The Washington times., 1901-09-14
A DAY OF BITTER ANXIETY
Hone and Gloom Alternate as the
Bulletins Appear.
Scenes Around the MiIburn Home ms
the Crowds Awaited the News
From the Presidents Bedside-T'he
story of the Struggle for Life.

BUFFALO, Sept. I3.-Today has beer
one of the greatest anxiety In anf
in its vicinity have been such have no
been witnessed at any time since tn
| President was shot.
The news of last nights happenings
seemed to spread like wild fire over the
city and 1t brought people in hundred:
to the vicinity just after dawn. The
| conviction seemed to have seized nearly
| everyone that the President could moi
survive the relapse and that his deatf
| was but a question of a few hours. Con-
| sequently those who came at dawn Il
stand at the guard lines waited fol
hours in the belief that they would carry
| away with them the news that the Pres
| ident had finally fallen a victim to the
| bullet of the assassin.
The scenes that they witnessed were
indeed sufficient to convince them that tbs
Presidents life was hanging by slen
der thread. Messengers ran to and from
the house; Senators and Cabinet men,
bers came and went with looks of the
! deepest anxiety on their faces. A strange
contrast to the looks of rejoicing that
nearly all of them had yesterday.
The number of policemen at the guard
| lines was increased and the greatest pre-
| cautions taken that none went within
a block of the house who had no business
| there.
There had been nothing like the ex-
| citement of the early hours of this morn
ing. when all the physicians were making
| such fight for the Presidents life since
the attempted murder. It began a little
after o'clock. At dawn some of the
| people who had been sent for and who
| had been in the house during the fight
| to keep the Presidents heart beating, be-
| gan to come out.
| They did not go away, though. but
| paced up and down the block within the
| roped-off area From them the first It'd
| ings were learned of the slight rally the
| President had made and the excitement
.subsided little. Those who had been
| in the house said that the President had
| been practically kept alive by the use of
| stimulants.
That the situation was critical in the ex-
| treme was very evident in the manner of
everyone. 1t vas apparent that none of
those who had been summoned dared to
, leave the house. Some of them sat and
talked in low tones on the piazza Secre-
taries Wilson and Hitchcock paced the
sidewalk and were Joined in few min
utes by Secretary Cortelyou and Dr.
Rixey.
1.-The President is asleep" said the doc
tor. land is holding his own. We can
only hope that it will last. His sleep is
now more natural than at any time dur
ing the night
1t was $50 when the President awoke.
His sleep had lasted an hour.
DIR. Rixey came out at 7:30 His face
wore an anxious look and he showed evil
;,ences of having passed a terrible night.
He said that he felt slightly encouraged.
DR.. Rixey said this mornings consultation
would be held earlier than usual. By $50
the physicians We're all in consultation.
1t was a little after o'clock when an
automobile Containing Senator Hanna
dashed up to the house. Secret Service
Agent Ireland. as usual. accompanied him.
Senator Hanna. when he entered the
house, met DR.. Rixey.
rs there any chance?" the Senator
asked
Some" said the doctor. There is a
fighting chance if his heart holds good.
but God knows what 1t will do
The consultation resulted in the follow
ing bulletin being issued at a. M:
THE Presidents condition has some
what improved during the past few
hours. There is better response to
stimulation He is conscious and free
from pain. Pulse, l2s; temperature.
99.S.
After the consultation DIR. Mann and
DIR. Mynter came out together. They said
the President was conscious then and
that they had not given up hope.
The official bulletin was considered
slightly reassuring and indicated that the
crisis might be prolonged. The pulse was
still ,ip. though, and the encouragement
offered was not great.
There were many callers during the
morning for news. Governor Yates,
of Illinois, was one of them, and the Rev.
Mr. Corwin. pastor of the Methodist
church which the President attended in
Canton, was another. He seemed to be
very much overcome
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. of California.
who came from the house about noon,
said:
This morning. while the window was
oDen the President turned his head, and,
seeing the cloudy sky. he remarked that
II not-quite so bright as 1t was yes
terday He was wonderfully conscious,
and seemed grateful for the chance to
see the sky and trees.
At l230 Secretary Corteiyou gave out
this official statement:
THE Presidents physicians report
that his condition practically remains
Representative Alexander came from
the house shortly after this bulletin had
been issued He said that the President
was asleep and was resting quietly
1T is not true" said he, that he is In
a comatose state. When he is not asleep
he Is peacefully conscious. Mrs. McKin-
ley saw him this morning. and ] under
stand that few words We're exchanged
between them. She does not know of his
relapse"
Senator Hanna and John NJ. Scattered.
when they left Just before O'Clock
seemed in a little better spirits than when
they arrived.
The afternoon consultation lasted an
hour. This bulletin was issued after
ward, at 2:30
The President has more than held
his own since morning, and his cOndi-
tion justifies the expectation Of
further Improvement He is better
than yesterday at this time. Pulse,
l23; temperature, S9.4"
After issHing this bulletin. Secretary I
Corteiyou said:
There has been an improvement and
the President has gained"
can il be said that hope increases ev-
cry hOur2' he was asked.
No" was the reply. That is going
too fast. ] don't want to have any more
of these sudden ups and downs"
DR.. Myntcr left the house almost i'm |
mcdiately after this bulletin. but he did
not speak very hopefully.
Or. Mann and DR.. Stockton refused pos |
itively to talk when they came out but |
their looks were anything but oncour- |
aging In spite OF this the crowd which |
increased as the afternoon wore on. |
looked on the bright side of things. !
This was all changed. however. half an |
hour after the bulletin came by Secre- !
tary Cortelyou himself He said a slight |
correction. much to his regret. would |
statement that the Pre.>1ent was better |
han this time Yesterday should read |