Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-14

learned py WORD or mouUn rrom the sen.
tries of the presidents dangerous and
critical condition.
Scene About Milburn House.
The scene about the Milburn resi-:
dence in the morning was one that will
live in the memory of those who wit
messed it as long as life lasts. Down
the streets in every direction people
were massed hundreds deep, while at
the corner where the headquarters of
the press are located correspondents of
all the leading journals of the world
were waiting ready to fash the first
news as far as the wires reach, while
within the tents the busy telegraph in
struments were clicking off the sad in
tellgence. In front of the residence the
bluecOated soldiers paced with arms at
right shoulder. All were waiting, wait
ing almost breathlessly for the news.
The doctors finished their consultation
at 9:40.
The physicians were serious as they
left the Milburn house.
DR.. Mynter when seen and questioned
said "that the president was improved
some since early morning. but the i'm
provemept is very slight. The trouble
is with his heart. We are stimulating
it and our treatment has been fairly
successful.
DR.. Mynter admitted that saline solu-
tion and other means to keep up the
actisn of the heart were being used.
"Do you have hope of saving the
presidents life?" DR.. Mynter was asked.
81 should say in answer to your ques-
ton" replied the doctor hesitatingly,
"that do not consider the case abso-
lutely hopeless. would be more hope
full if the day were passed and it had
shown some improvement in his condi-
tion."
These remarks left the impression
that the crisis might be prolonged. The
bulletin when issued was slightly reas-
suring and indicated prolonged waiting.
But the pulse was up to 1913 and the
conviction grew that it was almost a
forlorn hope.
1t was learned that the physicians
had decided that it would not do for
Mrs. Mckinley to enter the sick room
today, both on account of her feeble
health and the excitement it might
cause the president.
Intimate Friends Arrive.
The intimate friends and relatives of
the president who were telegraphed for
early this morning have arrived, and
soon after 10 o'clock there were assem-.
bled i'll the downstairs rooms of the
Milburn house Senators Hanna and
Fairbanks, ex-Secretary of State Day,
Secretary Wilson and Secretary Hitch
cock. Mr.. and Mrs Hermann Baer,
Abner Mckinley, Miss Helen McKin-
ley and Mrs. j. T. Duncan, sisters of
the president, and Mrs. Lafayette Mo.
Williams, in addition to John G. Mil
burn, former Postmaster General Bis.
sell, John N. Scatcherd of Buffalo and
Representative Alexander of the Buff
falo district
Senator Hanna came on special train
from Cleveland, making the run in the
remarkably fast time of three hours.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Hanna,
Colonel Myron T. Herrick, Miss Barber
and a few other friends of the presi-
dent. All the cabinet officers were tele.
graphed for early this morning.
DR.. W. W. Johnson of Washington,
who is at Portsmouth, n. H, and DIR.
Janeway of New York, both celebrated
specialists, have been summoned.
A elebrated heart specialist, who has
been watching the bulletins closely, has
expressed the opinion that the extreme
weakness OF Une u6drG Is uu0
shock OF the UulleJ which struck the
presidents breasCbone and is now mani
Testing itself for the first time.
The president is perfectly conscious,
despite his extreme weakness. This
morning when the nurses sought to ad'
just the pillows so as TO shut out the
light of the window, the president pro.
tested.
mo I want TO see the trees" he
murmured, "rhey are so beautiful
The doctors believe he fully realizes
how low he Is. although he has not been
informed. When Mrs. Mckinley was
told that it would be better for her not
to gee him fhis rnorpina Rha assented