Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-11
"cRIsIS" NIGHT PASSED.
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| he1"ee" ana go A. NJ. there was
| not sign OF life about the Milburn
mansion except that at 31J. DR.. Park
who had been on the night watch. left
| tn, house to 90 to his room. At rare
intervals, the watchers on the corner
| opposite would see the light in the
PRESIDENT room brighten "a little as
| the attendants did something for the
patients comfort
| Al 20 CLOCK, gentle rain began fall
ing. making II unplea SAINT for the news
| paper watchers and the guards Luck
| III the military authorities had pro-
vided shelter. several tents forming a
| fairly comfortable retreat from which
| the front OF the Milburn house could
| be kept under observance.
At g O'Clock. the hour at which the
| first bulletin had been issued on other
| mornings, there was no sign Of life
| about IN" house except the slowly
moving guards parading the walks
| and II was understood that Sec. Cor
tolyou had left word that he was not
10 be disturbed until O'Clock. another
slight indication that the patient was
| doing well.
1t was q minute or so after : o'clock
| when the FIRST bulletin was issued. al
| though the bulletin itself was dated at
| 5.20. II was signed by Drs Park and
| l;iNey. who had divided the Night
watch. ana the tone Of hopefulness
| was the most decided Of any given out
since the shooting There IVES a conf
dent ring about the phrase. The
| President has passed the most com
! Portable night since the attack on his
| life.
| That sent those who read il on their
way rejoicing IN the almost firm con
| viction that the recovery ~ the dis
tin2uiShed patient Mas now almost al
solut-ly assured.
| Al ..-0. an automobile drove up ana
| from il aliehtAd Secretary IF Stat
| HAY. He walked up from the corner
toward the house " hen hr VAS met by
| enc 90 the Stcr"t service men. He
asked II the people We're M yet ana
being told that nobody had yej come
| from their rooms he decided not 10 ask
| adni,slc H. was shown the early
morning bulletin ana said when hc
| read IL
Good. The country Will rejoice"
! IL went down {" the BInalo cub.
| promising IT, return later. Secretary
~ the Navy John Il. Long il now the
only member of the cabinet who has
| net been here since ~" shooting
| While the doctors remained inside
there was no sign Of life about the
hous" and there was a long wait for
the results Of their deliberations.
Dr Park came from the consultation
At O'Clock and summarized the re-
| ,.f Ft I.t .tl
| by the expression 'io> ely" He said all
the conditions were most favorable
| TIT, patient had enjoyed i most salts
| factory night.
The condition Of the President.
| Tuesday morning. IL entirely satiSfac-
| tory" said he. The bulletin Will state
this ana il sums M the situation. The
4 President spent the most comfortable
! night he has had since the shooting.
| He slept well and when h. was awake
he was cherry ana even chatty. He H.
not receiving any nourishment thus far
except by enema. This H. an altogeth-
| CT natural incident of the ease at this
| stage"
DO you regard the President rs en-
tirely out OF danger" DR.. Park was
asked.
Il DO not want to go that far. What
can be said is that unless there are
| unexpected complications We Expect
him to recover
Have YOU considered the prospects
of his removal?"
No. 1t is too early for that but
when he is moved he will probably GO
to Washington.
DR.. Park referred To the fact that the
bulletins We're most conservative ana
| gave results such as the medical fra
ternity would be expected to pass upon
| in the case of any citizen.
1T would be well to have il stated.
| he AIDED. that the President is not be-
ing deprived Of the benefits Of private
citizenship. He is being treated exact
| l. as any other citizen would he ana is
getting the benefit Of it. We view the
case just as that of any other man who
| might be similarly afflicted
DR.. Parks latter statement will eX-
plain the fact that the official bulletins
are based on rigid scientific principles
| as they are applicable alike to all
| cases of surgery.
DR.. Hermann Minter was the next Of
the consulting physicians to come from
the MOUSE. Tie was IOlIOWet by III.
Eugene Wasdin and they walked down
the street together To the query of
the newspaper men DR.. Minter said:
The President is doing splendidly
and he is out of the woods. if | may
express il that way"
Yes" chimed in DR.. Wastiin. land
he has plenty of daylight behind him"
Speaking seriously, DR.. Minter said:
Il have never been really optimistic
because | do not like to PREJUDICE seri-
Gus cases but now | can say to YOU
that everything in the President con-
dition warrants the statement that he
is on the road to recovery
DIR. Wasdin said:
Il have believed throughout that the
President had an even chance of re-
covery. Now | desire to say that the
chances against that recovery are very
slight. His temperature is splendid
and his pulse getting to normal
The doctors for the first time used
the expression .eminently satisfac-
tory" showing the increasing degrees
of confidence. They We're also willing
to give official assurance for the first