The Washington times., 1901-09-12
EXAGGERATED IN IMPORTANCE.
A Physician Describes the Opening z
of the Presidents Wound.

BUFFALO, Sept u.-One of the physi-
clans attending the President today dis-
cussed the feature of the case Whlch
eliminated in the opening of part of the
wound last night. He said that the i'm
portance of the act of the physicians had
l,een greatly exaggerated. The thlns
which was done had been dignified by
the appeilation of operation" 1t was
really no more than the dressing of the
wound.
ThA slight Inflammation which caused
IL could not properly be called a setback
in the case The surgeons have all along
said tnat the condition which. did arise
was one of those which they had every
reason to watch for Today they are
very thankful that, when it did come, II
came so mildly
1.-The wound which DIR. Mann made in
the abdomen" said the surgeon, referring
to the operation Immediately after the
shooting. Included the perforation made
nv the bullet when it entered. The in
strument in Dr. Manns hand was asep-
tic: the bullet was not. OF course, all
shreds of cloth. all foreign matter visible
to the eyes of Dr. Mann and DIR. Mynter.
was removed. The phrase "A shred of
cIcth. which we used in our bulletin in
our effort to have it's language perfectly
| intelligiLle to lay readers, meant mere
atom of organic matter. 1t was almost
| too much to hope that no such particle,
microscopic though it must have been
was not in the edge of, the wound.
To-day the irritation which was caused
| by ii has not altogether subsidized. but the
| condition of things is better than 1t was.
Th,. over-ratine of the process which has
been general in the public mind. has been
| aptIy illustrated by questions which have
| been asked me as to whether or not an
| estbetics were administered to the Pres
ident. There was no more need for an
| anesthetic than there is in cutting a
| thread in mans coat Inc lrltauon
| was expected to develop at TINS time' IL
n. all IT is a cause for the utmost con-
| graduation that no more OF IL mas ap-
| reared than at present We know the
| 1,orst 7 may say. and the worst is very
| good.
while l am confident of the Presi-
DENTS recovery, do not want to be
| cuoted as saving that the case has been
| rniraculously free from annoying tea-
| tures There are bound to be some things
| which are not as We could wish. II mas
been found necessary Tor instance .
abandon to consideraoie tNtSht 't' h'
nrocess of administering nourlshment pA
! iniaction because the process had causet
some irritation and food thus injected wa:
not retained. Fortunately, the stomacf
had so far recovered from its wounds tha
we have been able to triple the quantity
nf beef Juice administered by the mouth
| n has been satisfactorily assimilated, ant
we are pleased beyond all measure tha
| this stage of affairs has not caused an!
perceptible interruption of the progress o
| recovery
There has been a good deal of reckles!
talk about the probability that the Pres
ident would be in condition to be move'
in three weeks. | do not believe that
under the most favorable crcumstanees
II will be nroper to move the Presiden
within six weeks. 1t would be a crim
beyond all description to risk the life o
| the President by a premature removal