The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-13
NOTHING But
GOOD REPORTS
DOCTORS CAN SEE DANGERS
SURELY DISAPPEARING.
BLOOD COUNT IS MADE
Which Positively Shows That
No P%eritonitis or Inflama-
ton Exists.

Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. 10
The following bulletin issued by the
presidents physicians at 1890 p. m.
is given out by Secretary Cortelyou:
The condition of the president is
unchanged in all particulars. His
temperature is 1905; pulse ia; res
piration %. When operation was
done or Friday last it was noted that
the bullet had carried with it a short
distance beneath the skin a fragment
of the presidents coat. This foreign
matter was, of course, removed, but
a slight irritation of the tissues was
produced, evidence Of which has APP
peared only tonight. 1t has been
necessary to remove a few stitches
and partially open the skin wound.
This incident cannot give rise to
other complications, but it is commun-
icated to the public as the surgeons in
attendance wish to make their bull
letins entirely frank. In consequence
of this separation of the edges of the
surface of the wound healing of the
same will be somewhat delayed. The
president is now well enough to be-
gin to take nourishemnt by his mouth
in the form Of beef juice. (Signed)
P. M. Rixey, M. d. Mann, Roswell
Parke, Herman Minter, Charles Nc
Burney.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. Ii
The following bulletin was issued by
the presidents physicians at 10 p. M:
The presidents condition continues
favorable. Blood count corroborates
clinical evidence of absence of any
blood poisoning. Patient is able to
take more nourishment and re1ishes
it. Pulse 100; temperature 1904.
(Signed) P. M. Rixey, NJ. D. Mann,
Roswell Parke, Herman Mynter,
Eugene Wasdin, Charles McBurney,
Geo. B. Cortelyou, secretary to the
president.
Buffalo, September 11-At the
conclusion of the night con-
ference the doctors gave another ex-
tremely gratifying report of their pa
TENTS progress. The physicians did
not begin to leave the MiIburn resi-
dence until shortly before IL o'clock.
The reports which they had to COM
municate could hardly have been more
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din and DR.. Mynter came out together.
The latter was hemmed in on all sides
by eager newspaper men.
1--WE have washed and fed the pres
ident and moved him to another bed"
SIS he still improving?"
"He is and to prove it, l desire to
say that a count of his blood shows
that is in normal condition and we
feel that we can definitely
that there is not the least Indication
of blood poisoning.
He referred the reporters to DR..
, Wasdin of the Marine hospital ser
vice, who was standing at his side,
for scientific Interpretation. The lat
ter explained that a count of the
} of the relative number Of red and
white corpuscles in the blood to de-
termine whether inflammation of any
sort existed. An increase of white
%corpuscles relatively speaking would
show Inflammation and deterioration
of the blood that might indicate per
: itonitis.
5 He said that this morning a few
drops of blood were taken from the
lobe of the ear and microscopically
counted under his direction.
we found" said he, that the
number of white c%orpuscles was just
about normal, while red cells were
5 slightly below normal, due to insult
: ficient nutrition since the operation.
DR.. Wasdin, "to verify the fact that
blood poisoning did not exist, of
which we felt certain, but to remove
every shadow of doubt. The result
Is that we feel safe in announcing
that not a trace of blood poisoning,
peritonitis or Inflammation exists
The test could not have been more
satisfactory"
l The bulletin which followed on the
t heels of DIR. Wasdin's statement of.
icially confirmed what he had said
The wound which it was found nee
essary to redress last night is pro
o crossing Satisfactorily and DR.. Nc
r Burney said it had improved very
much. The doctor apparently felt
very much elated we the progress
t the president is making toward re
RI covery and in response to inquiry az