The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-10
ien,i1c standpoint. unmi1ed with senti.

scientific standpoint. unmixed with senti-
| ment.
STILL that the President is by no means
out of danger. is the verdict of each of
them. Not one of them will risk his pro-
fessional reputation with a statement that
the President will live. All they will say
is that with every hour the danger of COM
plications from perftonitis or blood poison
| is decreased.
Doctor McBurney, the most eminent OF
the physicians in attendance, expresses the
| opinion that If the improvement continues
it will be a week yet before the President
| can be pronounced out OF danger and con-
| valescent. And some Of his colleagues. like
| Doctor Mann. place the limit of danger
| still further away.
| The fear of peritonities, It can be said
| positively. has well nigh disappeared. At
| the expiration of the seventy-two-hour
| period, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. danger
from that source was almost gone.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS OF
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
Colonel Myron T. Herrick Of Cleveland is
quoted as authority for the statement that
| the President has spoken at intervals of
several things he proposes to do in the
future.
This morning he asked to be allowed to
change his position, and when permission
was given. before the attendants. could
move him, he changed to the position he
desired to assume without difficulty or pain.
This speaks much for his general strength
and spirits.
Mrs. Mckinley saw him again to-day for
a brief visit. and Secretary Cortelyou was
admitted for the first time No one else
HSyv, ola r1rvt1 ha+ a
quired several times who were below stairs.
He was given rourishment to-day In the
form Of eggs beaten in milk administered
through the rectum. The water which has
been given heretofore cold did not appear
to agree with him, and since last night very
hot water has been taken into the stomach
through the mouth with splendid results.
His bowels moved freely during the day.
and this also was considered an excellent
symptom.
HOW WOUNDS WILL HEALs
MIR. ROOsEyELT's CONFIDENCE.
II he continues to improve, 1t Will be
gradually. If he should grow worse. the
change in that direction also probably will
be slow. This is the opinion Of Doctor
Mann. There will be no crisis. II he ar
rives at convalescence. Doctor Park ex-
presses the opinion that 1t will be three
weeks before it will be safe to move him.
It is expected that the interior wounds |
will heal first. The sutures of the lacerated |
tissue were made so soon after the bullet |
passed that they are probably healing rap
idly. With the exterior wound 1t is slow
er process.
The extreme optimism Of the Vice Presa-
dent and the members of the Cabinet would
be difficult to overstate.
ct am absolutely confident everything Will
turn out all right" declared the Vice Pres
ldent. and he said ne based his confidence
on information behind the public express
sions Of the physicians.
So relieved are Secretary Gage and At
torney General Knox at the steady I'M
proyement that they returned to Washing +
Ton tonight feeling strongly that their
chief would recover. but with the assurance
If the physicians that IL a change for the
worse should come 1t would be gradual and
hat they would have ample time to re-
turn.
GAGE NEEDED IN WAsHINGTON-
OF THE CABINET.
In the case Of Secretary Gage there was
llso public reason why he should be. at
lis post. New York financiers have ap-
,ealed to him to relieve the situation IN
he money market by increasing deposits in s
national banks and he feels that he can {
hardly act at this distance from the scene
f he finds that action Is desirable
Secretary of State Hay is due to arrive I
o-night and Will remain with the other i
Members of the Cabinet at least for day | I
II two.
The devotion of the members of the Cab
net to their chief Is touching. All would
esire to remain near him until the crucial
eriod is passed. and Secretary Hitchcock
nd Secretary Wilson avow that only abb '
olute and imperative public business will
,duce them to depart before the President
pronounced out OF danger.
Senator Hanna will also remain until the =.
hysicians give absolute assurance that Mr.. =
will live n
Comptroller Dawes and some Of the other h
minent men connected with the admins a