The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-09

faIo with him from Southampton.
At 1910 p. m. Senator Fairbanks
left the Milburn house full of hope
He said that the physicians feel
certain and confident of the Presi-
dents recovery.
DR.. McBurney, after a thorough
examination of the President, re-
ported that he had not found a
single unfavorable symptom. There
was not the slightest indication OF
peritonitis.
A local physician, a specialist with
whom Dr. Park has consulted, told Rep
resentative Alexander that Dr. lark was
exceedingly hopeful. He said to Mr.. Alex
ander:
81 feel certain the President will get
we'll. This is not 1881 but 1901 and great
strides have been made In surgery in the
last twenty years.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
residence at 12:45. He walked over from
the First Presbyterian church on Penn
sylvania street where he attended service
this morning and where frequent refer
ence was made to the calamity which hal
fallen upon the nation. At its close :he
pastor, DR.. Mitchell delivered a fervent
prayer, in the course Of whicn he said;
Unite, 0 God the hearts Of Ill lovers
of righteousness in slcrnest rcprobation
of the anarchic fury CT probate lives aad-
whip from the temples of public life mon
who are willing TO 'empor,ze with this
madness in State and city"
After a hymn The entire congregation
united in singing the national anthem.
Shortly after 1 o'clock Vice President
house. They stopped on the corner to tell
the newspaper men of the high hopes they
had for the Presidents recovery The
Vice President said with great emphasis
that he felt satisfied of the residents
recovery and Senator Hanna interjected
the statement that the Presidents CON
dition, considering the circumstances.
could not be more favorable Complica-
tions might arise, said the senator, nut
there were no indications of them UP to
the present time.
Senator Hanna then spoke of the news
paper statements that the reports of TIE
physicians were being colored and did not
show the Presidents true condition.
"It is outrageous that such stol les
should be circulated said he. The
physicians are giving the facts to the
public"
AT this point Vice President Roosevelt
with great earnestness laid his hand
upon the Senator's arm.
Senator let me put it this way he
said THE doctors bulletins are made
with a scrupulous understatemcpt OF the
favorableness of conditions, d scrupulous
understatement, he repeated empfati-
cally. adding emphasis with his upliftcd
gloves.
"That expresses it well, said Senator
Hanna.
Yes" continued Mr. Roosevelt, III
anything, the doctors understate the
hopefulness of the situation"
MIR Hanna again assented to this state
ment. He added that it took from 4S TO
72 hours for conclusions to be reached Of
an absolutely conclusive character and no
physician, pending such & pcriud, wCuid
state absolutely final conclusion. tut for
the present, the physicians We're inspired
by the cincerest effort to give the best
judgment which medical science could
render.
AS Mr.. Roosevelt and Senator Hanna
turned to their carriage an attempt was
made to photograph the Vice President,
but he turned away hurriedly with a
mo, no., indicating that it was not a
time for such scenes.
Robert T. Lincoln, son of President Lin
coin, and former Secretary of War, came
from the Milburn house soon after Mr..
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna retired Mr..
Lincoln expressed the same hopeful view
of the situation and regarded the condi
tion of the patient as altogether favor
able.
Shortly after the departure of Vice
President Roosevelt and Senator Hanna
Secretary Gage, Secretary Root, Secretary
Hitchcock, and Attorney General Kuoy
emerged and walked down Delaware Ave-
nue. together. All of them shared in the
cheerful feeling which prevailed at the
Milburn house.
"The President is not only doing we'll"
said the Attorney General, but he gives
promise of doing better
Each of these members of the Cabinet
was exceedingly optimistic, although ad
mitting the possibility and danger Of fu-
ture complications.
Secretary Gage said that if another
day passed without an indication OF peri
tonitis, the physicians felt that the dam
ger from that source would be over. If
the suppuration should appear in the
neighborhood of the bullet later, they
seemed to 1eel tnat no dl1nculty would
be experienced in removing it.
The members of the Cabinet will re-
main here until the issue of the Presdnt's
illnss is definitely determined. If the
physicians pronounce him out of danger
they will return at once to Washington,
where they can be together and in fire.
ouent consultation if necessity arises.
Word was received from Secretary of
State Hay today that he would reach
here tomorrow. when answers will be
framed to messages of sympathy from
rulers throughout the world. Secretary
Long has not yet sgnifed his intention
of coming.
There has yet been little discussion of
the place to which President Mckinley
will be removed in the event of his con-
yalescence The prevailing impression
seems to- be that if he could be moved
shortly that he would be taken TO Can
ton instead of Washington. But if his
convalescence were delayed until cooler
weather set in, he probably would be
taken TO the White House.
At 2:30 this afternoon Mrs. Mckinley
went out for a drive. Mrs. lafayette
MoWilliams, of Chicago, accompanied her.
They drove to Delaware Avenue toward
the park Mrs. Mckinley returned in an
hour apparently greatly refreshed.
6Fa ior General Brooke in command of