Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-16
the craying Of a cigar eould have been

felt.
AS to the effects upon his heart ac-
ton from his abstention from tobacco
there is really nothing to say. If 1t had
been the presidents custom to smoke
twenty or thirty cigars day, possibly
some effect might have been noticed
in his heart action by a sudden cessa-
ton of the use Of tobacco; but he was
moderate smoker. three or four cigars
day was his avera ge.
Is 1t true, doctor that the failure of
the bullet wounds to heal could have
been due to poison on the bullet?"
We'll, of course, it is quite common
to hear that bullets anarchists are poi-
soned. 1t would be very difficult, how
ever, in this case to determine whether
or not the bullet which killed the presi-
dent was poisoned. The poison if there
was any. might be algaloidal it might
contain some germ, or it might be still
of some different nature. Nothing but
chemical and archaeological and
chemical analysis of the bullets which
We're used by Czolgosz could determine
and 1 do not think that would interest
anyone.
DIR. Wasdin at the autopsy spoke of
the possibility of poisoned bullet and
seemed strongly inclined to believe that
the failure of the wounds to heal might
be due to that cause do not know
that any examination of the remaining
bullets is to be made"
How is it," he was asked, 'that the
bullet was not found in the autopsy?'
The only answer to that question is
that the bullet was not discoverable. In
two hours search it could not be found.
think that fact is sufficient reply to
any possible criticism, which may have
been offered concerning the failure of
the physicians to search for the bullet
during the first operation. AT the au-
topsy, with the abdomen open and the
breastbone removed, 1t was impossible
to find the bullet. How futile, there
fore, would have been the effort TO find
1t when the president was living?"
The exhaustive and complete state
ment eff the surgeons who were in at
tendance upon Mr.. Mckinley Will not
appear for some time. 1t is probable
that joint report will be drawn up and
be submitted to DR.. Rixey who will ten-
der 1t to the cabinet, according to pres
ent arrangements.
The first publication of the history of
the methods adopted in trying to save
the presidents life and the justification
of every step decided upon in the con-
situations will be in the medical jour
nails.
Dr. Roswell Park, speaking of the
probable direct cause of the presidents
demise, said yesterday: apparently
the bullet, after passing thru the stom-
ach, penetrated to the pancreatic gland,
tho we were not able to discover this
fact While the president lived. The ball
/, cut q small groove thru an edge Of the
left kidney and then reached the pan
creas. afterward Embedding itself some
where in the muscles or tissues Of the
back.
There was nothing to indicate that
the pancreas had been struck by the
bullet in the examinations that We're.
made at the time of the first operation.
After the wound and incision made by
the operating surgeons had been closed
1t seems that the pancreatic fluid es
capped steadily into the system. of
course, there was no way for US to know
this or we should have discovered some
trace of the fact. We could not cut
thru to where the ball had imbedded