The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-12
IN FAITH UNSHAKEN
PHYSICIANS ALL PREDICT THE
PRESIDENTS RECOVERY.
NOT A SIGN OF DANGER.
POINTS TO AN UNFAvORABLE END
OF HIS ILLNESS.

dinary Hospital RepOrt-Decidel
benefit Followed the Dressing of
the Woupd--The President Contin-
ues in Excellent Spirits-Mrs. Me-
kinIey Displays Her Accustomed
Fortitude-CxoIgosz Will BE Prose-
cuted Under Laws of New York.
Buffalo. Sept. 1.-THE condition of
me President continued favorable
throughout the day and nothing oc-
CURED to shake the faith the attending
surgeons and physicians have express
ed that he will recover.
The danger from two sources was
pronounced practically over to-day. The
holes in the stomach proper, caused by
the perforation of the bullet, are now
considered by DR.. McBurney and his
associates as healed, and the eminent
surgeon pointed to the fact that the
beef juice, fed to the patient last night,
Sufficient time has also elapsed to war
rant the doctors in asserting that the
danger of Inflammation where the bull
let lodged has disappeared. 1t is be-
lieved that the ball has now become en-
cysted IN the muscles of the back, and
unless its location should prove trou-
blesome later on, there will never be
any necessity for removing it. DR..
Mann, in speaking in regard to this,
to-day said he knew a man who lived
for years with bullet in the muscles
of his heart.
The attention of the physicians is
now, therefore, mainly directed to the
care and treatment of the wound
caused by the incision made in the
operation was performed. This wound
is progressing satisfactorily.
Dressing Was n BENEFIT.
Decided benefit followed the dress
ing of the wound last night" is the
way the doctors put it officially. The
slight scare which followed the an
nouncement at midnight last night of
the opening of the wound did not have
leg to stand on to-day when fuller
details of its insignificant character
We're obtained The incident = as it
is termed, would not have been men,
toned in the history of an ordinar
hospital case and the physicians lasl
night debated for some time upon the
propriety of making it public. AS they
had promised to take the public into
their COINCIDENCE they finally concluded
that the redemption of that pledge
compelled them to announce it, Their
frankness has already had one excel
lent effect. 1t has convinced all who
may still have harbored doubts as to
whether the public were getting the
Whole truth from the sick room that
their skepticism was unfounded
Another milestone passed on the road
to recovery was the discontinuance to.
day by the doctors of the figures show
ing respiration variations in their Of
ficial bulletins.
The President now breathes deeply
and normally and the addition of the
respiration was considered valueless in
the bulletins. The Presidents pulse
was slightly accelerated in the after
noon, but the change was not deemed
material and his temperature remained
practically stationary at 1902 from
daylight until dark. The evidences of
Improvement were the Presidents keen
relish of the beef Juice given him dur
ing the night and the increase in his
allowance from one to three teaspoon
fuis, and also the fact that the wound
is becoming more healthy"
DR.. McBurney explained this after
noon that the slight irritation of, the
wound still remaining should pass
away within the next twenty four
hours.
In Excellent Spirits.
The President continues in. excellent
spirits. but he confessed to one Of the
attendants to-day that he was getting
lonesome. He requested that he be
placed in another bed. A depression
mad formed in the mattress on which
ne had lain since he was taken to the
Mllburn home and had caused some
discomfort. Another bed was provided.
and this evening he was carefully NOV
ed from one to the other without diff
Guilty. He has asked several times IL
there was any news which he
should know, but inquiries, especially
ABOUT public matters, are discouraged
"Hu the rigid inhibition against the ad-
mission of anyone except his wife and
!althful secretary has not been relaxed
II Is now virtually decided that no at
Tempt will be made to remove the
PRESIDENT to Washington until he has
completely recovered. and in a general
way It can be said that there is no like
Hhood that this will be until October.
The physicians are all agreed that
no attempt should be made to take the
resident to Washington while the
probability of an oppressive hot spell
IN the capital city remained.
Mrs. Mckinley still displays the same
Iortitude she has shown since the trag-
edy occurred. She went out for drive
again to-day and appeared bright and
cheerful. The fve members of the cab
met who are here talked over pending
public questions for over an hour to-
qay at the Glenny House, adjoining the
Milburn residence. but 1t is understood
that no action resulted. The South
american situation was gone over and
there was an exchange of opinion re-
sarding the legal phases of the case
against the would-be assassin. It can
oe stated again in the most positive
manner that there is no conflict Of au-
thority between the state and federal
authorities for the possession of the
prisoner. The members of the cabinet,
attorney General Knox and Secretary
cage, as well as those who are here,
are unanimously OF the opinion that