The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-09-07
SURGEONS
HOPE FOR
NJ 'K|NLEY.
Eminent Men Think the
President Will Recover if
Properly Treated.

All OF the eminent surgeons OF this
idsnt McKinicy's recovery. Or. william
T. bull. whose success In surgical OPP
era,ions Is worldwide. In discussing the
case has this to say:
THE wound IN the Prcsicent'e breast
need not be taken into confederation.
that in the stomach be!nE tie one which
gives grave concern.
1.-THE wound. which was really two
wounds. for both wallis OF the stomach
we're pierced. WIS closed with Autures.
and. although the subsequent course OF
tho bullet was no; discovered. II Is very
likely tina. recovery will take place. In
asmuch as injury 10 no other abdominal
organ was discovered. Tho favorable
condition at the close OF the operation.
and tho absence OF any other injury at
the timo OF operation. would lead one
TO take n very hopeful view OF the out.
look"
experiments In this city ut the time
President Garfield was &hot. In tho hope
OF determining tn, possible course of
IN" bullet. holds an opinion similar to
Or. Bull In President McKinicy'a case.
III the bullets that entered President
McKinley'S body did no, cause too much
hemorrhage. which would be due to the
Injury Of large vessels. tho chances arc
that he will recover" he said. "a
pistol ball wound In these days is not
necessarily fatal
AT present cannot cay whether
there Is any similarity between the
wounds received by Presidcn, McKiu
lev and Prc-!dcn, Clarified.
President Garfield was sho, In the
right loln. !, was found at the post
norton examination held on his body
that the bail went through the mrs,
lumbar vcrt"brH. came out 10 the lef.
side % II. wounded the splenic artery.
remained there and became encystcd.
Garfield fingered afs-r being shot about
eighty days. II was also found thar the
bali passed through the back os the
liver, An ancu-!sm OF the s2lcric ar
terry was formed.
President Garfield had pyacmia. re-
sul'ing from an aoccss OF his pa.o.Id
gland.
In those days an,ise3t!c methods
were not as perfect as they are to-day.
Even II they had been there was no
chance OF rrcs!dcn, Garnelds recovery
lie was doomed man from the time he
WAS shot.
Now there 10 no sucsswork In dis
covering the course OF gunshou or bull
lets that enter the human body. II n
person received to-day "a wound similar
20 that which resulted In the death az
President GARFIELD. no would quickly
undergo the operation known as lap
arotomy. The wound would quickly he
opened. and the surgeon would know
Just what damage the bullet had done.
"At the time Garfield was sho, no man
dared to open the abdomen. because the
antisept!c protective measure had not
been developed to A perfect state"
Or. Nelson II. Henry. who was chief
Surgeon Of the Second Division OF the
Fourth Army Corps In the Sponish.
American war and Is an expert on gun
and pistol shot wounds. said:
THE chances OF recovery In surStcal
cases have been greatly enhanced In
tho last few years by the better methods
Of Caring for them and the progress in
the knowledge OF antkeptics.'
Edsoa's Expert View.
Or. Cyrus Edison. who has for years
made n special study OF gunshot wountls
and who Is an authority on tho sasjeet.
sa!a:
Such wounds. perforated wounds OF
the etnmach. ten years ago. or even
leas, wer. almost certainly fatal: but
In tho past TWO or three years there
has been such Improvement, in surgery
that the mortality has been greatly re-.
duecd. and should think that In che
hands OF such surgeon as Or. Roswell
Parke. who u one OF the beat In tho