The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-12
DOCTORS ARE ALL
IN GOOD SPIRITS
Presidents Condition Is All
They Could Ask For.
NO DOUBT OF RECOVERY
LITTLE DANGER NOW OF ANY
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.

Buffalo, Sept. 1.-THE stay of the
doctors at the Mnburn house was
rather longer than usual this morning,
but this was 10 be expected after the
events of last night. There Vas in
tense anxiety TO learn the first an
nOuncement OF the morning. as this was
looked forward TO as an index of the
day. 1t was noted that no cabinet Of
hcer han called since early last even
ing. so that il was apparent that those
nearest TO the president in IN official
capacity were not alarmed over the
happenings of last night. The con-
ference brOkesup at 9;15. and five min
utes later Dr.. Mynter left the house.
1t is all go9d news" said he, as he
reached the rope a which half hun
dred newspaper men were congregated.
The action we took last night has
proved beneficial, and l feel more con-
tidence in the presidents recovery nan
at any time since he was shot. Every
/ thing is favorable, and we have tripled
the amount of nOurishment, giving him
now three teaspOOnfuls of beef juice
every hour, instead OF one. But the
presidents recovery will be slow All
talk of him sitting up in u few DAYS
ana leaving Buffalo in a week is non
sense. / shall be satisfied if he can be
moved in six weeks"
DR.. Mynter said that DR.. Mann had
taken out the stitches in the wound
last night. He described the necessity
Ior the action, explaining an irritation
OF the skin was not unusual in such
cases. He said that generally speak
ing. the president was doing excel
lently.
Dr. Roswell Park. who came out of
the house two minutes later. gave the
positive assurance of satisfaction and.
Press many Of the circumstantiaI de-
tails Of the case at this moment, to al
lay any apprehension.
Was Not An Operation.
What was done last night" said he.
should not be called a secondary oper-
alton, or any operation at all, as il
was nothing of that kind. 1t was Just
mat ordinary care given to an incision
that Is called for by the requirements
OF surgery. In fact. as affecting the
patient, 1t was little more than opening
MS vest, so the opening of the incision
should not be given an erroneous inter-
probation No one of us in particular
performed the work. as might he the
case II anything in the nature Of an
operation had occurred, but all of MS
assisted in what was done. Two stitches
were taken out, but it was not neces-
sary TO make any new Stitches
AT this moment Mayor DiehI drove
up and Incurred of DR.. Park as to the
real condition OF affairs.
1t could not be better,' answered
Dr: Park. in most positive manner.
The president is doing we'll and
everything following what was done
last night has been most natural and
satisfactory" ''ii0
Then continuing his replies to the
Associated Press, DR.. Park said: "No
anaesthetics were necessary. or were
even thought OF. as the course adorted
was entirely too unimportant for any
thing of that kind. There has been no
resort to any artificial processes The
president was perfectly conscious and
SdIHi. ana there was not the slightest
depression following the incident"
DIS. McBurney and Mann emerged
from the house together at 1908 DR..
McBurney indicated not the Slightest
anxiety, and he expressed surprise
when informed that alarming stories
nad followed the issuance of last nights
bulletin.
Il think the bulletin was perfectly
frank" said he to an Associated Press
representative. 1--WE all united in fhc
assurance that no complications could
follow"
What Caused the Irritation.
Dr. McBurney then explained the
character OF the irritation which had
made the reopening of the incision nee
essary- 1t was caused said he, lust
as we stated, by the fact that a piece
OF the presidents coat was carried into
the body by the bullet-not very far.
not over an inch. The bullet then
slipped on through the fat The frag
ment of the coat was. of course, re-
moved when the operation was per-
formed, but every surgeon understands
that even though every foreign par
ticle is removed. tissues exposed to
contamination are apt to show irrita-
ton That was SO in this case. When
the stitches were taken out the wound
opened of itself"
Was any foreign substance found
within?''
Not particle be answered. en-
phaucaIly. The wound was not again
sewed up he added: 1t win close and
heal by graduation.
rs the opening of wounds after such
an operation unusual?" he was asked.
Not in gunshot wounds, where for
eign substances can be carried into the
body" lie replied.
WAS any pus found in this case?''
mo, not a suggestion of pus. There
was a thin fuid eXuded as a result of
the Inflammation, as was to be ex-
pected.'
When asked as to when the president
could be moved. he said that no cues
tion as to that had arisen. DR.. Nc
3 pney said that the interior wounds
had healed. That he said. was proved
by the manner in which the president
had digested the beef Juice given 10
I him last night. He said the president
had relished The nourishment given
him. and that tomorrow he would be
given the white of eggs. and perhaps
something else.
DR.. Mann. who performed the original
operation last Friday. and Who did the
dressing of the wound last night. con-
CURED IL the expression of confidence
which the other doctors had given.