The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-14


exposition. Mr.. Milburn Informed the Gov
ernor that he would be advised later, and
that If the President continued to rest
comfortably at present there would seem
TO be no reason 10 entirely abandon the
days prOgra ANNE
Colonel Harrison said that he called at
the house for the purpose of presenting to
Mrs. Mckinley the respects of the Harri-
At 1850 DR. Stockton. the physician called
in for the first time last night, left the
house with former Congressman ID. Lock
wood THE President is holding his own.
This is all l care to say publicly" the doc
tor said
STIMULANTS DECREASED.
1t is learned. however that at 40 o'clock
the attending physicians decided to stop
the use OF the saline injections as the pa
tient had begun to revive from the extreme
depression. It was deemed wise to with
hold the saline solution for a possible fu-
ture sinking spell. The quantity of digi-
tails also was diminished to ascertain if
the Presidents heart could do without
stimulants.
When DR.. Wasdin left after the midday
consultation he announced that there
would be another official bulletin at 2
o'clock. He also said: Il cannot reiterate
1t too often; the President is holding ms
Has he rallied perceptibly, doctor?" was
asked.
Yes, and no." replied the surgeon.
What does that mean?'
ut simply means, was the answer,
that there are fluctuations One moment
the patient appears TO revive, the next the
depression returns"
hope, have they?' was asked.
"By no manner of means. Again | say
there is certainly a fighting chance. At
present, the condition of the President is
not hopeless, but within ten minutes the
greatly be-feaTed moment might come"
rs it true, doctor, that the saline in
jectiOns have been stopped?
Hardly. Indeed, we gave such an in
lection not long ago. The patient re-
other will be necessary.
DIR. Wasdins absence left DR.. Rixey
alone with the President but the former
announced that he expected to return
within an hour.
Secretaries Wilson and Hitchcock fol-
lowed Mr.. Wasdin and went away in an
automobile to the Buffalo Club. The former
said: Il certainly have not given up hope
for the President. Ee is holding his own"
Colonel Herrick, Of Cleveland, when he
left the residence at 1920 with George
Urban, Of this city, expressed the same
opinion that many others had during the
morning, that the President had fighting
Senator Hanna, who was in the house
quite a long time. emerged at 12:25 p m.
He walked very slowly and appeared very
grave.
A PROPHETIC RAINBOW.
'Is there any good news. senator?" he
was asked.
"Wen, there is not any good news. I can
only say that the President has a fighting
chance. am always hopeful. My faith is
strong. I saw rainbow in the sky as l
came up here this morning. 1 hope it is
prophetic
Senator Fairbanks and Judge Day came
out shortly after Senator Hanna departed.
They would not discuss the case beyond
saying the President was holding his own.
Senator Chauncey Depew, accompanied
| by his son, Chauncey NJ. Depew, jr., and
| his niece and nephew, reached the house
| at 1850. From newspaper man and Col.
Myron l. Herrck he obtained information
as TO the Presidents condition, and then
| drove down town without entering the
| house.
At $50 the President was still asleep and
| the heart action was sufficiently strong 10
| Justify the doctors in not awakening him
| for treatment. Up to that hour no other
! treatment than saline solution injections
| and very light dose of digitalis had been
| administered. The physicians were practl-
| cally agreed that the test would come TO-
| night, and they were hopeful that they
| could bring him through that critical
| period.
DR.. Wasdin was joined at the President
bedside at 100 p. n. by DIR. Mann and DR..
stockton They had not been summoned,
1 but had come for the usual conference. Al
z p; m the physicians assembled were mott
/ fed by Secretary Cortelyou that Dr. Nc,
| Burney, who left the city yesterday, had
! started back and would arrive here at l:So
! tonight. Drs Janeway and Johnston also
/ were expected during the evening.
A few minutes after o'clock DR.. Stock
] ton was called into the case and came hur-
| riedly out of the house and jumped into an
| automobile. He said: Il cannot talk. L am
| in a hurry" He was going to DR.. Mann s
/ office and said he would be back very soon
| Dr. Stockton returned in about fifteen
| minutes, with a formidable looking leather
| travelling bag, evidently containing some
! more appliances or instruments.
At 2:45 p. m. Colonel Alexander, with a
| smile, announced slight Improvement
He said: The bulletin is coming. The Pres
1 ident is better"
The lowering of the pulse to 123 noted il
the bulletin was considered the most en-
| couraging feature Of the afternoon, but the
| statement that he was better than at the
/ same hour yesterday necesSitated eXplana-
| ton in view of the extremely serious anC
| dangerous condition which it is now adj
| mitted the President is in. The eXplana-
| ton given was that the accumulation OF
| undigested food in the stomach had at thai
| time become as rank as ptomaine and thai
| a bolus of calOmel and oil had to be given
| 1t was exceedingly drastic When the re-
| lief came exhaustion followed.
| MAIN TROUBLE is THE HEART.
Dr. Mynter was the first physician t
leave the afternoon conference and hi
seemed more hopeful than earlier in the
| day. To the newspaper men he said: 1.-THE
| President is somewhat improved and tn,
prospect is now more hopeful. He is TAX
ing some nourishment, including clan
broth There is no danger that he viii
starve to death. Six days is not long. anC
now very little food does him. 1 feel bet
| ter about the case.
1.-The main trouble is the heart is it not?
| Yes the heart"
| What would you say was the exac
| trouble with the hearth"
| IF anybody should ask you" replied tn,
| doctor, tell them l would say nothing"
rs there any organic trouble with the
| hearth"
None that we could discover"
| us there any idea that the bullet wa:
| poisoned?'
| Absolutely none"
DR.. Locke, pastor of one of the Methods
| churches in the city, called at $3.50 D. m.
| but it was purely voluntary call. He was
| not summoned.
| William 5. Bull, superintendent of the
| Buffalo police, called at the Milburn house
| at $40 p. m. He said his call had no of.
! fetal significance. He had merely stopped
| to inquire as to the condition of the Presi
| dent. The superintendent said there is alb
| cept the fact that every precaution is be
! ing taken to meet such a crisis as might
| be expected to result from the death of the
| President should that direful event come
| to pass The entire police force, he said
| would report tonight for duty. In case
| there was emergency those of the re
serve we can spare will be dismissed un
der orders TO keep themselves in constant
| communication with headquarters. He