The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-17
MRS. M'KINLEY'S CONDITION
4 DECIDED IMPROVEMENT RE-
 PORTED LAST NIGHT.
At s:45 the Physicians Stated That Her Pulse and Temperature Were Satis- factory and That She Was Resting WeII-PowerfuI Heart Stimulants Given Early in the Dny-SaIt In- jectiOns Into the Veins.


 Given Early in the Dny-Snlt In-
 jections Into the Veins.
 San Francisco, May 16.-At S:45 D.
 m. Secretary Cortelyou gave out the following statement: Physicians in attendance on Mrs Mckinley report her condition as decidedly improved since morning, pulse and temperature satisfactory. Patient resting we'll"
 At 10 o'clock tonight Dr. Hirsch- fielder and H. l.. Scott left the Sott res idence. Dr. Hirschfelder went home for the night. He said that he felt that Mrs. Mckinley was decidedly improv- ed. Outside in the park telephone booth is being erected, to facilitate communication between the different newspapers and their representatives stationed outside the house.
 This morning before dawn Mrs Me- Kinley sank rapidly, and it was feared she would die before restoratives could te administered, but she responded to the powerful heart stimulants that were given her and during-the day im- proved to such an extent that hope of her recovery slight thought it was, revived. But her life hangs by a thread
 The new treatment for low vitality salt injections into the veins, was ad- ministered to Mrs. Mckinley. and she responded to the treatment. She has taken no solid food since she reached here on Sunday and the physicians do not believe she sould survive another sinking spell such as she experienced this morning. She suffers little and bears up bravely. During her period of consciousness to-day her mind has been clear.
 Every banquet and public function planned in the presidents honor here has been abandoned, and the city, with heavy heart, is watching Mrs. McKin- ley's battle for life. If the end should come the president and his party will be ready to start back with the re- mains within twenty-four hours. All | the members of the cabinet, with the possible exception of Secretary Long, l will remain until the end. His daugh- ter is very i'll at Colorado Springs, and 1 he Is very apprehensive taht he may | be called at any time.
 Bishop Nichols, of the Episcopal church, was one of the visitors a. the Scott mansion this afternoon. He spent some time with Mrs. Mckinley, and as he left the house>the seriousness of his expression was commented upon by the waiting crowd. His visit was informal, as Mrs. Mckinley and he are of differ-~ ent religious denominations.
 A special Western Union wire was stretched into the Scott house to-day. Secretary Cortelyou is thus enabled to notify Washington direct as to Mrs. condition. At 9 o'clock all was quiet around the Scott home. About two hundred people were assem- bled in Lafayette square awaiting de- There was a feeling of relief when Secretary Cortelyou sum- moned the press representatives, and gave out the bulletin announcing that the physicians reported Mrs McKinley's condition decidedly improved since and that their patient was resting we'll at that hour. A large de- tail of police was on duty keeping pe- lestrians and teams from approaching The house. Inside the house two tele- graph operators are kept busy answer Ing the presidents correspondence