hanna
came on a special train from Cleve-
land, accompanied by Mrs. Hanna,
Col. Myron T. Herrick, Miss Barber
and few other friends of the presi-
dent. All the cabinet officers were tel
egraphed this morning and are pre-
sumably on their way hither.
DR.. w. w. Johnston, Of Washington,
who is at Portsmouth, N. H., and. DR..
Janeway, of New York, celebrated
heart specialists. have been summoned.
LIFE HANGS BY A SLENDER
THREAD.
Buffalo, Sept 1S.-There Is chance
for President McKinley's life. His
family, two members of the cabinet
who remained here, Senator Hanna
Colonel Herrick, and others who ar
rived by special trains this morning
are in the drawing room Of the Mil
burn house watching the passing fate
full moments, that may be the last Of
/ the man they all love so well. All real.
i ize that only slender hope remains
and dread sudden attack Of heart
/ failure, which might bring death. OF
all the sad household, only the wife
does not know the truth. She surmises
that Mr.. Mckinley is worse, for she
was told this morning 1t would be bet
ter for her not to enter the sick cham
ber. She assented. but with a look ol
| mute apprehension in her eyes. Tht
president seems to realize that his lif'
| hangs by thread, although he hal
net vet been told how slim the chances
are. This morning he looked out O
] the window. When the nurse sough
to adjust his pillow to keep out tn
light, he murmered feeble protest