Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-11
The Nation Hears the Glad
News That the President
Will Live.
NOW OUT OF DANGER
The Physicians Say That Only An
Unlocked For Complication Can
Give Him a Setback.
Food Was Given the Distinguished
Patient Through the Mouth To-
day For the First.

Buffalo, Sept 1.-THE corps of EN-
inent surgeons and physicians in at
tendance upon the wounded president
have committed themselves without
reservation to the opinion that their
patient * out Of danger and that only
the possibility of complications threat
eli his life. They have not given an
assurance Of his recovery collectively
over their signatures III an official
bulletin, but they have gone long
way toward it individually and sep
arately. Each of them has placed
himself squarely on record, not pri-
vately 10 the friends OF the president,
but publicly through the agency of the
press, that the danger point has pass
ed and that the president would sur
yiye the attempt upon his life.
''Of course we will all feel easier
when a week has passed." said DR..
McBurney, the dean of the corps.
who returned today to New York,
Eve would like to see every door
locked and double-loeked, but the dan
ger from possible complications is now
very remote" The little piece of lead
In the muscles of the back Is giving
the physicians no concern whatever.
Unless it should prove troublesome to
the president later on. he will proba-
bly, carry this grim souvenir of the
anarchist with him to the end of his
days. The doctors say that once en-
cysted, it can do no harm. The X-ray
machine is ready for instant use, how
= M. .1,N-~
fiammation or pain in the vicinity of
the bullet an operation will be per
formed.
The vice president, members of the
cabinet Senator Hanna, and the other
distinguished friends of the president
who have remained here to await the
issue. have accepted the verdict of the
physicians as practically conclusive,
and there was an exodus of those who
considered their presence no longer
necessary Vice President Roosevelt
fcrt Iast evening Tor hts home at OyS
ter Bay: Senator Hanna returned to
Cleveland on business, to be gone two
days. and Controller Dawes went back
to Washington last night. Abner Nc
kinley. the presidents brother, will
remain few days longer, but his
family have returned home and Mrs.
Duncan and several other relatives of
the president have gone. Judge Day,
long and closely associated with the
president, returned to Canton yester-
day afternoon. The five members of
the cabinet still here will remain a
few days. rather as friends who have
been Intimately associated with the
president for several years, than as
public officials.
The presidents physicians have been
impressed with his remarkable recu-
peratiye powers and the rapidity of his
Improvement. Ordinarily an incision
for such an operation as was perform
ed upon the chief executive should
heal within three weeks, but in the
presidents case he may be strong
enough TO be moved little sooner
The president Will be taken direct to
Washington rs soon as it is safe to
move I'm
" iJal4 tie sickroom many evidences
of Tie Presidents Improvement were
apparent Tie president himself be
gan t. 81 y confidence in his ability
TO care fJr himself. and from time to
time he would carefully turn himself
TO get a more restful position. Yes
terday lie took the precaution to ask
if lie might be permitted TO move. but
today he changed his position on his
own volition, without ditaculty The
nurses naturally observed with care
these evidences of growing strength
and courage. and were ready to see
that there was no undue tax on the
presidents strength or StraininC OF the
wound These slight movements from
side 10 side are All that lie has at
tempted thus far and it is too early