Evening star., 1901-09-11
| He says it will soon be encysted, and can
| be carried for years without harm.
Incident i'm the Hospital.

Incident i'm the Hospital.
An interesting little story came to me
today at first hand of the Presidents de-
meanor during that dreadful time when
he was in the emergency ward at the
exposition hospital waiting for the sur
geons to come. Two Of those present told
me the story.
TT was a heart breaking wait for us"
he said, 'and seemed age before We
could get the surgeons we wanted, al
though it was not long in fact. The Presi-
dent was in a semi-reclining position, sup
ported by big George Foster, the secret
service agent Foster had his thigh at the
Presidents back with one arm around the
President, holding him tenderly and
firmly.
the Presidents face was white, but there
was sign of fear in it. His lips We're
compressed, and there was expression
on his face of dogged determination, al
most aggresSiveneSs. He was fighting
against collapse. His hands were crossed
over his stomach, and he was noticed to
tumble in. his shirt front about the region
of the lowest vest button.
Foster he said, that feels like
bullet
1t Was u Bullet.
Foster with his disengaged hand felt the
missile.
1T is bullet. Mr.. President he said.
"A grim look fitted across the Presidents
face. That is one accounted for. he said,
his jaws closing with a snap.
This was the bullet that struck the
breast and failing to penetrate, had
fallen inside his shirt. Then there was
another period of silence. In the
me antime Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Milburn
had been earnestly comforting about the
doctors to be summoned. Mr. Cortelyou
was proceeding cautiously, determined to
get the best skill in the city. When Dr.
Mann came in and after brief consulta-
tlon went into the operating room and
began rolling up his sleeves we experienced
feeling of great relief. DR.. Mann is the
one who used the knife and did the sewing.
The President submitted to the administra-
ton of the ether without moments hesi-
tation and still retaining that wonderful
composure.'
There was n difference of opinion be-
tween DR.. Park and DR.. Mynter to the
effects of last nights partial reopening of
the wound. DR.. Mynter thought 1t would
delay the Presidents removal at least two
weeks beyond the original three weeks,
while DR.. Park thought it would not make
a difference of more than three of four
days.
Messrs. Root, Wilson. Hitchcock Smith
and Hay of the cabinet spent the forenoon
at the Milburn house. The Italian consul
in Buffalo brought to the house a magnifi-
cent floral emblem. the gift of the Italian
colony in New York, accompanied by a
patriotic message. n. O. NJ.
Commissioner Macfarland Coming
Home.
Commissioner Macfariand called this fore
noon and had long talk with DR.. Rixey.
Mr.. Macfarland is confident of the Presi-
dents early recovery that he will leave
for Washington tonight DR.. McBurney
said after the consultation this morning
that the interior walInds of the President
had healed. and that it only remained now
for the exterior wound to close up by gran
ulation.
This wound is a vertical incision over
the abdomen five inches in length through
which the surgeons were enabled to reach
the stomach and close the punctures in
that organ. The reOpening of a portion
of that incision last night disclosed that
pus had formed, which was very graft
flying to the doctors. The two stitches
were not replaced. and the place will heal
by granulation. These statements of the
doctors this morning are by far the most
significant that have thus far been made,
showing, first, that the torn and wounded
stomach has healed and is now beginning
cision in the outer coatings Of flesh, readily
accessible for examination and treatment
at all times, remains to be closed up by
natures healing touch.
Mrs. McKinley's Patient Vigil.
Mrs. Mckinley is about as usual today.
She saw the President for few minutes
this morning while the doctors were pres
ent. Mrs. Mckinley sits in her room across
the hall from the Presidents chamber and
spends a good deal of time knitting while
some one reads to her. She is very patient
in these trying circumstances, and thus
far has caused the doctors no trouble
DIR. Rixey has been constantly on duty
and so has Mr.. Cortelyou neither of them
going out of the house for more than ten
minutes at a time. They are standing
the strain very well, however.