The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
REVIEWED BY DR.. RIXEY.
Official Record of the Late Pres
dents Illness Made Public.

deuj Illness Made Public.
The Medical Inspectors Report on
the Treatment FoIIo.vcd-Notcs
on tie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Feat
ureS I'm the Surgeons Deductions.
The official medical and surgical report
on the case of the late President NcEin-
ley. 10y DIT. Presley A. Rixey. Medical
Inspector T.. 5. Navy. was made public
today as "a special appendix To- the aunu-
al report of the Surgeon General Of tho
Navy. The report is exhaustive going
into every detail OF the distinguished pa
TENTS illness
The final summary of the case is made
by Or. RiNey in the following words:
The cause OF death OF tn. President
has been made plain 10y ,hc autopsy
il was Que primarily 60 -uESbpL
wound 10y .a--Calihre bullet nred at
close range. deyitalizuE the tissues
Immediately surrounding It's tract. 50
that gauCreuc of those parts injured
involving the stomach, UaucreaS,
kidney, and other tissue followed
The toxic products from these deyital-
lied tissues were absorbed. and with
the dcgtuerated condition of the mus
CUlar tissue of the heart caused death,
the final symptoms being those of tN-
haUstinn.
The notes OF the autopsy contain two
references of especial interest I'm view OF
rumors ard unofficial statements current
during the late Presidents illness. As
opposed To the widely circulated reports
suEses ding at various times a weak, en-
larEed and tobacco heart. Or RiNcy's
report says. There is no evidence of
organic diseases i'm any organ examined"
The anatomical diagnosis made 10y DIT
Gaylord and included in the report. states.
however. that fragments of heart muscle
removed and examined I'm fresh state
exhibited "a wcIl-dciiued fatty deSenera-
tion Of the muscle fbres." Again he says:
THE changes IN the heart indicate that
the condition of this organ was an i'm
pOTtant factor.
Regarding the possible contamination OF
the wound 10y "a poisoned bullet. the re-
port gives the following extract from Dr.
Natzinger'S chemical and meteorological
examination: There was no bacterial or
chemical source OF poison found on either
cartridge or weapon"
In later report the same physician
adds that the clinical examinations of the
empty shells and cartridges We're mega
tive, and concludes by saying The alb
serce of known pathogeuig bacteria, par
ticularly in the uecroue cavity. warrants
the conclusion that bacterial infection
was not a factor in the production of the
conditions found at the autopsy"
The Death Certificate.
The official report Of death, stating that
President McHinley's injury was incurred
in the line Of duty" presents the fol-
lowing facts:
Name OF deceased. William McEin-
ley office President Of the United
States, date 90 death. September a,
lyJli time 81 death --l5 a. m place Of
death. lIGS Delaware Avenue. Buffalo,
y y. date of burial September 70,
1871. place OF burial Canton Ohio.
cause Of death, EaDETeue of both walls
Of stomach and paEereas I. lowing
EuEsnot wound.
Il hereby certify that William Nc
kinney, President Of the United States,
died while az Buffalo. y Y. as set
forth in the records ot his case, as fol
lows;
The President was holding a public
reception al the Academy OF Music.
Pan-AmeTiCan Exposition. Buffalo. y
Y. on September g. 1891. and whilst
shaking hands with the people was
shot at 1871 D. m, through the stOm-
ach. by Leon +. CzolgosZ-
There Is good evidence that the dis
case Cor injury causing death was in
line Of duty. the facts being as fol-
lows. The President was shot by an
assassin whilst receiving the people.
To a complete understanding Of the re-
port it -s well 10 state that the normal
pulse OF the average healthy adult varies
from 20 TO , beats per minute. and respi-
ration IS 10 % The Authorizations used
are: en-. centimetre, GIN, gram; G. C.,
cubic centimetre.
The report chronicles the developments
of each day i'm the most minute manner
~sr- af..-. Nom.
many interesting details and is. in the
main. as follows.
First day-Scptcmber g. from s.O7 D.
m TO midUiEht.-RtDOTt made to DIT
Roswell Park medical director. Pan
American Exposition, fixes the time of
shooting al 400 D. ~. and the Presi-
dents arrival at the Emergency Hos
pital AIS p. m. Immediately upon be
ing undrcssed an examination revealed
upon the surface OF the body two
wounds. the one to the right Of the
sterral line being an abrasion ] en-,
In diameter The second wound
was penetrating wound OF the abdC-
men and made by % ealibre
bullet
AN those present agreed that an
immediate lapar0tomy was demanded.
and pre9- ratlouS We're made accord
ingly- Dr. Eugene Nasdll. o.. the
Marine Hospital Service. administered
the aucSthCtic. The administration OF
the ether was begun az a--H u. M ana
the President was under its iurU .UCs
at 5-29 D. ~ br. NJ. T.. Mann was tho
operator Dr. Herman aIyute~ r.-s- as
sisJant. DIS. PaTuenJer and Lee eDOug-
ing. Dr. r. @. Mann Ht sufuTeS. and
Dr.. Hall and k.Nty assisting with the
lights Miss M alters was ID charge of
the nurse s-Ail-- Morris Miss Barnes.
Miss Baron Miss shannon. Miss Dor
chester and Miss Simmons.
$50 D. m--Ir- Mann made -srticaI
through the ballet wound. and Do
lev Ialnutes enlarged DO Co ]" ON