Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-14
ALL DANGER
AT AN END
President Has Not the Slightest
Trace of Blood Poisoning
EXAMINATION LAST NIGHT
Physicians Express Satisfaction
With Patients Improvement.
THE CABINET HIGHLY ELATED

with FablelL 8 improvements,
THE cAEiNET HIGHLY ELATED
Secretary Root So sanaulne That He
Leaves Fer New York Todsy-Physi.
clans Announcement of Redressing
the Presidents Wound Strengthens
public's Convictions AS TO the Hon.
esty of the OFFICIAL Bulletins.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. IL
At the conclusion of the night confer
ence the doctors gave another extreme
ly gratifying report of their patient
progress
The physicians did not begin to leave
the Milburn residence until shortly be-
fore IL o'clock. The reports which they
had to communicate could hardly have
been more gratifying than they We're.
DR.. Wasdin and DR.. Mynter came out
together. The latter was hemmed in
on all sides by the eager newspaper
men.
Good news. good newsl" he cried,
nothing but good news! We have
washed and fed the President and
moved him to another bed"
rs he still improying?"
HE is, and to prove it desire to
say that a count of his blood shows
that it is in normal condition and
we feel that we can announce definitely
that there is not the least indication
of blood poisoning"
He referred the reporters to Dr.
WasdIn, of the Marine hospital service,
who was standing at his side, for
scientific Interpretation. The latter
explained that count of the blood
was a microscopic examination of the
relative number of white and red cor
puscles in the blood to determine
whether inflammation of any sort ex-
listed An increase of white ccrpuscles
relatively speaking would show in
fiammation and deterioration of the
blood that might indicate peritonitis.
He said that this morning few
drops of blood were taken from the
lobe of the ear and microscopically
counted under his direction. I'VE
found" said he, that the number of
white corpuscles was just about nor
NAL, while the red cells were slightly
below normal, due to insufficient nu-
tritition since the operation. THE
count was not made" continued DR..
Wasdin, ito verify the fact that blood
poisoning did not exist of which we
felt certain, but to remove every
shade of doubt, The result is that we
! feel safe in announcing that not a
trace of blood poisoning, peritonitis or
l inflammation exists. The test could
not have been more satisfactory.
lis the President out of danger?"
mo, would not say that; he is a
very sick man but his condition under
the circumstances could not be better
That much l will say enphatically."
WAS any trace Of pus found in the
exterior wound?"
mot a particle. Pus means the ex-
istence of an abcess and there is not
a suggestion of pus about the Presi-
dents body"
The bulletin which followed on the
heels of DR.. Wasdn's statement off,
cially confirmed what he had said.
DR.. McBurney remained in the house
h while longer than the other physi-
clans, leaving shortly after II o'clock.
He confirmed the statement in the
bulletin to the effect that the exami-
nation of the Presidents blood showed
40 evidences of blood poisoning, nor,
he added, did it show any signs of
)eritonitis. While the examination of
blood was not made to determine the
after fact, yet it would Enthusiastically
have shown it had there been periton-
It's. The examination was simply a
Nay of testing the condition of the
Presidents blood
DR.. Park also expressed his salts
ion at the condit j shown by the
~ dent and at the tanner in which
ystem was RESP ading to treat
All the memt OF the cabinet
a the city, including Secretaries
Wilson. Hitchcock and Postmast-
TGeneral Smith, we're again at the
T1ilburn mansion last night and re-
vnained until after the consultation of
he physicians was concluded, They
re highly elated over the favorable
developments in the Presidents case
nd Secretary Root is so sanguine of
be future that he has determined to
ave the city today. He will take the
o'clock train for New York City.