Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-11
CRISIS HAS PASSED;
PRESIDENT WILL LIVE
All the Physicians Confident
Of Recovery.
PEOPLE VERY JUBILANT

National Day of Thanksgiving Will
Be Named, Upon Which Occasion
Every City and Town In the United
States Will Join In Rejoicing.
MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFALO, Sept. TO-
Again what may be termed crisis
night, the fourth since the dastardly at
tempt on the life of President McKin.
ley, has passed and without a single
symptom unfavorable to the presidents
recovery. In fact, the tone of the first
bulletin this morning was most cheer
fully worded, rejoicing that the distln'
guished patient had been more comfort
able during the night than any previous
period since he was wounded. Both
pulse and temperature are trlt1e higher
than yesterday morning, but so little as
to cause no worry and, IN fact, rather
to give encouragement by the slight
ness of the change Of condition.
The weather conditions of the day
were anything but cheerful during the
early hours, and the dull skies and
drizzling rain gave an outward appear
forecast was for showers and an east
wind, but the realization was worse
than the prophecy.
For the first time since the shooting
the sun was hidden by heavy clouds.
The bracing air that has lent such COM
fort to the patient thus far, gave way TO
tie chill and muggy wind from the
east. For time the rain pelted the
military guards and trickled down
their guns But these more inClement
conditions passed away by s o'clock;
the rain stopped, but the dark skies and
soggy grounds remained.
Result of Conference.
The results Of the morning conference
were known about 8 o'clock, as the doc
tors came from the house. The faces of
the doctors clearly showed their salts
faction with affairs. AS DR.. Roswell
Park came to his carriage he paused
long enough to give a general survey Of
the conditions prevailing.
"The condition of the president this
morning is entirely satisfactory" said
he. 1.-The president spent the most
comfortable night he has had since the
shooting. He slept well and when he
was awakened he was CHEEKY and even
Chatty. He is not receiving any nour-
ishment thus far except by enema. This
is an altogether natural incident of the
case at this stage"
tirely out of danger?" DR.. Parke was
asked.
81 do not want to go that far. What
can be said is that unless there are un-
expected complications we expect him
to recover.
"Have you considered the prospects
of his remOval?'
''No, it is too early for that, but when
he is moved he probably will go to
Washington. ;"
DR.. Park referred to the fact that the
doctors reports were most conservative
and gave results such as the medical
fraternity would be expected to pass
upon in the case of any citizen.
sit would be well to have it stated"
he added, "that the president Is not be.
ing deprived of benefits of private citi-
zenship. He is being treated exactly as
any other citizen would be and is get
ting the benefit of it. We view the case
just as that of any other man who
might be similarly afflicted" "
'"Out of the Woods"
LII 4A5LIuduu IA uG6E WAS Inc u6XG OF
the consulting physicians to come from
the house. He was followed by Dr. Eu-
gene Wasdin, and they walked down
the street together. To the queries of
the newspaper men DR.. Mynter said:
1.-The president is doing splendidIy
and he is out of the woods, if may ex-
press it that way"
EYES," chimed IN DIR. Wasdin, land
he has plenty of daylight behind him. "
DIR. Mynter said further:
Il have never been really optimistic,
because / do not like to prejudice seri-
GUS cases, but now | can say to you that
everything in the presidents condition
warrants the statement that he is on the
road to quick recovery"
DIR. Wasdin said:
Il have believed throughout that the
president had a fair chance of recovery.
Now [ desire to say that the chances
against that recovery are very slight
His temperature is splendid and his
pulse is normal"
DR.. McBurney was in high spirits as
he walked away from the residence
shortly after the other nbvsinars had