Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-09
PRESIDENTS CONDITION
SAT|SFA FACTORY.


had disappeared this morning and the
Presidents mind was perfectly clear
during the time that he was awake to-
day. To-day for the first time he en-
joyed natural sleep. While he was still
more or less under the influence of the
anaesthetic his slumber was restless
and disturbed and did him little real
good. To-day between 9 and 4 O'Clock
he had the
SoInce of Natural
for about Our hours and the physi-
clans stated unoficially that his sleep
had been quiet and reposeful' and
had helped the sufferer a great deal.
To-day also for the first time nourish-
ment was administered. 1t was in liq-
uid form and was injected hypodermi-
cally to avoid the possibility OF irritat-
ing the walls Of the stomach. The ex-
terror wound was dressed this morning
and is progressing satisfactorily. All
day the members of the cabinet and
others associated with the President in
public life came solicitously and went
away almost %jubilantly all rejecting
the hopeful outlook at the Milburn
house. Vice-President Roosevelt re-
ceived the earlier bulletins and after
going to church hurried to the resi-
dence. There he was joined by Sena-
tor Hanna. They came away together
and gave expression to the most con-
fident and encouraging sentiments.
The Vice-Presldent not only shared
the cheerful feeling but was extremely
optimistic. Both gentlemen took occa-
sion to denounce in unmeasured terms
the statements gaining circulation in
some quarters that the doctors were
not frank in their communication to
the public. They maintained that the
Presidents favorable condition was
even understated by the physicians
through motives OF conservatism dur
ing the " hour period.
Later Secretary Cortelyou took occa-
sion to
Emphasize this Very Point
by issuing an official statement assur-
ing the public of the complete truth
worthiness of the bulletins sent out by
the physicians. Senator Hanna came
again during the afternoon and was
seldom far removed from the Milburn
house. Secretary Root has taken up
quarters Immediately next door and
was in frequent consultation with those
inside. He and Secretary Gage, Sec
rotary Hitchcock and Attorney Gener-
al Knox called together about noon,
and. indeed there was no time during
the day when some member of the cab
met was not in the house where his
stricken chief lay. Even those most
prominent in public life, did not see
him as the doctors would not relax
the ironclad rule they have laid down
to prevent the least drain upon his en-
ergies and vitality. Those who came
and went, moved silently and reverent-
". receiving the latest statements from
the doctors and departing.
All h Members of the Cabinet
are now here except Secretaries Hay
and Long. The former to-day tele-
graphed that he would start from New
berry, N. H., tomorrow, probably in
time to be here tomorrow night. Sec
rotary Long also stated by wire that
he was coming, but did not specify the
time. The cabinet officers feel it to be
their duty to be here in this crisis to
meet any emergency. They are hold
ing no formal meetings, although there
are some matters Of public business
which they daily discuss informally
and the possible contingencies should
the President grow worse are else